Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AMA

I live in Dubai. AMA

87 replies

TheHulksPurplePanties · 12/07/2018 18:40

I see people ask all the time. So here you go. Been here 12 years.

OP posts:
TheHulksPurplePanties · 15/07/2018 17:29

Nutteyella that's a long post I don't want to answer in my mobileGrin. I will answer tomorrow but things have changed.

OP posts:
PamsterWheel · 15/07/2018 19:11

I think in light of the current climate regarding self ID and the safeguarding of women I would be very interested to hear your point if view regarding women's rights being hampered by women only spaces. If course, culturally you're in a different place but even so.

PamsterWheel · 15/07/2018 19:11

of not if on both counts!

habibihabibi · 15/07/2018 19:26

Do you see an end to the blockade with Qatar from the Emirati side ?

I live in Dubai. AMA
desertgirl · 15/07/2018 20:49

I’ve had cheques back for supposedly dodgy signatures but that wasn’t ‘bouncing’, ie wouldn’t have meant jail (it used to be unlikely that you would be jailed under 50K anyway, more likely just lose your passport for a while) - that is specifically when there isn’t enough cash. But yes the banks are weird here; I hate the reliance on cheques but it is only the last few years that they seem to have for their heads round direct debits.

HattieAndHerBoy · 15/07/2018 21:40

Do you see an end to the blockade with Qatar from the Emirati

Yes. It wil be resolved within the next year. Sultan Qaboos will see to it.

TheHulksPurplePanties · 16/07/2018 05:43

Do you see an end to the blockade with Qatar from the Emirati side?

I wish, as my DP's and PIL's live in Qatar, but no. I don't see either side backing down.

OP posts:
TheHulksPurplePanties · 16/07/2018 05:55

Men would generally be scared to harass a woman in public because those kind of complaints are seen as very serious. I knew and heard of men being arrested and imprisoned on just one sided police complaint and kept there until court dates have become available to hear their side. If found guilty they are imprisoned and deported and blacklisted once sentence was complete. Similar with other offences of a serious nature.

I've certainly experienced the opposite. I've never seen a man afraid to harass me in the streets. It happens a lot less now then it did when I was in my 20's, but I still get the occasional comment.

Natives being the top dogs followed by 1st world nationalities, British, American, Australian European nationalities and then the 2nd and 3rd world at the bottom. The laws are flexible for those higher nationalities and better job opportunities and favouritism (unless you have someone on the inside who can pull some strings for you).

This has changed dramatically in my point of view in the last few years as budgets are cut. Emirati's are still given preference as part of Emiratization, but that's only natural as it is their country. Westerners are being paid less and have less opportunities as they are viewed as too expensive and not worth the investment. It's much easier to get a job now as an expat Arab or Indian.

Arab men are generally very nice and tolerant but the women can be very snobby and arrogant.

Completely disagree. For the most part I find both sexes incredibly friendly.

Also all the top positions are more than likely filled by the emirati nationals who at times have no experience or education to to justify their job title. They are given assistants to do all their work for them, this is mostly at government level positions.

I'd disagree with this as well. Yes, as part of Emiratization, top jobs are filled by Emirati's. Again it's their country. However the ones I work for, in government, are incredibly well educated and, while generally achieving a higher level younger than their western counterparts, are very experienced as well. Mandatory military service has dramatically matured the men, and the women have always been hard working and ambitious. Also, in regards to nepotism, it can seem like that, but I've found that if an Emirati stands out from a young age they will be groomed for leadership. This crosses families. There is a great deal of pressure on Emirati's who are "identified as potential leaders" to succeed, and I personally wouldn't want that kind of pressure on me.

Everything has to be paid for schooling, medical expenses etc unless it is offered in benefits within a job. The emirati nationals (natives) getting it for free of course.

They are only given free schooling if they attend local public schools, if they go private they have to pay like everyone else, and many go public. It's harder for them too, as most will have large families.

OP posts:
TheHulksPurplePanties · 16/07/2018 05:56

and many go public

Sorry, that should read many go private.

OP posts:
TheHulksPurplePanties · 16/07/2018 06:01

PamsterWheel I really don't want to hijack this thread to be about those issues, there's plenty of threads about it. I'll just say that when you entrench the idea that women need to be protected, you entrench the idea that if the choose to step out of protected areas they forfeit their safety.

OP posts:
practicallyperfectinmyway · 18/07/2018 05:37

Is anything mentioned in the local press on the whereabouts of princess latifa?

TheHulksPurplePanties · 18/07/2018 05:55

Is anything mentioned in the local press on the whereabouts of princess latifa?

Not really. It's generally assumed to be propaganda put out by Qatar. The locals say she's always had MH issues.

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page