New Driving In Dubai Initiative

Topic locked
  • Reply
New Driving in Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
So "WHITE" points if your a safe driver!

Does anybody else find this offensive and racist?

drewpeacock
Dubai chat master
Posts: 921
Location: Dubai

  • Reply
Re: New Driving in Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
Don't see everything black and white.
Flying Dutchman
Dubai Forums Zealot
Posts: 3792
Location: Dubai

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
not really no. They are talking about points on your license. I have always believed if you broke the rules of the road you received black points. So I guess the opposite of that ie good driving would be white points. There you are Drew all explained. Racism does not come into it.
patience
Dubai Forums Frequenter
Posts: 120
Location: UK

  • Reply
Re: New Driving in Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
So why is white=good and black= bad?

Why cant school teachers refer to a blackboard any longer when its actually black? That was considered racist by blacks!
drewpeacock
Dubai chat master
Posts: 921
Location: Dubai

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
I really don't know. Its just a name of a colour. Could be moon points versus sun points for all I care. I honestly can't take responsibility for naming of colours. I know what you are saying but I don't think that people should get offended about the colour of things it really is just ridiculous and anyway most schools don't use blackboards any more they use whiteboards. Should all white people now be offended over that. No they wouldn't in the same way that most black people weren't offended by the term blackboard.
patience
Dubai Forums Frequenter
Posts: 120
Location: UK

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
patience wrote:I really don't know. Its just a name of a colour. Could be moon points versus sun points for all I care. I honestly can't take responsibility for naming of colours. I know what you are saying but I don't think that people should get offended about the colour of things it really is just ridiculous and anyway most schools don't use blackboards any more they use whiteboards. Should all white people now be offended over that. No they wouldn't in the same way that most black people weren't offended by the term blackboard.


Well oh Well Patients!

Quote "I honestly can't take responsibility ".
Quote "for all I care".

Please look at the topic again, its not about you Patients.

Quote "they use whiteboards. Should all white people now be offended " and why not? is this not all about a strive for equality as blacks did object globally? I want it renamed as "blackboard" I want the Golly back on the Jam Jar. I want to use the race card if I am arrested in Dubai.
drewpeacock
Dubai chat master
Posts: 921
Location: Dubai

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
Our school was light years ahead in terms of PC thinking, our boards were dark green. Nobody could be offended by that, other than the little green men from Mars I suppose :alien:
desertdudeshj
UAE, Dubai Forums Lord of the posts
User avatar
Posts: 6258

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
Calm down Dillon I was just trying to point out that the more we make an issue of race the more it becomes one. Personally I liked the golly on the Robinsons jar in fact my brother had a toy one. Although at the age we were we didn"t associate it with black people. And good luck trying to play the race card in Dubai the only people that works for is the Emirati's.
patience
Dubai Forums Frequenter
Posts: 120
Location: UK

  • Reply
Re: New Driving in Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
Why don't you actually read the story:

http://www.7days.ae/storydetails.php?id ... %20drivers

It's a stupid initiative. So basically they want to reward people for driving the way they should? It;s another 'lazy' initiatve from Dubai Police who can't be bothered to get out there and harshly punish those who cause chaos on the roads.

Give a gold star to the simpleton who came up with this one.
Chocoholic
Miss DubaiForums 2005
User avatar
Posts: 12829

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
patience wrote:Calm down Dillon I was just trying to point out that the more we make an issue of race the more it becomes one. Personally I liked the golly on the Robinsons jar in fact my brother had a toy one. Although at the age we were we didn"t associate it with black people. And good luck trying to play the race card in Dubai the only people that works for is the Emirati's.


Dillon at it again playing the usual tricks
drewpeacock
Dubai chat master
Posts: 921
Location: Dubai

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
drewpeacock wrote:
patience wrote:Calm down Dillon I was just trying to point out that the more we make an issue of race the more it becomes one. Personally I liked the golly on the Robinsons jar in fact my brother had a toy one. Although at the age we were we didn"t associate it with black people. And good luck trying to play the race card in Dubai the only people that works for is the Emirati's.


