stopover in dubai

enigma76 · Aug 24th, 2005, 13:37

Indeed, Dubai is a haven for expatriates from various countries, with the majority being from India, Pakistan and The Philippines. People from a variety of other nationalities also come here seeking work and with the hope of saving. Some achieve it as per their plans, others work harder to achieve it. In the end, this city does make dreams come true for most people

It may come as a surprise that out of the entire UAE population, only less than 20% account for original UAE nationals, the rest are expatriates. And out of all the expatriates from India, the thumping majority are from the coastal state of Kerala!

skell · Aug 24th, 2005, 23:06

Isn't Michael Jackson supposed to be hanging around there somewhere?

enigma76 · Aug 25th, 2005, 02:37

MJ is in Bahrain, a kingdom situated quite far away from the UAE. We do not have a common border, but Bahrain is considered a close friend of the United Arab Emirates.

It amazes me how many people consider over half a dozen countries in the "middle east" to be all linked together in some way, and assume that its all ONE..though the truth is that the only thing REALLY common is the official language, Arabic.

Its happened a lot of times before, specially over the internet, and specially with people from the Americas(no intention to offend, just sayin the facts out

). The moment they hear/read Middle East or Dubai, they scream out "Isn't that near Iraq??

"

The truth is, it isn't, and this link might help in confirming that

http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/me.htm

Cheers

skell · Aug 25th, 2005, 02:45

[quote=enigma76]MJ is in Bahrain, a kingdom situated quite far away from the UAE. We do not have a common border, but Bahrain is considered a close friend of the United Arab Emirates.
The moment they hear/read Middle East or Dubai, they scream out "Isn't that near Iraq??

"
[quote]

Well, I did know that it wasn't near Iraq.

Merchant · Aug 25th, 2005, 03:10

Funny, Bahrain is near Iraq. 220 miles?

It's also only 50 miles removed from a patch of sand that says UAE.

enigma76 · Aug 25th, 2005, 03:29

Its all good skell, the idea is to convey to more people about the truth of this region, thats all. My post dealt with a general observation I've made over the years

Merchant, you are perhaps right about the distance between Bahrain and Iraq, however, I was as such talking about Dubai and Iraq and they being linked and people assuming that "war/violence in Iraq automatically puts Dubai in the danger zone as well" . That was the clarification I intended to make

Morever, Bahrain and all of the other gulf countries have their own independent governments and in no way are the gulf countries "linked" as such

Merchant · Aug 25th, 2005, 03:52

Of course--proximity and politics are two different things.

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Aug 24th, 2005, 13:37	#16
enigma76 From the urban desert to the innocent cool hills! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 57	Indeed, Dubai is a haven for expatriates from various countries, with the majority being from India, Pakistan and The Philippines. People from a variety of other nationalities also come here seeking work and with the hope of saving. Some achieve it as per their plans, others work harder to achieve it. In the end, this city does make dreams come true for most people It may come as a surprise that out of the entire UAE population, only less than 20% account for original UAE nationals, the rest are expatriates. And out of all the expatriates from India, the thumping majority are from the coastal state of Kerala!

Aug 24th, 2005, 23:06	#17
skell Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The OC Posts: 975	Isn't Michael Jackson supposed to be hanging around there somewhere?

Aug 25th, 2005, 02:37	#18
enigma76 From the urban desert to the innocent cool hills! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 57	MJ is in Bahrain, a kingdom situated quite far away from the UAE. We do not have a common border, but Bahrain is considered a close friend of the United Arab Emirates. It amazes me how many people consider over half a dozen countries in the "middle east" to be all linked together in some way, and assume that its all ONE..though the truth is that the only thing REALLY common is the official language, Arabic. Its happened a lot of times before, specially over the internet, and specially with people from the Americas(no intention to offend, just sayin the facts out ). The moment they hear/read Middle East or Dubai, they scream out "Isn't that near Iraq?? " The truth is, it isn't, and this link might help in confirming that http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/me.htm Cheers

Aug 25th, 2005, 02:45	#19
skell Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The OC Posts: 975	[quote=enigma76]MJ is in Bahrain, a kingdom situated quite far away from the UAE. We do not have a common border, but Bahrain is considered a close friend of the United Arab Emirates. The moment they hear/read Middle East or Dubai, they scream out "Isn't that near Iraq?? " [quote] Well, I did know that it wasn't near Iraq.

Aug 25th, 2005, 03:10	#20
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,101	Funny, Bahrain is near Iraq. 220 miles? It's also only 50 miles removed from a patch of sand that says UAE.

Aug 25th, 2005, 03:29	#21
enigma76 From the urban desert to the innocent cool hills! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 57	Its all good skell, the idea is to convey to more people about the truth of this region, thats all. My post dealt with a general observation I've made over the years Merchant, you are perhaps right about the distance between Bahrain and Iraq, however, I was as such talking about Dubai and Iraq and they being linked and people assuming that "war/violence in Iraq automatically puts Dubai in the danger zone as well" . That was the clarification I intended to make Morever, Bahrain and all of the other gulf countries have their own independent governments and in no way are the gulf countries "linked" as such

Aug 25th, 2005, 03:52	#22
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,101	Of course--proximity and politics are two different things.

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