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Mar 12th 2017 | 8:57 pm

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Re: Lunch Date

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Originally Posted by jam25mack

That's a understatement! The whole of Byblos is a shite hole. Hate Nell Gwyns too. Jumped up management pricks!

Hear hear.

Mar 12th 2017 | 8:58 pm

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Re: Lunch Date

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Originally Posted by Scamp

TGIT. Wow. Not been there in years!

i was dragged there a couple of weeks ago by a mate (honest!), it hasn't changed in 13 years.

Mar 12th 2017 | 9:59 pm

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Re: Lunch Date

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Originally Posted by mission

i made the mistake of going to 'societe' in the byblos, Fri night....what a dive of a joint....music was good...but the crowd of full of mingers wanting to score...mostly white english girls and plenty of arabs, who barely looked old enough to even know what 80/90's music is.

I actually stayed at the Byblos a couple of years ago when I visited

(I did a multi-centre with Mauritius so wanted to save most of the budget for that part of the hol!)

I must say it is a bit dated, although haven't really seen other hotels in Dubai yet (with exception to the Burj Al Arab where I visited for afternoon tea...)

I do remember passing the Byblos bar area when they had some entertainment on and it did look a bit tacky to say the least...

Mar 12th 2017 | 10:11 pm

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Re: Lunch Date

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Originally Posted by jam25mack

OK, she was nice. Didn't look too dissimilar to her profile pic. Had some lunch and a cocktail or two and that was it. No spark to speak of so won't be taking it any further. Probably keep in touch as friends though as she was a nice girl.

Next!

did ya 'meet' her on Tinder

Mar 12th 2017 | 10:12 pm

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Re: Lunch Date

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Originally Posted by Dubaiexile

Funny that I always end in bars that I hate....Jockeys, TGIT.........mmmmm there is a pattern there!

what is 'TGIT'?

Mar 12th 2017 | 10:19 pm

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Re: Lunch Date

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Originally Posted by mission

what is 'TGIT'?

I'm thinking, Thank God it's Thursday? Instead of TGIF.

Mar 12th 2017 | 10:52 pm

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Re: Lunch Date

Umm.

cough cough

A certain bar in Bur Dubai. Lots o' ladies. Just not the kind to take home to your mother.

I'll let the others fill in the gaps.

What's fascinating is reading the tripadvisor reviews for the hotel the bar is in.

Mar 12th 2017 | 10:59 pm

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Re: Lunch Date

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Umm.

cough cough

A certain bar in Bur Dubai. Lots o' ladies. Just not the kind to take home to your mother.

I'll let the others fill in the gaps.

What's fascinating is reading the tripadvisor reviews for the hotel the bar is in.

That'll be the Asstoria then. Pancho Villas was an amazing place many, many moons back.

Not been there in 10+ years mind you.

Mar 12th 2017 | 11:04 pm

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Re: Lunch Date

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Originally Posted by mission

what is 'TGIT'?

Think of the bar in Star Wars.. where Luke gets into a bit of a kerfuffle and is saved by Obi Wan... That's TGIT, only the bar in Star Wars has better looking patrons

Mar 13th 2017 | 12:22 am

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Re: Lunch Date

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Think of the bar in Star Wars.. where Luke gets into a bit of a kerfuffle and is saved by Obi Wan... That's TGIT, only the bar in Star Wars has better looking patrons

You a regular then?

To be fair, at least you know what you're going to get there, no frills, no bullshit, unlike a lot of bars further down the coast.

Mar 13th 2017 | 4:03 am

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Re: Lunch Date

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Originally Posted by DXBtoDOH

Umm.

I'll let the others fill in the gaps.

there arent enough of 'the others' in UAE for those gaps mate

Mar 13th 2017 | 4:01 pm

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Re: Lunch Date

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Can't remember which film exactly, some cheesy rom-com probably, but it had a guy giving a similar description of a date to a female friend. She said something like, so no sex then? He said no of course we still had sex.

Mar 13th 2017 | 4:45 pm

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Re: Lunch Date

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Originally Posted by IKnowNothing

i was dragged there a couple of weeks ago by a mate (honest!), it hasn't changed in 13 years.

I'm not surprised...

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Originally Posted by DXBtoDOH

Umm.

cough cough

A certain bar in Bur Dubai. Lots o' ladies. Just not the kind to take home to your mother.

I'll let the others fill in the gaps.

What's fascinating is reading the tripadvisor reviews for the hotel the bar is in.

The best thing about TGIT was the Friday afternoon we went, we got more offers outside than inside.

Still, was alright. Nothing special, but not totally atrocious from what I remember. A normal pub.