Point noted Laker but when I told the other pilot not to contact clearance delivery and ask to have the PDC repeated he did it anyway. When he finished I asked in a rhetorical way did you notice the frustration in the controllers voice? His response was well we do it that way in Aus. Then in a even keel way I asked "have you noticed any other airlines asking for their clearance to be repeated." It went right over their heads. Again when in Rome but they don't want to learn.
Once we were in Dubai I did mention that perhaps they shouldn't bid for US trips if it is too much of a problem for them to adapt but they said something like it is their right to fly there. Just what Emirates needs.