is everyone dead?
Mar 18th 2012, 7:08 am
#61
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Re: is everyone dead?
What is the deal with the sensitive stomachs of people living in Dubai?
One of my friends is terrified of eating anything in old Dubai, and complains of the squirts every time he eats any take-aways from anywhere.
Toughen up by eating some dodgy food. Get yourself an iron stomach! Much better life afterwards...
One of my friends is terrified of eating anything in old Dubai, and complains of the squirts every time he eats any take-aways from anywhere.
Toughen up by eating some dodgy food. Get yourself an iron stomach! Much better life afterwards...
Same everywhere though. You always get a few paranoid folk or those who are uncomfortable if they don't get a tablecloth or the yellow arches.
I reckon the most disappointing food is from the middle range places. We tend to go to super cheap or occasionally to high end places now and forget the middle. My favourite cheap eat has to be Bombay Chowpatty.
I do think that local chicken can often be a bit dodgy, but that's because of all the chemicals in it.
Mar 18th 2012, 11:08 am
#62
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Re: is everyone dead?
Anyway sticking to the mainstream suits most people because it's easy and there are only a handful of horror stories compared to that of the folk who've been hunting round dirty restaurants in shit parts of cities. Interestingly, it does my head in when you speak to people and they talk non stop about all these local places they've been to eat and just end up sounding so incredibly patronising. Was that the best Indian / Thai / Chinese etc that you've ever eaten....or is it because is was 3 quid and a proper Indian served you it? I don't know.
But anyway, Ravi's in Satwa is decent (think we've all discussed before and it's Pakistani isn't it?) and there is a corner shop / cafe in Karama that sells the best shwarma that I've ever eaten. Can't remember the name but it had an orange sign.
I will eat anywhere (without making a big deal out of it) and if I was in Bur Dubai buying perfume (testers for a bargain don't you know
) or computer equipment and felt the pangs of hunger I would gladly try that little place most people would have avoided like the plague. I can count my bad experiences through time on one hand. I have only two rules;
1. I will not eat from a place where the food is sat in dishes on display (disgusting!)
2. I will not eat if the restaurant is empty and actually the more people in it the better it is.
Mar 18th 2012, 12:14 pm
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Re: is everyone dead?
I completely agree with you! Some people just can't stop talking up where they've been and consistently describe the food as authentic and 'heavenly'. I don't care!!
I will eat anywhere (without making a big deal out of it) and if I was in Bur Dubai buying perfume (testers for a bargain don't you know) or computer equipment and felt the pangs of hunger I would gladly try that little place most people would have avoided like the plague. I can count my bad experiences through time on one hand.
I have only two rules;
1. I will not eat from a place where the food is sat in dishes on display (disgusting!)
2. I will not eat if the restaurant is empty and actually the more people in it the better it is.
I will eat anywhere (without making a big deal out of it) and if I was in Bur Dubai buying perfume (testers for a bargain don't you know
) or computer equipment and felt the pangs of hunger I would gladly try that little place most people would have avoided like the plague. I can count my bad experiences through time on one hand. I have only two rules;
1. I will not eat from a place where the food is sat in dishes on display (disgusting!)
2. I will not eat if the restaurant is empty and actually the more people in it the better it is.
Rule 1 agree
Rule 2 agree
Rule 3 - I won't eat somewhere that animals (dogs / cats) are wandering around the place.
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Mar 18th 2012, 1:14 pm
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Re: is everyone dead?
There was one of those dead cheap and slightly tatty eateries in my previous stamping ground in Tripoli. The best shwarma and kebabs in town at 70p a go. The place was always thronging with locals and expats alike and the Libyan lads who ran the place always had a smile and a chit-chat to practice their English.
I hope they're all alright after the revolution. If I ever had to go back to Libya, this place would be the only saving grace!
I hope they're all alright after the revolution. If I ever had to go back to Libya, this place would be the only saving grace!
Mar 18th 2012, 2:21 pm
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Re: is everyone dead?
Agree with the above couple of posts. As soon as I hit a foreign city I try to work out where the locals eat (not so difficult)--ok, the big hotels usually have excellent food, but what's the point of being somewhere different if you eat the same food as you can eat everywhere else? (I did get serious food poisoning from eating in the street markets in Korea, though--but even that cloud had a silver lining in that it introduced me to acupuncture.)
Mar 18th 2012, 3:07 pm
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Re: is everyone dead?
oh goodie, a thread I can relate to.
I've had to prolong a stopover by 48 hrs in Singapore because I was pooing yellow bile due to nasty Balikpapan stomach bug.
In general, whilst it feels awful in an omg-i-wanna-die-cos-its-pouring-outta-both-ends-simultaneously way, a good dose of D&V clears the system out rather well I find. So I eat where I want, and don't worry for the most part about bugs. Giardosis is horrible though as it lasts on and off for months unless you smack it with some even more horrible anti-biotics.
I've had to prolong a stopover by 48 hrs in Singapore because I was pooing yellow bile due to nasty Balikpapan stomach bug.
In general, whilst it feels awful in an omg-i-wanna-die-cos-its-pouring-outta-both-ends-simultaneously way, a good dose of D&V clears the system out rather well I find. So I eat where I want, and don't worry for the most part about bugs. Giardosis is horrible though as it lasts on and off for months unless you smack it with some even more horrible anti-biotics.
Mar 18th 2012, 5:18 pm
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Re: is everyone dead?
If you are throwing up with no end in sight, Zofran is your best friend. As someone who ends up with gastroenteritis every bloody year, the name brand med mentioned above is a miracle.
Mar 18th 2012, 6:00 pm
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Re: is everyone dead?
this thread has taken a delightful turn- 
Mar 19th 2012, 4:36 am
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Re: is everyone dead?
The Fillipino's reckon black dog tastes better, f**k knows how that works !
Mar 19th 2012, 4:38 am
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Re: is everyone dead?
anyway. i wouldn't rule out places with dogs/cats walking around either. otherwise you'd have a hard time getting a pub lunch in the UK.
Mar 19th 2012, 4:39 am
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Re: is everyone dead?
there must be some dogs that taste okay. like those little poodle mop-looking things they look like they could be nice on a barbeque..