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Latest post on 06 September 2014 - 21:19
MG might have expressed herself a little more tactfully in the circs of the OP's post. but she is quite correct. But the OP should take heart from that, all cancers are potentially deadly but the ones that manifest themselves outwardly or with early stage symptoms have a very good survival rate today. Very best wishes FairyDust.
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Latest post on 06 September 2014 - 18:37
Perhaps your son has got himself in a muddle between "private" and "shameful". Does your stricture on undressing in privacy apply even within the family? You say you are all very close, so not sure why the emphasis on modesty at such an early age. My children, male and female had no inhibitions about running round without clothes, until of course puberty kicked in. Frankly from what you say I think it's more likely he has got the wrong end of the stick and thinks his little tinkle is something to be ashamed of, rather than anything untoward having taken place. And you, or your DH need to tell his cousin that hitting between the legs is not cricket, before he does it to a bigger boy and gets himself seriously thumped.
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Latest post on 04 September 2014 - 17:31
I wonder what it would be like if they took all the labourers out of the equation? A much healthier society?
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Latest post on 04 September 2014 - 17:15
No I said "doesn't feel like that (to me)" because my time is split between A) Being in a largely female dominated profession B) doing school runs, play dates, toddler groups etc Ii thought it was surprising as I was expecting well over 50% but not quite 75% (which is higher than when I lived here as a child 20 years ago) . No idea how this translates to me not counting people who work as human beings. The bus loads of laborers should have given you a clue.
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Latest post on 04 September 2014 - 16:12
I find that surprising, doesn't feel like that (to me.) Thanks for sharing. Either you are only counting "men" as in potential dates, or.............. the labourers don't count as humans.
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Latest post on 02 September 2014 - 18:27
Since none of us know the facts of the case, and can only rely on media reports, we can only guess at the exact chain of events which led to this horribly sad situation. However, my take on this is that the family were unwilling to accept the doctors' prognosis and were determined to seek out another treatment. This is understandable, no parent wants to hear the words "there's nothing else we can do". However, sometimes the correct words should be, "there is nothing else we SHOULD do." Sometimes further treatment can only cause more pain and suffering, the therapy the parents are hoping to try for the poor little boy is brutal. (I have seen this at first hand) It is wrong to suggest that the treatment is denied to UK patients, if it is deemed appropriate, they will be sent abroad at NHS expense. In this instance the doctors obviously decided it was not on the child's best interests to prolong his suffering, and at the end of the day, the patient, not the patient's relatives, is of paramount importance. However, where the hospital authorities overstepped the bounds of decency (not to mention professional ethics) was to overreact and involve the police and courts, and i suspect deliberately misled both by emphasizing the parents' religion, The misuse of an international arrest warrant is equally appalling, that system was not set up for situations of this delicacy, it should only be applied in the case of criminals posing a risk to the public at large. None of this has helped the poor child, and no one comes out of it particularly well, not even the parents. Much as I feel for them, I can't help but feel that their determination to save their child is blinding them to the reality of his suffering. However, I hope that I am completely wrong and that treatment is possible, and successful.
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Latest post on 28 August 2014 - 18:32
How about we let everyone make an informed decision on what is best for their family without passing of others for dumb because they don't make the decision you think is correct? Op I have no opinion for you, just disliking the tone of some here. The key word here is "informed".
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Latest post on 28 August 2014 - 16:32
Surely your daughter was recommended the flu jab not because it would do anything about her asthma, but to help prevent her catching the flu, which could be potentially more dangerous for her since she's young *and* asthmatic? It was presented to me as something that asthmatics need to have and I was also told by others that their children stopped getting sick so much after they had the shot. Now I just see it as a moneymaking gimmick.... edited by AnonDubai on 28/08/2014 In the UK the flu vaccine is recommended for the elderly............and everyone with underlying health issues. Of course it will not affect those health issues, but will protect against flu which might exacerbate the existing problems. I can't even begin to understand why you would not take advantage of the protection offered, against a very unpleasant illness which can have catastrophic consequences. Flu is not a sore throat and a few days of sniffles.
