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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 12:54

its lovely here after 8 years in dbx we love the ease of life here and the friendliness wonderful way of life

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Latest post on 22 May 2011 - 12:52

I moved to Cyprus 2 ,onmths ago if I can b of help let me know as I have many mnay contacts here :-)

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Latest post on 02 April 2011 - 12:39

Can I add my bit lol I left Dubai and the person having my villa agreed prices on some of the things I left He has kept saying oh yes money going into your account today / tomorrow / etc etc and it has now been almost 3 weeks and he knows I m not there to collect it But if he doesn t put it in my bank in the next couple of days I shall be sending friends around to take the furniture out of the villa as it still belongs to me !!!!! I would rather someone say look cant afford to pay you until ....... and then at least you know instead of lying !!!! Just a thought: You might want to provide some kind of proof - email exchange between you and said person (one notifying him that you will request some friends to stop by and collect the furniture (stating exactly what they will be collecting) forward said email to friend to have in hand and possibly receipts? Going to someone's home and demanding furniture with no proof could result in a phone call to the police - and without proof your friends could be in a situation they didn't anticipate (or you). I have emails from him promising that it was being deposited / transferred etc etc so I have as much as I need not only that I am coming back to Dubai in the next couple of weeks so he can look out !!!!!! lol

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Latest post on 01 April 2011 - 16:27

Can I add my bit lol I left Dubai and the person having my villa agreed prices on some of the things I left He has kept saying oh yes money going into your account today / tomorrow / etc etc and it has now been almost 3 weeks and he knows I m not there to collect it But if he doesn t put it in my bank in the next couple of days I shall be sending friends around to take the furniture out of the villa as it still belongs to me !!!!! I would rather someone say look cant afford to pay you until ....... and then at least you know instead of lying !!!!

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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 17:21

Hats off for anyone who can live in a grey cold country and pay heaps in taxes and still not complain. Mmm the weather is always grey?? Have a look at the 10 day weather forecast for the UK. As for taxes. Those taxes go towards looking after people that can’t work, helping our armed forces, providing schools and health care, transport infrastructure, environmental services and law and order. We pay taxes because we live in a democracy. If I lose my job I won’t be kicked out of the country. I have the right to a fair trial should I go to court. I will be housed should I find myself homeless; I will have money and bills paid should I find myself out of work but most of all I find comfort in the fact that I live in relative safety and not in the middle of what looks like could become a potential war zone. Excellent points

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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 17:12

And it won t end here I know hahah

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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 16:59

What a strange statement to make. Why do you feel sorry for people who dislike Dubai? You have made it clear on several occasions that you dislike the UK, should I feel sorry for you? You could, if you like :) (PS I have nothing against the UK I just wouldn't like to live there again). Each to their own, and by feeling sorry I mean that in some cases people just haven't discovered the right things about the UAE and have a false perception of it, and leave under that perception. I feel sorry for those people. I thought the suggestion made recently about that chap that wrote the article on UAE, that he should have been brought back for a weekend and done proper UAE things instead of seeing the whole brunch/marble floor/ceiling thing, that was an excellent suggestion. I think feeling sorry is not the right thing to say Poeple don tknow what they will miss / or not miss until they leave I for sure didn t think I would feel the way I do and then one evening the whole family were sat talking and DS said it and then suddeny we all felt the same Something the whole family felt inside and yet never said to each other - and before the rest of you start on the " OH but OUR family is sooo close we woud know " RUBBISH we are very very close but no-one wanted to say in case it upset the rest of us No one and no where is perfect and those of you /us who think so are delusional !!

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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 16:41

onthemove: I love your comment! It speaks loudly to me! Its the truth its how we feel x

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Latest post on 23 March 2011 - 16:35

Made the move a few weeks ago and now relocated in another expat posting The freedom that all our family feel being out of dubai after 10 years is totally unbelievable I cant say I LOVED dubai but until I left I didn t realise how much inhibited we all were - afraid to upset a local, afraid to drink outside of our home ( for me cos I wasn t working ) afraid to fall foul of any authority and end up in jail, afraid afraid afraid We didn t realise this until we left, we enjoyed our time but my we are glad to be gone !

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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 21:13

No ulterior motive for this question but if someone gives u a cheque and it bounces how long is the process before you the person who should get the money finds out ???

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 21:24

BUMP

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 21:23

Absolutely not we almost bought a house once and then the owner said that his wife had commited suicide in the bedroom - we were out like a shot !!! As I said I don't have a choice I'll have to live there!! :-{{{{ Sorry :-((((((((((((((((

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 21:20

Absolutely not we almost bought a house once and then the owner said that his wife had commited suicide in the bedroom - we were out like a shot !!!

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 20:49

I have a " leather " suite but after 1 year itis peeling off and there is like a fabric underneath - this can t be right surely ??

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 20:30

I have recently looked into this and have spoken to Karen @ ExPat Wills who was really good and explained the whole deal really well, and put my mind at ease. Please consider contacting her - let me know if you would like details. Is she a lawyer and registered etc ???

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 19:46

Tomrrow ??? lol

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 19:25

I need a bed and 4 units collected from motor city and drop at the gardens

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 19:07

Think the police is going a bit far I meann do you have a signed paper from her saying she owes you

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 18:42

Ive spoken with shah now - guess his rates have gone up to 250 I ll have to use him though as i need stuff moved tomorrow lol

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 18:28

Excellent thank you very much !

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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 18:18

Thanks fro this - what shoud I expect to pay >

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Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 09:18

Had enough of this weather now for sure !!!!

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Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 09:17

Sad they only got a few days in jail I know !

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Latest post on 27 January 2011 - 13:28

BUMP

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Latest post on 27 January 2011 - 13:27

we pay :(

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Latest post on 02 January 2011 - 14:33

once you get your new passport, take the old passport and the new passport into immigration with your marriage certificate, it will take about a week but they'll transfer the visa into the new passport. That hasn t happened to me I have to carry 2 passports when I travel - new and old

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Latest post on 02 January 2011 - 14:29

Clarity was good before the english woman took over now the prices are tooooooo high Sorry my honest opinion I shopped there for the last coupla years with the 2 guys recommended on the forum here but now whoooo prices are different and dealing with a brit doesn t give me anymore comfort than dealing with any other nationality Advice - shop around there are better deals about

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