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If you follow more traditional values where the man asks the questions, that's not a problem to me, you do you. What I find strange is when we walk into a store for her, she's the one doing the browsing with me following, and when she asks a question, they address me in their response instead of her? It seems disrespectful to me, but perhaps there's something I'm not aware of that could explain it?

Edit: I would like to add that this has only been my experience here. I've been to other muslim countries like Malaysia and Indonesia where it doesn't happen.

Edit 2: I think from what I've gathered, culture is partly the reason, but there is also an aspect of social awkwardness, as some people may have not spent a lot of time speaking with women

I had a small moment today in Dubai that honestly stayed in my head longer than it should have.

I was entering a shop and saw a woman with her child about to come in, so I held the door open for them. They walked in without even looking at me or saying a simple “thank you.”

Maybe it sounds minor, but I keep noticing this pattern here more and more. People talk a lot about respect, kindness, and hospitality, but in daily life it often feels like the opposite. Small gestures of basic human courtesy seem to be disappearing.

Holding a door, saying thank you, smiling at someone — these things cost nothing, but they make society feel more human.

Am I the only one noticing this?

في ناس فاكره إن حبنا للسعودية سببه شغل أو مصلحة أو مقابل مادي، لكن الحقيقة إن المشاعر دي أكبر من كده بكتير
ومهما اتقال، اللي يعيش وسط ناس طيبين ويشوف الخير بعينه طبيعي قلبه يتعلق بالمكان وأهله. 🇸🇦 🤍

I gave her 5.000 qar in person. Two of my friends witnessed me giving the money. Despite repeatedly asking her to repay the money, she has not paid me back for 6 months. I have only proof whatsupp massages. I have been already applied to public prosecution. My file under process. What do you think can I take my money back?

Our PRO received a call from Mohre about unpaid salaries. I've been asked to look into this since my coworker who handles it is on vacation.

Afaik, everyone including me have been receiving salaries as usual, thankfully, despite everything that's been going on.

Our salaries are paid till the month of April. My coworker deposits all through a designated exchange of 5-10 of every month for the previous months.

What could be going on here ?

Hi everyone!

My parents are looking for people aged 45-60 to play board games with bi-weekly. They’re looking to create a group of like minded board game junkies and want to make new friends.
They’re OBSESSED with board games and use us kids as pawns, forcing us to play with them 😅 I’m already a part of a board game group and thought I’d make one for them too.

You guys would meet at a boardgame cafe or public place of choice. Some board games they play:
Marbles and Jokers, Splendor, Rummikub. They’re open to new games as well.

If you’re interested message me with a little intro about yourself and we’ll take it from there. My parents are entrepreneurs established in the UAE for 50+ years.

So tired of seeing the racism around us everywhere and most of our people doing absolutely nothing about it. No movements. No legal implications. No support. Indians are letting it blow up out of proportion. Plenty of Indians who literally join into the self hate cycle too.

I have been renting the same apartment for the past 4 years and I have always paid by 1 cheque. This year the landlord asked me to pay via bank transfer.

How do I do this in a safe way since the payment is big. And how do I get a receipt/proof that this payment is for my rent? Can someone walk me through the process? Or should I just insist on paying via cheque?

My contract is expiring in 2 days. Received a rental increase notice before the 90 days deadline. I sent emails negotiating a month ago (well before expiry) no reply and when I call them they say management has changed so they will decide the new rent and it will likely be higher. No increase applicable on my the RERA calculator. I don’t want to be stuck in a situation where my contact expires and they demand an absurd rental amount. What shall I do? Can I file offer and deposit and those cases after expiry of my contract? I don’t have a way to contact the “new management”. Maybe they’re trying to stall until expiry? I’m not sure. Filing a case now without any reply from them doesn’t seem right? Hypothetically would I able to file a case and do the process after expiry of the contract? They should be after me for renewal but it’s the other way round rn

Any help would be great

السلام عليكم

هل طبيعي أن انا أكره لغة التعميم إلى موجوده في ريدت؟! يعني لمن واحد أو وحده يقول ياخي ليش في مجتمعنا فيه وفيه ليش مجتمعنا كذا؟

كأنه يتكلم عن نفر ولا نفرين ما أدري متى يستوعبون أن المجتمع السعودي كبير وفيه اختلافات حتى بين العوائل والقبائل.

ياخي قول مجتمعي المحيط... قول عائلتي لا تقول المجتمع السعودي لأن إلى يطبق من الكلام إلى تقوله مو بالضرورة يطبق على ناس ثانية.

حتى​ الاشياء إلى يتكلمون عنها ما اشوفها حولي مدري انا عايش معكم ولا عايش في المالديف​​

Question for Qatari nationals: Do you actually feel appreciated, or do you see it as cultural appropriation when expats wear your traditional clothing (thawb, ghutra, agal) to literally every occasion?

There is a guy from my home country who is giving me massive secondhand embarrassment 😭😭. He wears the full Qatari dress to the malls, souqs, and Friday prayers, and even his LinkedIn profile picture.

He recently wrote a whole blog post about it (filled with photos of him grinning in public), claiming he feels "appreciated" and is just trying to "fit in with the locals." Now, he’s shared that blog post on LinkedIn, begging for engagement, and said he wants to start wearing it to the office.

Someone from our country actually commented and told him he should just wear our own cultural clothing instead of "cosplaying" as a Qatari, because honestly, it’s getting ridiculous.

I’m genuinely curious to know what Qataris think about this kind of behavior.

Hey guys,

I’m an ABCD and for some reason, I can’t some to get along with CBCDs. One thing I do admire about them is that they hold on to their culture better than us (like language).

However, it seems like they also hold on to backwardness of our culture. They also are modern only when it’s convenient for men. My family is looking for proposals for my sister and all the Canadian men she has spoken to seem to want to live with their parents (even if they’re financially stable). We ask why and they say “I can’t leave my parents in old age”. I don’t understand. Are they trying to say only a man’s parents matter and women’s old parents don’t ? They say they’re family oriented but seem to care about their parents only, not their future wife’s parents. Seems backwards, narcissistic, patriarchal and self-centered to me.

Also, they also want a very well-educated and ambitious woman. These men talk about her career, education and future goal plans as if she’s on a job interview. And apparently, we can’t ask them too many career questions because it may indicate that she’s a gold digger (talk about double standards).

Meanwhile, the ABCD men we have seen are either fully conservative or liberal. They don’t pick and choose in their convenience.

I’m not trying to generalize but has anybody else noticed this? I’m a Pakistani ABCD if it matters.

بنتضر يخلص النقاط والتقديمات واجي اقيم والله الصدق شفت عليه مدح بشوف الحين مصداقيتهم وبوفر عليكم

للاسف مجتمعنا اليوم مليئة بالعادات والتقاليد التي تلبس ثوب الدين بالباطل، قال تعالى: {وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هَٰذَا حَلَالٌ وَهَٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ} (سورة النحل: 116).

وهذه اشهر امثلة عليها وتوضيح موقف الدين منها:

تخالف الشريعة جملة وتفصيلاً، فالرجل لا يحل له قتل بنته واخته لمجرد انها تحدثت مع ولد في علاقة، او حتى زنت معه، خاصة انها غالبا تكون بكر، بل انه لا يجوز للرجل ان يقتل زوجته حتى ولو وجدها تزني بل عليه ان ياتي باربعة شهود ويذهب للقاضي وغيره.

لا يوجد فالإسلام كله سواء في القرآن او السنة او اقوال الصحابة او التابعين او اي فقيه قال بانه يجوز الاعتداء على النساء في حالاة انهم لا يرتدون الحجاب الشرعي. غالبا من يقول هذا الكلام لا يفقه في دينه شيء.

قال النبي ﷺ: "إذا جاءكم من ترضون دينه وخلقه فزوجوه، إلا تفعلوه تكن فتنة في الأرض وفساد عريض" (رواه الترمذي). ولم يقل إذا جائكم من معه اموال فزوجوه، بل قال من ترضون خلقه ودينه.

لا يوجد اي نص شرعي على ذالك سواء اية او حديث او اقوال من السلف، ولم ينكر النبي ﷺ أو الصحابة على امرأة سكنت وحدها قط.

الاصل في الزواج انه يحصل بموافقة المرأة، قال النبي ﷺ: "لا تُنكح الأيم حتى تُستأمر، ولا تُنكح البكر حتى تُستأذن" (رواه البخاري). فلا يهم سبب رفضها طالما انها غير موافقة. سواء لدراسة او لعمل او غيره.

قال تعالى: {لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا اكْتَسَبُوا ۖ وَلِلنِّسَاءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا اكْتَسَبْنَ} (سورة النساء: 32). ولا يوجد اي نص شرعي يحرم على النساء العمل او يقيده بالضرورة فقط.

قال تعالى: {وَآتُوا النِّسَاءَ صَدُقَاتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةً} (سورة النساء: 4). وكلمة "نحلة" تعني عطاءً واجباً عن طيب نفس. والاصل ان المرأة هي من تحدد قيمة المهر الذي تريده وترضاه والزوج ليس عليه الا ان يرفض او يوافق، نعم النبي قال ان احسن المهور ايسرها لكنه لم يقل انه من تطلب مهر عالي اثمة او خلافه.

