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shiftpattern 9th Mar 2010 09:08

Factual report from the free world....
 
Dubai - Quicksand - Foreign Correspondent - ABC

Desert Dawg 9th Mar 2010 11:24

I Know Herve Jaubert well.... A good guy in my opinion.

Have just finished reading his book - what a story!!

FlyingCroc 9th Mar 2010 11:29

The wheels are falling off
 
in Dubai, will not be too long and the place turns into a wasteland. Now even the shark aquarium in the Atlantis leaks water into the Mall!

ByeByeDubai 9th Mar 2010 13:59

Must Watch
 
Anyone going to the UAE should watch this and take note.

There are many ways to get into the quicksand in Dubai!!

169west 9th Mar 2010 15:25

... better learn how to eat with chopsticks?

skysod 9th Mar 2010 17:55

Well said tornspar.......Dubai still looks great from my balcony on the Palm and in the infinity pool where I spend my standby days............beats the hell out of the the gloomy wet skies of Manchester.......wouldn't want to be anywhere else..........Dubai rocks!!:):):)

ekwhistleblower 9th Mar 2010 20:15

Alternatively from Reuters:


March 8 - Investor fears around the $26 billion debt restructuring of
troubled conglomerate Dubai World [DBWLD.UL] eased on Monday as creditors
including HSBC (HSBA.L) and Standard Chartered (STAN.L) were expected to discuss a repayment strategy in London this week.

FlyingCroc 9th Mar 2010 20:25

Typical
 
It had to be a Brit that loves Dubai more than his home country. :E

gadgetman 10th Mar 2010 06:33

Dubai's new slogan: come to Dubai, it's sunnier than Manchester!

Hardly setting the bar very high there are we.

halas 10th Mar 2010 06:54

Would that be the Islamic Republic of Manchester? :}

halas

Fart Master 10th Mar 2010 08:06

Last 3 posts.....brilliant. I thought it was Bradistan (Bradford for those not in the know):ok:

Matt101 10th Mar 2010 10:38


Originally Posted by FlyingCroc (Post 5559819)
in Dubai, will not be too long and the place turns into a wasteland. Now even the shark aquarium in the Atlantis leaks water into the Mall!

Sure you live in Dubs? - Your Mall Geography is a tadd off.... :)

nolimitholdem 10th Mar 2010 10:41

Let's face it, Dubai was MADE for chavs who like to brag about their "infinity pools" and feel some sense of superiority that they live in the B.O. capital of the world...

:}

skysod 12th Mar 2010 12:13

From what I've seen so far, I left all the "Chavs" back home !!:)

nolimitholdem 12th Mar 2010 13:28

Better take another look in the mirror me old son!

Nope, no slicked-back hair greasy hairy-backed shell suit wearers in Dubai, no sirree! Enjoy the Palm while it lasts...apparently the sea is trying to reclaim it, when the money runs out to keep backfilling it that's all she wrote!

You can lie to me and you can lie to yourself but you can't lie to good ol' Ma Nature!

:}

5star 15th Mar 2010 14:29

Need more?

Another day in Paradise...:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/cr...dubai-1.595649

:ugh: :ugh: :ugh: :ugh: :ugh:

NG_Kaptain 15th Mar 2010 23:54

"Need more?

Another day in Paradise...:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/cr...dubai-1.595649"

What was the emerati woman doing at 2:00AM with her kids at a restaurant? Should't they be in bed?

Al Fakhem 16th Mar 2010 02:32

NG_Kaptain:

She's Emirati, so she can do no wrong :ugh: Anyway, better have kids witness the daily madness of murderous driving, needless deaths on construction sites and similar fabulous Emirati cultural virtues than any act of kindness - that's the sandpit philosophy :D

fluffy5 16th Mar 2010 04:11

What do you expect !!!
When you walk ino the restaurant smelling of alcohol and next to a local with their kids and start kissing and touching :ugh::ugh::ugh:
This just shows how completely naive some expats just are.
What really sucks is that many expats actually believe that it's ok because it is in Dubai the most wonderous city.
I have been here for many years now and it just bite's that the locals develop their hotels and massive funding for the tourisim industry and the goverment want to bring people in and make money from tourists.
And once the tourists arrive lets bend them over and shaft them, for a misdemeanor.
words cannot explain how these guys out here operate....
fluffy

NG_Kaptain 17th Mar 2010 20:02

My point exactly fluffy. At 2:00AM, in an establishment that serves alcohol what right does that woman have bringing her children there. If I'm out at that hour I've normally had a few and my partner will also normally be showing me some affection. Guess I better stay home rather than risk arrest and deportation.:ugh::ugh:


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