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Re: Define Dubai
Originally Posted by Manchester_QS
(Post 10300990)
No, it will be my first visit to the ME, which some people have found it shocking that I have never visited. But what is life without an adventure!
I do think that to many people move to the ME and just expect it to be the UK with sunshine and tax free allowance. I do plan on living a relatively normal life, but the main reason for the move is due to the step up in my career that the job was able to offer. You can have fun and a good life without being a w****r ;) |
Re: Define Dubai
I will be living in Tecom and commuting to Abu Dhabi 3-4 days a week.
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Re: Define Dubai
Originally Posted by britexpat76
(Post 10300992)
When I went out to Dubai in 08 I asked my mate to put me in a hotel for a month while I searched for a job and he put me in the Pano.
I arrived thinking I wouldn't have Strongbow or women in my life for a while, 6 hours later............... |
Re: Define Dubai
Really poor people who are genuinely touched when you do something 'normal' towards them, like say please and thank you, or open a door for them.
Somethings most locals and Jumeriah Jane's no nothing about. |
Re: Define Dubai
On the way back from a business trip to the UK in 2011 (about 10 months into my time here), I was in the airport duty free at Manchester buying some Raybans. When the girl went to check my boarding pass, she said oooh, you're going to Dubai! Is it for a holiday?
When I said no, I live there, she asked if I could only describe Dubai in one word, what would it be? You could tell from her reactions she wasn't expecting me to say 'racist' but I stand by that assertion to this day. |
Re: Define Dubai
I have been here for almost 10 years, I train about 60 people a week from all nationalities .... men and women including Emirati, Lebanese, Palestinian, American, British, Indian blah,blah and all of them are living normal lives working, playing, bringing up families etc. None of them are w**kers, none of them are rude or arrogant, they all seem to be very genuine and caring people.
I live in a local area, I have friends of different nationalities, my life here is not that much different from the other countries that I have lived in,(except the brunches are better :D). Dubai is better than some cities, worse than others. I really get fed up with people who think that the UAE is full of false people. There are false people everywhere. I love living in Dubai, I love my job and I love and respect the culturally differences of the people that I meet. |
Re: Define Dubai
Thx meow. In terms of visual images the August umbrella and suicidal gardners are ones that will stick with me for life I think, along now I come to think of it with people hiding in the shadow of lamp posts. Regarding defending Dubai the longer I'm here the more I realise that the wankers are actually the smallest part of the population and that most just lead normal lives. I think that's what gets me is that the Dubai ill remember is completely different from the one that gets talked about.
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Re: Define Dubai
If I say that I hate Dubai with a passion, but I still enjoy living here, does that make sense? :unsure:
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Re: Define Dubai
Originally Posted by The Dean
(Post 10301323)
If I say that I hate Dubai with a passion, but I still enjoy living here, does that make sense? :unsure:
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Re: Define Dubai
Having spent the last 2 years in Singapore I can see a distinct similarity with dubai.
In both places it would seem the worst kind of people are the Middle/Senior management that arrive on a transfer or secondment...they treat the posting as a holiday. Like most people that go on holiday, these people push the limits of drinking, partying and generally being w*****rs. I have seen many decent people poisoned by the Dubai lifestyle.For example, because they get their pictures in Ahlan or Hello they suddenly think they are the next best thing, and because they can afford a nice car and champagne brunches...that they are suddenly a class above the rest. So how would I define Dubai ? I would say "Morally Toxic" ... on sooo many levels Dont get me wrong, I love the place...cant wait to come back! |
Re: Define Dubai
Been thinking about it for while and I hate to say it, but it's unavoidable.
Money is what defines Dubai. At every level, more than other cities. A city that will forever be trying to find its own identity and on the whole failing to do so. And yes, I am currently in a decent situation and still like it here, so... |
Re: Define Dubai
Originally Posted by commander
(Post 10301168)
Really poor people who are genuinely touched when you do something 'normal' towards them, like say please and thank you, or open a door for them.
Somethings most locals and Jumeriah Jane's no nothing about. |
Re: Define Dubai
Originally Posted by commander
(Post 10301168)
Really poor people who are genuinely touched when you do something 'normal' towards them, like say please and thank you, or open a door for them.
Somethings most locals and Jumeriah Jane's no nothing about. It shouldn't be like that though. |
Re: Define Dubai
A place with people who have it all and those who have f**k all
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Re: Define Dubai
Originally Posted by auzdafluff
(Post 10301603)
It always makes my day when I hold open doors for Filipinos and Subbies. They're almost always pleasantly shocked that a white person is holding the door open for them.
It shouldn't be like that though. To define Dubai....not sure why I think this (I don't got to a lot of them), but 5 star hotels. |
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