Re: Things you do HERE, that you would never do THERE.
 

Did you miss a zero from that?


Add:

Regularly attend 'leaving parties' for friends.

Go to brunches.

Have to tell people where you're from and what you do for a living immediately upon meeting them.

Re: Things you do HERE, that you would never do THERE.
 

Write a cheque.

Wear flip flops.

Go to a buffet.

Pay for drinking water.

Disobey "only a fool breaks the 2 second rule".

Re: Things you do HERE, that you would never do THERE.
 

No, I'm a cheap bastard: I meant at Barracuda or duty free...

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Ah, I instantly thought restaurant.

It's my Dad's only complaint about Dubai. He enjoys coming here a lot but begrudges spending £70-80 for anything at the bottom end of decent on a wine list.

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I never ask this. And rarely answer this properly when I'm asked.

Re: Things you do HERE, that you would never do THERE.
 

walk to the grocery store (zoom); take max for a walk; go to the ATM; go to spinneys/park n shop - doing those in my pj's.
i would never do that back home.

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So you don't do that at Tescos? They've had to ban PJs dontcha know.

Re: Things you do HERE, that you would never do THERE.
 

Saying any of the following words

Insh'allah
Habbibi
Ente jameela
Mafi mushc'allah
Khanees (Phonetic)- for Miss A


Although I have let it slip out once or twice - the ridicule!

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The thing I remember about Dubai is not being able to say the guys ruling the place were corrupt, self-serving bell ends, even when they quite plainly were corrupt, self-serving bell ends.

There are very few countries not run by people who are self-serving bell ends, but at least there are some countries where your kids can grow up free to call out the people running the place for being self-serving bell ends.

For example, I'm not having to worryingly check my V P N was on, and that I didn't accidentally sign off with my real name.

Captain WT Flack III, retired

Re: Things you do HERE, that you would never do THERE.
 

Hmm, just because it's in another language doesn't mean you get a free pass for calling me the equivalent of "f@ggot" on a public forum....

Re: Things you do HERE, that you would never do THERE.
 

Dunno mate. The rulers of Dubai (Maktoums) do a fabulous job supporting their own people and seeing the transformation of a backwaters city into what it is today. It's an impressive accomplishment. And why they're heavily beloved by the Emirati population. So I wouldn't say your description is apt even if I agree with the frustration of not being able to have open and frank discussions about various issues.

Re: Things you do HERE, that you would never do THERE.
 

Take the chip off your shoulder matey

Re: Things you do HERE, that you would never do THERE.
 

I wondered what it meant. Surely not?

Re: Things you do HERE, that you would never do THERE.
 

That's exactly what it means. Apparently if I call attention to that I have a chip on my shoulder....

Re: Things you do HERE, that you would never do THERE.
 

**** me.

Kick off and you're a snowflake.
Say nothing and you leave IKN to think calling someone a faggot is OK.

Pretty much a lose lose for you, so hang on a sec.