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Meow Dec 13th 2015 11:09 pm

Re: How is business?
 

Originally Posted by iggle (Post 11813900)
My only issue is furniture, rent I pay myself, no credit cards - so I have none of the above because I use my top 6 inches of my body.

Instead blowing it all on clothes, booze and Russian hookers!

Still doesn't mean you can avoid tax, banks freezing your account and employment bans.

Things in the UAE are rarely as simple as they appear.

Millhouse Dec 13th 2015 11:39 pm

Re: How is business?
 

Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine (Post 11813899)
Popped by on here to say hi

My FB feed is brutal, so many friends in O&G lost their jobs. I've hung on to mine by skin of teeth. Worldwide phenomenon, projects closing down everywhere as companies hunker down for long term drops.

Amazing considering that in the late 90s when we dropped to 9.7/bbl a 35$ world would have been wonderful.

Sounds like the feathers in the goose down pillows are poking through into your face.

DXBtoDOH Dec 14th 2015 4:21 pm

Re: How is business?
 
Two short interesting notices in the National the other day.

First is that developers in Dubai are sitting on 6,000 empty villas ready for handover but won't release them due to market conditions. Probably makes the owners of those villas very happy :sneaky:

Second is that Sharjah rents have declined slightly for the first time in two years. I found this telling because Dubai rents have barely budged over the past year.

mikewot Dec 14th 2015 4:51 pm

Re: How is business?
 

Originally Posted by DXBtoDOH (Post 11814379)
Second is that Sharjah rents have declined slightly for the first time in two years. I found this telling because Dubai rents have barely budged over the past year.

24/7 today has this story plus a 2 bed in Sharjah is 50% cheaper than Dubay.

Autonomy Dec 14th 2015 5:02 pm

Re: How is business?
 
10% tax on F&B sneaking in...

Is Dubai’s food and beverage sector looking at a rough year ahead? | Kippreport.com

martinbkk Dec 14th 2015 5:45 pm

Re: How is business?
 
Qatar rents still rising I think, 10% year on year.

iggle Dec 14th 2015 6:42 pm

Re: How is business?
 
why would any one want to live in Sharjah.

DXBtoDOH Dec 14th 2015 7:05 pm

Re: How is business?
 
It's cheap.

It may come as a shock to you but most people in this country don't make Western level packages.

And Sharjah, despite being an awful place from western perspectives, is paradise compared to many shitholes elsewhere in Asia/Africa/whatever.


Originally Posted by iggle (Post 11814422)
why would any one want to live in Sharjah.


Irishbeekeeper Dec 14th 2015 8:26 pm

Re: How is business?
 

Originally Posted by DXBtoDOH (Post 11814428)
It's cheap.

It may come as a shock to you but most people in this country don't make Western level packages.

And Sharjah, despite being an awful place from western perspectives, is paradise compared to many shitholes elsewhere in Asia/Africa/whatever.

:goodpost:

iggle Dec 14th 2015 9:34 pm

Re: How is business?
 

Originally Posted by DXBtoDOH (Post 11814428)
It's cheap.

It may come as a shock to you but most people in this country don't make Western level packages.

And Sharjah, despite being an awful place from western perspectives, is paradise compared to many shitholes elsewhere in Asia/Africa/whatever.

It's a shithole compared to Nuneaton - and thats saying something!

Millhouse Dec 14th 2015 10:16 pm

Re: How is business?
 

Originally Posted by iggle (Post 11814516)
It's a shithole compared to Nuneaton - and thats saying something!

you're not very well traveled, I suspect.

Irishbeekeeper Dec 14th 2015 10:20 pm

Re: How is business?
 

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11814530)
you're not very well traveled, I suspect.

:D

iggle Dec 14th 2015 10:41 pm

Re: How is business?
 

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11814530)
you're not very well traveled, I suspect.

Be easier to write where I haven't been. To much Traveling.

I just don't lower my standards to dumps :ohmy:

norsk Dec 14th 2015 10:43 pm

Re: How is business?
 

Originally Posted by iggle (Post 11814545)
Be easier to write where I haven't been. To much Traveling.

I just don't lower my standards to dumps :ohmy:

I guarantee you my cock is longer than yours..

iggle Dec 14th 2015 10:59 pm

Re: How is business?
 

Originally Posted by norsk (Post 11814546)
I guarantee you my cock is longer than yours..

Of course you do. I don't even disagree. But that's because you inject synthol and its flops around like dumbo's nose.


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