وقال تعالى: {وَإِنْ آتَيْتُمْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ قِنطَارًا فَلَا تَأْخُذُوا مِنْهُ شَيْئًا} (سورة النساء: 20). والقنطار هو المال الكثير، مما يدل على مشروعية المهر العالي إذا تراضى الطرفان.

المقهى (وغيره) في ذاته مكان لبيع المباحات (قهوة، شاي، طعام)، ومنع المرأة منه دون سبب شرعي هو "تحريم لما أحل الله". والاستدلال ان به اختلاط فكل مكان به اختلاط، سواء الجامعات او العمل او حتى الكعبة المشرفة، والاصل ان البنت تروح هناك هي وصديقاتها وليست ذاهبة لتقابل رجال.

قال النبي ﷺ لعائشة رضي الله عنها: "قد أذِنَ اللهُ لَكُنَّ أن تخرُجْنَ لحوائجِكُنَّ" (رواه البخاري). هذا نص صريح في جواز خروج المرأة لقضاء حوائجها بمفردها.

الحوائج في اللغة والشرع تشمل كل ما يحتاجه الإنسان لتسيير حياته (شراء طعام، زيارة قريب، تعلم، ترويح)، ولو أراد النبي ﷺ الضرورة لقال "لضروراتكن" أو "إلا من عذر".

لو كان الملون حراماً لأنكره النبي ﷺ. ثبت عن عائشة رضي الله عنها وغيرها لبس "المعصفر" (الأصفر/البرتقالي) والمُضَرّج (الأحمر) والأخضر.

1- روى الإمام والبخاري في صحيحه "عن القاسم بن محمد (ابن أخي عائشة) أن عائشة كانت تلبس الثياب المُضرجة بالعصفر".

(المُضرج: هو الثوب المصبوغ صبغاً مشبعاً بالعصفر حتى يميل لونه إلى الحمرة).

2- ورد في صحيح البخاري حديث يصف حال بعض النساء في عهد النبي ﷺ، ومنه:"أن رفاعة طلق امرأته فتزوجها عبد الرحمن بن الزبير، قالت عائشة: وعليها خمار أخضر".

قال تعالى: {لَّا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْجَهْرَ بِالسُّوءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَ} (سورة النساء: 148).

والسنة مليئة باحاديث ثابتة عن نساء اشتكين من ازواجهن سواء للنبي او للخلفاء من بعده، لدرجة اني لا اعلم ماذا احضر.

So I was at mina port yesterday, and there was not a single soul in sight. Fully empty (except staff and workers). Was a vibe ngl, place felt like a movie set.

Again today, same story at sealine beach. Very few people, and surprisingly I was the only car in the woqood station preceding it. And mind you this was during peak hours (10-12 pm)

Am I tripping or are there way fewer people now? Or is it just because its the weekday

Where would you guys recommend for the best Ube cake in Dubai?
Been homesick, so I’m thinking whether to get a big Ube cake for my birthday.

Why did the camera flash when I took a complete stop for 2 seconds my I was below 15 km/h while taking the right turn?

I’m 29 and, objectively, doing well in life. I’ve built a successful career, earn well, am financially independent, and am approaching a seven-figure net worth. I’m also told I’m attractive and carry myself well. But despite all of that, I’ve struggled with my sense of self-worth for most of the past decade, especially when it comes to dating and marriage within the Indian community.

Over the last year and a half, my parents have been encouraging me to meet people seriously. I’ve tried. But the experience has honestly left me confused, exhausted, and emotionally unsafe.

A recurring pattern I’ve noticed is that some men seem drawn to me initially, but then become uncomfortable once they realize I genuinely like them or take the process seriously. Others begin projecting expectations onto me that feel less like partnership and more like evaluating whether I can absorb the emotional and logistical burdens of an entire family system while still maintaining a demanding career and eventually raising children. Even mentioning something like I might want to take a few years off when I have kids and then get back to the workplace and would love family support for raising kids is taken as I am not going to provide them with the economic output they want or will become obsessed with only cooking food and cleaning and not have an active brain. (Yes, I know this sounds ridiculous but these are literal things guys have said. My mom stayed at home, she was there for us because my father traveled a lot for work, read books, helped us with school and tough situations, taught Hindi, and used to workout in her downtime. She was a perfectly adjusted person. And my dad used to help when he was home with cooking and other household tasks becasue she deserved a break too.)

I’ve had conversations where men told me Indian women are “too spoiled” and need more suffering to build character. Others insisted they needed to live with me before marriage to verify that I’m “actually” the kind of person I seem to be. I’m personally not comfortable living together before marriage, so I usually step away at that point.

Some interactions were simply bizarre. One guy asked whether I’d be more upset if a partner cheated on me with a man or a woman. Another repeatedly pushed partying and clubbing as a lifestyle expectation, even after I explained I had naturally grown out of that phase in my mid-20s. I’ve also been told I’m “too nice” or that I don’t flirt the way their exes did. But it’s hard to flirt naturally when conversations quickly turn into whether I’ll live with in-laws, hold families together during crises, sacrifice career growth, and absorb everyone else’s emotional needs.

The experience that affected me the most was a relationship last year that ultimately fell apart after a conflict between my family and my ex’s family. During a dinner I wasn’t even present for, my sister pushed back on comments his family made about women’s responsibilities in marriage, things like whether women “join or break families,” expectations around traditional roles, villages in India, covering your head, or following customs simply because in-laws expect them.

My sister essentially said: this is 2026, not 1970s India. Why are these expectations being framed this way?

Instead of reflecting on the conversation, his family became deeply offended. Eventually they encouraged him to end the relationship because they feared “interference” from my family. What hurt most wasn’t even their reaction, it was that my ex seemed unable to stand independently or create emotional safety amidst the conflict.

At the same time, my aunt was dying of cancer. I was quietly trying to hold myself together while he increasingly avoided difficult conversations because he didn’t know how to handle my sadness or stress. The situation became so emotionally overwhelming that I developed panic attacks and eventually an stress-related ulcer in my eye that took six months to heal. No relationship is worth destroying my physical and emotional health over, so I took a break and we both agreed to break up.

What makes this harder is that this wasn’t the first major hardship I’ve had to survive. In college, I experienced sexual assault, had to temporarily leave school, and struggled deeply afterward. With the support of my family, I eventually rebuilt my life, returned to school, and finished my engineering degree early. But as many Indian women know, sexual assault often carries stigma and blame within the community, and I internalized a lot of shame for years.

A few years later, when I was 23, my father developed an aggressive form of leukemia. I stayed home to help my family through it, donated stem cells to him, and mentally prepared myself for the possibility that he might not survive. Thankfully he did recover and is now fully in remission. Afterward, I continued rebuilding my own future and eventually attended a top MBA program without taking on debt.

I think what’s painful is that many people only see the external picture: career success, financial stability, accomplished family. They don’t see the resilience. They project assumptions onto me without understanding the experiences that shaped me and I feel shame when I do share them.

At this point, I’m not looking for someone to rescue me. I just want a kind, emotionally mature partner who sees me as a human being, not as a workhorse for his family, not as a collection of trauma, and not as someone whose worth depends on how much she can endure.

Writing all of this out, I can actually recognize that I’ve survived a lot and built a meaningful life despite it. But I’m also tired. The dating experiences I’ve had, especially within the ABCD arranged marriage ecosystem, have left me guarded, distrustful, and emotionally depleted. I feel like I can't entangle myself from the negative experiences I've had.

For other ABCDs who’ve navigated similar cultural pressures, trauma, caregiving responsibilities, or mismatches between modern partnership expectations and traditional family systems: how did you rebuild your sense of safety and self-worth while dating or while trying to find a partner?

صحبتي جاها عريس حرفيا بنفس الشخصية الي هي تتمناها و دائما تقولها لي وحتى بنفس الفرق العمري الي تبغاه سبحان الله،
لكن مو بنفس الشكل الي كانت تتمناه و وافقت لان تقولي انو تخاف يجيها بعدين شخص اسوء وهذا الانسان فيه قبول بسيط لكن مو زي ما تخيلتو،
ف كل شوي تقولي وتفضفض لي ان كيف تتقبلو خصوصا كشكل لان هذا النوع من الاولاد مو جوها او "تايبها"، وانا ارد لها ان ممكن مع العِشّرة والأُلفة يجي التقبل له، لكنها لسه مو مقتنعه ومره خايفة، ياعمري عليها كل شوي تسوي شي عشان يصير حاجة يكنسل بس واو كيف موضوعها متيسر و قاعد يمشي وهو كل ما قالو له شي قال لهم تم، فمن جد كل شوي اذكرها انو واضح انه انسان كويس بس هي ماتزال متوتره جددددااااا.

فكيف اطمن قلبها واهديها؟
واخليها تقتنع بشكل الشخص هذا الي ممكن يكون زوجها مستقبلاً؟

وش اعدل بالcv؟

Just curious how most people handle rent here in Doha. My landlord still insists on a stack of post-dated checks every year and it feels so outdated.

أغلب صديقاتي ببداية الثلاثين، وكل وحدة فيهم صدقًا تعتبر “catch” بكل المقاييس: جميلات، متعلمات، ناجحات، ناضجات، شخصياتهم ممتازة وطموحات. ومع ذلك، كل ما دخلوا مرحلة تعارف مع أحد يا يطلع مو جاد أصلًا، أو يحس بنوع من الـ intimidation من نجاحهم وطموحهم، أو يبغى وحدة أقل حضور وطموح عشان يحس براحة أكثر.

