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Originally Posted by Komenda Fan
Everyone I know who has been there loves it.
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I've been 3 times an i LOVE it (my Mrs is turkish and we go to turkey every year)
Would recommend without hesitation.
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Originally Posted by craigster59
At $4.00 a gallon/$122 a barrel, I'm sure a lot of projects are getting "greenlighted"..
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they dont have much oil esp compared to other gulf states...aparently only 7% of their GDP is from oil
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Originally Posted by charleskieffner
i'll bet lawyers are cheap there! they are more than likely useless!!!!!
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on the contrary there are a lot of highly qualified, highly paid locals and ex-pats from US, UK & Aus there in finance, law etc etc
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Originally Posted by LakeCleElum
1) Last year, a German couple were jailed for 3 months for kissing in public
2) Men and women attend almost all functions in separate groups - even weddings
5) Some AE states allow no alcohol what-so-ever. You can be arrested for bring a bottle of wine to your hotel room.
6) The weather, heat to 130 and constant haze.
7) Working conditions - Construction workers are brought in from India. Low pay, no safety procedures, and they are bussed out of town at night and housed in tents.
8) I was there during "Ramadan" - Can't find a place to eat anywhere. Cannot be seen eating in public!
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1) UAE esp dubai is very liberal...i doubt they were arrested for "kissing" (maybe in iran or syria) My Mrs and I are very affectionate and were so in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
2) Again UAE is very liberal, although the locals have a different culture and its natural for them to to attend functions seperately. not foreigners though
5) not so. despite being Muslim, alcohol is available all over the UAE. It is more prevalent in Dubai, having more of a tourist focus, but, alcohol is essentially available in most hotels, which have a licence to sell alcohol.
6) It is hot but its the humidity that gets you. Not a real prob for me coming from Aus
7) Very true. Workers (vast majority is indian)live in tents or dorm accomodation and are bussed into worksites each day. For professionals, working conditions are top notch
8) As a foreigner you should have no problem getting a feed. Again, tourist-focus and the one rule for foreigners one rule for local thing applies
Artsy shot of Burj al Arab:
