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Just got this e-mail today 29 December 2010 :roll: "Dear Sirius Member, I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the Sirius services available to you. Please be informed that as of 1 January 2011, Jumeirah The Meydan and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort and Spa will be operated...

Chocoholic wrote:

Ambassador wrote:I do know all the technical/medical reasons for the condition and knew it before the flight...was just sharing my mysery!

In that case you've only got yourself to blame and shouldn't expect any sympathy.

and why not?

@BB I meant Countryside and homogeneous in that they don't have diversity (or even family trees).

Bora Bora wrote:That's OK Ambassador, I feel for you. It's certainly better than bigging yourself up all the time.

Great!!! You have how many days to redeem your points???? or do you get to transfer them over the the new property. I hope your membership is free!!!! :lol: Maybe you want to get over to the spa and take a good steam to clear that snotty nose of yours!!! :lol: got 2 days and I don't think I can tra...

Most Canadian passports holders in the UAE aren't CANADIAN anyways... Sorry, but I had to ask.. Did you mean that the Canadians in the UAE don't look like this: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/images/Canada/factfile/Inuit_women_1907.jpg Or were you thinking that they don't look like this: http://ca...

No one. I'm just asking what you had in mind when you wrote what you wrote. Did it have nothing to with their skin colour? NO. and in subsequent posts I gave my reasons - no allegiance, or connection to the country other than the passport I was also trying to be not-so-subtle about the fact that An...

I knuit

capsicum wrote::lol: dubai getting as attractive as a prison door

you made out with a prison door?

benwj wrote:I want to marry a fighter pilot who has the same problems Ambassador and have experienced this also.
A bit a nasal spray and some sudafed usually does the trick.

any translators in the house

Happy and healthy New Year to one and all.






















p.s. If you celebrate on New Years Eve - please don't drink and drive. Hard to remove red wine stains from dishdashes...

I heard Burj Khalifa will have an amazing fireworks and laser display - apparently there is a computer simulation floating around. Would have liked to see it (real thing).

But it seems the Canadians still want to come to the UAE - look at the lines!

busa wrote:Bit early aint we chaps,but so be it,i will be spending it all on my todd,wont even get to see it in with a bang.

With a bong instead

kanelli wrote:I'm white so am automatically deemed racist

No but that you had to tell us that you are white is telling. As there are Black, Japanese, etc who are racist.

kanelli wrote:See, point proven

point proven, point lost

Here is what I think on Racism. I think we are all racist to a degree. The problem is that the “image” of racism is some crazed “red neck” /KKK or neo Nazi goons as being the only racist. Surely they are racist (and the extreme element of it) but by far not the only racist. Naturally one would prefe...

Chocoholic wrote:

Flying Dutchman wrote:

kanelli wrote:Definitely, it was one of the most racist places I have ever lived.

Why?

Because certain nationalities think it's their right to treat others like something they'd scrape off their shoe. That's across the board.

Which nationalities?

Hotel booking must be low in Dubai for NYE.

Seriously? Aren't you living in Dubai? Let's see. If we check news reporting and letters to the editor of newspapers - a person's race, nationality, religion are included when not relevant to the topic. Ads for housing, jobs, spouses etc. state race, religion, ethnicity that is preferred. People ar...

Seriously? Aren't you living in Dubai? Let's see. If we check news reporting and letters to the editor of newspapers - a person's race, nationality, religion are included when not relevant to the topic. Ads for housing, jobs, spouses etc. state race, religion, ethnicity that is preferred. People ar...

Here is a line up of the suspects - Can you ID the culprit?

at least on use for BS degrees...

Since the first Gulf War, it has always annoyed me that the American News channels pronounce "Qatar" as "Cutter". They make no effort at all...as a teenager back then, even I knew it was Qatar, or with my accent I would say "Ka-Tar". Now that I live here, I still say &...

Seems like a few "experts" here on racism but none have stated how it is that Dubai/UAE is a racist country.

Anyone? others will just follow (or confirm/agree, etc...as is the norm).

I'm sorry, I must have missed the part about anyone claiming to be an expert here. It is people giving their OPINIONS based on EXAMPLES from their experience. Relax... did you see the quotes around "experts". But you are one of the posters who stated that Dubai or UEA (I forget) is one, i...

I'm sorry, I must have missed the part about anyone claiming to be an expert here. It is people giving their OPINIONS based on EXAMPLES from their experience. Relax... did you see the quotes around "experts". But you are one of the posters who stated that Dubai or UEA (I forget) is one, i...

Phonectically, English is a very limited language. Really DDS? How many phonemes in English (and all its dialects) compared to Arabic (and all its dialects)? Also, wouldn't someone's ability to be able to speak another language with accurate pronunciation have more to do with the number of similar ...

This is strange thread , there a multitude of factors that go into how one pronounces words in a language, if you werent exposed to how to pronounce a word in its correct way, then obviously they will be mistakes, it brobably has to do with there being so many different beeple and languages in the ...

Up early today - UAE time - and saw Obama's speech at a memorial in Arizona for vicitims of a shooting on saturday.

Wow! What an amazing inspirational speech. No wonder the Americans are tough to beat!