وبديت ألاحظ إن كثير بنات حولي عندهم نفس الملاحظة، مو لأنهم “رافعات سقف التوقعات” بالضرورة، لكن لأن الخيارات فعلًا صارت أقل جودة أو أقل وضوح من قبل.

هل فعلًا صار فيه أزمة بالجدية والتوافق بهالجيل؟
ولا طريقة التعارف الحالية صارت تخلي الناس أقل رغبة بالالتزام؟أو فعلًا كل ما كبرنا تصير دائرة الخيارات المناسبة أضيق طبيعيًا؟

ودي أعرف إذا غيري ملاحظ نفس الشيء أو إذا في تفسير مختلف

you can answer all these:

1. What was the name and location of the late-night pub/eatery wherein shenanigans happened in dark corners and they remained open until morning to then serve breakfast, predating the nightclub-closure-time-rule? The ______ (one syllable)
2. What was the name of the dance club not far from it where hospital nurses crossed over to get jiggy after their shifts?
3. If you were lost in the days before Google Maps, which landmark did you look around for to get your bearing/orientation?
4. Who was sitting in every single coffee shop in Dubai before mobile phones became popular and what were they holding up?
5. What early mobile phone did every guy in a kandoora have?
6. What early mobile phone did every university student have?
7. What was the Arabic nickname given to the less popular early cell phone brand?
8. What color did Burjuman used to be before its remodel?
9. There was another smaller mall in Jumeirah beach road with the same color and a Chinese-Indian fusion restaurant. What was its name?
10. What were the two anchor restaurants in Beach Centre back when it had an arcade with a Ridge Racer machine before Bu Tafish came along?
11. What were the two knifey turf-warring youth gangs here known as, equivalent to Bloods and Cripps?
12. At Burjuman, what was the name and activity of the popular indoor teenage entertainment hall in the upstairs floor?
13. Which popular mall predated Burjuman and Deira City Centre before they were built?
14. Which 3 horrific incidents actually (or were rumored to) have led to the closure of Nasr Cinema?
15. Why did Lamcy Plaza close down?
16. Which tragic room incident occurred in Metropolitan Hotel SZR that accelerated its closure?
17. In that same hotel above, what was the quirky decorative feature that went around its Italian restaurant?
18. Which popular Salsa club had the same name as a famous Australian pop act?
19. What was the popular drink served in the TGIF knock-off, TGIT?
20. What was the main attraction of Safa Park before the canal cut through it?
21. What was a dinosaur's preferred place to take a date to watch a movie with in Dubai?
22. Which fancy membership-only establishment on Jumeirah have the name of a hotel but no actual hotel rooms, where everyone went to see and be seen on weekends?
23. What was the name of the wicked beach parties held in Mina Seyahi?
24. Where exactly did all the big business deals happen inside the original DWTC building back when it was the tallest building on SZR?
25. What was the name of the coffee shop in the lobby of the tallest hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road back when the only other tall building was the DWTC?
26. What was the name of the French bakery on SZR?
27. What was the name of the French cafe in Jumeirah?
28. Which building on SZR near DIC looked like a skyscraper but was not at all as tall as a skyscraper and mocked all the other skyscrapers around it for the longest time until it and its iconic gate were lamentably dismantled?
29. What was THE OG/classic go-to quick service restaurant if you wanted Indian veg?
30. What was THE OG/classic go-to quick service restaurant if you wanted Pakistani?
31. What was THE OG/classic go-to quick service restaurant if you wanted Philippine?
32. Where did you go if you wanted fish and chips in Deira on wooden planks over two floors?
33. What was the name of the beach previously where Jumeirah Beach Hotel is located today?
34. What was the name of the hotel built on said beach spot before Jumeirah Beach Hotel?
35. What was the name of the German bar/pub in it, which for a long time survived and was re-built in the new Jumeirah Beach Hotel?
36. Name the 3 OG/classic go-to quick service restaurants that were all within 1 KM of each other if you wanted a shawerma?
37. Name the 5 reasons why people went to the Hyatt Regency that was by the Shindaga tunnel crossing?
38. What was the name of Dubai's winning speedboat race team?
39. Which master-developed residential community was the very first to go on sale after the freehold real estate law, selling out in minutes?
40. On Wafi's rooftop facing Seville's, what was the name of the popular music/movie night series that used to be held?
41. What was the name of the photographer who took all the ruling family member photos?
42. What beloved spot used to be right beside the Ritz Carlton on JBR?
43. What two famous players came to play and put the Dubai Tennis Cup on the world map?
44. What was the name of the American horse who won the world's largest prize at the time at the early-days Dubai World Cup?
45. Where did you go if you wanted to repair/assemble your PC?
46. What was the name of the catchy consumerist slogan of Dubai Duty Free reminding people to purchase locally?
47. What was the name of the trendy restaurant chain in Garhoud and later Murooj that was frequented by Emirates crew, started by a European guy who never was satisfied with enough?
48. What 2 things did Sharjah have everywhere back when Dubai didn't, and then flipped -- Dubai had it everywhere then Sharjah didn't?
49. When you wanted to get on the Internet to ICQ/IRC, where did you go hang out?
50. What supermarket chain used to way outsell Spinneys and Co-Op?

Bonus question: What used to be on the grounds where today is the Dubai Mall, giving the interchange that was a roundabout its then-name?

Scoring. 0-10: Kyoot. 11-25: Sadeeg. 26-40: Arbab. 41-50: Raqm Wahed

Hi all,

In Instagram a post has been going around about Golden Visa being available for freelancers in Tech and Media. In ICP and GDRFA I cannot see such options and I'm struggling to find official news. Anyone in the consulting business that can confirm if this is actually becoming available? Thanks

Here's how Harvard University puts it: https://immigrationinitiative.harvard.edu/topic/first-and-second-generation/

A person who is a first-generation immigrant is defined as one who is born outside of the United States.

1.5-generation immigrants are individuals who came to the United States as children.

Second-generation immigrants are born in the United States but have parents who are born abroad.

All ABCDs (aka US born desis) are second-generation.

Another commonly misused term is NRI.

NRI =/= Indian diaspora

NRIs are Indians citizens residing outside of India. International students, H1-B visa holders, H-4 EAD spouses, Green Card holders, etc. are NRIs.

ABCDs are not NRIs and never been. Our immigrant parents were NRIs until the day they received U.S. citizenship.

Who’s up for a short trip to thaiiii?? Such an impulsive thought to form a random group trip of who’s up to literally go away and come back fresssh

Hi! A coworker has gotten married (Hindu ceremony in India) and is hosting a wedding reception in the US. The theme is floral, light/pastel colors. She is giving her bridesmaids outfits to wear. This is the first time I’m wearing South Indian style clothing. How can I make it look better? I included photos of how I’m thinking about accessorizing.

Edit: The event is more on the casual side. 150 people attending but it’s in a local park’s community event hall. Most people attending are white.

My daughter is two. I am white, from the US, but my husband is Indian. His family speaks Hindi and Telugu, and I'm trying to teach my daughter one, or both... But I just don't know where to start. I don't speak either, I'm not familiar with them at all. I just want very basic vocab at first.

My ideal video would be like a tree on the screen. Then they say tree. Then whatever the word for tree is in Telugu or Hindi or both. But I know that's probably not available.

A lot of what I can find it just songs. And it's hard for me to really understand what they're saying. Plus without the English as well, I have zero idea what's going on. If anyone would be willing to point me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it. I want my girl to be able to speak with her grandma.

قال النبي ﷺ:
«مَن قال: بسمِ اللهِ الذي لا يَضُرُّ مع اسمِهِ شيءٌ في الأرضِ ولا في السماءِ، وهو السميعُ العليمُ، ثلاثَ مراتٍ، لم تُصِبْهُ فجأةُ بلاءٍ حتى يُصبِح، ومَن قالها حين يُصبِحُ ثلاثَ مراتٍ لم تُصِبْهُ فجأةُ بلاءٍ حتى يُمسِي»

Question to the community—I know March was slow for a lot of us. There has been a lot of social chatter or memes on that.

I am wondering if anyone else has felt time moving really fast last couple of weeks or so. Like as if the day gets over and you haven’t accomplished any tasks you set for yourself. Or just increased anxiety late afternoons onwards?

Hey, I am currently on college vacation in Dubai and my college requires me to complete 80 hours of community work for credits.

I'd appreciate if someone could guide me to find opportunities that I could apply and complete my required hours in 2 months of my vacation.

I'm looking for something continuous since I am basically free all day so I can complete my hours as soon as possible.

انا عزباء وصديقاتي المتزوجات كل ماجلست معهم مغير يشتكون لي من أزواجهم ويتبكبكون عندي ويشحنوني طاقه سلبيه وبكل برود ترجع لزوجها وتكمل حياتها معه وانا اجلس مشحونه سلبياً

كنت اتعقد من الرجال بسبب كلامهم ومن طاري الزواج بس بعدين يوم اسمعهم بنص السوالف تقول وحده منهم انها تحاول تحمل والثانيه انها ماتبي تتوظف لانها مرتاحه بقعدة البيت وزوجها مايقصر اكتشفت ان مافيهم الا العافيه وقررت معد

اسمع لشكاويهم وازعج راسي

مدر

قال النبي ﷺ: «ما من أيامٍ العملُ الصالحُ فيها أحبُّ إلى الله من هذه الأيام»، فهي أفضلُ أيام الدنيا، ونهارها أعظمُ من نهار سائر العام.

