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The Dean Apr 15th 2011 10:41 pm
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
You know you are in the UAE when a paper that is only published on five days per week is called "7 Days"........... :banghead:

littlejimmy Apr 15th 2011 11:21 pm
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
Originally Posted by Meow (Post 9308522)
Purple rice? I've never had that. Why is it purple?

I eat in a great little Korean in Satwa (magic tea in there) and lived near the UK's largest Korean population and have never had the purple rice.
It could be the little black beans in the rice imparting some colour. Not sure. To be fair, I don't know if it's what is normal for Koreans, it's just what the Chinese/Korean cook makes for them here.

co durham boy Apr 15th 2011 11:23 pm
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 9308265)
you're a beacon of joy this morning!
Having one of them days trying to figure out what the fu** i'm doing here....

kittycat1 Apr 15th 2011 11:35 pm
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
What is magic tea?

Meow Apr 15th 2011 11:44 pm
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Originally Posted by kittycat1 (Post 9308593)
What is magic tea?
I should have written 'magic tea' ;)

It's when you get beer (usually) served in a teapot to disguise it.

kittycat1 Apr 15th 2011 11:49 pm
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OO I like that- I'll be taking my magic water everywhere with me lol- well I would if I was drinking- off the sauce whilst focusing on diet! :rolleyes:

Millhouse Apr 16th 2011 1:16 am
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
Originally Posted by The Dean (Post 9308544)
You know you are in the UAE when a paper that is only published on five days per week is called "7 Days"........... :banghead:
...sort of, although it actually shows you haven't been here long.

It was a weekly paper reporting on the previous "7 days". They increased the frequency but understandably didn't change the name...

Madam Medusa Apr 16th 2011 1:21 am
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 9308738)
...sort of, although it actually shows you haven't been here long.

It was a weekly paper reporting on the previous "7 days". They increased the frequency but understandably didn't change the name...
are you sure...? it was 6 days a week when i arrived 5+ years ago, and was only weekly during last summer/ramadan...did it start out as a weekly...?

MM, xx

Millhouse Apr 16th 2011 1:25 am
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 9308747)
are you sure...? it was 6 days a week when i arrived 5+ years ago, and was only weekly during last summer/ramadan...did it start out as a weekly...?

MM, xx
definitely. Before my time I grant you, but someone wrote into the paper a while back asking this very question and the editor answered it.

Madam Medusa Apr 16th 2011 1:28 am
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Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 9308753)
definitely. Before my time I grant you, but someone wrote into the paper a while back asking this very question and the editor answered it.
wow, when was it launched then...it's ancient by dubai standards, lol...

MM, xx

Blue Cat Apr 16th 2011 1:43 am
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
Originally Posted by Meow (Post 9308522)
Purple rice? I've never had that. Why is it purple?

I eat in a great little Korean in Satwa (magic tea in there) and lived near the UK's largest Korean population and have never had the purple rice.
purple rice,my friend gets it and takes it to the UK

Blue Cat Apr 16th 2011 1:47 am
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
Originally Posted by The Dean (Post 9308544)
You know you are in the UAE when a paper that is only published on five days per week is called "7 Days"........... :banghead:
It will shortly be NoDays if you ask me :)

Ronnie Biggs Apr 17th 2011 8:31 pm
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
Originally Posted by co durham boy (Post 9308576)
Having one of them days trying to figure out what the fu** i'm doing here....
I'm having one of those today. What did you decide in the end??!

Meow Apr 17th 2011 8:47 pm
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
The truck in front of you has printed on the back

'Call 050 xxx xxxx for rant'

co durham boy Apr 17th 2011 8:58 pm
Re: You Know You are in the UAE When...
 
Originally Posted by Ronnie Biggs (Post 9311216)
I'm having one of those today. What did you decide in the end??!
I Decided that everyday is a constant battle and i'm always in the shit , it's just varying degrees of depth , from my ankles to my neck...

Oh and i booked 5 days at the Evisan Spa in Phuket , it didn't solve my shitty day but it made it sweeter that's for sure !


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