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And riding the metro of Dubai you'll also see how local officials are some of the most corrupt and racist people towards other nationalities you'll ever meet, and who're not afraid to show it at all. Wow Is the metro operating already? I didn't think that it was going to be finished for another 2 y...

I am surprised that Chocs hasn't supported me with this serious thread about saving the environment. You see, Stay tabs were introduced to softdrink cans back in the 70's to prevent people discarding the ring pulls on the ground. Before this, ring pulls were all over the beaches and parks etc. Then ...

I totally agree regarding FGM. However, male circumcision it done for various reasons, which are supposed to benefit the patient. A doctor seeing my son was trying to convince me to get him done on medical grounds. I said what medical grounds? He said that there is less chance of contracting an STD....

I would recomend the Airbus A340 that currently flies from Dubai x New York, especially the First Class Cabin, fabulous. The 380 1st class will make the 340 look like ecconomy. But I doubt that Emirates will be using it for the N.American or even European routes. It will be earmarked for the Indian...

well as u seam so desprate to know its: Bacon Sausages ham eggs kippers kidneys pudding ( black pudding? ) porridge ETC ETC anyone confirm this ? So your not that cleaver after all. hahahaha HPs is an undercover food nutritionist for the Pakistani cricket team trying to find out what they should be...

Cant belive we lost to ireland. pakistan should be ashamed. How can pakistan, with all that experience and world class players lose to ireland. They aint even professional. Most of thier players are part timers. Its about time the pakistan cricket teams gets a revamp. Im happy Inzi has retired, his...

Ninewest are my favourite.

Chocoholic wrote:And why do you assume that tribes are primitive? They don't have to be 'taught' anything at all.

By 'taught' I think that MS meant that they are heathens and it is our responsibility to introduce them to the good Lord...
Nuff said.

But I still find it weird to see guys in dish-dashes with a pint. I was also shocked when I found out that a friend of mine who drinks alcohol was a muslim. I said, what you are muslim?! He said, yeh... so. I said, but you shouldn't be drinking! He said, I like drinking, just like you do. I realise...

Did anyone hear the Flintof interview, watch him against Kenya, bet he plays like a demon. What Flintoff did was wrong but atleast he knows now no man is bigger then the team. Its not wrong unless it affects his performance. The only mistake he made was to say that "it won't happen again"...

Having been the guy in the Humvee I can say this. You lay into the horn and dont stop, if you stop it will be just long enough for somebody to pump one into your head or toss in a granade. If they dont get out of your way you tap there back bumber, dont push them or they can run over people. NEVER ...

Didn't you know...

95% of male kangaroos surveyed are wankers?

The other 5% are liers.

That reminds me of a story.

A muslim friend told me that I should not have a pet dog because they are dirty and lick themselves.

I said "You know why they do that don't you"...

"Because they can".

Shaf, I imagine that eating pork would be about as foreign to a muslim as myself eating say, dog or cat, or... dolphin :D I don't think that I could ever get used to it. Although alcohol would be a lot easier to swallow, pardon the pun. Sure, some people have a problem with alcohol... well more than...

I just heard the news Bob Woolmer was murdered :shock: :shock: They obviously delayed that anouncment until after the game against Zim. The rumour is that he was going to lift the lid on a match fixing ring. Which begs the question: Did Pakistan loose to Ireland on purpose? No point staying up to w...

Keep up the good work.

Well I'm am definately not an atheist. However, if I was an atheist, I would live by exactly the same philosophy that I always have. It is a philisophy that has been adopted by all religions and is universal. Confusius say "Do not unto others what you would not have them do unto you". For ...

Confusius say "Do not unto others what you would not have them do unto you". Jesus said that actually, it was his second commandment. 1. Love god with all thy heart. 2. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I thought it was his father who said that to that moses dude. Wait, t...

A website that I use which sells raffle tickets was blocked by Etisalat, I assume because it was classed as gambling. After I informed them that the proceeds from the raffle go towards down syndrome children, they eventually unblocked it, but it got me thinking. I would class raffles as gambling, bu...

It's sad that the insurgents are killing so many innocent Iraqi people. With that and the fighting between the Sunnies and Shites, it's a bad situation over there. I didn't realise how bad it was until I saw a short story on BBC the other day about a driver who was going through a neighbourhood of ...

Banks are the same the world over. I just think that the banks here should stop trying to pretend that they are Sharia compliant when it is obvious that they are no different to any other bank. They are still loan money for the same reason, so they can make money from the borrowers. I hate it when p...

Shoudn't be a problem.
I doubt that the banks in Dubai would even know how to find out your credit rating in the UK even if they cared about it.

You might also need payslips for the last 3 months.

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sage & onion wrote:Looking like a good game, Ponting run out, thats rare.

Hayden is playing the best I've ever seen.

Yep, I have to confess that I was one of the people calling for his scalp not so long ago.

He's doing well for a guy who was a bee's willie away from being dropped.

annasttasiaaa wrote:I am talking about daylight saving time-is a way of getting more light out of the day lol

There is already enough light in Dubai, and anyway... it causes the bloody curtains to fade!

Richie, If you can hold out until the end of the year then wait for the Shopping Festival, itll be well worth it! Not really. Ditto. The "shopping festival" is pure Dubai hype. One good thing about coming in July is the hotel prices. Less than 1000 euro for a week at a 5* beach hotel with...

gtmash wrote:

dubailover wrote:Is there an alternative to Etisalat? What other ISP are there or is Etisalat theonly one?

There is Du, which is worse. The two companies divide up areas among themselves, like gangs do.

You mean like the Mafia?

I have had premonitions that I do not wish to happen, but I cannot avoid them. This has made me a somewhat fatalistic. But I do not go so far as blaming them on a god. Is something else responsible for them? However, If I was going to pray, it would be to god/alah... and I still wear my seatbelt jus...

Yep, DVDs and Books from Amazon are fine. I use them all of the time and currently have another 2 books on the way. I am pretty sure that there are no on-line toy companies in the UAE. There are other on-line toy companies who will ship overseas, but the postage is a killer. I just bought back a hea...

You won't get a dual voltage blender.

Dual voltage monitors, LCDs etc exist but it has never been a problem for me because I don't plan on using anything on 110V.

5% surcharge is billed on your DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority) bill on a monthly basis, calculated as follows Rental Dhs. 150,000.00 x 5% / 12 = Dhs. 625.00 it is titled as Housing Fee and is basically a tax which goes eventually to Dubai Municipality to cover upkeep of the City. Roads...