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Lamps are fine.
On second thought, your blender might also be OK on 110V. Won't hurt it anyway.

If your goal is to save as much as possible whilst in Dubai and then bail out, HSBC have a savings plan which pays about 6% I think.
I assume that there are conditions wrt minimum monthly instalments etc but I don't know exactly because I spend all of my salary and don't have one of these accounts.

Male or Female?

Fast track is for people who have paid and got themselves an e-card, great value for money, straight through and no lines. "FastTrack" is for First/Buisness class passengers. e-gate is to improve the flow of people through passport control. Unfortunately it can't be free because the costs...

I was told by EMAAR that you can buy and sell their properties as many time as you like regardless of whether they have been registered with the lands dept or not. Where do you stand? I agree with sage that, if it is registered with the lands dept as well, you may feel more secure in the event of th...

There is a good reason why we can't vote in Dubai Jabba. Because if they gave citizenship to the expats and allowed them to vote, the country would end up being a run conglomeration of minorities and lobby groups, who form their own communities/gettos, and become further and further isolated from ea...

bonk wrote:Just heard a story about someone picked up by police a few weeks ago for being drunk in public while waiting for a taxi. Jail for a few days and a fine. Not the first time I've heard of that happening.

There was a story a few years back about a guy mistaking a police car for a taxi... Classic

If the municipality is so concerned with hygiene standards or food safety (I'm presuming these are the reasons), why don't they concentrate on banning all the rubbish you get clinging to sticks which pass for shawarmas or the falafels which have been sitting there for so long they taste as dry and ...

It is pretty simple:

If you are Male you will be better off getting divorced in UAE
If you are Female you will be better off getting divorced in UK

However, there is no agreement between countries, so obligations can only be enforced in the country where the ruling was made.

Hi Kim, You have a good plan, but it is also quite risky. 6 month employment contracts are not common. You will only get a job if you DON'T mention your intentions to leave after 6 months. Before starting the job you will need to find out what the consequences (if any) will be, when you leave. Next ...

Way too much is being read into this. All that the Australian government did was to deny a request that Sharia Law be implemented into Australian law. There is nothing radical about the Australian decision, apart from the fact that it wasn't taken very seriously. Although this may have been due to t...

sage & onion wrote:Well I like Dubai, I like the lifestyle, I like the safe environment and I like the weather (8 months of the year)

What don't you like?

Many good points have been raised by everyone regarding the term "Islamic Terrorist". As previously pointed out: The Islamic refererence is an unfortunate adjective used to describe the group of terrorists, who happen to all have a have a common belief in islam. Unfortunately, this is the ...

I suspect that the term 'Islamic' was used instead of 'Muslim' because it was coined by the western media who believed it to be more of a technical reference, rather that the xenophobic Muslim reference. Either reference can be misinterpreted the same way, and your fears are well justified. There ha...

Perhaps he should have got a "Pouge Mahone" sticker instead. A classic court case a few weeks back was a guy who's boss kicked him in the balls so hard that he needed one surically removed got fined 1000 dirhams for using coarse language. I agree with gtmash. You gotta live by the rules. H...

Had a friend of mine in AD some years ago, had his brand new BMW taken away by the Police for a similar bumper sticker, he just about managed to get his car back and dodge deportation after approx. 3 weeks of intense negotiation. Is Dubai culture or law really "strict" on these matters? A...

Had a friend of mine in AD some years ago, had his brand new BMW taken away by the Police for a similar bumper sticker, he just about managed to get his car back and dodge deportation after approx. 3 weeks of intense negotiation. Is Dubai culture or law really "strict" on these matters? A...

benwj, I lived through the PIRA bombings of main-land Britain - and during that time (generally speaking) the British did not view all Irish as terrorists and conversely the Americans were the main source of funding for the PIRA - who viewed them as freedom fighters! Cheers, Shafique But not many p...

does anyone know the law on cheating british wifes? My wife left me for what it turns out to be another man. she has returned to Dubai to be with him here yet she still has a valid visa sponsership through me. Is this legal? or is it legal to be living with someone while married to another? Are you...

Construction costs are as high as 300 dirhams per sq ft. The cheapest is about 150 dirhams per sq ft, but it is possible to get something of Relatively good quality for about 175. Either way, if you can get a plot of land for 800k and built a 4000 sq ft villa on it, you are getting a good deal. Good...

And no I'm not divorced yet. trying to get a UK solicitor while living out here proved difficult. I now have one but am still going through the process of proff of identity etc. Begin divorce proceedings in Dubai and then let the courts here decide how your assets are divided. It is not as difficul...

Can someone explain to me why people do this when displaying their mobile number on a public forum? Is this some sort of secret code that i don't know about... or are they just dickheads? Zero vive zero sevn zix doubl vive tree eigt sevn Please don't ring this number to tell this person that they ar...

thanks guys. I understand... I think.

Do you guys ever have problems with stuff coming through customs from abroad? I use ebay mainly for electronics and some car parts. You will probably have to pay 5% import tax on big car parts and electronics if they come via a shipping company or courier. Small items don't seem to be worth as much...

Hi mdb, You will need to go to the nearest Emirates office in your home country and purchase the ticket there. They will then organise the visa for you. Don't bother ringing emirates in dubai, they can't/won't help. Emirates is the only airline that can do this. You can stay at any hotel. If you cho...

Guy Fawkes was tortured horribly - drawn, quartered, disembowelled Why don`t the English do the same now with the Jihadist and revive the custom of celebrating the capture of a terrorist by building fires and burning models of them and have firework displays and cheaper then locking them up. Becaus...

You can argue all day about the pros and cons of the legal system, but this topic has reignited a question that I have wanted the answer to for a while now. It seems that the boy who was raped knew his attackers and may have even been 'friends' with them. It is a well known urban legend that sodomy ...

In his/her defence I don't think that ekbechara parked in this space with disregard for others. His/her acctions indicate quite the opposite. The car was occupied by the family. The car was probably running with the a/c on. The driver did not have a maid to get the water for him/her which deserves s...

You won't get any joy arguing the fact! Actually what you've just written makes it even worse - so you actually blocked in a disabled driver - well done! How is this even worse? A driver can only be blocked-in if he is trying to depart the space, right? Obviously the disabled driver was not in the ...

Chocoholic wrote:Pfff - whatever! Just pay the fine and quit moaning.

Good advice.
You are dreaming if you think that you can get this fine thrown out.