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Latest post on 26 November 2015 - 16:56

Thank you for your kind offer Stix, I'll be sure to ask if I think of anything else. Oh yes, I am wondering what has made you so dismissive and so judgemental and hard towards someone you have never met? Difficult childhood? PMT? I'm I do think amusement funded by unpleasantness says more about the author than the target of the aggression. I am sure your studio flat is lovely brie03. A long time ago I had a charming little bedsit in London and have very happy memories of my time there. Then I got married and had children and we had to move to larger accommodation. Then we had more children (we were never bored on a cold, winter night) and the house had to be expanded. We still need a large house when we move to Dubai, not because we are smug, poncy or flaunting our wealth but to fit our prodigy in. We have six children and they need to be accommodated two of them with their partners. We need space for friends to come and stay too and we are a bit beyond squashing into a single bed or using a blow up mattress. It's not about lowliness but about space. It may surprise you to know we probably won't have a maid - certainly not a live in one. I cannot justify working only three days and having someone clear up my mess for a pittance. Again not a judgement on those that do - I had nannies when the children were younger - but we don't really need someone now. Blue413 Control freak is not something I am usually accused of. Sometimes I just get on a bus to see where it goes (that is a lie, actually). I don't very often use buses as the nearest stop is seven miles away and the bus only goes twice a week. I am not sure it is kind to make sweeping assumptions based on a few questions. The fact younarrivedvwith three suitcases and a couple of school places is a) irrelevant and b) of dubious accuracy. How did you get visas without a job? Did you wander around on a donkey knocking at doors and being asked to taken in? Did you find somewhere that accepted your native currency? Did you not have health insurance for your children? Imsuspect if you take your blinkers off you may remember you did actually plan a little better than you suggest! Fair play to you Tessa - several weeks since I saw anything I could be bothered to log in for !! As someone else said, your initial posts (the ones that are left - I get the feeling this thread has undergone a severe pruning) seemed harmless enough - either a bored 12 year old school boy, embittered maid or someone who really has been considering a move, but the last few have revealed a disturbing nastiness. Yes it's possible someone rocked up here with two school places and 3 suitcases, I've met lots of ladies with similar stories. Way too many factual inaccuracies, I can't be bothered to be honest but I'm disappointed that your thread seems to have run its course - the snooty lady of the manor was mildly entertaining, if only to pick out the typos and errors but it's become something else now..what a shame...just ready for a TNT... We had someone a few years ago who plagued the forum with endless questions - even ended up making spreadsheets !! Yes really..but in real life it became clear she was also a control freak with an attitude not unlike yours...in fact, had she been British I might now be wondering...lol !!

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Latest post on 19 September 2015 - 17:40

Most of the plus points of moving back are for you and your husband - lifestyle, social life, climate, convenience...as far as your boys are concerned their UK life is better - close to grandparents, fab school, better weather to be able to play outside more, easier to make school friends, TV sports live (not recorded !! lol). Equally, most of the down points of life in the UK are for you and your husband..Can you make a go of it in the UK for the next 8 years ? It's a tough one..our eldest never really liked it in Dubai but unbelievably we never knew until after he left !! Our youngest on the other hand loves it and will be sorry to leave when the time comes..I think it depends on why you left - you won't have taken the decision lightly..if it was us and both our children really didn't want to move (bearing in mind that they have only just had a massive upheaval to leave) I think we would have to just grin and bear it..you can always come back after they're settled at uni...

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Latest post on 19 September 2015 - 17:24

I was questioning the comment - "You are guests here" as if Umm Ali isn't an expat herself...

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Latest post on 19 September 2015 - 00:55

Absolutely !! Our eldest was 17 when he learned in the UK over summer - took 6 weeks and passed with a clean sheet then got his UAE licence on his 18th Birthday. We were on AD visas so we got his licence there and he drove us home !! Already had his car waiting and I have to say it transformed his last year here and now he's back in the UK he's almost got rid of his Dubai habits !! lol We never worried any more than we would have anywhere else and if anything his reflex speeds are quicker than ours !! I'm sure it can only be a benefit - if you can drive here you can drive anywhere.

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Latest post on 18 September 2015 - 22:27

Our school only ever had weds and Thursday as off days - anyone hoping for Tuesday as well would have been doing so on the off-chance.

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Latest post on 18 September 2015 - 22:22

When was the last time this country lost so many young lives in war??? 54 all from same generation. Our national population is so small. This is a first for this country. They need to treat situation with respect as national service now mandatory. They are genuinely in grief and this is far more important than music on radio. It keeps being extended because there are more deaths, more families to visit. Sheikhs are still visiting families with lost sons and husbands. How they handle this is very important to future war efforts and families sending their children to fight. You are guests here. Stop complaining and get out of your bubble. [b'>[/b'> ?? This is a site for expats so we are all guests.. I don't think anyone is complaining, on the contrary this has been one of the most respectful threads I've seen here, it's just that some people were wondering why the mourning period was so much longer than initially announced.

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