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shakh your bootie Feb 6th 2008 10:07 am

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by jvr20 (Post 5893284)
Given that he works for a living he's hardly likely to be an Emarati!

Odd question, eh? Some idiot once asked me "what class are you?".....

How do you even answer that?????

MataHari Feb 6th 2008 10:09 am

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by shakh your bootie (Post 5893311)
Odd question, eh? Some idiot once asked me "what class are you?".....

How do you even answer that?????

class of '83...

shakh your bootie Feb 6th 2008 10:11 am

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by MataHari (Post 5893316)
class of '83...

Yeah, you wish.... '73, maybe.

MataHari Feb 6th 2008 10:13 am

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by shakh your bootie (Post 5893328)
Yeah, you wish.... '73, maybe.

I was being nice to you...

Blue Cat Feb 6th 2008 10:15 am

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by MataHari (Post 5893316)
class of '83...

snap :thumbsup:

shakh your bootie Feb 6th 2008 10:16 am

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by MataHari (Post 5893339)
I was being nice to you...

Aw, honey you know i wub you really.....

jvr20 Feb 6th 2008 10:31 am

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by shakh your bootie (Post 5893311)
Odd question, eh? Some idiot once asked me "what class are you?".....

How do you even answer that?????

i think that was normal in the UK in the 80s... registrar general, social class I, II, III(m), III(n), IV... :blink:

shakh your bootie Feb 6th 2008 10:38 am

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by jvr20 (Post 5893414)
i think that was normal in the UK in the 80s... registrar general, social class I, II, III(m), III(n), IV... :blink:

Analagous to the Marketeer's system: A, B, C1, C2, D, E..... but surely we are supposed to exist in a classless society???

jvr20 Feb 6th 2008 10:43 am

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by shakh your bootie (Post 5893436)
Analagous to the Marketeer's system: A, B, C1, C2, D, E..... but surely we are supposed to exist in a classless society???

true. UAE = socialist, egalitarian paradise. :p

shakh your bootie Feb 6th 2008 11:07 am

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by jvr20 (Post 5893455)
true. UAE = socialist, egalitarian paradise. :p

Welcome to Utopia.....

AlishaA Feb 6th 2008 11:49 am

Re: Where to live
 
Hi there, I am getting a job in Dubai, basic salary AED 7,500 and accommodation allowance of AED 65,000. I am a single girl coming alone. Do you think this is enough? Where will I be able to find a 1 bedroom apartment for this price? I will be working at Festival City (10mins from the airport).
Appreciate everyone's response.. Alisha

Madam Medusa Feb 6th 2008 12:27 pm

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by AlishaA (Post 5893780)
Hi there, I am getting a job in Dubai, basic salary AED 7,500 and accommodation allowance of AED 65,000. I am a single girl coming alone. Do you think this is enough? Where will I be able to find a 1 bedroom apartment for this price? I will be working at Festival City (10mins from the airport).
Appreciate everyone's response.. Alisha

i doubt you would get an apartment for that, you're looking at a room in a house share...and you'll struggle on the salary too, unless you are the stay at home type...

MM, xx

Inselaffen Feb 6th 2008 12:29 pm

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 5893925)
i doubt you would get an apartment for that, you're looking at a room in a house share...and you'll struggle on the salary too, unless you are the stay at home type...

MM, xx

as a singleton in a shared house or studio it is doable. But she wont have a lot of spare cash.

Blue Cat Feb 6th 2008 1:37 pm

Re: Where to live
 

Originally Posted by AlishaA (Post 5893780)
Hi there, I am getting a job in Dubai, basic salary AED 7,500 and accommodation allowance of AED 65,000. I am a single girl coming alone. Do you think this is enough? Where will I be able to find a 1 bedroom apartment for this price? I will be working at Festival City (10mins from the airport).
Appreciate everyone's response.. Alisha

in a word Alisha, NO :thumbdown:

AlishaA Feb 6th 2008 2:29 pm

Re: Where to live
 
Oh Gosh okay so it looks like majority is saying no.. but there's a lot of internal pressure within my company to take this job as it's a good opportunity. I could get about AED 8,500 if I negotiate, but will the extra AED 1000 make any difference?
I get a car allowance of AED 1000, and accommodation of AED 65,000.
A friend of mine has a two bedroom villa in Mirdiff, and I could share that for AED4000 a month inc live in maid. Do you think this is good? I know Mirdiff is close to Festival City.


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