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Latest post on 27 August 2014 - 21:05
The whole story is nuts, the instructor made a huge mistake and paid the price for it, sadly. It was what is known as a self inflicted injury.
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Latest post on 27 August 2014 - 16:43
My late DH was a combat veteran, US Special Forces in Vietnam. He did fire a weapon in earnest on many occasions and it haunted him for the rest of his life. However he taught both our children to use a gun but only for target shooting. It is an Olympic sport, and as such is acceptable, but only when practiced under appropriate guidance and rules. In this case there were obviously neither.
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Latest post on 27 August 2014 - 16:34
Statistics aside, there is no way that a nine year old should have anything more powerful than a BB gun, and that only under strict supervision. In this case, the parents are guilty of criminal negligence and the instructor of suicide. And though he may have been a veteran, not all members of the armed forces are combat veterans, nor are they merely by virtue of their army experience necessarily intelligent. This unfortunate man brought this on himself.
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Latest post on 27 August 2014 - 14:25
It's not just an American phenomenon, what about all the pictures in the press of small boys (and girls) brandishing AK47's in Gaza. Very very sad, adults imposing their values on children, wherever it happens.
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Latest post on 26 August 2014 - 18:33
Ever, ever so slightly, you can feel it. Just a hint of it. The slightest, tiniest little hint. But it is coming!! Oh please oh please.......................send it to Cyprus. it's only 40c but high humidity, even up here in the hills and we are not geared for it. Cars with European spec a/c and houses built for reasonably temperate climate. I would kill for a T storm!!!
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Latest post on 26 August 2014 - 16:51
Somehow I doubt if the prices would be on a par with UK! Just compare Boots UAE with Boots UK. Or M&S prices!
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Latest post on 26 August 2014 - 16:23
Hi.. With this new application for British passport renewal it says on the application that we need to send all (British and overseas) un-cancelled passports with the application . BUT when you start the application there is a note that you should send colour copies of other passport only. Someone did this recently? TIA If this is the case obviously someone within the UK Passport Office has finally used their brain, it was beyond all logic (and probably against all international law) to demand that a dual national hand over their non UK passport to a third party. (And frequently leaving themselves in limbo for months, given the unworkable new centralised system of UK passport renewal.) No one in their right mind, especially if expat in a third country, would do such a thing, and that in itself denied the entire point of the exercise, which presumably was accurate information gathering. At least now, if this is correct, the UK authorities can be aware of dual citizenship, without depriving the passport holder of a vital document.
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Latest post on 26 August 2014 - 15:50
More relevant to UAE and I'm sure this won't be in the Gulf News http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28933070?SThisFB USA says.... BBC reports.... That says enough.. The article is funny though. Countries are denouncing outside interference lol. Did they do the same when the USA was interfering? With all due respect, Marroosh...............I think you have a very naive picture of ME politics. There are so many nuances and hidden undercurrents within, it has never been a simple case of the Islamic countries against the rest. Quite apart from political rivalries there is the religious schism, the reason this story has caught the eye of the world is that there are so many potentials for future conflicts within the region. Which will not be in anyone's interest.
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Latest post on 25 August 2014 - 16:15
Nonsense, the public drive the media. People get the news they want to read, a relatively local demonstration about domestic issues is always going to be of interest only to people with a link to the region involved. Just because it happens on our "home turf" doesn't make it of worldwide interest, no matter how vital it may be to us personally. As to the inclusion of totally trivial fluff, that is the result of the public's desire for light relief, since most people's eyes glaze over after more than two "hard " news items. All the news is out there, but sometimes it's necessary to turn a few pages to find the stories which concern our particular spheres of interest.
