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Even going by the lowest end of the figures above, you're only left with AED9K (about AUD3K) a month for living expenses, which will be very tight for a family of four and certainly won't allow you to save. If your rent costs a bit more, or you need two cars, you could be really screwed without a s...

:roll: pfff Ok for the retarded again i would not work here for that bakshish which is "offered" for that aussi guy, which is even less that got at home...... got it? :idea: Do you believe that i am working here in DOBUY for that tip? :lol: :lol: Dreamer :lol: btw Dobuy is that place call...

Can anyone tell me what a typical Expat package is these days-for 2008? Thanks Nobody can tell you this. Perhaps if you told us what field you were in, what nationality you are, what experience you have in your field, what experience you have in the GCC... then we could give you a ball park figure,...

Yep, this is a post to discuss inflation.

Pointless games, second forum on the left... the one run by Tropic23.

I have no doubt that the real inflation rate is much higher, that's for sure.

'True Inflation' ironically is an adjusted measure, much like 'Real Unemployment' that economists use.

I have 11 years experience in my field of business management. I am a U.S. citizen married to a non-US citizen. I don't have any experience in the GCC. I have been living overseas for 7 years. I am looking for what a good salary would be for Dubai. Also, what kind of housing, car, school, moving al...

I had a 22mb connection in Australia and youtube was still pants.

Bump

just buy it online and use something like shop n ship from aramex Cheers, D Hrmmm yeah, didn't want to do that though, would rather buy here. Am off to Singapore end of next week, will pick up one there. If I can't get a STAMP in Dubai, I'm mostly going to have to mail order in EVERYTHING I need.

Vitriol01 wrote:Thanks Keith. Are there any westernised places in the area? I spoke to someone around the office here and they've said Satwa is a 'sh*thole'.

The back streets of Satwa are most definitely a big grubby, but Satwa as a whole isn't so bad.

Everyone goes on about having meets and getting to know people, and soeone like Bleakus goes and organises a bowling event and how many respond? Bugger all! I encourage you to come and check it out, people do put effort into organising these things you know, and I've made plenty-a-friends through th...

xero_ wrote:10 shots of vodka a day, keeps the doctor away

Keeps most people away

what i meant is i'd have 3 downloads goin at the same time at 200-400 kbps for a total of 600-1200. here i've got the 1 mbps pipe but the max i've gotten is 140-160, which means i'm gettin only 10-16%, or am i misunderstanding how it works here, since the Du people were not helpful You've got it to...

Well, if you liked driving and setting out REAL early in the morning, then it wouldn't be totally stupid.

On a clear day with no traffic it can take about 45 minutes to get form UAQ to Good Dubai. On a work day, it would take you about 2 hours.

thanks guess that clears it up, since when i signed up to Du they said it was a 1 megabyte connection and not megabit. damn i miss my 100 mpbs connection i had in the states. i had fiber run directly to the house for 60 bucks a month US. Tell me about it, I had a 22 mbps connection in Australia for...

Next Round: Who is more Canadian than the Canadian above!

Bring it on!

cheap_Deal wrote:i have 512kbps connection from al shameil and i get 60kBps download speed

512/8 = 64k

Nobody could help me with the stamp i was looking for:

http://www.dubaiforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=21340

Oh my god... this is pants.

Do you trust people that advertise on the forum to sell all kinds of mobile phones and electronics for very cheap prices? No it's called spam. This forum is riddled with it. I asked them about how reliable they were as there is no company name mentioned and they removed my post...Do you think I can...

They said it was a very nice apartment and building, however the owner has leased the gym and pool out on memberships to people around 200-300 which is probably illegal as it is a private residence and now makes the gym/pool to busy to use. they are looking into reporting it to the municipality. Sa...

toshe wrote:girly men are so vain..they go on longterm relationship...looking for someone

And winner of world's largest avatar goes to....

Xenophobic.

They have leased the pool and gym out to people who don't live in the building. All those people from the "back" streets of satwa can buy membership in this building This is still entirely legal provided the ownership of the gymnasium area is setup correctly. Sucks, but that's the way it'...

ian's wrote: And winner of world's largest avatar goes to.... _________________ Fight the Power! Goes to...ian the great!...congrats!..u got prize of one slap and one kick!lol... Whatever, please provided postal address so I can send you the bill for excessive bandwidth... I mean, thast avatar is h...

dave101 wrote:i didnt realise the bowling thing hadnt hapened yet!
yes i'll come, i will try to bring some friends too.
pm me tho as i dont know ANYONE, (not met them anyway)

Are you the same Dave101 from the XBox forums?

dave101 wrote:the very same, and i am dave101 in bleakus' paintball website too, tho i havent been on there for ages!

i am trying to be more active now, i see you are highly active too!

Awesome, it'll be neat to catch up

makhan wrote:...............And who said that "handicaps" are always visible.

At the very least, handicap stickers/permits should always be visible.

Apologies for my absence however I have been working obscene hours this week. What day is it?

Hello Everyone, I hope I am putting this topic in the good section. My name is Carl,I am from Montreal;Canada. I been to DUBAI and I am in love with the city.. I can see that that you guys are very very educated on DUBAI. I have a question.... Could you please send me the names and websites or cont...