Yup. that's why I buy Lebanese eggs...never had problems with those.

to be honest fertilized eggs are a good sign as it means the chickens are more than likely free range. you don't get many roosters close to battery hens..

there is nothing wrong with fertilized eggs and as long as the eggs have been refrigerated there is not going to be a little chicken in there..in Kenya as a kid however i saw that on at least one occasion..

What an excellent maid... does she flash-freeze food by breathing on it?

think Im going to vomit!

just how cheep are the eggs youre buying ?

never had an issue personally then again not bothered if there is an embryo in there, feathers might be a bit too much texture but anything less and i'm happy

No, but she spat on my flowers to water them. Seriously.
And yes, she was outstanding.

You Know You are in the UAE When...

your taxi driver still has the import papers pasted to the windscreen despite the car being several years old

You know you are in the UAE when...

Women half my age notice my arrival in a bar.
Dry cleaning a pair of trousers costs less than a quid.
(the above two points weren't meant to be connected)
In any one day I'll interact with nationals of Germany, Spain, Scotland, India, Finland, Sweden, Phillipines, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Sudan and China.
Policemen, journos and traffic announcers on the radio believe that fog causes accidents.
Carlsberg costs more than 5 quid a pint in an average bar.
Guinness doesn't taste of Guinness.
I can watch India v Sri Lanka and several Premiership matches simulatenously.
Stealth taxes are a work of art.
The locals' national dress is worn frequently, and damn do they look smart in it.

You know you are in the UAE when...

You regulary question how logic is applied - particularly with road singage
You have the most amazing selection of exotic fruit and veg in your regualr supermarket
Time Out pretty much covers where to shop to eat and where to work it off, and not much else really (at least in AD)
Local press are stealth PR rags
You can phone up for a pint of milk/water to be delivered/dry cleaning collected etc
You can buy a baskin robins ice cream pretty much on any block (at least in AD)
You take a day out on the beach for granted, so therefore hardly ever go
You spend far too much time on tinternet forums!

- You feel genuine disappointment and possibly think less of a bar or restaurant because they do not provide flannels in the toilets for drying your hands.
- Rainbow is a valid substitute for milk (shudder!)
- You are reluctant to phone any company for fear of sheer frustration once connected
- You have no idea what your address is, but you can draw a very nice map
- You get upset at the very idea of self service petrol stations
- You feel it's your right to drive on the Dubai - Abu Dhabi road at 100mph
- You have no idea what your address is, but you can draw a very nice map
- You're no longer surprised to see speedhumps ramdomly placed on dual carriageways
- You understand that "Insha'allah" actually means No.
- You get change given in chickets chewing gum when cashiers run out of coins

Is the chickets-instead-of-change purely a Dubai thing? Never encountered this in AD, but presumably the answer is to pay with them in return

I think you're right. Hasn't happened for a while now either.

lol, I spent 2 weeks in that hotel when I first arrived and was totally oblivious to it!

I've never had any issues with eggs here (except many have weaker shells that the farm eggs we eat back home and are not always as tasty) but eggs are chicken menstruations...sometimes they are bloody or chunky even in the highest grade.

N.