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Post by riotgrrl on Mar 24, 2009 15:33:15 GMT
Am I getting two different stories mixed up? Sorry. Still, my point about Stub Crouch being on the cutting edge of the news cycle remains. I wouldn't go to Dubai I don't think. What is there to see apart from opulence? Plus, Gothboy and I are not married (I don't care for the way that marriage impacts on property law), so if we went to Dubai we'd get stoned or something. Mind you, we get stoned in Glasgow pretty often too . . . |
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Post by Coffeepot on Mar 24, 2009 15:34:52 GMT
And get arrested for drinking tea? No thankyou.  Not sure really if it was two stories, I just wondered. Are there no happy news stories from there, then? Me and OH aren't married either, we've been together 19 years this year so we can't go either then! |
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Post by swl on Mar 24, 2009 15:47:25 GMT
And get arrested for drinking tea? No thankyou. Not sure really if it was two stories, I just wondered. Are there no happy news stories from there, then? Me and OH aren't married either, we've been together 19 years this year so we can't go either then! Are you Old Holburn's other half? Funny, I was just reading some of his stuff today. |
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Post by Coffeepot on Mar 24, 2009 15:51:28 GMT
OH as other half. Certainly not better half ;D Isn't Old Holburn tobacco?
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Post by everso on Mar 24, 2009 16:02:29 GMT
I misread and thought this was a thread about George W Bush.  |
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Post by housesparrow on Mar 24, 2009 16:18:13 GMT
As Piers Morgan pointed out on the programme: you can get arested for having sex on the beach in Dubai - just as you can in Britain!
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Post by bonbonlarue on Mar 24, 2009 17:07:16 GMT
Am I getting two different stories mixed up? Sorry. Still, my point about Stub Crouch being on the cutting edge of the news cycle remains. I wouldn't go to Dubai I don't think. What is there to see apart from opulence? Plus, Gothboy and I are not married (I don't care for the way that marriage impacts on property law), so if we went to Dubai we'd get stoned or something. Mind you, we get stoned in Glasgow pretty often too . . . Don't think Dubai would be my first attempt at leaving Blighty then.. 4 illegitimate children by a married man, separated from my legal husband, numerous gentleman friends...
They'd probably have me horse whipped on the 'plane.... |
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Post by riotgrrl on Mar 24, 2009 18:02:40 GMT
They'd probably have me horse whipped on the 'plane.... Could I please get the concession to sell the tickets for that Bon? |
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Post by Patrick on Mar 24, 2009 18:40:19 GMT
I think the very essence of Dubai is just vulgar. Nouveaux Riche at it's very extreme. Created from monies leeched from innocent people by a cartel with a closely guarded monopoly. Now wonder it attracts the likes of Footballers, and other ne'er do wells. This is pretty unfair. The countries there have a natural resource that the rest of the world want to pay a fortune for. I don't know - if they want to squeeze more out of us they just slow down production - when they're feeling a bit generous they tweak a bit more out - If all the oil in the world was run from the UK in Thatcher's time by a couple of families like that - she would have forced them to brake up and sell up for being "Uncompetitive". |
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Post by bonbonlarue on Mar 24, 2009 18:42:51 GMT
They'd probably have me horse whipped on the 'plane.... Could I please get the concession to sell the tickets for that Bon? I usually charge extra for 'special interests' but as you're a chum.... |
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Post by rjpageuk on Mar 24, 2009 20:20:23 GMT
Mind you Rob, you're not going to the be the person who NOTICES that there's no booze n shagging-on-the-beach, are you? I mean, you could probably be living in a 'dry' country for a month before you even realised that you couldn't get a drink there. You can easily buy alcohol especially in hotels and it is becoming increasingly common for people there to drink. Only around 20% of the population are nationals (they love immigration there) so there are large number of non-Muslims and also many of the Muslims are becoming more and more lax re: alcohol. Most of the stats re: number of Muslims there are pretty inaccurate as most non-nationals become muslims upon moving there to help their chances in employment as there is a disgraceful imbalance between rights for nationals and non-nationals. As long as you have money to spend they will love you there. Don't think Dubai would be my first attempt at leaving Blighty then.. 4 illegitimate children by a married man, separated from my legal husband, numerous gentleman friends...
