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Speaking for myself, the Emerati's I've met have all been pleasant people except for the ones that have tried to run me off the road or the police who arrested my wife and demanded money from us. The problem for expatriates in this country is the legal system. Locals can get away with all kinds of b...

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Haram or not, I think a man can wear a silk tie and a gold wedding ring in this country without loosing respect, but an earing is going to work against him.

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The 200 AED for weapons is a little puzzling. I wonder what kind of weapons they have in mind? Are you serious about journeymen Dillon? I used to work as a site supervisor when I was in South East Asia and I found the third world labour there to be extremly variable. Nobody gives these people any tr...

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Well it would probably make it easier to find a job, but it would also be risky and you might find yourself settling for a below average job. When I was 24 I sold all my stuff and moved to Singapore to look for work. At the time I wasn't concerned about how much money I was making, I just wanted the...

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There seems to be one small flaw in the study. People drink diet drinks because they are overweight. That doesn't necessarily mean that people are overweight because they drink diet drinks. You need a control group to make a scientific study otherwise you can't tell what's cause and what's effect. -...

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BM is comming down on the side of the bullies as usual, but this wasn't a minor scuffle - it could easily have been a lot worse for the couple. If you've ever read about similar incidents in the news, a single blow to the back of the head does result in death from time to time and the Emeratis only ...

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Despite the extreme double standard in this country, at least the perpetrators finally got something - a month in prison. Hopefully they won't be able to pull some strings and get an early release. This should make them think twice before they knock someone unconcious or break the jaw of a pregnant ...

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A woman gets locked up when she resigns from her job and gets into a legal dispute with her employer about termination payment. Something similar happened to a friend of mine, arrested and jailed without any court appearance when a former employer filed a abscontion report. I assume this kind of thi...

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Chocoholic , Do you think she deserves to go to jail for not getting an NOC? The point is, she was fired, she didn't abandon her job to persue a life of crime. How is this absconding?

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In this country people do use their kids to reserve tables and defend them agressively not because there aren't enough tables. People just want the closest possible table to where they buy their food. It doesn't have anything to do with manners, It's just a selfish hostile mentality that people get ...

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Are you serious BM? Almost anyone would walk away from a situation like that. Obviously, not everyone wants to walk away from a situation like that. Occasionally you encounter someone with anger management issues who's inclined to escalate a minor incident to violence. Maybe you like men like that, ...

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Nucleus , This isn't stereotyping. Locals aren't bad, there are good and bad just like every other country. The behaviour of the police and the legal system here is somewhat disturbing for expatriates. It seems all expatriates believe that there is a double standard in this country - I've never met...

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We don't know what kind of tools were used in the attack, but there was no mention of any injury and no doctors assessment, so the attackers may not have inflicted serious injury. The point is if an expatriate attacks an Emarati the sentence will be much more sever than if an Emerati attacks an expa...

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What's the hurry Romeo? Are they arranging a marriage for her or something?

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My kids are in Australian International School in Sharjah. I'm very happy with them. Class sizes are small, teachers seem very enthusiastic and are mainly trained and experienced in Australia, kids are a mix of local, Asian and Western. --- Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:19 pm --- I think your daughter should b...

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Well, the human rights situation in Dubai is not great, but what makes you think she wants to leave her parents or her religion? Herve has a point - you can't say anything bad about Islam here, it will get you into serious trouble.

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It would be simple if she were a fairy tale princess held in a tower by a black knight you could ride in on your horse in your shining armor. This is reality though and is going to be more complicated. You can't solve this yourself - she needs to talk to her parents. Anyway is this a Muslm & non...

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Surely you realise that the police here are different to the police in Singapore. Also, has it occured to you that she might not want to leave home? If a person wants to live in their parents home, they must follow their parents rules - it doesn't matter how old they are. Unless she is ready to leav...

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Harrymartin ,

You seem to be under the mistaken impression that dani2107 and I are married and thanked us for our update. I'm not sure why you think we're married - but in reality I've never met her.

On behalf of dani2107 and myself - you're welcome.

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These aren't really new cars, they are 2 year old cars so of course they will be cheaper than a brand new car. The prices don't seem too good to be true, that's probably the market value for a 2 year old car in like new condition. A friend of mine bought a car that was 2 years old with brand new mil...

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I agree Nucleus - he doesn't know for sure that she wants to continue the relationship.

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Indeed I have sympathy for him. I was young, naive and in love once. It is the nature of young love to be fleeting. I fear this young man is on a one way street, yet failing to notice the signs. As The Bard wrote: Holy Saint Francis! What a change this is! Is Rosaline, who you did love so dearly, So...

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Technology just gets better and better at scanning through clothes, but it would be nice if there were certain things that were just between husband and wife - like what we look like naked.

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132k is quite a good budget and will get you some nice accomodation. You can get a nice villa for that, but you also want to look at travel distances - you don't want to be too far from your place of work.

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Under Sharia Law, it's possible for a woman to obtain a divorce if she has not obtained her rights as a wife. If her husband doesn't support her, that may be grounds for divorce and in this case, the husband doesn't seem to be supporting her. Pregnant or not, it does seem she has some justification ...

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Beren seems to have starry eyed reverence for the Saudis and their 7th century ways.

I think they have a dying tradition. As time goes by there are fewer and fewer people who want to stay in the 7th century.

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I've got 8" of concrete between me and my neighbours. I haven't heard much from my neighbours except when I walk out into the public areas. Anyway, I don't know why your building doesn't have very good sound proofing, but getting out of a lease here is not easy. Typically the landlord will ask ...

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Step 1 is to try to resolve things with the landlord. Tell him that you can't stay there an you need to terminate the lease early. See what he has to say - if he agrees to return the cheques without charging you too much, then that's the end of the story. Step 2. If you cannot settle on agreeable te...

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I've got to wonder who buys these exotic cars. They are almost too expensive to drive on the road.

I've loved cars since I was a little kid and if money were no object, I'd like a convertible lamborghini. Convertibles are more exciting that hard tops in my opinion and they look better too.

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Hamza Yusuf seems to be saying that some limited form of democracy is compatible with Islam. He's careful to qualify it that he's talking about limited democracy and that other forms of government are good and Islamic. The implication is that democracy is not the best system of government. He implie...

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