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Latest post on 25 August 2014 - 14:26
Well funny- thanks so much for your help :) Am sure will be back with more questions! Just had a look on the Cyprus Living forum- looks like there's a fair bit of red tape, confusion etc... is it worse than or same as here? edited by Licorice on 25/08/2014 Not really, there are a few people on that site who really just love to complain (too many retired and bored old men) or make mountains out of molehills. If you are going to live on the island permanently then there are some formalities to go through with Immigration (if you are an EU citizen it is very simple) but there is an excellent Citizens Advice Office which can deal with most things that crop up. Compared to UAE the red tape is minimal.
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Latest post on 25 August 2014 - 14:01
At this rate we might be able to get a Cyprus EW page!!!!!
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Latest post on 25 August 2014 - 13:12
Yes the Ikea (in Nicosia) is quite large, has everything you need. Also there are quite a few furniture shops in Paphos including some selling good second hand furniture. There is also a Paphos based forum (Cyprusliving) which is full of useful info, take a look.
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Latest post on 25 August 2014 - 12:35
We bought our house here five years ago, it's in the South, prices are indeed very very low just now so it is a good time to buy. On the other hand, renting out is getting harder I hear, tourism is still down since the financial crisis here and there is an overstock of properties. The one thing any prospective purchaser MUST do is only buy a house with title deeds, many people have had huge difficulties since until the title has been registered (which can take years) outstanding loans on the property (usually the developers') can be called in by the banks. (In the North the problem is more often building on previously Greek owned land, many people are living in homes which could be repossessed in the (unlikely) event of a solution to the partition and there has been one case where a British couple lost their home after a judgement against them in the European Court.) In either situation, ensuring that the vendor holds the title deeds is crucial, I cannot recommend any agents since we found our house on the internet and bought via a lawyer in Limassol but all went well for us. Ours is an old village house so no developers were involved, but if you plan on using the house as a holiday let then a newer property near the tourist areas would be probably wisest. Best to come over and do some research to narrow down the area you prefer. It's a lovely island (North and South) and I'd not want to live anywhere else!.
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Latest post on 24 August 2014 - 16:14
Zara...............I have to ask you this.............why is coming to work in Dubai your "dream"? Perhaps if you were to explain that then posters might be able to give you a better picture of what you will or will not find, logistics and practicalities apart. Are you looking for a career boost, a cultural change or just a more glamorous lifestyle? Don't believe everything you read about Dubai, it has possibilities, and much to offer, but it is not for everyone.
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Latest post on 20 August 2014 - 19:48
To be honest, if the forum were only "where can I buy" or "where is the nearest" it would be as interesting (and as well used) as a single google page. It may not be as cut throat (or funny) as it was in the bad old days, but Dubai has changed in so many ways and the forum members are perhaps less homogenous in culture, so humour which was accepted as such (most of the time!) can now go straight to the wicket keeper for some posters. There are quite a few posters like myself who are no longer in UAE who still drop in from time to time, that wouldn't happen if EW became no more than a totally bland information exchange, which seems to be what the OP seemed to want. And if it were just that, then I suspect that the only users would be the relative newcomers, which would defeat the whole object of the forum, since without the old hands it would be the blind leading the blind. So, to the OP, stick around for a while and learn to read the tone of the forum, take what you need from it and ignore the rest, it is rarely ill intended, more often just banter. Or learn not to take it personally, after all no one knows who you are and vice versa. It's only as real as you want to make it. So go out and buy a pair of brave knickers and think of it as a cross between the Yellow Pages and Space Invaders.
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 21:34
No, surely there was anudder? edited by Livelytrish on 18/08/2014 LOL, but this soo can not go the warped humour way it so needs to. I mean how often do you get an Ethopian, Pakistani, Somali and london goat discussed on EW? It's just asking to be herd! edited by Lolacat on 18/08/2014 Indeed...........has got to be a first. But sadly I've goat to go to bed! Thanks for the laughs x
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 21:26
No, surely there was anudder? <em>edited by Livelytrish on 18/08/2014</em>
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 21:20
Which one? The Billy Goats Gruff?
