![]() ![]() Try squatting without touching anything and keeping your pants from touching anything either. This results in a mass of water on the floor that you must stand into pee. Hoses to rinse your nether regions, however, are provided. Yet, the public toilets in the king-of-bling Gold Souk district are holes in the ground with no toilet paper or soap. This country prides itself so much on its glitz and glamour that it put a picture of its 7-star hotel on the license plate. Handpicked Related Content: 10 Things An Expat Should Know Before Moving To Dubai Thanks a lot! Didn’t you say we should cut down on our water consumption because you are unable to keep up with the demand? I have an idea: let’s all move someplace where it’s not 120 degrees outside. The only greenery around are the roadside gardens planted by the government, who waters the hell out of them in the middle of the day. If we were, there would be sufficient water and shade. In my opinion, human beings were not meant to live in such a place. There are too few trees, plants, and grass – or living things aside from us crazy humans, for that matter. ![]() Pour fine moon dust-like sand over your head as you do this and you get the picture. This is the equivalent of pointing a hairdryer on full blast directly at your face. Hot as in 120 degrees with nearly 100% humidity. Not Florida in July hot Hot as if you were locked in a car in Florida in July with sufficient humidity to make it feel as though you are drowning. Your only option is to get a quality VPN (insider tip, make sure to get it BEFORE entering the country) Handpicked Related Content: Best VPNs to Keep Your Android Mobile Secure While Travelling The government says VOIP is blocked for security reasons, yet even the residents of communist China and North Korea have access to these inexpensive calls. So much so, in fact, your frequency of calls will be greatly diminished if you can afford them at all. You’re welcome to call using the analog service provided by the government-owned telephone monopoly, but it will cost you a whole lot more. I guess the government also takes offence to people inexpensively contacting their families back home. I do not understand, however, why all VOIP access and related web sites are blocked. That’s hard to swallow for a freedom-loving American, but I get it. The government blocks all web sites that it deems “offensive” to the “religious, moral, and cultural values” of the UAE. Handpicked Related Content: 5 Things You Should Know Before Traveling Abroad to DubaiĢ. Not able to draw a map? Explain like this: I live on the street after the airport road but before the roundabout. Yeah, yeah.” When you purchase something that requires delivery they do not have an address line, but a box where you are expected to draw a map. He won’t tell you that of course, he’ll just keep calling and saying, “Okay, okay. The taxi driver, here for only two days, and having learned English from old Beatles albums has no clue where your house is. In fact, it makes anything nearly impossible. There is no standard address system making mail-to-the door delivery impossible. Try Getting Something Delivered To Your Place There are so many things wrong with this place that I have decided to compile a list, a must-read if you are considering a potential move to Dubai.ġ. Forget about what you’ve read, seen, and heard those shiny buildings and man-made islands are all just smoke and mirrors. Living in Dubai is not wonderful and glamorous, as many would have you believe. 20 Reasons Not to Move to Dubai (In No Particular Order) ![]()
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