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Forum: Middle East

Sep 23rd 2004, 9:09 am

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

I take emirates road, takes about 35-40 minutes each way, but once all the ring road (sharjah) construction is done it will be 25-30 minutes each way. But that won't be for several months.

I can...

Forum: Middle East

Sep 23rd 2004, 5:07 am

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

Live in Jumeirah and work at the Sharjah airport, works for me. I laugh at all the traffic coming the other way on both my drive to work and back. I can just set the cruise control pretty much the...

Forum: Middle East

Sep 22nd 2004, 6:22 am

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

no, brits in the uk are not expats

Forum: Middle East

Sep 22nd 2004, 5:40 am

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

my only question to all the whiny expats is

"if its so bad, why are you here"

Forum: Middle East

Sep 21st 2004, 12:11 pm

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

I solved that by making the company buy my car and insuring it themselves as a company vehicle. I am 24 as well.

Forum: Middle East

Sep 20th 2004, 1:11 pm

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

no, i'm not saying i travel that fast, only sometimes, and on EDIT: roads (don't ask me where phones came from) without photo radar.

BTW, the photo radar is a flat 200 dhs for speeding, it is not...

Forum: Middle East

Sep 20th 2004, 10:48 am

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

That has to be a new record, 7 posts to alienate the entire community.

Forum: Middle East

Sep 20th 2004, 10:24 am

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

some of you seem to misunderstand the drivers here. Coming from the east coast of the US, the drivers here really aren't that bad. Comments like this

make me wonder if people understand a few...

Forum: Middle East

Sep 20th 2004, 7:30 am

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

what's that supposed to mean, its a FORUM, if you disagree with what people say, then leave.

Back to the original topic, on the elevator to the underground car park this morning, i got on on...

Forum: Middle East

Sep 19th 2004, 11:27 am

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

Yea, one good rule to remember is, as a westerner, the Dubai Police and CID will always have your side, sometimes even if something is partially your fault. If ever in a situation where something...

Forum: Middle East

Sep 16th 2004, 11:25 am

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

on the original topic, when i had my entertainment center delivered to my apartment the other day, the security guard that escorted the delivery people to my room saw it, and shook my hand, and said...

Forum: Middle East

Aug 31st 2004, 9:17 am

Replies: 246

Is it just me?

Views: 13,857

Posted By TA5

Re: Is it just me?

i was picking some stuff up in sharjah today and i thought the exact same thing, a very materialistic society, as evidenced by the boats and 1 year old cars abandoned all over the place, just because...

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