Originally Posted by trimotor
1972: thanks for the perspective. I needed that....
No problem. Sure, you'll never be quite as spoilt as you are there, but that's partly why it makes life a little artificial and a bit too 'easy'.
And you certainly won't miss the madness of it all. I'm glad I'll never have any more dealings with any UAE government department (especially Etisalat) or have to bite my tongue in situations that involve a dispute with a local, just because they're a local.
And a word of advice to anyone who, like me, hated the many hundreds of thousands of Dubai's incompetent, ignorant, gloriously-oblivious and downright dangerous drivers....
.... NEVER hang out of the window to give another driver the bird, even if they've just nearly killed you by driving you off the road. And especially not when they're a local, and a female local at that. They always know a police chief, they'll always find you, and they'll always make you grovel!