View Poll Results: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
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Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
Mar 21st 2007, 8:13 am
#16
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
Been here over 2 years and I still like it very much....it's not 'doing my head in' at all....we have all we could wish for here. It's not as if we were living in paridise back home, and it's not paridise here...
There's good and bad things everywhere but so far so good. Maybe everything was better 5 or 10 years ago, but that's of no concern to us, we only know the here and now.
There's good and bad things everywhere but so far so good. Maybe everything was better 5 or 10 years ago, but that's of no concern to us, we only know the here and now.
Mar 21st 2007, 8:26 am
#17
Excess Baggage
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
Seconded! I've been here nealy four years but I think if you are happy or not depends on what is on the inside not what is on the outside. I get bad days (and weeks!) and good days but then, I did back home as well. Remember, the reasons for leaving wherever "home" was are probably still there and still valid.
Just my opinion, of course.
Mar 21st 2007, 8:46 am
#19
hmmmm...nice
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
But it's not the country that makes you happy is it...it's what you make of it. I am not always walking around singing, but then I wasn't in Holland either. We just take all the opportunities Dubai has to offer and enjoy them as much as we can. There is trafficjams back home as well, red tape, taxes etc etc.
We came here not because we were unhappy back home, but because we wanted to try a different thing as a family and so far we have succeeded in doing that.
We came here not because we were unhappy back home, but because we wanted to try a different thing as a family and so far we have succeeded in doing that.
Mar 21st 2007, 8:48 am
#20
hmmmm...nice
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
oh...and I know it's spelled paradise....
Mar 21st 2007, 8:50 am
#21
Its all good
Joined: Oct 2004
Location: Dubai
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
I'm with BR on this one - we've been here nearly 4 years as well. Good months bad months but on the whole we are happy here. Also as GA said no point constantly moaning about traffic, red tape etc etc as nothing you say will change it you just have to deal with it as part and parcel of being here. My daughter definately has a better life here than in UK and for me as long as she is happy - job done
Mar 21st 2007, 8:52 am
#22
Excess Baggage
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
But it's not the country that makes you happy is it...it's what you make of it. I am not always walking around singing, but then I wasn't in Holland either. We just take all the opportunities Dubai has to offer and enjoy them as much as we can. There is trafficjams back home as well, red tape, taxes etc etc.
We came here not because we were unhappy back home, but because we wanted to try a different thing as a family and so far we have succeeded in doing that.
We came here not because we were unhappy back home, but because we wanted to try a different thing as a family and so far we have succeeded in doing that.
Mar 21st 2007, 8:52 am
#23
hmmmm...nice
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
and all those people that moan about the temperature in the summer....
Mar 21st 2007, 8:54 am
#24
hmmmm...nice
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
I just wonder what you expected Dubai to be....what kind of expections you had of your life here and how it's happend that it isn't what you had hoped for.
Of course everybody is different....
Mar 21st 2007, 8:55 am
#25
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
fantastic attitude- that's why we only live to say 60 years- why would anyone not want experience as much of this beautiful globe of ours as possible? surely this helps dispel fears and prejudices- at the end of the day we all seem to be astonishingly similar- it's fear and ignorance that helps these politicians divide us all...VIOLIN PLEASE!!!.
[QUOTE=MataHari;4541431]but because we wanted to try a different thing as a family QUOTE]
[QUOTE=MataHari;4541431]but because we wanted to try a different thing as a family QUOTE]
Mar 21st 2007, 8:55 am
#26
Its all good
Joined: Oct 2004
Location: Dubai
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
and the cold in winter ..............
Mar 21st 2007, 8:57 am
#27
Its all good
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Location: Dubai
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
fantastic attitude- that's why we only live to say 60 years- why would anyone not want experience as much of this beautiful globe of ours as possible? surely this helps dispel fears and prejudices- at the end of the day we all seem to be astonishingly similar- it's fear and ignorance that helps these politicians divide us all...VIOLIN PLEASE!!!.
Thats rather profound - been on the pop already
Mar 21st 2007, 8:58 am
#28
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
HEY littlejimmy...i'm on yer side too mate- you've been through a bit of the 'eupohora', now hitting the skids and making some mental adjustments...soon you'll be back on the balance beam mate, just you wait and see...
Mar 21st 2007, 9:00 am
#30
Its all good
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Location: Dubai
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Re: Dubai: How long did it take for the novelty to wear off?
Anyway I'm just off for a swim in my pool - oh to be back in the UK