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 21:13
I prefer goat meat, especially Pakistani goats. I don't like the Somali type. The goat meat they sell at the Co-Op is from Ethiopia... ********LT save me****************** Sorry Lola.............this one is beyond even me. And to think a poster was earlier complaining that EW had lost it's way! With a bit of luck this thread could eventually include sliced mangoes and crisp cucumbers (maybe a recipe suggestion for goat kebabs)
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 21:08
Obviously it takes a wise woman to separate the goats from the sheep........... This thread is starting to sound like a script from Hugh and Laurie. More like one from Blackudder.
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 20:57
Obviously it takes a wise woman to separate the goats from the sheep...........
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 20:51
Some years ago I was advised by a vet in Dubai to feed my ailing Siamese with a meat he had not previously ingested, camel or goat was suggested. Since I thought it unlikely to find camel in the local supermarket, and baulked at visiting the camel market and asking for "a pound of your best mince" I asked several people in various stores and each time got the same answer. I was told that "Indian" mutton or lamb was in fact goat..............having bought it and tried it I can assure you that it was just that, the flavour is quite distinctive. On the same counter were meats simply labelled "Lamb" and "Mutton", and they were most definitely sheep. Well technically both Goats and sheep are closely related, both are of the subfamily, Caprinae. But they taste very different!
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 20:45
Some years ago I was advised by a vet in Dubai to feed my ailing Siamese with a meat he had not previously ingested, camel or goat was suggested. Since I thought it unlikely to find camel in the local supermarket, and baulked at visiting the camel market and asking for "a pound of your best mince" I asked several people in various stores and each time got the same answer. I was told that "Indian" mutton or lamb was in fact goat..............having bought it and tried it I can assure you that it was just that, the flavour is quite distinctive. On the same counter were meats simply labelled "Lamb" and "Mutton", and they were most definitely sheep.
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 19:45
In some countries mutton is an older sheep and in other countries it refers to goats meat :) So what is mutton here? mutton is sheep - lamb is baby sheep some refer to goat as mutton.... Isn't goat usually referred to as Indian Mutton or Indian Lamb? That's how it used to be labelled in Choitrams and Union Coop.
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Latest post on 17 August 2014 - 17:28
Good to see you again Shaks, was just wondering the other day how things were in Egypt. Stay safe and well!
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Latest post on 16 August 2014 - 16:03
it's quite simple, due to the difference in cultural background and the attitude. the cast system in indian society divided people on these who can rule and others who will be ruled (by one's birth). that is why all servants treated the way they "deserve". members of western society born with equal possibilities - from here is different attitude and the way they treat house help. I agree this is generalisation, but it works in majority of cases here. edited by irish259 on 13/08/2014 If by Western society you mean the Americans, you are right. However the above statement can also be easily applied to English westerners, the entire population is very keenly tuned into divisions of class (you only have to look at the exclusivity the Royal family enjoy with their self conferred titles and the titles they bestow on others who are somehow deemed more high class than those without; and the extremely tight elite circles they move in), they even notice things like accents, places one lives and the connotations it has. Class based mindsets to the core, quite like the Indian population in this aspect, although the latter slots people into a particular class based on different criteria. I think you have been watching too much Downton Abbey.
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Latest post on 15 August 2014 - 15:46
This has gone a long way from the original topic (which essentially was about self absorbed Mummies and their unacceptable delusion that their babies are the centres of the whole world) but whilst we are on the subject of unsanitary trolleys (or the toddlers in them) .have you ladies considered the bacteria on the bottom of our handbags? Which most of we childfree shoppers perch in the trolley seat........... or park on restaurant tables? In bacteriological terms I think I'd prefer an incontinent baby on either. .
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Latest post on 13 August 2014 - 19:02
i got 55 about 6 years ago..... We once hit 57c in 2005, we were parked on the road near Maktoum bridge. Totally agree with you CP, 2005 was really hot. And do you recall the LOOOONG powercut in July, well, only five ti six hours but without a/c it was H@ll!!!!!
