i live in dubai
you have no fucking idea how stupid a move that was
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 16:58, 15 replies)

I hear they love it when you have public sex on the beach there
And I don't mean the cocktail.
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 17:03, closed)

yesbut
doesn't the tasty lack of tax make up for it?
(b3tamax Mate, you're fat and I'll throw you in the river, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 17:04, closed)

not if you have to leave
the minute you lose your job and have taken out loans to get there.
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/13/dubai-boom-halt
( chthonic, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 17:53, closed)

there have been around 3000 cars dumped at the airport now
i have spoken to a lawyer and there are apparently ways legally to avoid this ie being flung in jail with you accounts drained and security cheques being cashed in - they make you sign a cheque here for the full amount on any lending ie you buy a car on finance - you still sign a cheque for the lot, same for personal loans or rent - which can be a year upfront. a modest 2 bed apartment still costs around 20,000GBP a year even though property value has dropped by up to 50% in places

HOWEVER this lawyer wont be specific about ANYTHING because as he is arab, naturally he wants a large wedge of cash first - large being 1000GBP just to put in writing what my rights are. and he is a reputable highly recommended one.

oh and as soon as you are out of work you have 30 days then your visa expires - when a company pays your last salary they have to tell the bank - who seize any funds to pay outstanding credit card bills or loans. then they freeze any remaining cash.

we had a round of redundancies last week. i survived that. i don't think i will survive the next round.

then its get the fuck out of dodge

rapid
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Thu 19 Feb 2009, 7:56, closed)

Dubaians
Are notorious for driving their jeeps on the pavement and then *accidentally* reversing back over any victims, say for example are British couple on holiday.


forgive me if my facts are wrong
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 17:04, closed)

Ahem...
What's a Dubaian...?

(hopefully that's not too far out in left-field)
(Sir Jester, Thu 19 Feb 2009, 1:33, closed)

My version of a Dubai resident.

According to Yahoo! Answers though the correct term is Dubaiian.

Mines is better...
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Thu 19 Feb 2009, 10:41, closed)

pff
whats a light beheading between friends?

edit: plus, it could be worse, you could be scottish.


Flees!
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 17:09, closed)

I would give chase
and administer a damn good thrashing, but years of deep fried food has rendered my arteries useless.
( baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 19:42, closed)

How come?
Sand allergy?
(powervator and NONE SHALL PASS, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 17:13, closed)

Any chance
you've managed to find an ejector seat out of the place yet? Or are you kinda stuck there?

(edit) I'm a little out of touch with stuff...
(SpangoTheWonderBadger is brewing beer, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 17:18, closed)

But you've kept us well-informed
Seriously, I'm sorry that you appear to be in a bit of a pickle, but it all could have happened quite similarly back in Blighty.

Eyes open and all that, it's not all sun, sun, sun (and as someone up there ^ said, there's no tax to pay, although I guess if you come back to the UK now, you will be UK domiciled and might have to pay back all that back-tax!)

Chin Up!
( Ghoti Fingers, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 17:18, closed)

How are things going over there?
Hope things have improved for you. I lived in Saudi for a year, so I know how strange things can get. But if it get's too strange, my advice is to get out fast.
(Woofie, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 18:43, closed)

Actually, I think we do.
All you've carped on about for the last few months is how great it was going to be, how crap we were for staying here and just how fantastic you are for going... and then when you finally got there, it's been bitch bitch bitch. Just get dumped in a Saudi jail and be done with it - you should have known what you were letting yourself in for if you'd done your research properly.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Thu 19 Feb 2009, 8:45, closed)

Or sat and watched cartoons
Though not Family Guy, as you'd think it was all song-and-dance routines masking camel theft.
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Thu 19 Feb 2009, 10:02, closed)