Ramadhan has started and it is good to see that most people are just getting on with it. Normally, during the first few days I meet people moaning about how hungry they are and how hot it is.

Having kept the first two fasts, I can safely say that the heat is actually better for you. The morning is not a problem whatsoever and the afternoon is a breeze.

One gets a little agitated around sevenish. It is normally at this time you realise there is still another two-and-a-half hours to go before you can open your fast.

I have to say that sevenish is also the time you do not want to be around the moaners. Man, these guys really know how to test your patience.

The worst of the lot are the smokers. Now, I have sympathy for these guys as I was addicted to the dreaded weed some years ago.

But as soon as it hits seven, these fellows seem to fall apart. I met one guy this week who just couldn’t sit still.

As soon the sun went down, he lit up a fag first then drank some water.

We also have this huge problem with buying mountains of food and hosting a banquet fit for a king at the end of the day.

What is the point of going through the day and testing yourself and completely losing the plot as sunset approaches? I would suggest just have some vegetarian dish and a light meal.

But no! I sense some of us have become obsessed with eating meat and more meat. I know some families who will not have anything else but red meat.

When they visit someone’s house they want meat. If they don’t get it they will leave telling the world that this particular house did not serve them meat.

The shame will be unbearable.

We are so concerned that we won’t have meat to serve, we go out and buy as much as we can.

If we ever do have World War Three, let’s hope it falls in Ramadhan because we’ll be stocked up for years.