Abu Dhabi & Dubai_June 2012

good one ....I saw that as well with a backpack :

probably have her pants in there  ::lol::

Nargis ... good to hear you enjoyed your visit to the UAE even though June/July/August are not the most pleasant months to visit weather wise with July being the hottest and the humidity in Dubai & Abu Dhabi can be a bit uncomfortable when outdoors.

I remember when Bur Juman was being built and also the extension some years later.  Did you manage to go inland in Abu Dhabi at all to places like Al-Ain?  Very different ... no tall buildings etc. . called the garden city and on the Omani border.

UAE certainly worth a visit but in my opinion ... the best days for living & working there are looong gone !!!

Quote:The same thoughts were echoed from person to person "WE LOVE THIS RULER, HE CARES ABOUT THE PEOPLE. HE CARES ABOUT US. HE LISTENS TO US"

Residents are aware of the unwritten law which forbids one from saying anything untoward about the Rulers and royal family.... people have been reported and arrested for this.

[quote author=~Nargis~ link=topic=68211.msg426944#msg426944 date=1341596530]
5) if your children are born in the Emirates, the government also gives money for that child to be educated post secondary anywhere in the world. Im sure there is a caveat in their somewhere..[/quote]Children born to expatriates working in the Emirates are NOT given UAE citizenship.  The take the nationaity of the parents and do not receive any government benefits whatsoever.

Locals (Emiratis) are the only ones given an educational allowance but are now encouraged to attend the UAE University and the HCT (Higher Colleges of Technology) which were set up exclusively for them to study at no cost. For post grad studies though I think they still get government funding.

[quote author=Kyla link=topic=68211.msg427238#msg427238 date=1341718506]
..... I saw a white girl with short pants in one of those pictures...how she got away with that in Dubai!!
[/quote]While Dubai is very very liberal to westerners much like the Sultanate of Oman ... there are always those who make it difficult for others ... whether through blatant ignorance or total disregard for culture or tradition of guest country .......

[quote author=Hawk Eye link=topic=68211.msg427390#msg427390 date=1341804439]
Children born to expatriates working in the Emirates are NOT given UAE citizenship.  The take the nationaity of the parents and do not receive any government benefits whatsoever.

Locals (Emiratis) are the only ones given an educational allowance but are now encouraged to attend the UAE University and the HCT (Higher Colleges of Technology) which were set up exclusively for them to study at no cost. For post grad studies though I think they still get government funding.
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hmmmmmm we had met this lady while we were in Agra, India. She had been living in Dubai and then on to Abu Dhabi for like 8years or something. anyway she told us that her daughter is able to get the education abroad etc....

http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/2012070...impy-dress

Crackdown !!  ::redcard::

                           

In this photo taken Saturday, June 23, 2012, women of different nationalities

walk at the Jumeirah Beach Residence Walk in Dubai , United Arab Emirates.

As the numbers of foreigners have increased, so have the stories of them violating the

UAE's strict indecency code which limits drinking to bars and nightclubs and

bans public displays of affection..... [left][/left]

yeah but if no one tells them anything they will do it.

its not a police state by any means. on the beach there are women is fashionable swimsuits and bikinis

“While going to a mall, I saw two ladies wearing ... I can’t say even shorts

It was underwear,”

“Really, they were not shorts,"

“I was standing and thinking:

‘Why is this continuing? Why is it in the mall?

I see families. I see kids around.”’