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simoneschmittner wrote:I lived in Dubai for quite a while...

all those pictures look so pretty, but do you know the underbelly?
http://uaereport.homeblock.com/

(I would never go back there)

Cheers for the information, i guess there is always to sides to a story

Clearly the country was not to the taste of the website author (I love it here myself and knew what to expect before I moved here as I did my homework), but at the same time some truthful / valid points are made although the tone is predominantly negative and there are a lot of positives missed out.

But I do think the tourist industry should make people aware more of some of the laws. Especially;

Medicine prescribed in an individuals home country can land someone a prison sentence (for instance cough syrup, pain killers).

Kissing / affection in public.

Boyfriend Girlfriend sharing a hotel room.

However, they are not likely to do this as it may change the minds of a large selection of tourists considering Dubai as a destination.

You can't entirely blame someone for not being aware of this when they walk into a holiday agency in there home country to book two weeks away and choose dubai as the beachs look nice.

Also it seems a lot of laws are not the clear for tourists or people coming to settle - look at these to stories;

'Dubai: The public prosecution is still questioning a 20-year-old national who was reportedly shot at after a civilian police patrol caught him kissing his fiancée inside his car in April.'

'Mohammad Yousuf, Deputy Director of the Dubai Courts Department, said while the Federal punitive law is implemented in the UAE, the situation is different in Dubai. The Tawajed or Tahseen Al Ma'asiya clause, he said, is not implemented in Dubai.'

funny. that author must b Islamophobic or anti-Arab who hasnt visited Dubai

can someone give me an advice how to go on seaching for a loveones who moved to dubai for work...been 3 weeks now and yet she hasn't communited to me..is it really took that long to settle in dubai? although i know she lived with her relatives .. thanks

simoneschmittner wrote:(I would never go back there)

Then both you and Dubai are happy.

Dean09 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isyfsO7tAx4

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