Returnign To Dubai After 7 Years. Whats Changed?

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Returnign to Dubai after 7 years. Whats changed? Mar 02, 2005
Hi guys

I am looking to relocate Back to dubai. I left 7 years ago and am now looking to return with teh wife andkid in tow.

Can anyone help me out with these questions.

1- How bad is teh trafic now?
2- do you still need to get a alcohol licence to by booze in dubai?
3 - Can you still by cheaper boze at the hole in the wall in sharja?
4- How far ahead do you need to book a kid into school for fist year (ie 5yo)?
5- how expensive are schools now? someone said Dh45,000 pa.


Thanks for your help. i am lookng forward to going back to Dubaio if it all works out. i bet i wont recognise the plae now?

cheers

CarGar
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lot of changes - as you are new to dubai Mar 02, 2005
Dear car gar

lot for changes since 7 years , now you it is too dificult to find cheap accomodation , the city has grown uto Abudhabi border , ne fyovers ,tunels and highways .
alchol licene same procedure .
school become more expensive ,

gooooooooood luck
abdool
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Mar 02, 2005
1- How bad is teh trafic now?
2- do you still need to get a alcohol licence to by booze in dubai?
3 - Can you still by cheaper boze at the hole in the wall in sharja?
4- How far ahead do you need to book a kid into school for fist year (ie 5yo)?
5- how expensive are schools now? someone said Dh45,000 pa.

1 - imagine ... dubai sharja 7 yrs ago = 15 mins. NOW dubai - sharja = 2 freaking hours at a rush hour,

2- alcohol liscense yes same shit..

3- Hole in the wall ??? hehehe i remember that !!!! hahahahaha unfortunately that hole is not there anymore ,... they do deliveries now !!!!

4- try a year before :)

5 DEAD EXPENSIVE!!!!!! 45,000 dh i guess thats for highschool ...
because way back 93 cambridge was around 13 - 14k pa thats 12 years ago gud luck man :)
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Mar 05, 2005
its a 360degrees turnaround. You wouldnt believe it.
leila
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Mar 15, 2005
Where are you coming from and what will you be working as here?
elyas
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