20 Reasons not to move to Dubai

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: 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.

It was really a rhetorical statement on my part, but it's good that you set the record straight. My statement was misleading.

 

[freegeeks]

Originally posted by: boomerang

Originally posted by: 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.

It was really a rhetorical statement on my part, but it's good that you set the record straight. My statement was misleading.

your statement is not misleading. These state investment funds are owned and run by the privileged ruling families. This is not like the state run Norwegian oil fund which is used for the benefit of the Norwegian people. Yes these Middle East funds have billions but are not used for the benefit of the local people

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: 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.

I've probably got my countries mixed up. It was several years ago that he was stationed over there. Yes, I just Google Earthed the area. I apologize for the sorry state of my middle-eastern geography.

It should have read the Saudi women coming over to Bahrain not Dubai. The causeway runs from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain. I'll edit my original post.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: 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!

he's American, but of Pakistani descent.

 

[RESmonkey]

wtf? they don't want to show offensive websites to religion? rofl

 

[TallBill]

I can think of 1 glaring and obvious reason.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
wtf? they don't want to show offensive websites to religion? rofl

Muslims take their blasphemy very seriously

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: 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.

 

[Kev]

I like how there is an advertisement for moving to Dubai at the end of that article.

 

[ICRS]

The Author exagerates the heat greatly. It does NOT get 120 with 100 percent hummidity. It gets around around 100 with around 80 percent hummidity.

 

[rh71]

good read... I'm on a board with quite a few dubai natives (who are pretty normal from what I can tell).... I'll have to see what they say about all this.

 

[shortylickens]

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.

Teen russian hookers are always a +1.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: 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

There are lots of places that are hotter than Chicago ....
I wouldn't want to live in any of them.

Yes, we had some chilly weather and some snow, but I don't mind the cold. (I wear shorts and a t-shirt unless the snow is higher than my ankles)

I HATE hot weather.
I LIKE low 70s.
I LOVE 50s and 60s.
I LIKE 30s and 40s
I DON'T MIND 0 to 30.
I DISLIKE below 0. (but It's not really a big deal, I just have to wear a jacket and a hat and gloves and I'm fine)

If it's 75 degrees or warmer, I am generally uncomfortable.


EDIT: I should mention I live in Wauconda, which is about 30-40 miles NW of chicago.
The only places I'd consider to move would be UP of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alaska, Washington, or Oregon.

 

[RichUK]

"Old episodes of Knight Rider are advertised like it is the coolest thing since sliced bread." - Lol

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: Specop 007
So its like 90% of all other foreign places.
Shitty drivers, language barriers and different laws?

Well shit. Who the hell told them they could be different then us Americans?

While I do agree with you to an extent, lets face it. Some places just suck. I will never understand why people chose to live in places that are simply hard to live in. No water, no capacity for agriculture, no animals to hunt? Let's set up shop here! (I'm speaking of thousands of years ago)

The Middle East is called the birthplace of civilization. As opposed to the pinnacle of civilization, otherwise people would have just stayed there.

The middle east was much more fertile thousands of years ago than it is now.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: EarthwormJim

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: Specop 007
So its like 90% of all other foreign places.
Shitty drivers, language barriers and different laws?

Well shit. Who the hell told them they could be different then us Americans?

While I do agree with you to an extent, lets face it. Some places just suck. I will never understand why people chose to live in places that are simply hard to live in. No water, no capacity for agriculture, no animals to hunt? Let's set up shop here! (I'm speaking of thousands of years ago)

The Middle East is called the birthplace of civilization. As opposed to the pinnacle of civilization, otherwise people would have just stayed there.

The middle east was much more fertile thousands of years ago than it is now.

kinda like bea arthur

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler

Originally posted by: EarthwormJim

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: Specop 007
So its like 90% of all other foreign places.
Shitty drivers, language barriers and different laws?

Well shit. Who the hell told them they could be different then us Americans?

While I do agree with you to an extent, lets face it. Some places just suck. I will never understand why people chose to live in places that are simply hard to live in. No water, no capacity for agriculture, no animals to hunt? Let's set up shop here! (I'm speaking of thousands of years ago)

The Middle East is called the birthplace of civilization. As opposed to the pinnacle of civilization, otherwise people would have just stayed there.

The middle east was much more fertile thousands of years ago than it is now.

kinda like bea arthur

OMG! What made that pop into your head? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[Deadtrees]

Originally posted by: 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!!!

WTF? Why did he do that?

 

[hellokeith]

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Dubai would be a cool place to visit, but I definitely wouldn't live there.

+1

 

[Pocatello]

Biggest reason for me, I can't afford it. I don't like hot weather either. Russian hookers, eh, very tempting. I kid I kid ...maybe.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: Pocatello
Biggest reason for me, I can't afford it. I don't like hot weather either. Russian hookers, eh, very tempting. I kid I kid ...maybe.

You could probably go to Russia where it's cheaper to live, cold weather, and even MORE Russian hookers