They'd probably have me horse whipped on the 'plane....Thats fine, just dont try becoming a Muslim there and then unbecoming one. ;D |
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Post by rjpageuk on Mar 24, 2009 20:22:05 GMT
I don't know - if they want to squeeze more out of us they just slow down production - when they're feeling a bit generous they tweak a bit more out - If all the oil in the world was run from the UK in Thatcher's time by a couple of families like that - she would have forced them to brake up and sell up for being "Uncompetitive". Are you being pro thatcher here Patrick?  |
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Post by Flatypus on Mar 24, 2009 20:26:17 GMT
Reckon they're being very sensible for when the oil runs out. Start with the real top payers and they'll probably work their way down in time. They'll probably run it as a kind of ghetto the way Franco opened the Costa del wotsit. People that can afford to go there don't go out on the piss - they have the piss brought to them - and Dubai wants their money. Maybe they'll fix it like the old East did, Dollars and Euro only and their own unconvertible internally.
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Post by Patrick on Mar 24, 2009 23:42:31 GMT
I don't know - if they want to squeeze more out of us they just slow down production - when they're feeling a bit generous they tweak a bit more out - If all the oil in the world was run from the UK in Thatcher's time by a couple of families like that - she would have forced them to brake up and sell up for being "Uncompetitive". Are you being pro thatcher here Patrick?   |
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Post by rjpageuk on Apr 6, 2009 18:31:12 GMT
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Post by sesley on Apr 6, 2009 18:33:17 GMT
isn't petrol and diesel cheap there,you can run a gas guzzler chelsea tractor for a lot less than you can in the UK.
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Post by jennifer on Apr 22, 2009 7:51:35 GMT
I've just come back from Dubai. My youngest daughter lives and works there. She loves living there, waking up to sunshine everyday.
I've never been anywhere like it in my life...It is one huge construction site, with round the clock building works going on all over the place.
The shopping malls are amazing, they are huge, some are so vast they have motorised buggys to take you from one end to the other with your shopping. We even found a Woolworths! The malls are quiet during the day and at first we wondered how they managed to sell anything..but come early evening they come alive, you don't see many Arab women out during the day, they come out at night to shop, and oh boy, do they shop. You can't move for people.
We saw Arab men with up to five wives trailing after them, a brood of kids and every wife has her own nanny for her children.
Just think, up to five mother in laws. The wives seem to be best of freinds too, hugging and smiling at each other, as they tried the lastest dish dash on.
I have also never seen so many taxis in my life, you can't walk anywhere, there aren't any pavements so you hop into a taxi..and they are cheap.. twenty mile taxi ride = £3.00.
Drinking is an expensive hobby over there, you can only drink alcohol in hotels and at £10.00 a pint and £12.00 for a glass of wine it was the driest holiday we've been on. They have "happy hours" offering half price drinks but it's still expensive. The Happy Hours last for several hours. You can't buy alcohol anywhere else and you need a licence to have it in your home.
That doesn't stop people from having it though..the ex pats get round it, they ask anyone visiting from home to bring it in for them.
Dubai is the only place I've seen that has a duty free that you can buy from as you enter the country, after passport control.. as visitors we could buy four litres of spirts and four litres of wine in the duty free shop. The customs officials are ok too, if you buy too much they just take you back to duty free and you get your money back. That happened to a woman in front of us.
Pork and bacon can only be sold is ceratin areas and a huge notice outside warns Muslims not to enter.
I'd love to go back soon.
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Post by Patrick on Apr 22, 2009 9:15:46 GMT
I knew a chap who was the producer for Steve Wright's radio show. He told me about when he worked out there on an English Speaking radio service - where they had the occasional competition between themselves to see how many drink references they could get in their programme. As in ".....and that record was for Mr Johnnie Walker....." etc.
Little things, little things.
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Post by housesparrow on Apr 22, 2009 10:35:47 GMT
Jennifer, I am very glad you enjoyed the trip. The sunshine is certainly appealing.
Call me picky but I fear Dubai has little to offer the person who likes to spend their holidays in the tranquil peace of the countryside and walk wherever possible!
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Post by Patrick on Apr 22, 2009 10:50:51 GMT
Jennifer, I am very glad you enjoyed the trip. The sunshine is certainly appealing. Call me picky but I fear Dubai has little to offer the person who likes to spend their holidays in the tranquil peace of the countryside and walk wherever possible! Can't beat a good countryside walk! (Providing there's a good blow out at a decent (historic) pub at th end of it!)  Mind you, considering it is being hailed as an eighth or ninth wonder of the world - I suppose it's something worth seeing once! |
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