وفي هذه الأيام تتنوع أبواب الخير والطاعات؛ من صيام وقيام، وصدقة وقرآن، وذكر وتسبيح، وتحميد وتهليل، وصلةٍ للأرحام، وبرٍّ للوالدين، وإحسانٍ إلى الخلق، فما من عملٍ صالحٍ إلا وهو أحبُّ إلى الله في هذه الأيام المباركة.

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: (مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، بَعَّدَ اللَّهُ وَجْهَهُ عَنِ النَّارِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا).

فأحيوا بيوتكم بالتكبير، وعطّروا ألسنتكم بذكر الله، وأكثروا من قول: «الله أكبر، الله أكبر، لا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر، الله أكبر، ولله الحمد»، فإنها أيامُ تعظيمٍ لشعائر الله

One of our close friends is currently undergoing cancer treatment in Dubai and is in urgent need of financial and charitable support.

We are reaching out to ask if anyone knows of genuine charity organizations, hospitals, foundations, or support groups in Dubai/UAE that assist cancer patients with treatment expenses, medicines, accommodation, or emergency aid.

Any guidance, contacts, recommendations, or shared experiences would mean a lot during this difficult time.

Please feel free to message privately if needed.
Thank you for helping us spread the word.

مشكلة القطاع الخاص عندنا أعمق مما نتخيل.
الدولة جالسة تحاول تحلها بواسطة سياسة امساك العصا من المنتصف عشان تعطي الشركات فرصة تصحح أوضاعها.
بس المشكلة وين؟
الشركات تماطل! وتحاول تبين للحكومة إن "التوطين ياخذ وقت"، وهذا ترا سلوك لا إرادي تحكمه "نظرية اللعبة".. يعني الشركة تدور مصلحتها بأقل تكلفة حتى لو على حساب المصلحة العامة.
بالمنطق،** ما فيه أجنبي بيقول: 'والله السعودي أولى مني بخير بلده'** فيقدم** استقالته.**
هذا الجانب الخفي اللي كثير مننا ما يشوفه، وعشان كذا أي سالفة عن الأجانب أو التوطين تقب وتتحول لقضية رأي عام وتحصد تفاعل مهول.
المفروض إن وزارة الموارد البشرية تكون أكثر واقعية بسقف توقعات التوطين، وتصارح الناس بحجم المشكلة. الصراحة أحسن بكثير من إنك ترفع سقف التوقعات، وبعدين ينصدمون وتجيك ردة فعل سلبية قوية توازي هالتوقعات اللي ما تعكس ارض الواقع.
لو بنجي للواقع، معطيات النجاح الحين تعتمد على مزيج من هالأشياء: شهادة جامعية، مهارات تواصل (تعرف كيف تتكلم وتعرض نفسك)، شبكة علاقات، خبرة، ومعدل ذكاء عالي.
للي بوصله هنا؛ إن هذي المعطيات هي اللي تحدد مستوى نجاحك، ومحد كامل يجمعها كلها إلا 'الصفوة'.. وهذولا ما يشكلون حتى 10% من المجتمع.
والمشكلة الاخرى إن الشاب السعودي لفترة طويلة تربى على مفاهيم سوق عمل غير مستدامة.. مثل فكرة "السعودي كفيل والوظيفة الحكومية مضمونة"، وهذا اللي خلى عندنا تضارب مفاهيم وصدمة ما يستوعبها الشاب إلا بعد ما ياكل كم طراق من الواقع.
حل المشكلة ما هو بالمسكنات والمبادرات الحكومية، الحل يبدأ من: تفعيل أدوات قياس العرض والطلب الحقيقية بالسوق، والأهم.. إنهاء عصر العمالة الرخيصة.
هالشيء بيعزز من قيمة الموظف قدام الشركة، وبيقلل من دوران الموظفين.
لأن الاستقدام وقتها بيصير على حسب "الاحتياج الفعلي" للسوق مو عشان الرخص.
وقتها بس، بتشوف الرواتب تتحسن، والمزايا تزيد، وبيئة العمل تتعدل.
وبدون هالخطوة؟ عمليات الإصلاح هذي بتاخذ لها سنين، ويمكن نقعد من 10 سنوات او اكثر عشان نشوف النتيجة اللي نطمح لها.

So we were having a lot of our medical claims rejected from the insurance and obviously the insurance companies are incompetent at best and neglegent at worst (I'll explain later).

When, after 6 months of back and forth and after changing 3 representatives, they finally gave us a full report on why claims are being rejected. The reason was that there were Doctor reports created in India that the insurance was connecting to us. We intially thought that some doctors might be miscommunicating our session summaries but when inquiring from the doctor, she told us that we might be subject to insurance fraud. Likely someone using our credentials to claim in India. We've never been to India. We may have to involve DHA now I think. Anyone been through this?

It's unfortunate that you can't name companies here for them to really take things seriously because of legal repercussions but seriously not only do you have to deal with health related issues but even after paying nearly 10k for insurance, the teams that are sitting at these companies just don't bother with relaying information in a timely manner. It took us 6 months of back and forth to be told that they're rejecting claims because of issues that are not even true. They just ghost you over the email and over the phone a new rep takes over and starts asking for information that was already given to the previous reps.

TLDR

Apparently someone is using our Dubai medical insurance in India. Insurance companies even the big ones are incompetent/neglegent. Clearly data breach happening and if the Dubai doctor knows that means its widespread enough. Anyone else familiar with this? And resolutions?

نصيحة اختاروا الكلمة الطيبة و شكرا

Hi! Does anyone have an experience buying an iPad from Amazon? Asking since the price on Amazon is cheaper by around 250AED (looking at listings with "Shipper/Seller: Amazon.ae"). And of course, I am willing to buy at full price from physical stores like iStyle or Emax if it is safer.

As someone who usually reads ebooks and only buys hard copies of the books i really love, I have yet to find gold at DBF.

Please share your hauls/ reviews/ any stalls to look out for.

Just hear me out here, the 90s-2001 for sure was the climax era for ABCD's in America. Right before 9/11 happened and all privacy rights were taken away and also no social media conditioning of all the hate and racism, we are seeing today.

School was much easier and getting into college, especially most west coast California colleges like the UC's and CSUs. Also, most stuff we learn today in high school most of the kids were barely even getting to in college back then. Also, no pressures in standardized testing either back then.

Dating for sure was easier due to less tech then today, and sneaking out with girls and boys was a common trend, unlike today where dating and sex is at an all-time low.

Everything was way more affordable from cars, houses, gas prices, going out to eat and having fun.

Tons of third spaces which are gone today

Getting a good paying job was much easier even with just a H.S. Diploma and no college degree.

Likely more freedom from parents because no live location tracking tech exists unlike today

Less knowledge about South Asia and India was known so racist attack and representation hate was not near common Besides our beloved American Desi film and the Simpsons.

Best of all No AI 🤖 pushed everywhere unlike today

So, what do you think? and for any of you older folks do you agree or disagree with this take?

السلام عليكم أولا

عشقي وحياتي والله العلم الشرعي، أحب افتح كتب العقيدة وأدرسها، كتب الفقه والفقه المقارن وأصول الفقه، أتعلم نحو وصرف حتى أفهم الكلام الصعب، أحب أدرس دروس علماءنا، سعادتي ما توصف لما ادرس هذه العلوم

وبغيت أدخل شريعة بس أهلي رافضين إلا ويجبروني أدخل التخصص اللي يبونه، والله المستعان مجموعي يجيب هندسة وأنا ما أطيق هذا التخصص بأي شكل من الأشكال، أصارحهم ترى والله بتلاقوني سويت شفت كارير لأني ما أطيق والله أقعد عمري كله أشتغل شغل ما احبه ولا عقلي يتقبله قالوا لي اذا سويتها ما نبغى نشوف وجهك هذا مرة ثانية ما بتدخل الا هندسة مهوب على كيفك

شي يقهر الصدق، ابوي الله يذكره بالخير ويحفظه للاسف اقوله ترى بشتري كتاب في الفقه وانا ترا ادرس هذه الكتب مو اشتريها واتركها قالي لا فما ادري ايش السبب في كذا يشوفون اني بكون متشدد يعني؟ مرات افكر اشتري من وراهم من مصروفي الخاص بس متردد بعد ما ادري وش رايكم يا اخوان

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هذا بوست للمعاريس الي كملوا سنة أو أقل بشوي

عطونا ارائكم وتصوراتكم الي كانت موجودة و تغيرت بعد سنة زواج، وايش الاشياء الي اكتشفتوها وما كانت ببالكم وأنتم عزاب؟ اشياء محد يقولها

افيدونا (ضروري جداً)

Is anyone else still facing issues with Google Maps every now and then while driving? Randomly it just stops updating and you’re left stuck.

I use du and rely heavily on Maps at times, so it’s honestly getting a bit frustrating.

