The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
Sep 16th 2009, 5:21 am
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The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
....has it happened then?
Before the summer everyone was saying - ooh just wait til after the summer, AD's gonna be like a ghost town, house prices will drop through the floor, schools are gonna be empty - blah blah blah. Anyone seen anything like this happen?
From where I'm sitting - I only know of 4 families who have left. Admittedly 3 of them were in construction but at least 2 of those have got other jobs in the Gulf region. Anyway, 4 families is a pretty normal amount to leave over a summer. Judging by the traffic - even in Ramadan - no bugger has left. House prices? Stabilised at best, going up again in some cases it seems.
Does anyone have a different perspective on this or is it official - no exodus?
Before the summer everyone was saying - ooh just wait til after the summer, AD's gonna be like a ghost town, house prices will drop through the floor, schools are gonna be empty - blah blah blah. Anyone seen anything like this happen?
From where I'm sitting - I only know of 4 families who have left. Admittedly 3 of them were in construction but at least 2 of those have got other jobs in the Gulf region. Anyway, 4 families is a pretty normal amount to leave over a summer. Judging by the traffic - even in Ramadan - no bugger has left. House prices? Stabilised at best, going up again in some cases it seems.
Does anyone have a different perspective on this or is it official - no exodus?
Sep 16th 2009, 7:39 am
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Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
there are a lot of houses now empty in Mangrove village.
Sep 16th 2009, 8:21 am
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Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
Maybe, but as far as I know they're still going for 100k per bedroom so that's not much use to anyone.
Sep 16th 2009, 8:39 am
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Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
My fingers are permanently crossed on that score!
Sep 16th 2009, 9:19 am
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Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
we dont accept any old riff raff at the mangrove, dont you know...;-)
(i still laugh at the leather skinned old trout asking my wife how we managed to get into Mangrove and the Club...
stupid old past it cow...
it was prob BB2 (kidding)
(i still laugh at the leather skinned old trout asking my wife how we managed to get into Mangrove and the Club...
stupid old past it cow...it was prob BB2 (kidding)
Sep 16th 2009, 9:24 am
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(i still laugh at the leather skinned old trout asking my wife how we managed to get into Mangrove and the Club... stupid old past it cow...
Sep 16th 2009, 10:58 am
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Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
you should know me by now
, that defo not the old expats must be the new ones.... 
Sep 16th 2009, 12:33 pm
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Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
Sounds like a fair few expats in AD these days - not the same since they have let that type in! Wait till you have to mix with the school crowd - you'll meet lots more interesting trouts!Heard that the prices of accomodation are on the up but salaries are down - doesn't make sense to me.
Sep 17th 2009, 9:18 pm
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Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
Give it a few more months until Yas Island winds down, big knock on effect. Everyone scrabbling for Saadyiat jobs at the moment.
Personally I think Libya is the next hotspot (if you are a Brit that is)
Personally I think Libya is the next hotspot (if you are a Brit that is)
Sep 19th 2009, 6:40 pm
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Even more welcoming if your scottish...
