Is it just me, or does everyone gets P!SSED OFF, every day!
Discussion
sprinter1050 said:
Look Nick- I know how tough life can be out there but if it's any consolation I actually ran out of bog paper mid-dump yesterday 
Stiff upper lip man.
(as opposed to the other stiff thing you have trouble keeping down)
EFA.Stiff upper lip man.
(as opposed to the other stiff thing you have trouble keeping down)
Sh!t, sorry Chris, I didn't think things could get any worse for a guy. Hang on in there man...thinking of ya over here.
Chilli said:
What is it with this place?
Why is it that everyone you talk to is clueless?
Why is it that everyone will nod, agree, and say yes, then run off and either do nothing or something completely different?
Why am I having to have my pool man round for the 8th time in 2 months?
Why do half of my TV channels never work?
Why is the home telephone still not connected after 4 visits from "engineers" to sort out the cabling?
Why is my car making a funny noise when it was properly checked out only a few weeks ago?
Why is the geezer down the road parking on my drive?
Why are they starting to build up the road at 06:00 every morning?
This morning, I'm not in the mood......Dubai is losing it's appeal.
dubai is built on the bones and blood of modern day slaves , this could be karma biting your bottom for contributing to their Why is it that everyone you talk to is clueless?
Why is it that everyone will nod, agree, and say yes, then run off and either do nothing or something completely different?
Why am I having to have my pool man round for the 8th time in 2 months?
Why do half of my TV channels never work?
Why is the home telephone still not connected after 4 visits from "engineers" to sort out the cabling?
Why is my car making a funny noise when it was properly checked out only a few weeks ago?
Why is the geezer down the road parking on my drive?
Why are they starting to build up the road at 06:00 every morning?
This morning, I'm not in the mood......Dubai is losing it's appeal.
so called civilisation .
Edited by wtdoom on Tuesday 20th April 13:44
Chilli said:
What is it with this place?
Why is it that everyone you talk to is clueless?
Why is it that everyone will nod, agree, and say yes, then run off and either do nothing or something completely different?
Why am I having to have my pool man round for the 8th time in 2 months?
Why do half of my TV channels never work?
Why is the home telephone still not connected after 4 visits from "engineers" to sort out the cabling?
Why is my car making a funny noise when it was properly checked out only a few weeks ago?
Why is the geezer down the road parking on my drive?
Why are they starting to build up the road at 06:00 every morning?
This morning, I'm not in the mood......Dubai is losing it's appeal.
I'll have a go at this one...Why is it that everyone you talk to is clueless?
Why is it that everyone will nod, agree, and say yes, then run off and either do nothing or something completely different?
Why am I having to have my pool man round for the 8th time in 2 months?
Why do half of my TV channels never work?
Why is the home telephone still not connected after 4 visits from "engineers" to sort out the cabling?
Why is my car making a funny noise when it was properly checked out only a few weeks ago?
Why is the geezer down the road parking on my drive?
Why are they starting to build up the road at 06:00 every morning?
This morning, I'm not in the mood......Dubai is losing it's appeal.
They are not clueless, just find it difficult to understand when you speak quickly as Engilsh is a forign language to them. Try making your request in Urdu, Tagalog, Hindi, Malay, Arabic or whatever language is their mother-tongue.
See above
Mine come twice a week, they need to in order to keep the pool chemicals balanced, clean the filters and vacuum the sand out.
Most TV channels are rubbish here anyway. I don't even bother with cable/satalite.
Do you live in an old villa? They're all like that. Don't bother with a home phone, it is actually just about the same price to get a cheap mobile on PAYG and keep it in the house.
It's a 4 year old BMW X5 V8. The first years of it's life were spent being thrrashed to within an inch of it's life, bounced off the limiter for minutes on end and never serviced. The history is made up by a 'mate' at the service centre. (probably)
If it is a shared batchelor pad then they probably don't have enough parking for all their Leb-mobiles and, thinking you are out during the day, use your parking. Call the municipality and report the villa as being used for co-habiting.
Because it is still cool enough to work at 6am and it mans they can have an hour off in the middle of the day when it is too hot to work.
There.
BTW, you forgot to rant about the driving, queue jumping, cost of (inset UK foodstuffs here), human rights and spitting in the street.
oilydan said:
They are not clueless, just find it difficult to understand when you speak quickly as Engilsh is a forign language to them. Try making your request in Urdu, Tagalog, Hindi, Malay, Arabic or whatever language is their mother-tongue.
