Abu Dhabi & Dubai_June 2012

Very nice pictures Nargis.  Thanks for the virtual tour.

she driving a bus

thats what dahl does to you...makes you look effing Great!@

Gyaloo , I have the secret ingredient to looking Great :

truss me ....Dahl is not on the List  :wink:

whats the ingredient?

A Gift ....see my thread on Gift giving !!

you buying a diamong ring?

better than Diamond .... :wink:

[quote author=ketchim link=topic=68211.msg428057#msg428057 date=1342021006]
Okay ....its time to come home to Toronto 

bring the pickneys ... :wink:
[/quote]LOL ... home is where the family is and they seem to be well settled in Pup country down under so for the foreseeable future that is where home will be .....

but ah hope to come back and visit 'home' soon ...  ::lol::

[quote author=The Chairman link=topic=68211.msg428031#msg428031 date=1342014294]
hawk,
can the emirates survive with 70% foreign residents?
[/quote] IMO ... definitely yes providing the oil and gas revenues are there.

In earlier years the low level of the indigenous population's education was a factor but with oil revenues, the government placed a high emphasis on educating locals with the view of taking over key roles and which they now occupy (hitherto just shadow positions mostly to Brits .. very pro British)

The rapid economic boom led to more than doubling the number of foreign workers from 1.8 million in 2001 to four million in 2007 when it peaked before it dropped to 3.8 million by 2010 and still dropping.

However, the current infrastructure still needs the foreign workforce for jobs which the locals at this stage are still not capable of doing or do not wish to do ....from the seriously skilled jobs but in particular the jobs they consider to be menial and below their standing.