20 Reasons not to move to Dubai

[jai6638]

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
So, I am going to Dubai the last week of november so this was an interesting read. But overall, its not any different than say going to my hometown in India. So to me, I guess i am going to feel right at home. Anyway, this is the closing remarks of Dubai on Travel Advisor....

And one more sidenote, for a slightly different crowd: Dubai would be a great place to bring children. It's safe and clean in comparison to the vast majority of the world outside of the U.S./Europe, and there are lots of families around that all seemed to be having a lovely time. Kids get to be sensitized to a culture they may not be exposed to otherwise (speaking from a U.S. perspective), with all the comforts of being able to order French fries and a milkshake at almost any restaurant!

Dubai is like little India m8! For the time it takes to get to Pune from Bombay, you'd reach Dubai by air from Bombay! .. Its like a suburb of bombay. lol! I doubt you'll have a problem .. 50% of the Dubai population is Indian!

 

[wiredspider]

Originally posted by: acheron2112
I like the ad for the Dubai travel book at the end of the article.

Heh me too, but this makes me understand why someone ordered from something from our company and put their address as next to the mosque...lol.

 

[aldamon]

Originally posted by: wiredspider

Heh me too, but this makes me understand why someone ordered from something from our company and put their address as next to the mosque...lol.

Yeah, why did they build a city from the ground up with no addresses?

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: K1052
Scorching hot, restrictive liquor laws, Muslim social and legal traditions, and supported by the modern day equivalent of slavery. It never exactly made my short list of places to live either.

This.

 

[AmpedSilence]

Originally posted by: jai6638

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
So, I am going to Dubai the last week of november so this was an interesting read. But overall, its not any different than say going to my hometown in India. So to me, I guess i am going to feel right at home. Anyway, this is the closing remarks of Dubai on Travel Advisor....

And one more sidenote, for a slightly different crowd: Dubai would be a great place to bring children. It's safe and clean in comparison to the vast majority of the world outside of the U.S./Europe, and there are lots of families around that all seemed to be having a lovely time. Kids get to be sensitized to a culture they may not be exposed to otherwise (speaking from a U.S. perspective), with all the comforts of being able to order French fries and a milkshake at almost any restaurant!

Dubai is like little India m8! For the time it takes to get to Pune from Bombay, you'd reach Dubai by air from Bombay! .. Its like a suburb of bombay. lol! I doubt you'll have a problem .. 50% of the Dubai population is Indian!

Yeah, we are actually on our way to India and my parents were like "Hey, your turning 27, we should go to Dubai for your Birthday!!" I agreed with them, so we are off. We are going to be there from Nov. 23rd to Nov. 28th

So what do recommend me doing while there?

 

[jai6638]

Originally posted by: aldamon

Originally posted by: wiredspider

Heh me too, but this makes me understand why someone ordered from something from our company and put their address as next to the mosque...lol.

Yeah, why did they build a city from the ground up with no addresses?

Dubai used to be a small city ( almost like a town ) and hence, there was no need for elaborate street addresses. However, the government sucks at planning so now it has realized that there is a need for a naming system. Hence, they have introduced a street address system ( like the US,etc ) this week but it'll probably be another year until its fully implemented.

 

[jai6638]

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence

Originally posted by: jai6638

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
So, I am going to Dubai the last week of november so this was an interesting read. But overall, its not any different than say going to my hometown in India. So to me, I guess i am going to feel right at home. Anyway, this is the closing remarks of Dubai on Travel Advisor....

And one more sidenote, for a slightly different crowd: Dubai would be a great place to bring children. It's safe and clean in comparison to the vast majority of the world outside of the U.S./Europe, and there are lots of families around that all seemed to be having a lovely time. Kids get to be sensitized to a culture they may not be exposed to otherwise (speaking from a U.S. perspective), with all the comforts of being able to order French fries and a milkshake at almost any restaurant!

Dubai is like little India m8! For the time it takes to get to Pune from Bombay, you'd reach Dubai by air from Bombay! .. Its like a suburb of bombay. lol! I doubt you'll have a problem .. 50% of the Dubai population is Indian!

Yeah, we are actually on our way to India and my parents were like "Hey, your turning 27, we should go to Dubai for your Birthday!!" I agreed with them, so we are off. We are going to be there from Nov. 23rd to Nov. 28th

So what do recommend me doing while there?