For those that don't watch Golf, this tournament is one of the 4 Majors and Aaron is the first player of Indian descent to win a Major since the great Vijay Singh (Indo-Fijian) in 2004.

صديقتي قوية شخصية كرامتها فوق كل شي من صغرها وذا طبعها لين ما ابوها واخوها شافوها راجعه بأوبر واخوها شاف الكاميرات وجاء قالها: لو شفتك طالعه برا البيت خليتك مقعده
وهي ردت قالت: تهددني؟
قال: ايه اهددك
قالت: جرب حظك يلا
هو قالها: يلا انزلي
هي ردت قالت: تهددني في ابوي؟
قال: ايه يلا انزلي
قالت: يمين بالله اني لأدق على الشرطة واني لأعلمهم انك قاعد تهددني فيه واني معي سوابق محاولة انتح/ار واقول انتم السبب فيها.
واخوها راح لأبوه الا ابوه يدق على الناس ويقولهم: بنتي **** حرفياً طعنها بشرفها وفوقها مبلكينها كلهم تبي تدق عليهم تعلمهم انه عندها اختبار محد رد حتى فلوس روحه وجيه ما معها والبنت استخفت تكلمني وهي تضحك سألتها عن حالها ومزاجها الا تقول: ابد يوم عرفه بدعي عليهم ما شفت جاهم شي تصرفت معهم بالفضايح وفضحتهم كلهم عند اقاربنا يلا يمين بالله ما ابلعها لحالي.
وش رأيكم؟ والله اني قلقانه عليها اخاف تفكر بالافكار الخايسه مره ثانيه وفوقها المشكله اذا ما فكرت فيها تصير متهوره مره

Hey everyone, just wanted to share a warning about how Namshi/Noon is currently handling inventory and pricing, and why you should always fight back using the official channels.
I recently fell victim to a blatant bait-and-switch scheme on a Steve Madden Tote Bag and wanted to share the exact details of how they operate:
The Trap: Bought the bag on Namshi for AED 149 (Order #NMAE0Y1CFEJTQD) on May 11.
The Excuse: On May 16, Namshi canceled the order, officially claiming it was completely "Out of Stock."
The Price Gouge: I checked the app immediately after the cancellation. The exact same bag was active and available, but the price had been jacked up to AED 245.
The Proof: To catch them red-handed, I re-ordered it at the inflated price (Order #NMAE0Y7LHMI5C6). It went through instantly.
When I called them out on this, the customer service was atrocious. I had agents hang up on me, a manager who literally lied and said "managers don't have email access" to avoid a paper trail, and chat support agents who tried to brush off the issue. On top of that, they dumped my refunded money into an app "Wallet" instead of sending it back to my card, basically holding my cash hostage.
What I did next:
I refused to accept their standard AED 20 / AED 50 "compensation" vouchers. Instead, I compiled every single invoice, timestamp, and screenshot and filed a formal Commercial Fraud complaint with the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET). It has been officially accepted under Case Ref: CMP-26-607080.
Word of advice:
If a UAE e-commerce site cancels your order for "no stock" and lists it immediately at a higher price, do not let them give you a scripted excuse or store credit. Take screenshots, keep your order numbers, and go straight to the Consumer Rights Dubai portal.
Has anyone else noticed Namshi or Noon doing this with "out of stock" items recently?

I’m in my early 40s and was reflecting on my friendship groups. I’ve grown up in the UK mainly in areas where the majority has always been goray. Even though I look completely different to them, I’ve found it easier to make friends with them than I have apney.

Might be just the area I live or hell it might even just be my personality, but it’s not mattered how open or desi I be with them, I always feel like I’m on the outside looking in rather than part of a community.

Long winded way of asking to see if other people’s experiences have been different or similar

أنا ما أستعملها للعد لكن كنت أبي أجرب لأهداف تعليمية فقط

Anyone here been going to the gym for long? I recently joined the gym i made sure i fixed my diet and all before starting. And i like going but i get so self conscious (i dont even have a bad build lol) i only have unwanted fat in my arms and lowkey my mid back. My whole issue is idk if my form in anything is correct and i tried copying tiktoks but idk if i’m doing it right. I cant afford a personal trainer rn does anyone have any advice on how i can get my form right especially in everything upper body and RDLs :(

شي ينرفزززز

Hello 👋🏻

I’m in Dubai since 1 month, I’m from France and I would like speak with woman for improve my English, if someone want progress in French and help me in English send me a message 😊

Context: This is a hilarious comment thread from a twitter video pointing out that so many of the UK’s biggest achievements come from immigrants or children of immigrants football players, olympic winners, doctors, engineers, scientists, artists, literally people carrying entire industries on their backs and this Karen in the comments got SO angry loll.

She was ranting about immigrants needing to “go do it in their own country” and funniest thing is the complete lack of self awareness. Britain colonized HALF THE PLANET, extracted wealth/resources/labor from other countries for generations, built power through global exploitation…and NOW some people are crying because immigrants moved to the UK for opportunities??? like i get the bad apples but you can't complain when you are profiting the most like omg the irony is beating her over the head with a frying pan and she still doesn’t get it

Saying “go back to your country” meanwhile her entire country’s history was basically “damn nice country…would be a shame if we stole and colonized-”

The call is coming from INSIDE the empire babes 😭

جبت هديه لخالتي وبنت خالتي لانها ملكت بعدين امي قالت جبتي شي لاختها قلت لا قالت اعطيها حقت امها مسكينه وخلاص اعطيتها
البنت عمرها ١٨ وقربت تتخرج
يوم اعطيتها قالت وش ذي قلت لك قالت ليه وش سويت قلت ما تبغينها قالت خذيها بعدين قالت امزح وضحكت
امانه يابنات انقهرت وربيييييييي
حتى يوم جيت اسلم عليها حضنتها وهي يدينها طايحة بالارض متخيلين!!
ثانيه كذا وشردت!!!!
بنات وش اصير اسوي مع العينات ذي!!!!!!!!!

Was anyone else surprised by this?

The AP x Swatch collab event in Dubai was apparently cancelled, but now several of the watches suddenly appeared on Noon Minutes in Dubai at AED 19,999 each, which is roughly USD 5,400.

That pricing is wild considering these are Swatch-collab pieces and the retail was expected to be nowhere near that level.

Some colorways are already marked “sold out” on the app as well, which makes the whole situation even more interesting.

A few things that stand out to me:

The watches are being sold through a quick commerce platform meant for 15-minute deliveries

The markup appears to be more than 10x expected retail pricing Some models sold out almost immediately

The launch/event itself was reportedly cancelled locally because of too many people camping and citing safety issues worldwide.

This feels very different from how most luxury watch drops are normally handled I’m curious what people think about this rollout strategy.

Is this:

artificial scarcity marketing?

reseller pricing through a marketplace setup?

or a new direction for luxury/streetwear-style launches in the Middle East?

Also wondering if anyone actually managed to buy one, and whether these are officially supplied pieces or marketplace listings from third-party sellers.

Dubai watch market keeps getting crazier every year

I’m pretty fluent in English and I am trying to learn Arabic , would love to have a language exchange with someone who speaks Arabic and is learning English .

This is for the elder daughters - I finally decided to go NC (with brother) and LC with my parents. It's been a rough journey to get to this point so please be kind. It's not something I wish to do but as a FTM to be, it's been best for my marriage and mental health. It's sad because I desperately wanted to have that loving and caring family that I grew up seeing on TV. Instead, I grew up with a dad who is a boomer and emotionally distant. I've tried my best to connect with him and ask questions but he never did the same for me.

My younger brother (of 2 years and he married before me) has always been selfish and does things that suit him out of his convenience. I had a miscarriage last year and when I called him out on not showing care, he told me I was playing the victim. All that said a day before my surgery to remove my baby - and he never talked to me after that or even to wish me well after the surgery or when I got pregnant again this year to congratulate me.

My mom was the final piece - it hurts because she went through her own share of trauma. She was married at 20 to my dad who was 33. She was the youngest and naive and brought to a HCOL in the US and struggled. Not educated and her husband who worked nights. The tough and blue collar immigrant story - they still rent where they live all these years and struggle physically living in the city even though I gave them an option to live with me. I was protective of her and would often forgive her even when she hurt me, embarrassed me, disrespected me. She consistently chooses to side with "log kya kehenge" side vs the feelings of her daughter. She thinks I should invite my brother and his wife to my baby shower even though they've not shown up for me at a time I needed it most (one of many times fwiw). She doesn't grasp what my emotions mean even though I've explained it to her.

Parents never showed up for PTA meetings or chorus/plays performances. And when I begged them to, they were annoyed to even waste time coming. So all that to say, it's been a day of reckoning. I'm creating a family with my caring and supportive (ABCD as well fwiw) husband. And it's the final straw for me. I choose not to continue this dysfunctional dynamic. I thank them for their struggles and passing their culture to me. But I do not accept the toxic parts of it - the gaslighting of my feelings, the "I'm elder, I should be more mature and accept other's BS", the emotional manipulation, the parentifying me at a young age by involving me into their crazy marriage, etc etc It sucks and it hurts tbh to emotionally distance myself from them as I do love them but even my love can go so far when they hurt me. The sad thing is I've even explained all this to them, but it's a foreign language I'm speaking and they'll never truly understand.

