Packaged offered...
Apr 12th 2008, 6:46 pm
#16
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Re: Packaged offered...
hi,
Thanks for everyones advice.
I have no kids yet, just a gf but she plans to be wokring to, so we will be looking for a 1 bed apartment.
inlcudes medical, a flight home, 25 holiday allowance no furniture thou and a busary for training and to extend my qualifacations as im starting out at graduate level.
cheers.
Thanks for everyones advice.
I have no kids yet, just a gf but she plans to be wokring to, so we will be looking for a 1 bed apartment.
inlcudes medical, a flight home, 25 holiday allowance no furniture thou and a busary for training and to extend my qualifacations as im starting out at graduate level.
cheers.
also (someone else may be able to correct me) I thought that UAE law stated that 30 days holiday was the legal minimum here.
Apr 13th 2008, 3:59 pm
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Re: Packaged offered...
Nice one, cheers for your help cant wait to get out there again.
Apr 13th 2008, 5:05 pm
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Re: Packaged offered...
yes 30 days is the law but they count weekends, need contract for 30 working days
Apr 14th 2008, 5:55 am
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Re: Packaged offered...
On the GF issue, you need to be aware that cohabitation for opposite sexs is not allowd in UAE unless you are married. If police finds out, you could be in lot of trouble. Altough people do live together, as long as they dont draw attention to them selves, especially when in public areas!
With regards to you Package I would say its only worth comming here if you are going to be finacially better off than back at home. so do your maths before you come over. I have found that people at work place are more happier than they are back home! Must be the wather
With regards to you Package I would say its only worth comming here if you are going to be finacially better off than back at home. so do your maths before you come over. I have found that people at work place are more happier than they are back home! Must be the wather
Apr 14th 2008, 6:31 am
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Re: Packaged offered...
On the GF issue, you need to be aware that cohabitation for opposite sexs is not allowd in UAE unless you are married. If police finds out, you could be in lot of trouble. Altough people do live together, as long as they dont draw attention to them selves, especially when in public areas!
The only way you will have a problem in Dubai is if
(a) You or someone else goes to the police and states that you are cohabiting
(b) You or your girlfriend are arrested and you are investigated
(c) You are burgled or something and as a result of their investigations they find out.
In all fairness, in my time here, I haven't heard of a British couple having any kind of problem JUST through cohabiting (although yes IT IS illegal).
Get pregnant, arrested or have something else happen that draws attention to you and that is another issue entirely.
Apr 14th 2008, 6:42 am
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Re: Packaged offered...
Drawing attention to yourselves as a couple?
The only way you will have a problem in Dubai is if
(a) You or someone else goes to the police and states that you are cohabiting
(b) You or your girlfriend are arrested and you are investigated
(c) You are burgled or something and as a result of their investigations they find out.
In all fairness, in my time here, I haven't heard of a British couple having any kind of problem JUST through cohabiting (although yes IT IS illegal).
Get pregnant, arrested or have something else happen that draws attention to you and that is another issue entirely.
The only way you will have a problem in Dubai is if
(a) You or someone else goes to the police and states that you are cohabiting
(b) You or your girlfriend are arrested and you are investigated
(c) You are burgled or something and as a result of their investigations they find out.
In all fairness, in my time here, I haven't heard of a British couple having any kind of problem JUST through cohabiting (although yes IT IS illegal).
Get pregnant, arrested or have something else happen that draws attention to you and that is another issue entirely.
Apr 14th 2008, 6:53 am
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Re: Packaged offered...
When we first came here, we had a german neighbour who would get blind drunk as a a skunk, then play random 70's music as loud as his stereo system would take (and he had a very good stereo I might add).
During Ramadan, I think he found a way of amplifying the sound to even greater heights (new speakers maybe) and the bass was shaking our villa.
After going round there and having held him against a wall with my fist to his face so that the message was clear (his defence was 'it is english music, you are english, you like it'), 5 minutes later the boom started again so my wife called the police as she was worried about what was going to happen if I went round again.
The police came. The music was still on. The German was obviously still as drunk as a skunk. They chatted to him. They left. Nothing was done.
That was in Ramadan.
During Ramadan, I think he found a way of amplifying the sound to even greater heights (new speakers maybe) and the bass was shaking our villa.
After going round there and having held him against a wall with my fist to his face so that the message was clear (his defence was 'it is english music, you are english, you like it'), 5 minutes later the boom started again so my wife called the police as she was worried about what was going to happen if I went round again.
The police came. The music was still on. The German was obviously still as drunk as a skunk. They chatted to him. They left. Nothing was done.
That was in Ramadan.
Apr 14th 2008, 7:05 pm
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Re: Packaged offered...
When we first came here, we had a german neighbour who would get blind drunk as a a skunk, then play random 70's music as loud as his stereo system would take (and he had a very good stereo I might add).
During Ramadan, I think he found a way of amplifying the sound to even greater heights (new speakers maybe) and the bass was shaking our villa.
After going round there and having held him against a wall with my fist to his face so that the message was clear (his defence was 'it is english music, you are english, you like it'), 5 minutes later the boom started again so my wife called the police as she was worried about what was going to happen if I went round again.
The police came. The music was still on. The German was obviously still as drunk as a skunk. They chatted to him. They left. Nothing was done.
That was in Ramadan.
During Ramadan, I think he found a way of amplifying the sound to even greater heights (new speakers maybe) and the bass was shaking our villa.
After going round there and having held him against a wall with my fist to his face so that the message was clear (his defence was 'it is english music, you are english, you like it'), 5 minutes later the boom started again so my wife called the police as she was worried about what was going to happen if I went round again.
The police came. The music was still on. The German was obviously still as drunk as a skunk. They chatted to him. They left. Nothing was done.
That was in Ramadan.
Now that's just plain rude. Next time - bat the f**ker!