Great time to visit. Weather should be great.. Lets see

1) Desert Safari package with Arabian Tours which includes sand boarding
2) Dune Buggying
3) Ski Dubai
4) Indian food at places like Govinda, Sukh Sagar, Chappan Bhog,etc
5) Shopping ( Mall of Emirates, Madinat Jumeirah, Ibn Batuta Mall, Dubai Mall )
6) Dubai Autodrome. Rent some nice cars and take them for a spin on the track
6) Atlantis ( gonna be opening in October so I haven't seen it myself but its aqua based place located on the palm islands )
7) Barasti ( Open bar by the beach )
8) Buddha Bar ( just for the decor and lounge)
9) Smoke some shisha at a local joint ( Reem Al Bawadi,etc)
10) Gold Souk ( for jewellery-related purchases which Indians are so fond of )..

Thats all I can think of for now.. Will add more later..Btw, if you are buying anything from the souks such as the Gold Souq or from Meena Bazaar, make sure you bargain. You can't bargain at malls but everything else is fair game!

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Wow, nice place to visit I guess...

Yeah that's what I was thinking.

 

[Aharami]

one of my friends is actively looking for a job there. I guess I'll hear from him how it is there and whether all this is true or not

 

[TwiceOver]

I don't even need one reason not to move there.

 

[jai6638]

Originally posted by: Aharami
one of my friends is actively looking for a job there. I guess I'll hear from him how it is there and whether all this is true or not

If you're friends white, then he's all set! In a city where they ask candidates to place photos in their resumes, color counts!

 

[DangerAardvark]

Apparently the place is crawling with teenage Russian hookers. But saying anything negative about Islam is against the law. So that's 1 for and 1 against.

 

[Bacstar]

During During Desert Shield/Storm, my ship was stationed in the UAE supplying, supporting and maintaining ships in the area. We were a submarine tender, so we also had women on our ship, good thing I was lucky enough to have one of them Claira as a cruise gf. (just making sure there's no confusion)

One incident I remember of our time there was one of the women of our crew decided to jump in the front seat of a cab (apparently it's a big no-no, especially for a female), and the driver started whacking-off in front of her. I knew the girl too, she wasn't exactly traumatized, but there wasn't much she could do but wait til he finished and dropped her off...

We did have a chance to go to a few "approved" places: a hotel, the USO, a nearby beach, and some places in town to do some shopping. It just felt like a different world and always felt we had people watching us. I imagine the place is a lot different now with all the buildings that have been built, but back then, I just remember a lot of sand, oil in the water, and it was HOT!!!

 

[freegeeks]

I lived in Bahrain last year which has pretty much the same rules and customs like Dubai. The Middle East sucks in general, Bahrain and UAE are the only places that are kind of OK but you get bored very easily when you are staying for a long time

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Darkstar757

Originally posted by: Queasy

Ever see a bird pant? I have.

rofl

Call me slow but I dont get that?

you're slow

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
I bet I could write 20 reasons not to want to move anywhere. None of her reasons surprised me in the least.... That said, any place that is hotter than Chicago is a place I wouldn't want to live ... it's bad enough it gets over 90 degrees here. I couldn't imagine living somewhere where it's over 100 on a regular basis...

wtf? I can think of several places in thi country that are hotter than Chicago.

I assume you lived through the most recent winter? Long, bitter, bitter cold for ~5 months.

Well, imagine the current summer in Chicago, and extend that through the time Chicago has winter. Yes, there are hot, and some would classify as "humid" days in Chicago, but pretty much anywhere below the Mason Dixon gets much, much, much hotter.

I say this, b/c 5 years of living in Chicago, I can't tolerate that cold-ass climate

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: K1052
Scorching hot, restrictive liquor laws, Muslim social and legal traditions, and supported by the modern day equivalent of slavery. It never exactly made my short list of places to live either.

Might visit someday though just to see it.

I hope they have petting zoos....

:evil:

 

[freegeeks]

btw: when I was living in Bahrain a friend of mine got a warning from the religious police in Dubai because he kissed his g/f on the cheek when they were relaxing on the beach.
The hypocrisy in this part of the world is also beyond incredible. Bahrain is the biggest whorehouse that I have ever seen. It's full with lovely Asian ladies offering their services. During weekends it's full with Saudi crossing the bridge with only 1 purpose, f*ck a hooker and get drunk. You have to see it to believe it.

the only good thing about places like Bahrain and Dubai are
1)you can make a lot of money
2)you don't have to pay taxes
3)you can get drunk

 

[jai6638]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Apparently the place is crawling with teenage Russian hookers. But saying anything negative about Islam is against the law. So that's 1 for and 1 against.

Quite a few of the Russians have been replaced by the Asians.. The Asians are taking over in every business.. lol

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: freegeeks
btw: when I was living in Bahrain a friend of mine got a warning from the religious police in Dubai because he kissed his g/f on the cheek when they were relaxing on the beach.
The hypocrisy in this part of the world is also beyond incredible. Bahrain is the biggest whorehouse that I have ever seen. It's full with lovely Asian ladies offering their services. During weekends it's full with Saudi crossing the bridge with only 1 purpose, f*ck a hooker and get drunk. You have to see it to believe it.

