See? Everyone is happy!

I've been trying to think of a way to explain why my internship experience has been horrible.

Imagine you are told to go somewhere.  We won't tell you where, but just go.  We won't tell you what to drive but you'll get in trouble if you drive a car too big or too small.  We won't tell you how fast to go but you'll get in trouble if you go too fast or too slow.  Also, don't deviate from the route that we won't give you.  

In the end - when you get to wherever you go - just say you're happy and everything will be alright.  If you ask any questions we will be very defensive and blame you.  Understood?  If you say anything other than yes, you will be in trouble.  

So, I see you understand and you are happy.  Good!

 Everyone is clearly happy and we have no problems here.

That is what it is like to live/work in this part of the world.

Update:  Often shorter is better:  Here's the way I wrote it for FB:

Feeling better tonight.  One of the frustrating things about living in the middle east is the defensiveness/deflection of problems.  One of the *nice* things about living here is that if you are willing to say, "Problem?  There is no problem! (when there is clearly a problem)" everyone else will smile and agree.

If we all agree there is no problem there is no problem.

I am way too Type A to live here.