Road rage in UAE
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Are you serious?
Ikea assault mum: 'I didn't know if my baby was alive or dead' - The National
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thanks Farrell
1 month in the cooler and 12 dirhams fine?; that's piss all for an Emirati. that would pretty much be the money he makes in one day from the sponsorship and other businesses they run.
The article didnt say much; but Just curious, what kind of Canadians where they?; French?, English, American or Asian?
The article didnt say much; but Just curious, what kind of Canadians where they?; French?, English, American or Asian?
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I'm doing it for now and it's fine. As long as you know where you want/have to go, the combination of taxi/metro is good.
Some of the taxi drivers do have a driving style you might not like, but so far, it gets me from A to B safely.
Some of the taxi drivers do have a driving style you might not like, but so far, it gets me from A to B safely.
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givemewings
Are you for real?
Pot-kettle-black
Of course its no excuse for the rapist but women in Dubai would do well to reconsider consuming outside of the home unless they can be very confident of their personal safety.
Pot-kettle-black
Yes, I am for real.
The reality is, if you have consumed, and then go to the police ( for whatever reason) it is possible to be arrested for the act of being under the influence. I don't agree with it but that is how it has happened here. People need to get over his idea of a just and fair disneyland. It doesn't exist here.
Therefore any woman who chooses to drink alcohol while resident in Dubai needs to weigh up the risks. I stopped partaking in nightspots after a brush with drink spiking and thank my lucky stars another female was looking out for me. I'd only had two drinks, not "wasted" by any means. I have sympathy for women who are victims of sexual crime, it's hard to understand unless you've been there. I have, so keep the pot kettle comments to yourself thanks mate....
The reality is, if you have consumed, and then go to the police ( for whatever reason) it is possible to be arrested for the act of being under the influence. I don't agree with it but that is how it has happened here. People need to get over his idea of a just and fair disneyland. It doesn't exist here.
Therefore any woman who chooses to drink alcohol while resident in Dubai needs to weigh up the risks. I stopped partaking in nightspots after a brush with drink spiking and thank my lucky stars another female was looking out for me. I'd only had two drinks, not "wasted" by any means. I have sympathy for women who are victims of sexual crime, it's hard to understand unless you've been there. I have, so keep the pot kettle comments to yourself thanks mate....
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I agree with you GiveMeWings
Hats off ma'am.
You said it like it is and didn't give a damn. I agree with you.
Facts are facts, Dubai is certainly not what you, us and everyone is made to believe, under that window dressed heap of sand, it is absolutely shocking how local laws here are governed and enforced.
Being pilots or crew, lets face it, we all have had run in's with cops and irrespective of the intent, the police have come to one's aid and rescue.
That's certainly is not here, and that's the beauty of this place. its designed so that crime does not get reported anf the guy who reports it, gets either banged up in an emirati jail or gets to pay a fine. The recent Norwegian Rape Incident subtly sent out a very interesting message that women can be raped and she aint going to the cops. And if she does, she's in the cooler for 12 months.
Never in my life have i seen a country where the police is actually out to either milk you of your money or screw you for reporting something that just happened.
its nothing to do with Sharia, its got to do with the intent of the local 'camel riders'.
Be careful y'all, make your money fast and get out while the going's good.
I might drop by here on layovers or in transit, i don't think i'd every set foot in this place again.
You said it like it is and didn't give a damn. I agree with you.
Facts are facts, Dubai is certainly not what you, us and everyone is made to believe, under that window dressed heap of sand, it is absolutely shocking how local laws here are governed and enforced.
Being pilots or crew, lets face it, we all have had run in's with cops and irrespective of the intent, the police have come to one's aid and rescue.
That's certainly is not here, and that's the beauty of this place. its designed so that crime does not get reported anf the guy who reports it, gets either banged up in an emirati jail or gets to pay a fine. The recent Norwegian Rape Incident subtly sent out a very interesting message that women can be raped and she aint going to the cops. And if she does, she's in the cooler for 12 months.
Never in my life have i seen a country where the police is actually out to either milk you of your money or screw you for reporting something that just happened.
its nothing to do with Sharia, its got to do with the intent of the local 'camel riders'.
Be careful y'all, make your money fast and get out while the going's good.
I might drop by here on layovers or in transit, i don't think i'd every set foot in this place again.
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Wish I was the guy getting hit in the video. One of two things would've happened. Either a dishdasha beatdown in "self-defence" or I would've claimed assault and taken that guy to court... wait.. option 1, yeah. For sure.
People that get upset about a minor fender-bender should have their licenses revoked. Get a grip. It's a car, an inanimate depreciating "asset", insurance will fix it and you move on. I feel sorry for you guys who are stuck in that place.