I would second this based on stories my stepson told. He was stationed in Bahrain for a year. He would tell us how on the weekend the Saudi women would drive across the causeway to Bahrain literally throwing off their robes. It seems that although women are severely restricted in what they can do in Saudi Arabia, on the weekend all of that gets thrown aside. They can drive, drink, not cover themselves, etc. The hypocrisy of this absolutely floors me. He said on the weekends, you had to be extra, extra careful when walking about. Lots of accidents.

I think what I found scariest of everything he told us was was how the Saudis actually live. Every citizen is considered a descendant of the King. As such, they are entitled to a stipend. This stipend is enough that no Saudi performs any physical work whatsoever. Labor of any kind is hired out to foreign workers. Cooking, cleaning, washing, etc. The point being, that when the oil runs out, there are going to be a whole lot of Saudis pissed off and ill prepared for their "new" way of life.

He hated it there.

Edited for my geographical mistakes.

 

[Whitecloak]

lol. seems like someone has never travelled in her life to places with different cultures.

 

[PokerGuy]

A hellhole that happens to have money because of the oil... There's absolutely no reason to be there for more than a day or so (visiting), I can't imagine even considering living there.

 

[Pepsei]

er, probably a bias article. but if i can treat all six of my wives as slave... sign me up. oh wait, i need my pork.

 

[freegeeks]

Originally posted by: boomerang

Originally posted by: freegeeks
btw: when I was living in Bahrain a friend of mine got a warning from the religious police in Dubai because he kissed his g/f on the cheek when they were relaxing on the beach.
The hypocrisy in this part of the world is also beyond incredible. Bahrain is the biggest whorehouse that I have ever seen. It's full with lovely Asian ladies offering their services. During weekends it's full with Saudi crossing the bridge with only 1 purpose, f*ck a hooker and get drunk. You have to see it to believe it.

I would second this based on stories my stepson told. He was stationed in Bahrain for a year. He would tell us how on the weekend the Saudi women would drive across the causeway to Dubai literally throwing off their robes. It seems that although women are severely restricted in what they can do in Bahrain, on the weekend all of that gets thrown aside. They can drive, drink, not cover themselves, etc. The hypocrisy of this absolutely floors me. He said on the weekends, you had to be extra, extra careful when walking about. Lots of accidents.

I think what I found scariest of everything he told us was was how the Saudis actually live. Every citizen is considered a descendant of the King. As such, they are entitled to a stipend. This stipend is enough that no Saudi performs any physical work whatsoever. Labor of any kind is hired out to foreign workers. Cooking, cleaning, washing, etc. The point being, that when the oil runs out, there are going to be a whole lot of Saudis pissed off and ill prepared for their "new" way of life.

He hated it there.

the situation for Bahrain women is much better then Saudi women. In Bahrain they can work, drive a car, walk in public with friends, go shopping in one of the big ass malls (the favorite hobby of the locals). You never see local woman in pubs and clubs, only western people and hypocrit drunk Arabs chasing tail. All the hard labour is done by immigrant workers (Indians, Pakistani) that are threated like slaves by the locals

The party in this part of the world will be over when the oil is gone, they will just go back to their true status of an insignificant sh*thole.

 

[MixMasterTang]

Originally posted by: boomerang

Originally posted by: freegeeks
btw: when I was living in Bahrain a friend of mine got a warning from the religious police in Dubai because he kissed his g/f on the cheek when they were relaxing on the beach.
The hypocrisy in this part of the world is also beyond incredible. Bahrain is the biggest whorehouse that I have ever seen. It's full with lovely Asian ladies offering their services. During weekends it's full with Saudi crossing the bridge with only 1 purpose, f*ck a hooker and get drunk. You have to see it to believe it.

The point being, that when the oil runs out, there are going to be a whole lot of Saudis pissed off and ill prepared for their "new" way of life.

He hated it there.

I don't know how the Saudi's are managing their money, but to think that when the Oil runs out the economy of the Middle East is going to collapse is laughable. Look up the Abu Dhabi Investment Council and the sub-companies that they own, and take a look at what they have already invested in and/or flat out own.

Edit: Here's some quick fun facts- Population of Abu Dhabi in 2007 was 859,749 with probably only 200,000 being local Emirates. The Abu Dhabi Investment Company which is a subsidary of the Investment Council is estimated to have assets between $650 billion to approximately $875 billion and earns an estimated 10% a year. So they earn over 65 billion a year just through investments made through this Investment company which comes out to be around $325,000 US dollars a year per Emirate in Abu Dhabi.