This is GULF - Are these true ?

Nobita
By Nobita

* Local calls are free
* Petrol is cheaper than water, Payment for drainage too
* Any building construction finishes in 3 months
* Unqualified get more salary than Qualified
* Show-off matters more than real quality & performance
* Labourers are paid less than what they can earn back in their own country
* Companies can kick out their employees without any reason
* Wastas (recommendation) are more powerful than money
* Cleaners have more Wasta than officers
* Watchman has more Rights than the Building Owner
* Office boy & Drivers have more influence on Boss than Manager
* Gulf climate changes so fast, in one hour u can see raining, dust storm, hot / humid / chilling weather
* Gulf is located in desert, still u find greenery everywhere
* If u can't earn money in the Gulf, u can't earn anywhere in the world * In Gulf, time goes very fast, Friday to Friday comes u never know, its sooo fast
* Every bachelor has a dream of getting married and buying a house in India
* U love your parents, friends, relatives 100 times more than when you were together
* Being at home is more painful than being at work
* Indians appear/pretend to be more religious/God fearing than they really are
* Theatres are full of Arab nationals whenever there is a movie of Salman / Sharukh
* Gulf girls sing Hindi songs but don't understand anything
* Prostitutes available, but cheaper than beggars
* Dance Bars and Pubs more than that in B'lore
* A ladies hair saloon every 5 meters
* Food/Grocery delivery to the car
* A Starbucks every 10 meters
* Hard Rock Cafe with no alcohol
* In one single flate sharing with 5 families
* A Shopping Mall located every 2 km
* Highway lanes differentiated for slow & fast drivers
* Getting a license is more difficult than buying a car
* Smashed cars are more than bugs
* Parking charge: 2 Dirham for 1 hour - 5 Dirham for 2 hours & so on
* No Queues for women
TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN GULF:
* GREEN : Signal to go for Indians
* YELLOW : Signal to go for Egyptians and Pakistanis, Americans, Europeans
* RED : Signal to go for Kuwaitis, Saudis , Palestinians & Lebanese
IF YOU'RE SAYING 'NO' THEN YOU ARE HIDING THE TRUTH....... ...........

By anonymous• 30 Sep 2007 22:01
anonymous

May be not true

I dont agree with some of ur points where are pros out here...Hey i do agree with the pathetic work atmosphere but not with the socialising scene out here..... Rules are stringent right.....

Yes it may be true in Dubai....for sure....

By althaf22• 30 Sep 2007 21:28
althaf22

According to the present situation most of them are wrong.

By anonymous• 13 Sep 2007 15:15
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

Hmmm...looks so funny. But most of the points explained are true n needless to elaborate. Your Parking Fees point is bit confusing, can. Because, local currency is Riyal and dirhams..may be you are talking about AED. But still other than Airport, I do not see Parking Fees, but Parking fines are so prevaent. Traffic is really chaois especially in Shara Kharaba or Musherib areas.

By sentibhim• 13 Sep 2007 14:46
sentibhim

YA no 3 is correct. Some villas are finished at 3*3*3 months.

"Drink Beer Save Water"

By Mak1• 13 Sep 2007 14:36
Mak1

Really funny but seems true!

The signal thing made me laugh!

By vivek2321• 13 Sep 2007 14:27
vivek2321

most of them are right.

By ainarl• 13 Sep 2007 14:16
ainarl

I Agree with the RED signals :-)

"waiting is an art, timing is everyting"

By Gypsy• 13 Sep 2007 14:08
Gypsy

Ummm, not really. Some of them are somewhat true, but most of it isn't.

"I fight with love and I laugh with rage, you have to live light enough to see the humor and long enough to see some change." Ani Difranco

By umsarmad• 13 Sep 2007 13:43
umsarmad

I agree

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