انا اكبر اخواني وعندي اخوي عمره 19 سنه البني ادم لا اخلاق ولا تعامل ولا اسلوب ولا تفكير ولا ذكاء ولا اهتمام واسوء شي ولا دين قبل كم دقيقه اشرك بالله مزح واشرك فيه باخوي الثاني قال انا اعبد فلان(استغفرالله العظيم واتوب اليه) قالها مزح ودايم يمزح كذا وما يصلي واذا احد قاله ليش ماتصلي بالمسجد يرد بشكل طفولي مثل يقول: انا شيعي. ومثل ذي الردود واي احد يسأله ينصدم من رده وكثير ناس حاولو يصلحوه لكن الرجل ماعنده دين فا انت كيف تصلح شخص ماعنده ايمان ولا طموح يبي يتخرج من الثنوي ثم معد يبي يطلع من بيت اهلي قبل كم يوم يحلف انه ما يروح اختبار التحصيلي الثاني لانه طفش من المده (طبعاً ما ذاكر ولا هو مهتم) مشكلتي الاكبر معه جانبه الديني(الي هو كأنه مو موجود) ومشكلته الي تسبب ضرر لي ولاهلي جانبه الاخلاقي الخايس ما يحترم احد ولا يستحي وانسان وصخ وقذر اذا طلعنا بمكان عام يقوم يسوي اصوات الغنم ويتكلم مع اي احد يشوفه بشكل وصخ وقذر ويذب على الموظفين والخ الخ الخ. ولما يجي من الدوام اكثر من مره اقوله يرن الجرس مره وحده لان امي وابوي نايمين بس ماعنده احترام ويعلق على الجرس لين احد يفتح له الباب ما عنده اي اهتمام بامي وابوي ولا يبر فيهم وبس يأذيهم ومدري كيف صابرين عليه وغير كذا يأذي اخواني الصغار بعد قبل كم سنه كان يحبس اخوي الصغير بالحمام ويطفي عليه اللمبات واخي الصغير يبكي بشكل يخوف واخوي الثاني يقعد يضحك من ورا الباب والشي ذا تسبب بمشاكل لاخوي وصار يتبول على نفسه بدون ما يدري ويبكي بحرقه لما تصير (الحمدالله الحين مشاكله خفت) وقبل كم يوم بعد اخوي سوا نفس الشي باختي الصغيره عمرها حوالي 2ونص او3 نفس عمر اخوي الصغير وقتها وابوي كلمه فقط لما علمته كالعاده ما يتصرف معه ودايم يقولي :خله لربك يعاقبه. انا ما عندي مشكله مع كلام ابوي لكن اذا الضرر على ابوي فقط ما بقول شي لكن الضرر علينا كلنا ومع ذالك ابوي مو قاعد يسوي شي واكثر من مره اتهاوش معاه وتكبر بشكل ودايم اوقف عشان اما امي او ابوي ويجون يراضوني ويسحبون عليه.

عندي واحد ثاني من اخواني نفسه لكن بشكل اخف بكثير ما يضر احد وما تكلمت عن الفاظه قذره. الموضوع تعبني الصدق مقدر استنى اخلص دراسه واطلع من البيت بسببه لاني ما عطيته حقي بالكلام وخايف على اخواني الصغار من بعدي وودي افضفض لاحد.

في تعليق يقول صرنا نطالب باقل من كذا نبغى طريق بدون حفر🥲

البوست عباره عن تعديل لشارع بالذكاء الاصطناعي والمقصد اظهار كيف ممكن نحسن شوارعنا بمجرد الرسم

Hi!
Can someone genuinely help me for Wholesale Suppliers that deal with Ladies Salon? In need of Equipments and Products. Got a quote of 30k+ for just few products and equipments. This is not wholesale dealing.

Hi everyone! Looking for recommendations for a really good dinner buffet in Doha. I’m open to any cuisine since I just want somewhere with great food and a nice atmosphere.

Would love to hear your favourites. Thank you!

One point is 1qr of smth u purchased mind u and 15k points for some temu headphones why do they even have this???

Yesterday I hopped on the bus to Abu Dhabi with a friend, to enjoy the chance of visiting the museums for free. I was fairly excited, met her in Ibn Battuta station and from there we headed to the city. As it was fairly crowded, I sat on that middle seat on the very back of the bus, and we moved on with conversation, not loud enough because we're not that clueless to disturb the other passengers, but commenting on how excited we were to go there and what we wanted to see. And then things started escalating towards weirdness.

I noticed a gentleman two seats ahead of us, at first messaging and tried to call people on WhatsApp, and later on, he started taking some selfies. I don't know about you guys, but sometimes, we just have this intuition that something is just not right. I noticed I was inside of his camera frame, and I thought maybe it was an accident, so I just looked aside and moved a bit further, covered my face for a short while which I assumed he would take to finish his solo precious selfie. and he just wouldn't, as I realised he kept moving his cellphone in order to capture me inside of the picture. Definitely, a very odd behaviour and I made the remark to my friend, who told me we could move seats as soon as some people get down in the next stop.

Then, he opened his gallery to check on his pictures, and the angle I was seating enabled me to see the photographs. This guy DELIBERATELY managed to take a picture featuring me while I was distracted, and while he was zooming and staring at my face, I approached him and immediately told him to delete it.

of course I had those insecure thoughts of maybe being over reacting, but I just didn't feel comfortable and acted on it without making a big fuss or scene, but he refused. then I told him (as he looked to be a tourist) that this is a punishable offense in the UAE and that I did not consent on having him taking a picture of me. He kept insisting saying he would delete later (didn't even had the balls to apologise) and as he realised I was about to lose my shit, he deleted it but in the heat of the moment, I didn't check if he also did it from his cloud or Google drive storage.l, nor the recently deleted bin.

I know that this can sound even small or silly for some (and I do not welcome your insights, if this is the case) but it bothered me very much and made me feel very invaded. We moved to other seats once we had the chance, and my friend pointed out that this guy was acting a bit Sus since the bus station, as he was standing a bit close to us.

this happened yesterday afternoon, and because of the rush, and also for feeling bad and afraid of creating a scene, I didn't tell the driver nor the security once we reached AD. But I can't get this out of my head, as recently I've read in the news that some men were taking pics of women and asking AI to do all sorts of contents with it. What can I do at this point? should I just call the police? bc I don't think they would bother themselves with something as "minor" as this incident .

after that I didn't see him again in the station (thankfully) and just took a taxi with my friend to leave for our final destination.

guys has the service in qatar become bad in the recent weeks i used to have 4 bars now i im getting minimum 2 max 3 why would that be

I love this country, its people, its resilience, and the royal families, normies who built and continue to run it. They are truly commendable.

That said, I strongly feel that Dubai’s bull run is done, at least for the next one to two years, possibly longer. That is the reality, regardless of what you are hearing or being told. Places feel quiet, footfall is down, the expat crowd has thinned out noticeably, and the cost of everyday commodities is through the roof as if people were not already stretched enough.

And the numbers are backing this up. Dubai’s home price index dropped 5.9% in March, the first decline since 2020, following a 70% surge since the pandemic. Fitch Ratings has predicted a further correction through 2026, with prices potentially falling as much as 15%. Expats, who make up nearly 90% of the workforce, are leaving amid regional conflict and economic uncertainty, and their departures are already hitting consumer spending and business confidence. The Western crowd is not coming back in a hurry.

It is sad to witness, honestly. And the real irony? I just moved here.

I m a dad who immigrated here 25 years ago. My teen daughter (17f) is brilliant and got into Ivy League and moving out this August. However, she is testing my patience. Every night she is hanging out with friends until 1 or 2 am . She does not want to come home until we text and almost plead with her. My wife is even more concerned about this. Not sure if this is normal for kids who grew up here. Just curious what you suggest. My fear is that the relation is under strain sgd she may not contact us or keep in touch with us once she is out of the house. Not sure what the solution is. Thanks

Edit 5/17/26 Thanks for some useful insights. I talked to her calmly today. She has worked hard and got into Ivy and she just wants to relax and prepare for the next 4 years. All her friends have time on weekends. On weekdays she will be home by 11. Weekends she wants more time. We do have Life 360. I feel a little better getting some insights from everybody. Thanks.

do you think it is a technical problem?

I've been applying for jobs in Dubai and the Canadian University popped up for me so many times I am lowkey interested in applying!

As a Canadian I looked into their website and they seem like a great Uni!

Anybody got any advice? Or worked for them before? Tell me all the good and bad!

My parents especially my father always make a fuss about accepting money from friends and relatives even if it's 20€. My dad was always very resentful about accepting money "because you need to pay this back to them". One recent example was where my mom had to repair some suits of her friend (around 10) and the Aunty gave my mom 30€. My dad asked my mom and she told her 30€ and my dad threw a tantrum about accepting 30€ and "we need to pay it back…". He always says that you shouldn't accept money. He also took my money when I was a Sarwala (boy next to the groom) at my uncles wedding and gave the money back.

I get it when it comes to relatives and very close friends because it looks greedy.

But my dad throws such a tantrum about to the point where he gave my birthday money back that I got from my Indian Friends when I was 12.

But in my Mom's recent case I wasn't able to understand why he did it because like in normal cases my mom repaired the Aunty's suits and she gave her a small payment which is like a normal business.