Which wouldn't be an issue if they said "Sorry I don't understand", and you could explain it again. Instead they nod, run off and do whatever they want/nothing, then when a deadline approaches you realise nothing is done. You get used to it though, and instead of doing the high-level stuff you're paid for, you end up micro-managing direct reports.Gaffer said:
Hrumph..at least you have alcohol to compensate, and nice cars and shopping and beaches and cinemas etc..
Try being in Libya mate, then you will appreciate what you DO have out in Dubai (yes I know I chose this place but it was better than the UK).
Claire
I can certainly agree with that one Claire, Libya is not a fun place to be. How long have you been out there for, and what do you do? Try being in Libya mate, then you will appreciate what you DO have out in Dubai (yes I know I chose this place but it was better than the UK).
Claire
The gulf states have their pro's and con's, but at least Dubai has more western freedoms than others. Could be worse.
Steve
oilydan said:
Chilli said:
What is it with this place?
Why is it that everyone you talk to is clueless?
Why is it that everyone will nod, agree, and say yes, then run off and either do nothing or something completely different?
Why am I having to have my pool man round for the 8th time in 2 months?
Why do half of my TV channels never work?
Why is the home telephone still not connected after 4 visits from "engineers" to sort out the cabling?
Why is my car making a funny noise when it was properly checked out only a few weeks ago?
Why is the geezer down the road parking on my drive?
Why are they starting to build up the road at 06:00 every morning?
This morning, I'm not in the mood......Dubai is losing it's appeal.
I'll have a go at this one...Why is it that everyone you talk to is clueless?
Why is it that everyone will nod, agree, and say yes, then run off and either do nothing or something completely different?
Why am I having to have my pool man round for the 8th time in 2 months?
Why do half of my TV channels never work?
Why is the home telephone still not connected after 4 visits from "engineers" to sort out the cabling?
Why is my car making a funny noise when it was properly checked out only a few weeks ago?
Why is the geezer down the road parking on my drive?
Why are they starting to build up the road at 06:00 every morning?
This morning, I'm not in the mood......Dubai is losing it's appeal.
They are not clueless, just find it difficult to understand when you speak quickly as Engilsh is a forign language to them. Try making your request in Urdu, Tagalog, Hindi, Malay, Arabic or whatever language is their mother-tongue.
See above
Mine come twice a week, they need to in order to keep the pool chemicals balanced, clean the filters and vacuum the sand out.
Most TV channels are rubbish here anyway. I don't even bother with cable/satalite.
Do you live in an old villa? They're all like that. Don't bother with a home phone, it is actually just about the same price to get a cheap mobile on PAYG and keep it in the house.
It's a 4 year old BMW X5 V8. The first years of it's life were spent being thrrashed to within an inch of it's life, bounced off the limiter for minutes on end and never serviced. The history is made up by a 'mate' at the service centre. (probably)
If it is a shared batchelor pad then they probably don't have enough parking for all their Leb-mobiles and, thinking you are out during the day, use your parking. Call the municipality and report the villa as being used for co-habiting.
Because it is still cool enough to work at 6am and it mans they can have an hour off in the middle of the day when it is too hot to work.
There.
BTW, you forgot to rant about the driving, queue jumping, cost of (inset UK foodstuffs here), human rights and spitting in the street.
They are completely useless. From the dozens of people we've had round the villa, to the dozens and dozens of people in the office. Not a clue. They will simply tell you what you want to hear. Would you do the same if someone with an accent spoke to you? These are directors for the biggest bank in the region....honestly, they have no clue.
I hear ya about the TV and phones. Thing is I paid someone 5k to have all these channels and he of course sold me the perfect package...and half of them have never worked. Phone, I give up.
My villa is brand new. We were accommdating at first given this fact. The pool "engineer" said that he's been working here in the pool industry for 15 years and never known a pump to go wrong, and went on to explain the problem with the gaskets. See, he understood perfectly, but still told me he had a replacement pump in his van outside, before taking the old one and driving off.
Oh, and did I mention they came to clean it, and knocked off the vent on the bottom with a few tiles.....It'll be have to be drained again.
The X5 was owned, from new, by an English lady who works for another bank. This has been verified by the dealer I bought it off (a personal friend, local guy) and the BMW dealer on the SZ road. The engone and interior are absolutely spot on...same cannot be said for the suspension/steering rack ( though I'm no mechanic)
A batchelor pad? Not really.
The other examples you give, I don't care about really. They are things that people haven't promised me action/answers to
Mattt said:
wtdoom said:
Mattt said:
f
k off.
was that directed at me ?k off.It's the same Guardian anti-Dubai bulls
t as we are all used to hearing and it's boring.Ill let your gutter mouth alone this once , Im having too good a day to wallow in the filth with you .
Edited by wtdoom on Tuesday 20th April 16:26
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