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Latest post on 13 August 2014 - 18:40
I know this sounds stereotypical and I could be wrong, but this woman looks like a breastfeeder... ROFL !!! How on earth can you say that ?? what exactly does a breastfeeder look like ? It's revolting to change a baby (however it's fed - baby poo is baby poo and smells like nothing else on earth...) while people around you are trying to eat... I never did it..can't imagine why anyone would think it's remotely acceptable... As for feeding babies in public toilets...i'd rather do it out in the street...bleurghhh... "I think AnonDubai means that the ill mannered idiot in question looks like one of those women who "wears baby like badge". I've met more than a few of the type, personally i believe this form of delusional and inflated self worth by virtue of breeding is a mental disorder. One has to worry what happens to them when their children grow up and leave. And hope that the poor kids can afford decent therapy," Slightly off topic but I also find babies or toddlers sitting in trolleys revolting...I have to put my groceries in there after their grubby shoes or whatever have been there... If they're too big to fit in the trolley seat then their trolley riding days should be over...sorry. edited by Livelytrish on 13/08/2014 edited by Livelytrish on 13/08/2014 Sorry, my internet connection is scrambling my text here, between the quotes is the comment i wanted to make. Apologies DT for getting muddled into your post. <em>edited by Livelytrish on 13/08/2014</em>
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Latest post on 12 August 2014 - 21:24
Maybe it's because they see the potential advantages of Western guilt about employing "staff"?
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Latest post on 12 August 2014 - 19:40
OP, from the little you have told us about your situation, I have to say that you need to think very long and hard about making any decisions regarding this relationship. The fact that your boyfriend is suggesting that you marry before telling his family is ringing very loud alarm bells for me. What do you think is going to happen to you and your marriage if he fails to get family approval?
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Latest post on 12 August 2014 - 19:34
Do any of the maid/nannies have any training in UAE? I only ask because to the best of my knowledge they are merely cleaners with benefits, any childcare experience seems to to from previous employment or their own family experiences. I've met a few maids/nannies who are trained teachers or nurses. They can get higher salaries here working as a maid than in their profession in their home country. They have been on higher salaries than your average maid but nowhere near what a western qualified nanny gets. More like 3-4k per month. It's not exclusive to Dubai having someone with no professional qualifications look after your child. I know a number of working couples in the UK and my home country who use unqualified nannies or childminders. They have grown up children of their own or experience from previous employment. They aren't expected to do any cleaning either. No-one assumes that just because they are unqualified means that they are completely incapable of looking after a child responsibly. That wasn't really my point, but it does lead on to another question...how many of us as first time mothers had any previous training in childcare?
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Latest post on 12 August 2014 - 18:06
Do any of the maid/nannies have any training in UAE? I only ask because to the best of my knowledge they are merely cleaners with benefits, any childcare experience seems to to from previous employment or their own family experiences.
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Latest post on 10 August 2014 - 20:26
In this situation I would send the following email round the office:- DearBoss has advised that I am now in charge of the office cleaning, so to set this in motion I have attacged the cleaning schedule for us all, which commences tomorrow morning. Please review the schedule and let me know if there are any problems (holidays, meetings etc) which conflict with your duties so I can shuffle accordingly. I suggest we follow this for a month or so to see how it goes and if we find it doesn't work we can obtain some cleaning quotations from companies. For easy reference I have laminated the schedule and it is up in the staff room. Here's to a happy clean office! :) TB..............you are wasting your talents, you should running the UN !!!
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Latest post on 10 August 2014 - 18:50
Vile vile vile creatures!!! These 2 people should be locked up far away from everything, with the key thrown into the ocean!! And the "birth" mother.............or the agency? Why all the ire at just the adoptive parents? They are not the adoptive parents - i understand that they are the biological parents. Ok, the couple who hired the woman to carry the child for them. But my understanding is that legally they are in the same position as adoptive parents since the laws over surrogacy have yet to be codified and accepted internationally. The terminology is immaterial, it's the principle of wombs for hire in the third world which is the real issue.
