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I agree that protecting Air Canada is dumb. Canadians will fly anyone BUT them if they can. They should just let AC die a quick death and let Emirates come in. The sectors they were after are not serviced by AC now, anyway, so not sure what the point is. Whenever myself or any family or friends fly ...

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I've done it once and swore never again. I thought my eyes were going to pop out of my head!

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DDS, we are very realistic when it comes to this. We don't put up with this crap. There are only 25,000 Canadians here in the UAE, but I assure you , they are in top positions and decent dollar earners. The biggest loss will be from the oil companies. I can tell you now that Weatherford out of Houst...

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Canada is has definitely put the brain drain on countries like India. Some of Canada's brightest minds were recruited from there, and they continue to do so. I am not in favour of the loosey-goosey laws that allow you to have a few bucks and get a passport within a couple of years. I think the manda...

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I don't think it will make the Canadian Politicians do anything. If the visa was 20, 30, 40 bucks, ok, fair play. But 1000 bucks for a restricted 6 month multi-entry? Jagoffs! 500 bucks for my mom to come visit? No way. The funny thing is, Canada does not need the UAE, yet the UAE needs Canada. Ther...

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I love how there is no reason given.. just "because". Looooo-serrrrrs.

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Since the first Gulf War, it has always annoyed me that the American News channels pronounce "Qatar" as "Cutter". They make no effort at all...as a teenager back then, even I knew it was Qatar, or with my accent I would say "Ka-Tar". Now that I live here, I still say &q...

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But a lot of Arabs do speak very good English than vice versa. You talk gooder English than I does. lol My initial point was the fact that no USA news services, none, nada, zip make ANY effort to say "Ka-Tarrr" properly...it is ALWAYS "Cutter". Like they pronounce Pakistan "...

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As far as other languages, I don't know jack. I used to speak Jive back in the 70s and 80s, then some rudimentary Ebonics in the late 80s, but it escapes me now. It is true what Dillion said, all the French I took is school was lost on me until I found myself working in France...amazing how it comes...

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Or maybe it went something like this :D 2 guys: "Oh Jeez, not another one" big wig: "Yeah yeah, I know bugger won't leave me alone" 2 guys: "Alrigh then, whateva" big wig: "Ok then can we just get it over with, I can't stand to see his mug another minute"? 3r...

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Tom Jones wrote:An American friend, who lives in Doha, calls it, "Gutter" - with a Texan accent!!!

Hoooooo! Eeeeeeee! Y'all goin' ta Cutter?

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So beloved Mac bit the dust today and I switched to a PC. The PC is brand new and after navigating to the forum, without being logged in, I could not believe how hard it is to read. Ads are everywhere, hyperlink ads at the top, bottom and within posts. I have looked at the forum on my Mac without be...

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This is OTT, DDS. Really. As for the laptop....I could have a warehouse sale here with all my computer stuff. It is getting nuts in Casa de DD.

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BTW good to see you again. Thought you'd "slipped out" without handing me that can of timmies ! No one is slipping out without first getting his court dirhams! And funny you mention it, but 'slip out" season starts in 2 weeks. I might do a trial run just for giggles. After a bit too ...

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No, BM. I mentioned months ago that there is a way easier way to pull a Herve. DDS just reminded me of it. I'm not going anywhere for a while, no worries. Besides, I can't leave my flat in the condition it is in. Will likely take 2 months to get the footprints off the ceiling and get rid of all the ...

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What mental midget designed them here? Every mall or multi-story car park seems like it is more confusing than it needs to be. Ibn Battuta is ok. MOE, Dubai Mall, Marina Mall, even JBR. I mean there are speed bumps so tall and square, they are like curbs and threaten to rip the steering out of your ...

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I am all for speed bumps. The BMW I had was a Z3, very low to the ground. The Arabian Ranches bumps took out the rack TWICE..it scraped every time. In JBR, my Camry scrapes. It is a bit much. MOE is still nuts. Yesterday I parked on the first floor, by the HSBC/electronic stores. To exit to Barsha (...

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drewpeacock wrote:DD, are you a hairdresser?

If that's a crack at the car, it was my wife's.

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Never been to Wahda Mall, but if it is anything like the AUH roads, I can only imagine. True, benwj, MCC is a bit better compared to the others. I am off to Healthcare City now, hoping to get a spot in the sand seeing as there is NO parking there.

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Looks dark and ominous outside. Wonder if it will rain? Tis that time of year!

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On the same note...we are hoping the rain lets up in Australia. We are 2m away from losing everything we own. Just got off the phone with Brisbane and it is not looking good. Anyone know someone with a big truck in Brisbane?

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Just got off the phone with ^ian^ and he said all is good. He moved our stuff to the top floor, but will go back and check tomorrow morning. Will still be in panic mode till then.

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Thanks all for your wishes. I am keeping track by the hour. All our friends and family are safe. One might lose her house overnight in one of the suburbs. Fortunately, her tennants got all their stuff out and got to higher ground. She hated that house and is fully insured, so either way, win-win for...

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Unfortunately I am not able to compete this year as I am absolutely buried in work but we are doing some of the ground entertainment activities as we did last year. In fact, I have not even been able to get to the site as my meeting schedule looks like a rash all over the calendar. Hoping to get to...

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It is very hard not being there. I was fine till the father in law called this am. Have been a bag of nerves since. I would have packed up and moved to high ground by now. Gillard on the news is shocking. Looks like she just learned to read.

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I've been up since 5am following this. 2 hours ago, the water was 2m from the door and Ian can't get there as he is running into roadblocks and water. The high tide still needs to hit. Not a happy dog at this point.

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Thanks all. Just talked to Ian, he made it there after about 2 hours. They are forklifting all of our goods to the top floor, so that *should* be okay. The river is expected to crest in a couple of hours, then again in the middle of the night. Family and friends are all on high ground, just trapped ...

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I am sure you are in good hands with Ian, now that is a name I haven't heard for a while. He might be still around. Assuming its the same ian, thats the impression I got from DD anyway. What a help he has been, forklifting stuff to the second floor. Thats great! Yes, benwj, it is the same Ian of ye...

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BM might have to learn from the likes of Concord from yesteryear, and just make up a new user name, like BMbanned or something. Smooth move banning one of the only frequent posters.

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Just wondering if anyone frequents other forums? For example, I peruse, but not necessarily post at several audio visual forums and technology forums, but not really any other "expat" forums. With the banning stick being wielded, just curious where else you hang out on the interwebs.

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