The city seems nice enough, absurdly expensive though <.<My godmother lives/works out there. As long as you play by the rules then you won't end up in the shit, but if you do go there don't make the common mistake a lot of tourists from the west do and drink outside of the westerner areas. It might have changed since then and I think all that money is loosening the place up but yeah >.>It's basically a playground for the absurdly rich built in the middle of the desert.
Quote from: Mr Psychologist on October 15, 2014, 02:27:51 PMThe city seems nice enough, absurdly expensive though <.<My godmother lives/works out there. As long as you play by the rules then you won't end up in the shit, but if you do go there don't make the common mistake a lot of tourists from the west do and drink outside of the westerner areas. It might have changed since then and I think all that money is loosening the place up but yeah >.>It's basically a playground for the absurdly rich built in the middle of the desert.Do they have absurd laws or if you act like a normal human being you should be fine?
Quote from: BC1096 on October 15, 2014, 02:30:39 PMQuote from: Mr Psychologist on October 15, 2014, 02:27:51 PMThe city seems nice enough, absurdly expensive though <.<My godmother lives/works out there. As long as you play by the rules then you won't end up in the shit, but if you do go there don't make the common mistake a lot of tourists from the west do and drink outside of the westerner areas. It might have changed since then and I think all that money is loosening the place up but yeah >.>It's basically a playground for the absurdly rich built in the middle of the desert.Do they have absurd laws or if you act like a normal human being you should be fine?Depends how you define absurd <.<The country itself is a fairly conservative islamic one, so I would expect to see religious laws there. I'll check the foreign office site for the details >.>
If I remember correctly alcohol is banned there.Beautiful city though.
Quote from: The Waifu God on October 15, 2014, 02:33:22 PMIf I remember correctly alcohol is banned there.Beautiful city though.In some regions it is <.<OP: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/united-arab-emirates/local-laws-and-customsI know it's a britbong site but give this a read if you plan to visit, it basically gives you the information about any local laws that you might run into conflict with.
If I went there, I would probably end up dead or arrested. I mean, have you seen the types of cars people have abandoned there? It's messed up, here's just a sample:That's a Ferrari F40 if you didn't know. Such a shame.
They have gold vending machines.
Quote from: Septy on October 15, 2014, 02:48:09 PMThey have gold vending machines.Do they really?
Quote from: Septy on October 15, 2014, 02:48:09 PMThey have gold vending machines.Vending machines that are plated gold or give out gold ingots?
Quote from: Assassin 11D7 on October 15, 2014, 02:50:09 PMQuote from: Septy on October 15, 2014, 02:48:09 PMThey have gold vending machines.Vending machines that are plated gold or give out gold ingots?That give you gold in exchange for money.
Quote from: BC1096 on October 15, 2014, 02:48:37 PMQuote from: Septy on October 15, 2014, 02:48:09 PMThey have gold vending machines.Do they really?
Quote from: Septy on October 15, 2014, 02:50:46 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on October 15, 2014, 02:50:09 PMQuote from: Septy on October 15, 2014, 02:48:09 PMThey have gold vending machines.Vending machines that are plated gold or give out gold ingots?That give you gold in exchange for money.What can you do, or why would you want to walk around a city with a bar of gold?
Quote from: Assassin 11D7 on October 15, 2014, 02:51:48 PMQuote from: Septy on October 15, 2014, 02:50:46 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on October 15, 2014, 02:50:09 PMQuote from: Septy on October 15, 2014, 02:48:09 PMThey have gold vending machines.Vending machines that are plated gold or give out gold ingots?That give you gold in exchange for money.What can you do, or why would you want to walk around a city with a bar of gold?It's fracking Dubai who knows. They have more money than they know what to do with.
Quote from: Septy on October 15, 2014, 02:54:09 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on October 15, 2014, 02:51:48 PMQuote from: Septy on October 15, 2014, 02:50:46 PMQuote from: Assassin 11D7 on October 15, 2014, 02:50:09 PMQuote from: Septy on October 15, 2014, 02:48:09 PMThey have gold vending machines.Vending machines that are plated gold or give out gold ingots?That give you gold in exchange for money.What can you do, or why would you want to walk around a city with a bar of gold?It's fracking Dubai who knows. They have more money than they know what to do with.I wonder how well being a homeless person there pays...
I wanna fracking go there now
It's pretty much the Middle East's version of South Beach.