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Old 6th Aug 2011, 09:05
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White Knight
 
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NLH - Are you always this paranoid?


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7.) Is it true that contact to the locals is generally not welcome?

You should as a rule hope to not have any contact, as for several of my colleagues the only "contact" they had with locals was when one rear-ended them with their car at a stoplight.
I know many Emiratis - all of them generous, kind and friendly! I will agree however that, as anywhere, there are a few bad apples in the applecart. Mainly on SZ Rd

Originally Posted by NLH
EK security guards and maintenance routinely enter your accommodation while you are not there, ostensibly to perform maintenance on the a/c or whatever thing has broken that day
Not around these villas

And this from Fourgolds;
EK do know about you , So does the UAE government ( its a little more subtle though. For example when you purchase alchohol they know exactly how much you purchased ( handy info if you think about it).
Only if you buy at MMI or A&E in Dubai - you want to try the Barracuda or Al Hamra in RAK and pay cash. No big deal is it?


Some of you chaps really need to get a grip
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