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For people against the toll, I suggest you do some digging on Dubai government finances. Although Dubai is full of very wealthy people, with few taxes the government hsa a big problem in that it has 1.3m people to take care of (indeed, counting the commuters probably much more) but actually not that...

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Much of marina is lying empty, if you're lucky and rent it it will pay a good income, if you don't you'll have overpaid and be caught out when the price of flats goes down as predicted.

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When I say self sufficient I mean the whole lot of it, not just the staff. You might want to round your estimate up by a couple of zeros. As such has been the uproar over 4dhs I think you'd be hard pressed to find a more effective traffic control sytem to counter the gridlock, it's just poorly imple...

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I looked seriously in to doing an MBA but in the end concluded it wasn't worth it. 95% of the world's MBA's are basic business courses and are simply cashing in on the MBA reputation made by Harvard and the likes. Despite what the info blurb that goes with them says, most will not add a single penny...

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3 things got hurt in the attack on Glasgow: 1) Egos. The clowns both couldn't drive properly and couldn't work out that a big car wouldn't go a small hole. 2) The clown who set himself of fire, some say it was a suicide bid, others he didn't know what he was doing. Either way, no tears shed for him....

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A&F are not sold anywhere outside North America I believe, I certainly looked through all the store listings of the malls here and there is none to be found in Dubai.

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Because none of us were doctors nor know much about medicine and stuff. If we knew, we wouldn't have to go to the hospital/doctor, would we? ;) . Surely being prescribed antibiotics for minor ailments should ring alarm bells? The whole health industry incentives are skewed to make it too easy to &q...

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Most of the Business schools in UK are money making machines. They run the MBA for one year instead of 3 years MBA . Thats strange. I dont have trust on UK's universities and the quality óf education in UK :lol: MBAs can run for 1, 1.5 or 2 years, 3 years would be for half wits. LBS is the only top...

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There are some talented and hardworking locals, problem is they have many hangers on in the rest of the family who milk one person's vision for all it's worth. 2nd generation wealth here is quite lazy, where in to 3rd generation they've just given up completely.

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As above, you don't have many options for housing and schooling, you pretty much have to pay the going rate. Rent could maybe be pushed down a little (maybe only 20-30k though), try either places like Al Barsha, Mirdif or International City, failing that a 3 bed flat might be cheaper (Marina rents l...

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Think it’s got to be Man U, they’ll be awesome up front. Can see them having a few 5, 6 or even 7 nil wins against some of the smaller teams at OT. Chelsea have a stronger squad than last season but, crucially, if they sell Robben then their starting 11 will be weaker and that will count against the...

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If you're on a good wage your medical insurance will be pretty comprehensive, the good thing here is some plans accept existing conditions and pay for the treatment.

In general, drugs are cheaper here but can't comment on your specifics.

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West Ham themselves are the only ones talking of compensation, the whole of the rest of the world knows they'll get pumped rotten if it goes to court. All they're doing is delaying so that the EPL season starts and they can't get relegated on appeal

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I'm still confused why this guy bought himself a one-way ticket to India the day after the Glasgow attack when he had a very good life in Australia, but should be innocent and proven guilty.

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EH has a decent reputation, my wife works in that line of work. It's painful to say it as it goes against my normal outlook on stereotypes, but if it's a European or American doctor then it should be fine, the horror stories I hear from surgeons of other nationalities is frightening, even basic infe...

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Post received from UK can be anything from 4 days to 3 weeks

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. In fact the verses of this prayer summarise the whole of the Quran and the religion of Islam. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds, The Gracious, the Merciful, How do you explain the quote from a prominent Middle Eastern editor that says "Not all Muslims are terrorists, but al...

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I'm sure the West-bashers on here will join me in saying how clearly misguided we were in abolishing that joyful passtime of slavery all those years ago, oh to be enlightened like you.

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I'm intrigued to know in which circumstances the purchase of indoor plants can ever be considered "urgent"?

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Well, day one, a few teething problems like disappearing sound on some of the pundits (usually Derek Whyte) and a rather random format (they show the latest goals at half time but not full time)., but overall pretty decent. Rob McCaffey a good man to anchor the programme although his eagerness sees ...

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The value of projects either planned or under way in Dubai will total $310,000 million over the next decade, according to The Dubai Real Estate Report 2007 launched by the Middle East Economic Digest (MEED)."Of this, close to $230,000 million, equivalent to almost three-quarters of the total, ...

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I hate those bastards! When I was in college (uni for you wankers) I used to drive a POS (piece of sh!t for same wankers) and would go out of my way to park within 2 inches of their door. When I was at uni I used to take public transport 45 mins each way like everyone else, only jerks who called it...

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The Major wrote:As airlines go - they are certainly one of the better ones and do recognise customer loyalty unlike many other services in Dubai

Agree Emirates the best but their loyalty programme is pretty average when compared to others, unless you're a gold card holder it's pretty rubbish in fact.

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Might as well stick my oar in for a laugh. There are clearly intelligent people from 3rd world countries, and often they go to great lengths to show how educated they are and get a bachelors, masters, PhD and anything going to stand out. Good on them. If you go to the UK or US, you're likely to get ...

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Irn Bru.

It's not the biggest selling drink in Scotland for no reason.

Supplement with square sausage roll for maximum effect.

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So there is no way of getting a Dubai driving license with a Sharjah work permit? Maybe if you live in Dubai and have a tenancy agreement in your name. As above you can only get a license in the emirate your visa is issued in. As for the driving rules, on the face of it they look ridiculous but giv...

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vick u can do anything u like in dubai as long as ur skin is wite skin n cash Well, white people are 2nd class citizens as opposed to many others who're unfairly treated as 3rd class citizens! To the Scottish woman who started this, unless you're a teacher and get free/ heavily discounted school fe...

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Would start on expatwoman.com or whatever it's called. Yes, there's loads of nursing positions, however, they're often 6 days a week, 8 hour a day positions. This is negotiatable, but it may mean your wife has to enter in to the Arabic game of a lengthy negotiations so only do if if you can afford t...

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Oops, on other topics. Wages are OK but not exceptional (depending on what your wife does, think UK after tax equivalent), though again are negotiable (though usually they won't offer more money, they may offer more benefits or less hours as compensation). Day care not provided, but loads of nurseri...

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As far as bigoted remarks go, I've seen a lot worse, storm in a teacup when clearly he was trying to be funny, whether he acheived that is up to the reader/ listener.

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