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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 14:59
Why don't you bring something that Emiratis would like, such as rahash or kunafa or helwa? Or did they ask you to bring a Western dessert? <em>edited by AnonDubai on 24/03/2011</em>
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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 14:10
Am I crazy or did Freckles1 used to be Freckles? always been Freckles1 but everyone calls me Freckles (among other things) Sorry, I am loony.
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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 14:00
Am I crazy or did Freckles1 used to be Freckles?
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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 13:43
Yes, most supermarkets sell them in the diaper section.
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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 13:30
Yes, it is kind of funny, although I can see why they do it. It is obviously just standard procedure for every maid.
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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 11:38
I don't have an issue with your wanting to go back to work. Most days, I don't feel like being a SAHM either. However, your DH's attitude irks me. I know a lot of men are like this, though, so it's not just yours.
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Latest post on 24 March 2011 - 11:34
I have one. It is a Samsonite and never used. I will sell it to you half-price. I bought it in 2008 at the Babies R us in Festival City. If you are interested, let me know and I'll try to find out how much I paid for it way back when.
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 20:25
Many American curriculum schools have a cut-off date of December 31st too.
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 17:22
I like living in Dubai, but honestly, I'd take the weather in the UK over the UAE weather any day.
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 14:25
Anyway, if there is no chance of good employment in one's home country, then one is better off here despite some of the negative aspects.
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 14:05
Why do you want to start using primer?
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 13:57
Good luck to you. I am hoping for the same. Too expensive for us to live here, hard to tell kids we can't afford Kidzania or SkiDubai etc etc. Also, need to live a little, because we can't here because I was born Muslim eventhough I ain't really a follower, I get dragged into things by law, not by choice. Gosh, I'd like to walk into a bottle store and choose my OWN wine...simple pleasure ;-) Can't you do a legal name change?
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 08:58
It's remarkable how many people write 'loose' rather than the correct 'lose' I agree with you, but I don't see that relevant here.
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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 08:58
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 20:21
Hoping you'll find someone good quickly!
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 19:58
Just don't feel guilty. You deserve some me time and there will always be work to do anyway. You can do it tomorrow. Are you going to get another maid?
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 14:54
Baloo - I'm not touching that one! I have another point though - What about the maid who are legally sponsored but have hubby living in maid room with them, who does odd jobs/car cleaning etc in return for being allowed to live there - is this not also payment in kind? See what I mean by grey areas?? That is not a gray area. It is not allowed. If the husband is living with the maid, he should be sponsored by the family as a driver, gardener, etc. edited by AnonDubai on 22/03/2011 SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!??! How about this: wife living with the husband in the same house/appartment/studio but wife is sponsored by her employer and not by her husband or the 'landlord' .... does this count?? :) That is legal, but rare. Most married women are sponsored by their DHs and not by their employers. How can this be legal and not for a maid/driver? Anyway, most senior woman professional in our office are on the company's sponsorship .... Because people living in your home should be sponsored by you.
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 14:41
Baloo - I'm not touching that one! I have another point though - What about the maid who are legally sponsored but have hubby living in maid room with them, who does odd jobs/car cleaning etc in return for being allowed to live there - is this not also payment in kind? See what I mean by grey areas?? That is not a gray area. It is not allowed. If the husband is living with the maid, he should be sponsored by the family as a driver, gardener, etc. edited by AnonDubai on 22/03/2011 SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!??! How about this: wife living with the husband in the same house/appartment/studio but wife is sponsored by her employer and not by her husband or the 'landlord' .... does this count?? :) That is legal, but rare. Most married women are sponsored by their DHs and not by their employers.
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 14:39
Sending you positive vibes!
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 14:37
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 14:34
Baloo - I'm not touching that one! I have another point though - What about the maid who are legally sponsored but have hubby living in maid room with them, who does odd jobs/car cleaning etc in return for being allowed to live there - is this not also payment in kind? See what I mean by grey areas?? That is not a gray area. It is not allowed. If the husband is living with the maid, he should be sponsored by the family as a driver, gardener, etc. <em>edited by AnonDubai on 22/03/2011</em>
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 14:26
This is what I am beginning to understand. It seems to be a question of perception. One neighbour can do a good deed for another but a maid can't. Sadly it comes down to a question of status. My friends maid is here and will be bored as sin in the holidays when her family are away. Our animals play well together and she would be happy to water my garden and feed all the animals but the perception is such that it would be considered illegal. She would do it without payment but I would feel awful not to be able to thank her in any way. Sad isn't it? Part of living here is accepting that human beings are not treated equally.
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 14:26
A licensed agency for house sitting I assume? So I need a license to watch my neighbours house. Seems daft but OK I guess they're on their own from now on. Is there a licensed grocery packing agency? Does this mean voluntary work is also illegal? edited by Teabag on 22/03/2011 Why would you tip a bagger? Do you also tip the cashier and the stockboys? I would tip a bagger if they helped me out to my car with all my shopping and unloaded it into my car for me. Do you tip the cashier if she bags the stuff for you?
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 14:04
It was just a question. I prefer to pack my own and thus don't tip baggers - but I have seen people do it. I also always ask for 100aed for the car at the gas station, I don't tip there either but I have seen people do it. I am trying to find out exactly what the definition of illegal is - where jobs merge into good deeds, payment into favours. It's a grey area. I think good deeds are ok. It is ok to receive a gift from someone because you helped them out. It is not legal, though, to ask someone else's maid to check up on your house because it will be perceived that you are paying her.
