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Being American in Dubai is a BIG positive, if anything.

St.Lucifer wrote:^^ 've a question.. who r u ? the old covenant or the new changed one?

Either way, it was a movie worth seeing only once.

bushra21 wrote:so he is being stupid... i didnt think it was different for locals and non locals on these things

There might be different rules for each, but hardly on those things. Your buddy chose the wrong set of "rules" to point this out.

when will it start operations? thx.. :lol: Where is it supposed to be built? It will be built in Jebel Ali port. and the first runway will be finished this year. I am wondering when it will be opened. Is that what they'll call it? I figured it's called Jebel Ali International. I don't think it's on...

A local is capped at taking loans to 100 Times their earning. an expat is a lower. Up to the bank giving the loan but apparently there is a Dubai gov rule and if the bank lends more then this amount the gov will not get involved in the excess. an expat can't tint a front window (apparently includin...

jabbajabba wrote:The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of...They actually sided with the law.

I think you have abandonment issues.

I always found the term "Dubai World" odd. Sort of the like the "British American School In Sharjah" (or something) I saw on a bus.

Jeevan wrote:u wont be surprised who it is

Why not? Is it RTA kingpin Maitha?

By the way, what is the point of having a dry day? Isnt this a muslim country where alcohol is illegal anyway? By proclaiming a dry day is almost an indication that alcoholic drinking is perhaps, maybe, allowed (and i dont mean in restaurants or bars)?? You obviously do not know anything about Duba...

BabyDoll wrote:heres a kid taking things for granted.

Yep. Bet the labourers are enjoying all this 21st-century technology.

Do I hear "Enough with the labourers already!"?

BabyDoll wrote:

MaaaD wrote:yes its true.. from 7pm thursday till 7pm friday .. in respect to the Prophet Muhammad birthday

i called burj al arab and they are from 7.30pm tonight until 7.30pm tomorrow night

Did they ask you first how much you make?

HP wrote:brown people hmmmmm

why am i reading this topic , i am white

Are you a Pathan?

Don't kiss in public, but you can wear anything you like in Dubai itself. Cross the city border, and you have to cover up.

I learned the concept of "friend with benefits" from Boston Legal.

But she's severely homesick man!

Haha, its in today's GN paper again, on the cover and inside. She wants to come home but her family says to bring home a degree. Will she stay, or not? I am so excited that I can't wait for tomorrow's paper!

Stay away. 90% is imported junk no one wants, so it comes here. They buy cheap and sell high.

Don't know, but Dubai has a money exchange in every street corner. If the airport rates are too high, just change enough for cab fare and do the rest elsewhere.

And where are those GCC-spec ex-warranty 10+ years old cars going? As people buy new cars every day, there must be a huge pile of old cars out there. I really don't know. But I bought two cars in Sharjah which are more than a decade old that the Japanese threw away. I get the feeling people run the...

westside wrote:i slept, ate and craped thts all

Was it good crap or bad crap?

Are many locals not able to find work because of the growing expat population? It would seem unfair if all the high paying jobs were being taken by expats & the locals were getting nothing in return. In America the expats/mexicans are illegal & typically get paid below the minimum wage, plu...

harkev wrote:From what I have heard, no one on the team is an Iraq national & the team hasn't played a game in Iraq for nearly 17 years. Either way, Go Iraq

Who spread that rumour? If you see history, the migration of athletes is usually from poor to rich countries. You must be thinking of Qatar.

And expensive cars always take two parking spots.

And expensive cars always take two parking spots. I hate those bastards! When I was in college (uni for you wankers) I used to drive a POS (piece of sh!t for same wankers) and would go out of my way to park within 2 inches of their door. I still do it in Dubai (I rent month-to-month so dont give a ...

Just get an extra dial-up connection. Your IP will change every time you connect.

Concord wrote:K,

First big to many is that you have to pay the rent up-front!. That is a year's rent in one check Sometimes a second post dated check or even 3 but that's it.
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I allowed my tenant four payments as she wanted. I just said whatever.

Write a letter to the papers. That always gets their attention.

You will be blind for a month if you go with the "better" type (whichever that may be). And you cannot drive for the next two months. Either way, you have to leave your job to do it.

I hear the launch will be in February.

I hear some like it dirty.