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BlackburnRovers

I had been a long time visitor to these forums, and only just registered after i lost my head at our friend, who is giving my religion and country a bad name with his constant ramblings......please ignore him, we have his specimen down here in Abu Dhabi as well, but we have learned to ignore them

BlackburnRovers

I dont get it, we have one troll claiming to be Bangladeshi, so that leads to Bangladesh as a country being bashed?

MB doesnt show any affinity to Bangladesh, nor does he post news related to my country, so why do we have to use his posts as a chance to criticize Bangladesh ?

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I have no problem with thieves, murderers to be given less than ideal conditions.

what is worrying is hwen people who have argued with the wrong person or are in jail unfairly.

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I would say the blood money system shares part of the blame. When people can get away with paying 200,000 dhs depending on their status/connections, its not surprising to see such cases. The message is "if you are rich, you can run over anyone and just pay a small fine" Another factor to b...

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I would say the blood money system shares part of the blame. When people can get away with paying 200,000 dhs depending on their status/connections, its not surprising to see such cases. The message is "if you are rich, you can run over anyone and just pay a small fine" Another factor to ...

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There is a particular attitude towards animal abuse which I find a bit dusturbing...... If an animal is abused, (e.g. cats thrown from cars, dogs beaten), and someone points it out, a very popular reply is "Children and innocents are being killed in Country X, and you are talking about animals ...

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I am waiting for the first response to say "Its just a dog, humans are dying elsewhere and all of are getting worked up over a dog...."

I really hope the driver gets his dues....

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Apparently ,if you apply for permission to have friends in your car, you have an acceptance chance of like 5%......... Could our members here recall any country, apart from maybe North Korea or places like Turkmenistan, or Mongolia where such laws exist.........i.e. you have to get prior permission ...

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and what you said is sensible ? or a stereotype ? how could they succeed in the Emiratisation project when they couldn't force it on the privet business and the privet businesses can't or wont pay locals what the expect , they are happy slaving foreigners for less ALL private businesses, apart from...

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The Brits can be kicked out. In fact all Westerners can be sacked. If UAE needs it, it can employ other Arab nations or brotherly countries' nationals as first priority followed by Japan or such advanced countries with friendly ties. The problem is UAE didndt ask for your advice, nor will it take t...

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and what you said is sensible ? or a stereotype ? how could they succeed in the Emiratisation project when they couldn't force it on the privet business and the privet businesses can't or wont pay locals what the expect , they are happy slaving foreigners for less ALL private businesses, apart from...

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I thought Dubai was a "free market economy" , so how come taxi companies have so much clout? Sources said thousands of applications were rejected because of pressure from taxi agencies, who fear a reduction in the number of passengers if more permits are issued. "I applied for the per...

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"Most of the drivers for buses, trucks, tankers and other commercial vehicles are Pakistani and they are the one involved in most number of fatal accidents." . That makes more sense than the sensationalist headline :) The problem lies with many commercial drivers, (and the Andrew Blairs) ...

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Police officials have themselves admitted that Emiratis between 18-25 are most likely to kill others. From personal experience, the mentioned category along with some truck drivers (mostly Pakistanis) are dangerous. Some Arab expats also drive as if they have psychological issues

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The solution is very simple. Enforce EQUALLY strict driving license tests and enforce traffic laws for everyone. There's no point having strict tests for truck drivers if well-connected 18 year olds can walk in and buy a license. Similarly, no point in deporting truck drivers for overspeeding if som...

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The funny thing is that 95% of Pakistani drivers come from an ethnic group that is probably 20% of Pakistan's populations. That group also dominates the transport industry in Pakistan, and is notorious for being short-tempered, though with generally good driving reflexes..... Similarly, the Sunny do...

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The lane thing is quite straightforward..... Dont occupy the fast lane, but often situations arise where one has to keep changing lanes. I like doing 160 on the AUH-Dubai highway, but i cant do the 2nd lane, because cars often cruise at 110-120 there. On the other hand, you have ppl racing at 180+ i...

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Dont blame the reporters; for many spokespeople/officials, questioning any of their statements is seen as offensive. Few months after Salik's launch, we heard traffic had fallen by 40% or 50% , even though every person I spoke to swore it had very little effect. GN published the actual quote because...

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I have noticed many Lebs have this vision that a BMW is the safest car ever, and that no one ever dies in a BMW, which is why many of them would rather drive run down 3 series Beemers than a new Lexus or an Avalon

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I've been here three years and had only one anti-emirati comment made to me and that was from a lebanese woman not a westerner. I'm not surprised - Lebbo identity crisis. A lot Lebanese spend too much time saying, 'we're not really Arabs,' and try to behave/appear western. Well they are Arabs (Keln...

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Agree with the above poster. Generalizations arent pretty but there's not much you can do when 80% drivers from a particular place drive in a similar way. Arab expats are very prone to jumping red signals (even more than locals). South Indians are quite panicky, while some Canadians are safety-obses...

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Most banks are thieves and people like Calum Mclure make their living like scavenging jackels by helping the banks..... The sad part is many debt collectors take advantage of laws in 3rd world countries by threatening to kill family members of the debtor etc. I understand that people not paying back...

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gtmash wrote:How does police boycott a company? If the company is getting robbed or is burning down, the cops won't show up?

It means if Al-Futtaim lays off nationals, police will stop buying LandCruisers

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hack88 wrote:

IS THIS A PRIDE TO YOU AS WELL BENGLADESHIMUSLIM LIKE SMACKING UP YOUR WIVES

While MB is a troll, what does he have to do with this article? Maybe you are a troll as well ?

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The Japnese Contractor, ranked as the 16th biggest Global contractor by ENR is cancelling all its Contracts on Palm Jebel Ali and laying off all employees. The current contracts include Piling for patforms for waterhomes, trunk-spine bridge, spine infratructure and the tunnel. They ran out of cash,...

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There is a very heated debate going on in arabianbusiness on this same topic. What surprised me are comments saying Nationals are suffering and oppressed due to expats, and that they should be entitled to jobs for life in private companies etc etc. Natives are advantaged here and nothing wrong with ...

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http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10280338.html Pakistanis are the most dangerous drivers in Dubai, police data shows Emirati drivers know how to drive very well but they like to speed and do crazy driving because we are bedwens, It is genetic, we are not scared, we come proudly ...

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The NYU is a reasonably ranked private university in the US, not one of the major players by any way...

An important question is whether they will offer need blind admission, as top US private schools do, or will the Abu Dhabi campus be simply a cashcow ?

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benwj wrote:If she had consensual s.ex with the boyfriend as widely reported, she broke the law and should be charged. Sorry but thats the law.
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Isnt the law also that s.. with a hooker is wrong ?

Does the law specify anywhere that men fornicating is less criminal than women doing the same ?

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One youtube comment says people criticising the reckless drivers are just envious they cant do the same.......

I also read that one of the 4wds has 5k + worth of unpaid fines.

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