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So Pakistani salesmen can go around accusing anyone of blasphemy when they think they can extort money from him ?

Well surprise surprise - nobody gets to see the CCTV footage,. Read in another forum a case where a kid is beaten up by 7 other kids and 1 adult in MOE Foodcourt, for having the audacity to ask the latter to be quiet during a cinema screening Surprise surprise , MOE claimed they dont have cameras i...

Chocoholic wrote:Classic:

"And when you treat people, you have to not be arrogant, especially at the borders and at government buildings," he said. "Don't forget you are not in your country."

I.

Does that mean its ok to be arrogant in one's own country ?

I havent visited the zoo too; not since 16 years back !

Read this article to have a glimpse into why driving is so bad. A spoilt 25 yr old girl thinks she is a great driver because she never had an accident; so she sees nothing wrong in applying makeup and reading bberry whule driving The worst thing is a Newspaper is actually wasting print space glorify...

Another expample; and it shows its not about Nationality, the guy is probably an Arab expat, he is only 27, but his attitude towards having to pay 20000 dhs per year in fines is "Life goes on and money comes and money goes" I notice many drivers from all nationalities breaking rules in a v...

Doesnt change much; the person who doesnt pay 5000 in fines may go to jail

The person who pays 30000 dhs in fines will laugh about it over a shisha and then tell newspapers "money comes and money goes so its all cool"

how dare the Thais detain an honorable man? He had the right to go where he wants, he is just a businessman for exotic animals, too bad the Thais dont understand business

I can understand why they are clamping down, However they are refusing to see the root cause as they say it happens because of co educational schooling when everyone knows that segregation is what leads to girls behaving like boys. Rather than acknowledging the root cause the populist method is to b...

I read a comment somewhere that the companies are like a Thai farmer who buys Durian from Dubai and then complains when he makes a loss in selling those durians in Thailand ! If all the neighboring countries, 5 of whom actually export less oil than the UAE, can manage, then so can the UAE ! Maybe AD...

Bethsmum wrote:Why does this give the wrong impression of the UAE?

People (often tourists) see such acts and then think its acceptable to do so in the UAE. Then they get locked up and find out such "filthy" acts are against "the culture and morals " of the UAE.

Why does this give the wrong impression of the UAE? People (often tourists) see such acts and then think its acceptable to do so in the UAE. Then they get locked up and find out such "filthy" acts are against "the culture and morals " of the UAE. Well acting like that is against...

On a somewhat distantly related note, see the quote below to inderstand why it is "unsafe" Apparently as long as a passenger speaks Arabic he can get away with not paying taxi fares Imagine how many cases there might be of a Filipino not being believed as the counterparty spoke in better A...

Hi bora, They are here bcz they couldn’t find a job elsewhere. if they are qualified they would’ve stayed back home where they would’ve been paid why more than here especially ppl from the west. I’m an employs in AD government and I assure you that and only when the city started localizing jobs we ...

I cant believe but i agree with uaekid (on the kids on plane part and not the assumptions on BB's personal life)

When the last visa system was revoked; investors complaining were told the UAE could change its law when it wanted to etc etc. There were also many defensive comments on the net saying "just because you bought a flat does not mean you bought the soil of this great nation etc" Now visas wil...

Late night surprise http://gulfnews.com/business/oil-gas/adnoc-set-to-take-over-eppco-enoc-petrol-stations-1.833183 Now only if Dubai allowed in Adnoc aswell, I prefer Adnoc over both Emarat and Enoc/Eppco. I can't believe Enoc is whinging again to raise prices to almost 19 bucks ! Emarat got a sho...

If they tripled the cost of fuel here, it would destroy the economy in a few short months. Cheap labour and logistics costs are a couple of the reasons that make this a desirable market for investment, take these away and it will kill it surely as a shot to the head. Knight Almost every economist i...

Incidentally there is an article on illegal abortions in GN today and i haev to say the guy in question is braver that this specimen mentioned below: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/illegal-abortions-a-fatal-choice-1.834605 W. Rai, an Indian, first got pregnant at the age of 24. With a boy...

benwj wrote:If the US system is so good then why do people like Casey Anthony get let off. I mean someone laughing and smiling when asked about how she murdered her daughter would have been locked away for life in Dubai.

no they wouldnt, it would depend on who it is.

Look at what happened in Europe in the 1970's when the Saudis and OPEC held the world to ransom and the price of fuel went through the roof. Raging inflation Mass layoffs of workers as companies tried to economise Bankrupt companies by the hundred Strikes Lock-outs The death of the airline industry...

I would guess airlines are trying to earn more on that route by banking on the stronger Aussie $.

If they correlate the prices to AUS$, people paying in that currency will not feel the difference of a 30% increase if the AUS$ increased by roughly 30%

I cant believe Americans actually consider Filipino accent as " clear and neutral." Most of them can't pronounce F (hence "pipty pils only", senior supervisors pronounce "chocolate" as "chokkkklait", "snack" as "snuck", and they dont unders...

Philippinos are by far much better at speaking English than Indians - but they will always have the acccent. I have met far more Indians with clear and neutral accents than Filipinos. What I notice is that with Indians when its bad, its really bad. However many Indians in senior positions have a cl...

[quote="desertdudeshj" In that case there are far more Filipinos who speak better English than Indians. [/quote] Correction : there are far more "blue collar/sales staff " Filipinos who speak better English than similar Indians. At the same time, there are far more "white co...

i am astounded by this review that we find in todays Gulf News. http://gulfnews.com/life-style/food/bite-the-best-battle-of-shawarma-1.840703 The hack goes with a British celebrity chef to find out the best Shawarma in Dubai, a very logical choice for an article, right? Wrong, because the article is...

Dillon wrote:

desertdudeshj wrote:Think about this? We’ve been sucking oil out of the earth on an industrial scale for the last, say 100 Years, our scientists agree that we have now reached Peak Oil,.

Is this a case of apparently everyoneagreeing just because 60% of the scientists agree ?

The last line cracks me up; patient "complains of pain in right hand" i.e. after slapping someone. Will the slapped woman be charged with "bringing her cheels in the way of an innocent's person's hand and causing pain to the hand" ? Dubai: Two women were in court for starting a f...

Gulf News joins in the Pinoy love in: I dotn think they all the hotels are rushing to get Filipinos because of their wonderful accent. It may be that that they speak somewhat gramatically cheap accents, and ask for very low salaries... When Pinoys talk, the world listens Dubai: In a city of accents,...

Some comments on Gulf News on this topic.... It's definitely true, Filipinos speak English more fluent english than any other nationalities whatever life takes us, Filipinos will always be proud to be FILIPINO! unlike some of the indians i met, that when i asked them where they from, they'll gonna r...