Dillon at it again playing the usual tricks


Tricks?? Or talking to his alter ego?? :lol: :lol:

Or, or............is patience Drewpeacocks alter ego?? Oh, no, that would be spelchekgurl. :lol:
Bora Bora
Dubai OverLord
User avatar
Posts: 8411
Location: At the moment Dubai Forums

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
Sorry meant Drew. Wasnt really concentrating. But you know what I mean.
patience
Dubai Forums Frequenter
Posts: 120
Location: UK

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
Bora Bora wrote:
drewpeacock wrote:
patience wrote:Calm down Dillon I was just trying to point out that the more we make an issue of race the more it becomes one. Personally I liked the golly on the Robinsons jar in fact my brother had a toy one. Although at the age we were we didn"t associate it with black people. And good luck trying to play the race card in Dubai the only people that works for is the Emirati's.


Dillon at it again playing the usual tricks


Tricks?? Or talking to his alter ego?? :lol: :lol:

Or, or............is patience Drewpeacocks alter ego?? Oh, no, that would be spelchekgurl. :lol:


Wrong, wrong and wrong again Bora, Patience is Patience, Dillon is Dillon, I am me. Patience just got excited which is easy to do around Drew Peacock.
drewpeacock
Dubai chat master
Posts: 921
Location: Dubai

  • Reply
Re: New Driving in Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
Patience is a virtue
Virtue is a grace
Grace is a little girl who didn’t wash her face

Patience thinks Drewpeacock
Is Dillon in disguise
Bora thinks the crowd conspire which is most unwise

Dillon’s alter ego
A confused and angry man
Has ‘One foot in the Grave’ and the other in Islam

‘I really don’t believe it’
How could Patience see
Drewpeacock stood in my shoes when all along it’s me.

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Fayiz
Dubai Expat Wannabe
User avatar
Posts: 5
Location: Suburbia

  • Reply
Re: New Driving in Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
^^^^ LOL.

Now I'm really confused and I haven't had a glass of Chardonnay yet! :drunken:

I thought BM was Spellcheckergirl? I must be, as Kanelli told me so.
Bethsmum
UAE, Dubai Forums Lord of the posts
Posts: 6601
Location: JBR

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
So who has more than one name??????

Second thoughts don't answer that I will be even more confused. Time to join BM for a glass :drunken:
patience
Dubai Forums Frequenter
Posts: 120
Location: UK

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
patience wrote:So who has more than one name??????

Second thoughts don't answer that I will be even more confused. Time to join BM for a glass :drunken:


I think Dillon is also DDS and Bora is also Chocs :bom:
drewpeacock
Dubai chat master
Posts: 921
Location: Dubai

  • Reply
Re: New Driving in Dubai Initiative May 17, 2011
Nooooooooo, there is only one munchkin!

Isn't Shafique also the Reverend Mother and DearJohn?
Bethsmum
UAE, Dubai Forums Lord of the posts
Posts: 6601
Location: JBR

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 18, 2011
patience wrote:So who has more than one name??????



You???
Bora Bora
Dubai OverLord
User avatar
Posts: 8411
Location: At the moment Dubai Forums

  • Reply
Re: New Driving in Dubai Initiative May 18, 2011
Yes Bora.

But who is Patients?
drewpeacock
Dubai chat master
Posts: 921
Location: Dubai

  • Reply
Re: New Driving in Dubai Initiative May 18, 2011
drewpeacock wrote:Yes Bora.

But who is Patients?


BM's drinking partner.
Bethsmum
UAE, Dubai Forums Lord of the posts
Posts: 6601
Location: JBR

  • Reply
Re: New Driving In Dubai Initiative May 18, 2011
drewpeacock wrote:
patience wrote:So who has more than one name??????

Second thoughts don't answer that I will be even more confused. Time to join BM for a glass :drunken:


I think Dillon is also DDS and Bora is also Chocs :bom:


LOL Nooooo it's well known what my other username is!
Chocoholic
Miss DubaiForums 2005
User avatar
Posts: 12829

  • Reply
Re: New Driving in Dubai Initiative May 18, 2011
drewpeacock wrote:Yes Bora.

But who is Patients?


A cross dresser!!!!
Bora Bora
Dubai OverLord
User avatar
Posts: 8411
Location: At the moment Dubai Forums

posting in Dubai General ChatForum Rules

Return to Dubai General Chat


cron