scrubbedexpat141

Did you miss a zero from that?


Add:

Regularly attend 'leaving parties' for friends.

Go to brunches.

Have to tell people where you're from and what you do for a living immediately upon meeting them.

Gavtek

Write a cheque.

Wear flip flops.

Go to a buffet.

Pay for drinking water.

Disobey "only a fool breaks the 2 second rule".

Miss Ann Thrope

No, I'm a cheap bastard: I meant at Barracuda or duty free...

scrubbedexpat141

Ah, I instantly thought restaurant.

It's my Dad's only complaint about Dubai. He enjoys coming here a lot but begrudges spending £70-80 for anything at the bottom end of decent on a wine list.

Millhouse

I never ask this. And rarely answer this properly when I'm asked.

mission

walk to the grocery store (zoom); take max for a walk; go to the ATM; go to spinneys/park n shop - doing those in my pj's.
i would never do that back home.

IKnowNothing

So you don't do that at Tescos? They've had to ban PJs dontcha know.

IKnowNothing

Saying any of the following words

Insh'allah
Habbibi
Ente jameela
Mafi mushc'allah
Khanees (Phonetic)- for Miss A


Although I have let it slip out once or twice - the ridicule!

captainflack

The thing I remember about Dubai is not being able to say the guys ruling the place were corrupt, self-serving bell ends, even when they quite plainly were corrupt, self-serving bell ends.

There are very few countries not run by people who are self-serving bell ends, but at least there are some countries where your kids can grow up free to call out the people running the place for being self-serving bell ends.

For example, I'm not having to worryingly check my V P N was on, and that I didn't accidentally sign off with my real name.

Captain WT Flack III, retired

Miss Ann Thrope

Hmm, just because it's in another language doesn't mean you get a free pass for calling me the equivalent of "f@ggot" on a public forum....

DXBtoDOH

Dunno mate. The rulers of Dubai (Maktoums) do a fabulous job supporting their own people and seeing the transformation of a backwaters city into what it is today. It's an impressive accomplishment. And why they're heavily beloved by the Emirati population. So I wouldn't say your description is apt even if I agree with the frustration of not being able to have open and frank discussions about various issues.

IKnowNothing

Take the chip off your shoulder matey

scrubbedexpat141

I wondered what it meant. Surely not?

Miss Ann Thrope

That's exactly what it means. Apparently if I call attention to that I have a chip on my shoulder....

scrubbedexpat141

**** me.

Kick off and you're a snowflake.
Say nothing and you leave IKN to think calling someone a faggot is OK.

Pretty much a lose lose for you, so hang on a sec.