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 14:01
I am jealous of everything. If a woman posts a picture of her homemade cupcake on Facebook, I will be jealous because I know nothing in the kitchen. I am jealous of people who have nicer cars, skinny women, rich people, etc...
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 13:49
Even I took the Normal Pregnacare during pregnancy and then moved to Breastfeeding Pregnacare. I have never heard of BF Pregnacare. Is it available here?
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 13:47
A licensed agency for house sitting I assume? So I need a license to watch my neighbours house. Seems daft but OK I guess they're on their own from now on. Is there a licensed grocery packing agency? Does this mean voluntary work is also illegal? edited by Teabag on 22/03/2011 Why would you tip a bagger? Do you also tip the cashier and the stockboys?
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 09:27
Thanks for posting this. I fully agree with you.
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Latest post on 22 March 2011 - 09:16
I am also breastfeeding and I take Pregnacare.
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Latest post on 21 March 2011 - 19:49
I've sent you an e-mail.
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Latest post on 21 March 2011 - 14:18
I assume KG1 is for children who have turned 4 before September 1st? The AAG cut-off date states that all KG1 children must turn 4 in the year they start school, i.e. 4 years old before December 31st...
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Latest post on 20 March 2011 - 19:32
Interesting! For those that do pay by credit card is there a % added on as a fee? quote'> No.
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Latest post on 20 March 2011 - 16:11
I only pay school fees by credit card.
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Latest post on 19 March 2011 - 20:27
Firstly, go through all of her stuff with a fine tooth comb. Don't pay for the ticket as you will have to pay ticket money to immigration. Make sure that nothing of value is missing from your home. Contact any of her friends and let them know that she is not in trouble, you just want to give her the bonus you were planning for her departure (anything to make her come back)....if she returns, then take her straight to immigration holding cell. Immigration will ask you where she was, and why she was out alone. Be ready. Excellent advice as usual.
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Latest post on 19 March 2011 - 20:15
I ran into someone I knew from Paris randomly on the street in Tokyo. It was so weird.
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Latest post on 19 March 2011 - 20:15
Vero, you are needed on the Maids forum.
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Latest post on 19 March 2011 - 20:13
Did she want to leave or had she done something bad that made you fire her?
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Latest post on 19 March 2011 - 20:09
ok I don't know what to tell you then. I think Vero Possumus is the one to ask.
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Latest post on 19 March 2011 - 20:01
Are you sure she has absconded? Does she have her passport?
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Latest post on 19 March 2011 - 17:17
I hope today's episode of dragging my screaming two year-old into the elevator is not posted on EW!:)
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Latest post on 19 March 2011 - 05:58
I saw a big sticker covering the back window of someone's car saying 100. Now I understand what it is. <em>edited by AnonDubai on 19/03/2011</em>
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Latest post on 18 March 2011 - 15:38
. British people here much friendlier than the british people I met in London. I think it's because they lived as expats. People in London do really have the british stiff upper lip. LOL that's because London is full of foreigners!!! :-P If it wasn’t for the expats in Dubai no one would smile or talk to you. How many times has a local said hello or smiled at anyone? Respectable Emirati men generally wouldn't say hello to a woman randomly. Lots of Emirati women say hello. I think it does depend on what you are wearing, though.
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Latest post on 18 March 2011 - 15:31
There some incredibly silly comments on this thread, how can one possibly compare "London" to Dubai? Really ridiculous stuff in this thread. So true! Comparing Dubai to Doha or Riyadh would be more realistic. And i love Riyadh but as a place to live Dubai outshines both of the two you mention. It would be more realistic to compare London and Munich or London and Boston. London and Dubai? That's like comparing apples and oranges.
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Latest post on 18 March 2011 - 15:29
Isn't it the maid's country's responsibility to evacuate her as she is also an expat? And how is a low income worker expected to pay for that? Or gain the permission to leave? I have no idea. Who pays for the evacuation of expats? Is it not free? If not, how much does it cost?
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Latest post on 18 March 2011 - 15:27
I've been meaning to call her too but not until I try it on my own. I've tried before but very breifly than had visitors and then MIL came to visit and ruined everything. I have a 3 year old who sleeps on my bed and my 1 year old is in his cot in our room currently. He was in his own room but with the visitors I had to move him in with us. Aaaaaaaah I should've moved DD a long time ago. Everytime I delay it, it'll get harder. She's really not the issue, my DS is 1 year old and still wakes up a couple times at night to feed. I'm trying to stop that, but it's really hard listening to him cry. I need to suck it up and do it. I hope it will work out for you. Do it now before number three comes. That is my biggest regret now. I should have sorted out DD 1's sleeping issues before DD 2 came along.
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Latest post on 18 March 2011 - 15:26
There some incredibly silly comments on this thread, how can one possibly compare "London" to Dubai? Really ridiculous stuff in this thread. So true! Comparing Dubai to Doha or Riyadh would be more realistic.
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Latest post on 18 March 2011 - 15:25
Isn't it the maid's country's responsibility to evacuate her as she is also an expat?
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Latest post on 18 March 2011 - 13:18
I do and I use them regularly. I have never had a problem with them. They are just as good as the more expensive brands. I think people don't like to admit they are using a cheaper brand of diapers so that is why you rarely hear about Bambi. I have actually never had leaking problems with even the cheapest brands, but I do find that the cheapest brands (Fine, Lulu, etc.) are too bulky which is why I don't buy them. <em>edited by AnonDubai on 18/03/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 March 2011 - 18:44
Mainly yes although many are not very aware of the culture here.
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Latest post on 17 March 2011 - 17:58
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