I was in a Taxi in Dubai once when another car took out the door as my colleague was getting out. The Emirati took off his shoe and tried to swat our Indian cabbie, blaming him for the damage to his crappy old Hyundai. I intervened and said, "nice try, pal, you picked the wrong cab to mess with." We called the cops and when we gave our version of the story, the cops got very aggressive with us and quickly tried to blame us even threatening to arrest. They ordered us to the station where we spent 4 hours eventually getting up in front of a magistrate trying to defend the Indian cab driver. They let the Emirati go, fined the cab driver, and told us if we pursued this any further we would be arrested. I politely stepped aside, made one call to my team in Kuwait and viola, problems started for those cops. We were working for the royal family so we had horsepower. But it was very obvious that had we been on our own, we would have been at the mercy of the UAE court system... which I saw first hand is an absolute joke. We didn't bother to stick around and see how much trouble we could get the cops in. That wasn't a risk I was willing to see play out.
As far as the Canadian couple. Were I the husband there were be 3 brothers in the ICU. Unfortunately, Canadians aren't generally the confrontational type. Sorry for that. No offense. It is what it is. I hope the Canadians get each of those brothers on a interpol blacklist so that they cannot travel outside the UAE, ever. Hitting a woman, a pregnant woman! Scum!!!!!
They should sue IKEA as well.
When I was working in Kuwait, we had a pilot who was assaulted by a group of Kuwaitis, they tried to kill him. He put up a helluva fight but did end up in the hospital. As his CP I was livid that this occurred and I threatened to turn it into an international incident if the government didn't respond immediately. To their credit the Kuwaiti authorities pursued and eventually caught all of them. Too bad our guy refused to press charges. The assailants were crying like babies (literally) when we came at them with the full brunt of the law and the royal family. Our American pilot didn't want to ruin their lives, they were college kids, by sending them off to prison. I bust his balls about it to this day. Were I in his shoes I would've seen the book thrown at those pussys. They beat him with wooden weapons and told him they were going to kill him, he let them go. What can ya' do. That was the 3rd time I've seen him take the passive solution.
People that get upset about a minor fender-bender should have their licenses revoked. Get a grip. It's a car, an inanimate depreciating "asset", insurance will fix it and you move on. I feel sorry for you guys who are stuck in that place.
I was in a Taxi in Dubai once when another car took out the door as my colleague was getting out. The Emirati took off his shoe and tried to swat our Indian cabbie, blaming him for the damage to his crappy old Hyundai. I intervened and said, "nice try, pal, you picked the wrong cab to mess with." We called the cops and when we gave our version of the story, the cops got very aggressive with us and quickly tried to blame us even threatening to arrest. They ordered us to the station where we spent 4 hours eventually getting up in front of a magistrate trying to defend the Indian cab driver. They let the Emirati go, fined the cab driver, and told us if we pursued this any further we would be arrested. I politely stepped aside, made one call to my team in Kuwait and viola, problems started for those cops. We were working for the royal family so we had horsepower. But it was very obvious that had we been on our own, we would have been at the mercy of the UAE court system... which I saw first hand is an absolute joke. We didn't bother to stick around and see how much trouble we could get the cops in. That wasn't a risk I was willing to see play out.
As far as the Canadian couple. Were I the husband there were be 3 brothers in the ICU. Unfortunately, Canadians aren't generally the confrontational type. Sorry for that. No offense. It is what it is. I hope the Canadians get each of those brothers on a interpol blacklist so that they cannot travel outside the UAE, ever. Hitting a woman, a pregnant woman! Scum!!!!!
They should sue IKEA as well.
When I was working in Kuwait, we had a pilot who was assaulted by a group of Kuwaitis, they tried to kill him. He put up a helluva fight but did end up in the hospital. As his CP I was livid that this occurred and I threatened to turn it into an international incident if the government didn't respond immediately. To their credit the Kuwaiti authorities pursued and eventually caught all of them. Too bad our guy refused to press charges. The assailants were crying like babies (literally) when we came at them with the full brunt of the law and the royal family. Our American pilot didn't want to ruin their lives, they were college kids, by sending them off to prison. I bust his balls about it to this day. Were I in his shoes I would've seen the book thrown at those pussys. They beat him with wooden weapons and told him they were going to kill him, he let them go. What can ya' do. That was the 3rd time I've seen him take the passive solution.
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Its really a simple equation, have as little to do with the native populace as possible, avoid, avoid, avoid.
Use the job/place for your own purposes..stay under the radar, and accept you are a second class citizen.
Remember you are here to better your circumstances until such time as you can go home mortgage free with a bit of money in the bank...honestly is it that hard to grasp?
Use the job/place for your own purposes..stay under the radar, and accept you are a second class citizen.
Remember you are here to better your circumstances until such time as you can go home mortgage free with a bit of money in the bank...honestly is it that hard to grasp?
