Safe Place

Just read the online copy of my local newspaper from England and the top stories are;

   1. Second arrest over Maidenhead double shooting

   2. Man seriously assaulted by gang of teens

   3. Police close road after murder arrest

   4. Man attacked by knife-wielding gang

   5. Slough man jailed for his part in savage murder

   6. Teenagers robbed at knifepoint

The good thing about Dubai is the low crime rate, there are no shootings or stabbings unless you end up in Bur Dubai police cell or are on the Mossad hit list.....a relatively safe place.

Last of the Summer Wine (strictly non alcoholic)

Last of the Summer Wine (strictly non-alcoholic)

Starring Foggy (Asif), Norman Clegg (Shakir), & Compo (Shafmeister)

 

Three middle aged men from England residing in UAE who have never really grown up, face the trials and tribulations of their fellow citizens of the Dubai Metropolis. They attempt to stay forever young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the average middle aged man.

Swapping the quaint village of Holmfirth in West Yorkshire for the bustling city of Dubai,  we even have our very own Sid’s café…officially known as the world famous  Al Hara Disco Chai café.

Cleggy: “Fancy eur brew lad?”

Foggy: “Ayup…..Onny t' finest discoa chai for uz lad, fra t' world famous Al Hara café”

Compo: “Wha' eur lush cuppeur”

.....(tune in for next episode, when the lads go cruising along the Sheikh Zayed Road in a Toyota Camry singing along to Malkit Singh's "gur nalon ishq mitha".....)

Chuck De India

Tried to avoid the cricket after Pakistan’s loss in the semi final, but in Dubai you can’t get away from it.

I went to a restaurant and the final was being televised on the various flat screen televisions which at any other time would be playing Bollywood soundtracks. Caught a taxi and the driver was listening to the commentary, went to some stores in Meena Bazaar and the shop assistants were not interested in serving me but instead were glued to radio sets listening to the updates.

I sensed an opportunity, let’s play the “Chuck De India” card and as India are on course to win I will walk away with a hefty discount. Everyone’s a winner!

No luck, the best I managed was a 10AED discount on a 3,400AED price tag, 0.3% off.  What a joke ! so I walked out of the store without buying anything, and then all the way home I had to endure the wild celebrations of the Indian fans. Felt like I was in Mumbai and not Dubai.