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Latest post on 10 August 2014 - 18:10
Vile vile vile creatures!!! These 2 people should be locked up far away from everything, with the key thrown into the ocean!! And the "birth" mother.............or the agency? Why all the ire at just the adoptive parents?
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Latest post on 10 August 2014 - 17:39
I don't think anyone comes out well in any aspect of this unpleasant affair, not the parents, nor the surrogate and especially the agency which preys on the desperation of others, whether those in need of children or those in need of money, at whatever cost. I have seen accounts of sisters or even mothers, who have "lent" their wombs to mothers unable to carry their own babies, which is emotionally understandable but (I think) unwise, given the potential for future conflict, but commercial surrogacy is just another form of pr@stit@tion, only much worse, in that it involves innocents who have no choice in the whole shabby transaction. It is beyond exploitative for everyone involved. So very very sad all round. edited by Livelytrish on 10/08/2014 <em>edited by Livelytrish on 10/08/2014</em>
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Latest post on 08 August 2014 - 09:49
Hi all, I just went to the doctor for my 3.5 year old's vaccines, following the course that was given to me by the UK hospital where she was born. The doc has advised to also give the chicken pox vaccine which isn't on my list. I said i'd heard that it's more effective for the child to get chicken pox at a young age to prevent the more dangerous shingles in later life. However the doctor said that chicken pox is worse than it was a generation ago and not something that you want your child having any more (not that i remember it as being much fun!). Anyone have an opinion / any links to official reading material which helps me to make the decision on whether i should vaccinate my children or encourage them to have chicken pox? Thanks for your advice. I'm sorry but you have misinterpreted the link between chicken pox and shingles. Shingles occurs only in people who have HAD chickenpox in childhood, the virus stays dormant in the body and is triggered by stress or another illness and presents itself as shingles. Please have your child vaccinated to prevent two very unpleasant versions of the same virus.
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Latest post on 06 August 2014 - 17:45
And 800 pounds sterling pcm works out at just over 59k Dirhams per annum, what can anyone rent in Dubai for that amount? Certainly not a family home, no matter how modest.
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Latest post on 06 August 2014 - 17:00
You only get free health care if you've been paying tax and National Insurance but at least the schools are free..Hampshire is lovely, we're next door to it, but property is expensive..rent or buy you won't get much change from 700 or 800 a month for a modest family home. Utility bills, tax, community charge and insurance on top. Plus if you run a car you pay road fax and fuel is 3 times the price of Dubai. I've also found grocery shopping quite expensive here this summer ...many items are cheaper in Dubai !! (And you have to pack your own bags !! Lol ). Compared to rents in Dubai for "modest family homes" I would hardly call 700 to 800 pounds sterling pcm expensive. What is the going rate for a Springs house these days?
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Latest post on 30 July 2014 - 20:00
I'm surprised that the only con argument so far is the financial cost. Surely a far more important question is, how far can you as parents spread yourselves emotionally? The majority of people I know who grew up in large families have more issues than those of singletons, children need a huge amount of individual attention, and very differing parental skills at each age. A tribe of children may sound wonderful in theory, but trying to divide oneself, and give equal attention to multiple mind sets is not easy. The middle child syndrome is well documented, and that's just with three! The friends I have who came from larger families still feel neglected, are still resentful of the youngest, and in adulthood, still competing for Mummy and Daddy's attention. I honestly think that children are not puppies, they shouldn't come in litters. <em>edited by Livelytrish on 30/07/2014</em>
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Latest post on 28 July 2014 - 19:53
Houses in London are not the Springs ie straight out of a cookie cutter plan. It is a very large city with buildings of many different ages and building codes. I suggest you ask the people with whom you are staying as to the structural integrity of the building, or perhaps take a run in the park instead. The latter might prove the most diplomatic choice, and make for a happier visit for everyone.
 
 
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Expat Interview: Meet Florence Reisch, Author of 'Expat Wife, Happy Life!'

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