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I'm fairly sure I've seen it in Barracude or the booze place in RAK (Al Hamra?).

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Well, not Dubai, but Barracuda stocks it.

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Didn't see you'd already replied :)

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That's such a long drive from AD...probably quicker to go back to Britain!

N.

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You could call in when you visit that Iceland water park. I know you are dying to go... ;)

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Does Loca not sell it ??

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Ye know too much! :rofl:

N.

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..when a zebra crossing/pedestrian crossing means nothing.

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On every car journey you see a selection of the following
- someone being in the wrong lane to turn but they turn anyway
- Swapping lanes 3 or 4 times and then still being in wrong lane
- Reversing back to a junction
- near misses due to cars pulling out in front

Taxi drivers use the brake and throttle like an on off switch.

If you take more than 1 second after the lights turn green you will here a horn beeping.

When someone takes more than 1 second to go when the lights change you beep your horn.

After selecting a number of items yourself a "customer service" helper will follow you to the till.

Looking at the weather report is as pointless as the UK. In the UK sun is forcast and it will most likely rain, here rain is forcast and we get sun.

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That should be 'Nanosecond!'

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When you talk do you do the 'little thing' with your fingers to symbolise quotation marks? I always want to snap the fingers of people who do that.

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I reckon I could give the formula 1 drivers a good bit of competition from the lights by now!

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And you know you've been in the UAE too long when you stop noticing all of the above and (in my husband's case) doing them yourself. The problem is, he still thinks he's driving in Dubai and it's sleep little Brisbane, Australia.

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You develop hatred for anyone one expat (unless its online)

You have wishful thinking and fantasies on local girls...

You think wearing WESTHAM UNITED shirt written HAMMER 4 LIFE is the coolest thing

You find out how slow internet is

You cant use skype

You equate Deira to Brick Lane

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You have to recite this mantra before leaving home each morning: "I am not going to engage in road rage this morning. I am not going to engage in road rage this morning. I will be calm. I will be calm."