Well, once in a while RC hits the nail smack bang on the head and has done so on this occasion, mainstream private education in Dubai is a business first and a vocation last with most of the profits being greedily gathered into the coffers of GEMS, there are exceptions to the rule, for which you wi...
Delicacy?? :shock: You call some dark brown caca in a jar that you slap on a piece of bread a delicacy??? It comes off the shelf in a supermarket!!! or would that be a deli?? or Dehli???? Yes, Delicacy, with a capital ‘D’ :x how can you possibly, sit there and disparage the unique, loved (and hated...
Thanks for confirming that delicacies DO NOT come in squeezy tubes!!!! Delicacy: [count noun] a choice or expensive food. Choice: [adjective] (especially of food) of very good quality. I rest my case m’lud, Marmite is officially a delicacy, whether it comes in squeezy tubes or not. Ooh look, caviar...
First off I'm so glad you said 'children' BB - for the rest of you, Goats have 'kids'! People have 'children'! FYIP Kid. 1. informal a child or young person, verb (kids, kidding, kidded) 2. [with object] informal deceive in a playful way; tease. 3. Noun, a small wooden tub, especially a sailor's me...
No Dillon! 'Kid' is another nasty Americanism that we could well do without. OOOooooooohhhh NOOooooooooo it isnnnnnnnnnn't!! The origin of ‘kid’ meaning child, 'our kid' 'kid brother or sister' is in Middle English from around 1150 to 1450, long before our American cousins started abusing the Engli...
When the boat comes in, I worked with a Geordie who invariably used to burst into song after a few beers, he never finished the song though, hinny (and always wore trousers)!
He has to twist arguments and make obtuse comments (and repeat himself without any new material until people don't bother to reply) because his platform is inherently weak. I think by now it's obvious he's more interested in silencing opposing views Its pure gaslighting. And that’s all he’s ever do...
Anywho , I was keeping a list in my head of what I needed and after having been out and having to walk about in the heat, with a light head I headed over to C4 at MOE. I wanted to try out a recipe tomorrow that requird cornmeal. I know I saw it in Lulu's but wasn't sure about C4. Went up and down t...
I met a colleague for the first time in San Francisco a couple of Years ago, a native Californian, his name was Lee, the conversation at our first meeting went as follows; I’ve used an alternative name for me. Me: How do you do? I’m Tony Lee: I’m fine thanks, I’m Lee, what did you say your name was?...
..what kind of sociopolitical system Dubai runs on. I find this extremely confusing thus far...is it a monarchy? Fascist regime? Totalitarian? I know (or I think I know) that it's a free market capitalist economy, but what kind of govern mental system does it implement? Not much of a thread I guess...
It is a Constitutional Federation, with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to the seven member emirates. Ummm :?: Hehe sorry for being a little ignorant on the subject, I don't know much about politics really but does this mean it's an autocratic cons...
http://www.dubaiforums.com/post377591.html#p377591 So initially, you were an Egyptian 15 Year old Youth, who's Father had racked up debt he could no longer service thereby restricting your movements out of Dubai, and you were looking for avenues into London, to then work illegally while hoping to s...
Whatever Dillon, you're a major pot stirrer as it is. My point that BM keeps failing to see, if that she really knows no one and there is always going to be someone who trumps her - end of. Bank ON topic: These kind of stories do get a bit tedious, it's all complete hearsay. The event happened last...
What should a male do when confronted by a naked woman demanding two bottles of 7 Up?? :lol: Man up and tackle the job head on Zonker,.. there is no other option… 8) The story reminds me, I was once confronted by an aggressive feminist, bordering Chauvinist type, when we were about to get down to s...
What a novice! When I went to Wales recently, look what the Welsh farmers did for BM! ^^ Brilliant :lol: http://bamforthpostcards.co.uk/bamforth/index.htm The Saucy Seaside Postcard is an Edwardian British alternative to the usual picture postcards available at seaside resorts in particular, and Ba...
Now that's making a name for yourself! http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3703941/Billionaire-sheikh-carves-out-his-name-in-desert-in-capital-letters-visible-from-space.html A few people didn't believe it was real, but if you use the satellite image of google maps or google earth, it can cle...