The Graun: UAE: a nation of expats
Nov 26th 2012, 12:02 pm
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The Graun: UAE: a nation of expats
Nov 26th 2012, 12:14 pm
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Re: The Graun: UAE: a nation of expats
Typical Grunuriad. What's with the repeated use of 'UEA'?
Nov 27th 2012, 5:53 am
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Re: The Graun: UAE: a nation of expats
15-25% of the world's cranes? I do love a made up stat.
Nov 27th 2012, 6:12 am
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Re: The Graun: UAE: a nation of expats
80% of statistics are made up 
I personally like the one that MOST families have maids and gardeners, I must be doing it wrong
I personally like the one that MOST families have maids and gardeners, I must be doing it wrong
Nov 27th 2012, 6:22 am
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Re: The Graun: UAE: a nation of expats
Some interesting and controversial comments have been printed by readers, almost all being very much anti-Dubai, even from those who have spent time here.
Nov 27th 2012, 6:33 am
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Re: The Graun: UAE: a nation of expats
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious." 
Nov 27th 2012, 6:54 am
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Re: The Graun: UAE: a nation of expats
The raped woman being jailed in Fujairah being one of such cases....
Nov 27th 2012, 7:26 am
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Re: The Graun: UAE: a nation of expats
I think one poster summed it up well, the UEA is clearly a much different place from the UAE LOL