Am I just too stupid to understand it or what do you guys think?

If you’re in the UAE and want to donate for children, families or mothers. These are the ones that I found, had a hard time looking for a place to donate so I summarized it here :)

Hope this helps!

•Birthday Bliss
•Dal Al Ber Society Branches
•Hope Amel FB group
•Help2Survive FB group
•UAE Payitforward FB group
•Al Jalila Foundation
•Kiswa

I'm applying for a work visa and security clearance in another country and they're asking for a Drug and Alcohol screening.

Is there anywhere I can get this done in Qatar? I've called multiple clinics and none have it.

اولا، طرحت مشكلتي في المجتمع المهني لكن قررت انزلها هنا عشان ابي اكبر عدد من الاراء

ثانيا، انا اكبر عدوه للعلاقات بالعمل وكنت انقد على اللي يتزوجون من الشغل واقول DONT SHI* WHERE U EAT

ثالثا، احنا ما نعمل سوا، لكن نشتغل على بعض الاشياء بحكم اني مستشارة

رابعا، هو يبادلني المشاعر ولكن الزواج صعب بحكم عائلتي واختلاف الخلفيات الاجتماعية

حاليا عالقه بشعور الحب واحسها حوبة كل بنت انتقدتها. فعلا "لا تضحك الا من مصلي وصوّام، اليا بلاك الله تسوي سواته "

السلام عليكم جميعا
من خلال تجربتي وتنقلي بين اكثر من شركة في القطاع الخاص وصلت لقناعة ان كثير من القادة السعوديين هم اعداء لبني جنسهم وهدفه الاول والاخير هو المحافظة على منصبه بغض النظر عن تبعات قرارته والسبب لانه insecure يشوف نفسه ضعيف قدام اي شخص ممكن يكون افضل منه. تبي تعرف اذا رئيسك من هالنوع بتلاحظ اشياء كالتالي:
- يوظف اجانب او ناس اسوء منه او اصغر بكثير ويتجنب الكفائات السعوديين الي ممكن ينافسونه على منصبه
- يطلع اجازه بدون مايعطي صلحيات الشغل لاي شخص واذا اعطاها شخص يتاكد انه يخفي عنه معلومات كثير عشان يظهر بشكل سيء قدام الادارة العليا
- ياخذ ال credit لشغل غيره ومستحيل يمدح او يثني على احد قدام الاداره
قناعتي هي ان هالشخصيات مالهم اي حل الا انك تشتغل على نفسك لين تجيك فرصة افضل لانه عباره عند جدار بينك وبين الادارة العليا ومستحيل صوتك او شغلك يطلع لاحد
ايش رايكم في الموضوع وايش الحل مع هالنوع من الناس ؟

افكر اسحب على القيلولة ومانام بعد الدوام بس خاف تجيني دوخة مابعد الغداء 😵‍💫 زهقت من النفسية لللي تجي بعد القيلولة اقوم العشاء منفسه ويروح اليوم كيف اصمل ومانام

اغلب الاصدقاء والاخوياء اللي تتعرف عليهم يكون عن طريق المدرسة او الجامعة او حتى العمل واحيانا يكون من نفس الحارة او القبيلة ومشكلة هذي الصداقة ان يكون هذا الشخص ع الجو ف جانب لكن من جوانب كثيرة ماش
( بالمختصر نادرا تلقى خوي ع جوك ف اشياء كثير )

بالصدفة لقيت تطبيق سعودي يساعدك تلقى زوجة مناسبة لك عن طريق استبيان دقيق جدًا
ففكرت ليه ما فيه تطبيق او موقع يخليك تلقى الخوي المناسب لك

يعني مثلا تحط هذي البيانات

المدينة :
العمر :
الاهتمامات :
الهوايات :
مقياس لنمط الشخصية :

وبعدها يطلع لك الاشخاص المناسبين لك ووقتها تتواصلون مع بعض، هل لو فيه تطبيق زي كذا بتستخدمه ؟ او تعتقد ان فيه حل افضل من ذا ؟

Looking to sell my Rolex Pearlmaster 34 ref. 81159 (18k gold) in Jeddah, KSA.

Does anyone know trusted dealers, collectors, or places in Jeddah/Saudi that give good offers for high-end Rolex pieces?

The watch is in great condition. Serious buyers or recommendations only please. Thanks.

does anyone know if the parkin cameras keep recordings of incidents or only scan plates for payment/fines?

Someone hit my car outside and drove away, and there are no cameras around except the Parkin cameras. I’m trying to figure out if they record footage that can be requested or if they’re just for plate recognition.

Any advice or similar experience would help 🙏

وكله من الوالد الله يهديه

كل سوالفه صارت بتوث تيك توك او يتهاوش مع امي او حش في الناس، صرت اتجنب اجلس معهم واذا جلسة اكل لي كم لقمة وأروح

الشي يزعلللل، اعتدت دائما اني اسالف مع الوالد ونتناقش مع بعض على كل شي، بس تغير وصارت سوالفه تحوم الكبد.

يقول سوالف فلانة لبسة كذا وفلان قال السبة الفلانية، يا جماعة سمعت شتايم ما كنت اسمعها إلى في الجوال💀 ولما اقوله طيب لا تقول لنا اخوي موجود (هو في الابتدائي) يتجاهلني

وبثوث التيك توك سالفة ثانبة، لحاجة مو طبيعية.

قبل كنت ادافع عنه واعطبه الف عذر بس خلاص طفح الكيل، مدري متا يستوعب انة خرب علاقتنة بنفسه؟

ما صرنا تطيقه

I was trying to withdraw money to my bank account as my friend sent me money on careem thinking it was the 'convenient' option. Now they are charging fixed fee per each withdrawal. I even have a careem plus subscription. Decided to delete my account after seeing this

انا شخص مولودة و متربية وعايشة في السعودية من ما فتحت عيني، جزء محظوظ من عيلتي سعوديين وانا للأسف بنت البطة السودا الي مو سعودية واللهم لا اعتراض والحمدلله بس طول العمر عايشة في حالة عدم انتماء لوطني الس ما اعرف عنه شي ولا قيد زرته ولا حتى اعرف نشيده الوطني.

والي يزيد الطين بلى، في للأسف صورة نمطية عن الاشخاص من جنسيتي وانا ما اشبهم ابداً، وكل ما احد عرف جنسيتي سواء في محيط مهني، اجتماعي، اي مكان، ينصدم.

ولكن واصلة معايا مرحلة كارهة الجنسية الي انا بيها بسبب انها قد ايش معثرتني في حياتي، جيت ابغى اقدم على دورة في الخارج وانقبلت فيها، جيت اقدم الفيزا و انرفضت بسبب الاوضاع السياسية في بلدي. مثال اخر تافه جداً ولكن منجد اليوم شاشت راسي وانا في البنك، بأقدم على بطاقة ائتمانية وانرفضت بسبب جنسيتي! الكىظف وراني انه فعلاً مكتوب "غير مسموح بإصدار بطاقة إئتمان لجنسية المقدم". وانا هنا مابألوم البنك ولا بألوم النظام بألوم الحظ الي خلاني من هذه الجنسية.

قال النبي ﷺ:
«مَن قال: بسمِ اللهِ الذي لا يَضُرُّ مع اسمِهِ شيءٌ في الأرضِ ولا في السماءِ، وهو السميعُ العليمُ، ثلاثَ مراتٍ، لم تُصِبْهُ فجأةُ بلاءٍ حتى يُصبِح، ومَن قالها حين يُصبِحُ ثلاثَ مراتٍ لم تُصِبْهُ فجأةُ بلاءٍ حتى يُمسِي»

saw this on a bus yesterday. they were a couple around mid-30s and were sitting on the priority seats. there were people wanting to sit opposite them but the woman didn't care and didn't remove her feet from the seat.

Hey, so I'm an american born Punjabi (my parents are immigrants from the Pakistani side) and recently, I've had an interest in many types of Indian culture. I am thinking about converting to Hinduism, so I do relate to a lot more of customs and traditions from India (even though it's religiously diverse)

Specific areas in India I've taken an interest in is places such as southern India and also northeastern India, and bengali culture too. I understand these cultures have very distinct languages and culture from each other, however, one day, as an adult (I'm a teenager right now) I want to go travel and become possibly an exchange student in places such as these to explore the culture, and maybe even live there and further adapt it as I want to see how those people live

I don't have anything against punjab, and I adore Punjabi culture. However, I am particularly interested in these two areas. Especially the tribal culture of Northeast India and the dravidian languages of the south.

I've talked to my friend about this, (he's white) and he said "well, you're just connecting to a broader cultural history of yours, there's no problem even if it's completely different. It's still apart of your broader cultural identity." (Although while I appreciate this, I feel like it sort of ignores the diversity of south Asia overall)

Another friend of mine (white also) said it would be cultural appropriation of me (no, I don't plan to use it only for aesthetic. I'm a really big history nerd and really into that stuff. I want to learn about how certain dresses originated, or how a lot of dances originated and I want to appreciate that and become closer to other parts of South asia (although that is definitely a more problematic part) while not losing my own identity at all

So, I know this might not be the right subreddit, but how do other desis think about this? I do plan to appreciate the traditions and I would want to learn the language and assimilate more into the culture if I ever do go through with my plan while still keeping many aspects of my own. I don't want to just use it for my benefit while others face racism for it, and I won't use it only as an aesthetic.

