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Good Facebook groups

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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 02 September 2015 - 06:17

Hello all

These boards are a little quite from time to time.

Does anyone have any good recommendations for Dubai based FB groups. Mums/Ladies/School type things more than fashion type things?

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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 02 September 2015 - 21:10
LOL !!! Yes I agree - the thing with facebook groups is they aren't anonymous like forums so you would hope that posters would be more respectful..sadly in my experience that isn't always the case so a group is only as good as its admin. Dubai is a busy place and the huge influx of newbies means lots of women feel a bit lost or lonely at first - forums or groups are the ideal way for them to find their feet..even if they need to ask seemingly trivial questions there will always be a more experienced expat ready to help because we all remember what it was like to be new here. Maybe facebook wins now because it's more immediate - I can ask for a hairdresser recommendation and get a handful of replies within minutes whereas here I could wait for hours, even days though when I first joined the response time would be as quick...
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 02 September 2015 - 16:57
It's still here many hours later! Although my initial reply did get edited a bit within about 30 seconds of posting! I think there is room in the world for both, EW and Facebook. Xx
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 02 September 2015 - 14:08
Posts mentioning facebook groups usually get removed (or at least mine do !! lol). Yes, British mums is huge but they are very strict that you or your children are British. Just put any combination of women, mums (if you are) ladies and location such as Dubai, UAE, Arabian Ranches, Mirdif etc, into the facebook search and loads of groups come up..same with googling other forums though I think they're all as quiet as this one - everyone's on facebook now...lol Your school will have groups too - same thing, just put the name into the search. I give this post half an hour before it disappears :biggrin:
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 02 September 2015 - 08:16
Dubai British mum's group is good- loads of stuff for sale.I'm not sure how strict they are about having British credentials though! x
 
 

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