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Del wrote:

hamadl wrote:Similarly, many UAE nationals trusted expats with businesses and lost everything they had, the expats just went back to their countries and left the UAE nationals in trouble over here.

Does the name Steve Trutch ring a bell?

Who was that?

asif.ahmed wrote:

guru777 wrote:hi guys which is the most best hotel in dubai

Hi

I think Al Rayan Hotel is the best place to stay as it has lots of luxuries to select from many,i found this on yellowpages dot ae

Is that place frequented by bandits?

WOW! like something from the mummy or Indiana Jones

Red Chief wrote:I understand your point. It likes those Brits who bought Range Rover in credit but realy could afford Prado only.

Interesting that you single out the brits with the range rovers!

I guess that there has to be a positive spin because of any future potential investment in the place. Whether anybody believes it or not is a different matter.
Personally I think the governments credibility has taken one mighty hammering over the last few months.

I suffered a few years ago after splitting with the ex and kids and let me tell you....The quality of care for depression sucks!

Do people really get depressed by thye economic situation? I honestly couldn't be bothered

how do you know I'm not affected?
There is a difference between depression and making silly financial decisions and then wishing you hadn't done it.

how do you know I'm not affected? There is a difference between depression and making silly financial decisions and then wishing you hadn't done it. So if u were fired tomorrow for no good reason and thrown into a job market where u had 0.1 percent chance of finding a job....you wouldn't be depress...

CAP to make a POINT!

Saw the last thing I probably ever thought I'd see in Dubai, driving to work and just past city centre mall saw a guy walking down the street wearing a t-shirt with a swastika on it. Now I actually know the original swastika was a Hindu symbol of peace but this was a proper black, in a white circle...

Sid Vicious wore one and it didn't do him any harm....ah.

Yes. Very sad. One brave lady

Dubai gives you the chance to consume booze but also lays down the law. Now its YOUR problem to do that with in the confines of the law. FACT[/quote]



Dubai allows alcohol because they make money from selling it and from Tourism which would not exist without it.

I truly symphatise with the labourers situation but you have to look at the other side aswell. True you and me think they are under paid and live in Squalid conditions. I've been to some labour camps and Bachelor accomodations it really is insane there. But I've also asked them is it really worth a...

rudeboy wrote:lol sorry but hasnt the BBC got better things to do (misery u may use this line )

like report something which we DONT know about????

They are keeping Dxb in the spotlight and keeping the pressure on!

RB, once again you show your ignorance! WE know about it! The rest of the world doesn't! Especially because the Dubai government and authority are dead against any negative publicity getting out about the place. this topic has been discussed over, over, over and over again especially in this forum....

so is 1000dhs better then nothing? yeh they get treated like dirt here by some of their employees. but are they really treated like kings back in their own countries? It is the responsibility of the UAE government to protect labourers from exploitation. Their situation elsewhere in the world is not ...

RB, once again you show your ignorance! WE know about it! The rest of the world doesn't! Especially because the Dubai government and authority are dead against any negative publicity getting out about the place. this topic has been discussed over, over, over and over again especially in this forum....

RB, once again you show your ignorance! WE know about it! The rest of the world doesn't! Especially because the Dubai government and authority are dead against any negative publicity getting out about the place. this topic has been discussed over, over, over and over again especially in this forum....

Because this thread is about a documentary on the conditions of workers in the UAE! If you want to ditract from that, then go and start your own thread! i shall but how do i know its not deleted :D "Dubai Master of Thread Hijackers" You don't have the whit or the intelligence old boy!

OPEN SEWERS ARE ONLY SEEN IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES!!
IS THIS THE IMAGE THAT DUBAI WANTS TO PROJECT TO THE WORLD??[/quote]


I'm sure it is not the way that it wants to project itself but in reality, in lots of different ways it is third world.

Wow! That is one damning artcicle. Robby: "So its up to us Westerners to deal with this, obviously. Any thoughts on this one...? " I agree. But the real culprits here are the western governments that give the UAE the credibility it has. Thank goodness that the western media are now regular...

It would be easy to clean up the labour camps.....Not so easy to clean up the policies and attitudes that have allowed this to happen!


Arab hospitality??? Do me a favour!

I have never had a game plan. I've meandered through life without any real direction. I do have an overwhelming feeling of under achievement.

Should I have done things differently? Yes!

Excellent show but looking a bit tired these days. All a bit contrived.

I getting this feeling I'm wasting my life, planning for my future, spending way too much time focussing on my career...for what? Some dollars in my wallet? I love sports, adventure sports etc. I would probably be happiest as a coach or a PE teacher, or someone organizing mountain hiking/biking expe...

Mods

What happened to this thread?
It is locked and "moved" but when I click on it the message says that I do not have access.

Smog

Misery Called Life wrote:Hey smoggie do you want DF blocked?

Well what is the point of it if we cannot express opinions??

sage & onion wrote:

smoggie wrote:Mods

What happened to this thread?
It is locked and "moved" but when I click on it the message says that I do not have access.

Smog

Moved to fight club due to sensitive content

HOW DO I GET IN THERE?

(Sorry caps lock!!)