Things about Dubai and the UAE

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Monday, March 3, 2008

Monarchy or Democracy?

My take on Monarchy vs Democracy, having lived in both, is that with Monarchy you are more stable because you know year after year what you are going to get and there is no slander and bullshit flying around just to get elected and then renege on your commitments. Here when a leader says something... Sign in to see full entry.

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Election, Elections, a funny story

Gotta start somewhere Ok talking about politics, many of you may be aware that we here in the UAE had the first elections in Dec 2006. Although if was on the federal level to form a government body to oversee things happening in the UAE and to get laws passed and not a leadership presidential... Sign in to see full entry.

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Stalkers,, Don't come to UAE

Are you stalker thinking about going to the UAE? Well think again, unlike the USA the UAE has very strict rules on the matter. By law you do not have the right to infringe on anyones life or make them feel intimidated. 'INNOCENTLY' standing on the curb or parked in your car for hours on end,, No No,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Can we be POSESSED by numbers?

Now I love my fellow brethren, they are great people and have many things to be proud of, but uh, this isn’t one of them. We here in the UAE are Obsessed, no POSESSED with numbers, most commonly linked with Emiratis but many other nationalities are jumping on the bandwagon. Be it home phone numbers,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 25, 2008

Other Projects

We also have The Palms, which is an island shaped like a palm tree, now rumor (cannot be verified) has it that the first construction contractor told them that after digging all of the sand from the sea and moving the water, that they must wait at least 10 years for the sand to settle before... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 24, 2008

The Bigger the Better, The Biggest Just Awsome?

Ok so if any of you keep up with international news you may be aware of Dubai has in the last 10 years become obsessed with becoming the biggest and best at every turn. Some of our recent accomplishments are an indoor ski slope that is 22,500 square meters and the longest run is 400 meters, this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Here in Dubai we have made a lot of major accomplishments in a very short period of time, but as with everything there is a cost, find out what's going on here and some of our behaviors good and bad and why we are obsessed with having the biggest of everything.

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