Rich beggers
Jul 2nd 2013, 4:49 am
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Rich beggers
Men in luxury cars ask Dubai pedestrians for petrol money
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/ge...oney-1.1203633
I actually had this happen to me about three weeks ago. He was from Qatar and was driving a landcruiser and he pulled up next to me at the Global Village Emarat.
Being the charitable person that I am, I told him to f-off. He then proceeded to drive around the petrol station asking everyone.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/ge...oney-1.1203633
I actually had this happen to me about three weeks ago. He was from Qatar and was driving a landcruiser and he pulled up next to me at the Global Village Emarat.
Being the charitable person that I am, I told him to f-off. He then proceeded to drive around the petrol station asking everyone.
Last edited by Millhouse; Jul 2nd 2013 at 4:59 am.
Jul 2nd 2013, 4:52 am
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Re: Rich beggers
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Had it happen in KSA once where petrol is almost free, similarly told him to **** off.
Had it happen in KSA once where petrol is almost free, similarly told him to **** off.
Jul 2nd 2013, 4:53 am
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Re: Rich beggers
That GMC looks like a Saudi special.
Jul 2nd 2013, 4:59 am
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Jul 2nd 2013, 5:32 am
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Re: Rich beggers
Those asking for funds were spotted in top-end cars such as a Bentley, Chrysler 300 and Ford Explorer.
Jul 2nd 2013, 7:05 am
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I wish mate.
I had to threaten to fill up my own fuel the other day to get one of the attendants to ****ing do something. Bearing in mind one of the things I liked about the Exploder is that it's a right-hand-side petrol cap so queues are minimal it took me 23 minutes to get fuel. There were two at the pumps and then one other+me waiting.
I got out and tried to do my own and the bloke snatched it off me and said wait two minutes. I got back in the motor and he just stood around counting his money and doing **** all.
I'd genuinely rather fill my own.
I had to threaten to fill up my own fuel the other day to get one of the attendants to ****ing do something. Bearing in mind one of the things I liked about the Exploder is that it's a right-hand-side petrol cap so queues are minimal it took me 23 minutes to get fuel. There were two at the pumps and then one other+me waiting.
I got out and tried to do my own and the bloke snatched it off me and said wait two minutes. I got back in the motor and he just stood around counting his money and doing **** all.
I'd genuinely rather fill my own.
Jul 2nd 2013, 8:35 am
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Re: Rich beggers
I don't get what it is with all these queues at petrol stations. Seems to be all over this part of the world and I hardly see such things anywhere else. Anybody would think it's rationed here or some such.
Jul 2nd 2013, 8:45 am
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Jul 2nd 2013, 8:48 am
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Re: Rich beggers
Something to do with the fact there is only a dozen or so petrol stations in Doha.
Jul 2nd 2013, 8:48 am
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Jul 2nd 2013, 8:57 am
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Sounds like somebody's missing a trick then. Okay so petrol is not exactly an excellent profit centre I suppose but a station with 'facilities' could be quite a good business. Given the general sense of impatience it seems curious that spending time in a petrol queue is almost normal.
Jul 2nd 2013, 10:05 am
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Re: Rich beggers
From the comments section in the article.
What....?!
Recently, it happened to me when I was coming out from Fruit & Vegetable Market on 25th June, 2013. A Saudi national driving 4x4 full option down my building requested me to stop. I was having the feeling that he might have lost the way but he asked me that he is out of money and if I can help him. I gave him 200AED usman, sharjah, United Arab Emirates