Also, I know how cherry picking feels like. How it feels like having traditions discriminated even when those same people know nothing about it (I've heard multiple people call "izzat" nothing but generational trauma) and part of me wants to learn about other cultures across south Asia to prevent discrimination and stigma like that. I guess for the west to see us ABCDs for the beautiful, diverse culture we truly come from. While there will be traditions I'll likely disagree with, I won't be like an average white person (no offense!) that takes everything to surface level and never goes beyond the dresses and food. I think a lot of traditions deserve criticism, but that criticism has to come with education on that topic

امس جو ضيوف وفيه حرمه من الضيوف مدحتني وقالت عني جميله لأمي
امي قالت لها بصوت واطي " ذي ابشع بناتي" الحرمه شهقت وكردة فعل قالتلي سمعتي ؟ قلتلها ايش سمعت

وقالتلي النقاش الي دار بينهم

امي جت تصحح الموضوع وقالت " لاا ماقلت كذا ، قلت ذي اشين بناتي "🫠🫠

ذا الموقف يتكرر ودايم ينصحونها الناس انو عيب تقولين عن بنتك كذا قدامنا وتضحكلهم وتقول لهم هي تدري اني امزح

رغم اني تعودت على كلمتها ذي لكن يحز بالخاطر واجد يعني ايش البوينت ؟ ما فهمت ليش كذا تسوي

ياخي مدري ليه عندنا فكره غريبة عن الوظيفه

كأنك لازم تجلس طول عمرك تدور فرصه بنفس المكان وإذا فكرت تطلع برا السعوديه الناس تطالع فيك كأنك سويت شيء غلط

الهندي يطلع، الأمريكي يطلع، الأوروبي يطلع، محد جالس بمكانه يقولك لا والله ما أطلع من ديرتي، وهو في ديرته عاطل ١٠ سنوات ضيع عمره،

ترى مو عيب تشتغل برا

مو معناته ان بلدك ناقصه

برا تلقى تقدير راتب احسن وتتعلم اشياء ما كان عمرك بتتعلمها لو جلست بنفس الدائره حقتك

وفيه نقطه محد يحب يقولها لك

بعض الناس مو ناقصها مهاره ناقصها بيئه

فيه شخص لو حطيته بمكان ثاني يطلع افضل نسخة من نفسه لأن الفرص هناك اوضح والحياه المهنية ابسط

والله مو لازم تربط مستقبلك كله بمدينه وحدة او وظيفة وحده

الدنيا اكبر من كذا بكثير

السلام عليكم أخوكم فالله متخرج وله 4 شهور وبعد ما جربت وضع العطالة الي كنت أحسد كل أخواني عليها ذقت المُر الي فيها و ما عندي حياة ولا هواية ولا روتين يومي أغلب وقتي بس بالسوشل ميديا و بديت أكره وضعي حاولت أتعلم هواية بس مستصعبها بسبب إدماني للمقاطع القصيرة(الريلز،التيك)

فا نصحيتكم يا أخوان للي ترك السوشل ميديا كيف الطريقة أفيدونا لأن الوضع الأخير لا يُطاق لا نفسياً ولا معنوياً؟

As summer is upon us I just wanted to share my experience that may help others.

So I’d been having this issue with my HAAM electric air conditioner where it would randomly throw an E8 error and stop working. At first it would happen every now and then but as weeks passed it became more frequent.

I called AlManea who’s the dealer for HAAM and they charged me 144 SAR for their technician to come do a checkup. The technician was even more clueless than I was.

He recommended that I change the main PCB (SAR 500+) and the fan motor (SAR 300+) and the fan PCB (SAR 300). I said go ahead but the technician started making excuses that the parts are not available because my ac is very old. I bought the AC in 2020 😠 brand new.

Then I called up my neighbor and asked him for a good technician from a shop around and he recommended me a guy. The guy came and started recommending that I reduce the level of gas in the AC. This immediately triggered red flags for me and I let him leave peacefully.

This had been going on for the best part of two weeks. Eventually I located an AC spare parts shop near my area and drove to him and explained to him about the E8 error. To which the guy looked up in his computer and said it’s the thermistor sensor - here I’ll give you one from the LG brand, cut the wire and reattach the new one and it’ll start working.

I came home and took my tools to the terrace, opened the outer AC unit and replaced the Thermistor sensor and the AC is working perfectly fine now.
Cost = SAR 30 only.

Fyi HAAM and Midea are the same with different brand labels, thats it.

Symptoms-

1. AC cools perfectly - so compressor is not at fault
2. Severe Dust accumulation- No, AC units cleaned few months back recently
3. PCB bad - No, voltage readings perfect and no burn marks
4. Fan motor - spins and gets up to speed so not the issue

The lesson here is - even if you’re ready to pay, technicians are not qualified. You’re better off fixing your things yourself rather than some technician learns his work by screwing up your things.

So for context, I’m 21 years old. I live with my parents and attend a commuter college and will graduate in December. My parents are very toxic and controlling, and it has impacted my friendships/relationships in my life so far. I was in a business fraternity but I had a huge falling out since I was being very weird and creepy online with many members and so.

My dad is very toxic and it’s so hard for me to live with him at this point.

At this juncture, is it safe to say the best option for me is to move out??

I think it’s like the natural progression of brown dudes in middle/high school to get into rap music and embody the culture that surrounds it. We’re never going to necessarily fit into a white society so we shift over to embracing black culture. Theres nothing intrinsically wrong with that, but some of y’all are taking it too far.

Like dude you got a 1500 on your SAT but you speak to me like you have a 4th grade reading level. Stop spamming the N-word and talking about hoes all day. You are intentionally dumbing yourself down so you can look “cool” in front of your peers. I know you don’t speak like that to your parents.

I just cringe when I see a group of brown boys blasting trap music while selling hard drugs out of their daddy’s BMW. We’re better than this. I think we need to understand that the music industry (especially modern rap) is meant to bring people down and lull them into a sense of belonging with repetitive lyrics that for a lack of a better term, are societal programming. This affects all communities (the black community, wiggas, chiggas, Edgars, etc), but I just wanted to talk about the brown community specifically.

Call me a square or racist or whatever, but I’ve seen too many friends get caught up trying to be someone they are not, ended up ruining their lives by either going to jail on some drug/violence-related charge. I’m glad I grew out of it once I got to college, started focusing on my career. But some brown dudes are almost in their 30s still trying to act like thugs. Your parents did not immigrate to this country for you to act like this.

This is coming from someone who literally used to play exclusively rap/hip-hop 24/7 and talk exclusively in slang to my peers. Maturing is realizing that behaving like this is going to get you nowhere in life. We need to accept our desi roots and proliferate our culture throughout the world instead of latching on to another culture. This whole identity crisis is rooted in insecurity and that needs to be overcome.

انا بعد شهر بتخرج من الثانوي ودائماً هواشي مع اهلي يكون عن الطلعات وليه انا ما اقدر اطلع لحالي حتى للبقاله الي جنب بيتنا او اتمشى بالبراحه الي قدامنا، وقبل كم من يوم كنت اسولف مع امي طبيعي وكيف اني مره متحمسه للصيفية واني بفتك من التحصيلي وقياس ردت علي برد مره قهرني وقالت "ايه بتكونين بالصيفيه مره فاضيه وبتسوين دراما وتجيبين مشاكل قديمه (تقصد الطلعات) وتبين نعلمك السواقه" لما سمعت ذا الكلام فكرت "هذي تعتبر دراما؟" وكشرت وعلى طول دخلت غرفتي

ومن احد المواقف كنت ابغى اطلع مع صديقتي لكوفي وامي تجي معي (كالعاده) ابوي قال انه هو برضو راح يجي لكن ما عجبه الكوفي لانه ما فيه بارتشن وجلس يقول انا ما ارضى على بنتي كذا وكلام فاضي وخلانا نروح مجمع واحرجني قدام صديقتي والطامه الكبرى انه لما رحنا للمجمع ما جاء!! سوى كل ذي الدراما وبالاخير ما جاء!!

طبعاً هذا ولا شيء من الي جالسه اعاني منه كل يوم يعني حتى لو متضايقه وابي اشم هواء ما اقدر اطلع لازم احد معي وانا البنت الوحيده ما بين ٣ اخوان والمشكله كلهم يقدرون يطلعون حتى الاثنين الي اصغر مني!! قسم بالله يا جماعه تعبت تعبت ما تتخيلون كميه الكتمه الي احسها كل يوم هذا وانا البس الخمار ونادر اطلع برا البيت

بليز اذا اي احد عنده حل او كيف اقنعهم او حتى اذا مر بنفس مشكلتي ياليت تفيدوني لان الوضع صار لا يطاق

لاحظت مجتمعنا لا يخلو من العنصريه لو كان نحو اسود ابيض قبيله ثانيه مدينه ثانيه بلد ثاني كامل وعندهم استصغار للناس على حسب جنسيتهم وعندهم استعباد لناس ثانيه برضو على حسب جنسيتهم وقعدت افكر هل البلدان الثانيه كذا ولا بس احنا يعني هل ممكن تكون نظره اجنبي لك نفس نظرتك لهندي علما باني لا ادعم العنصريه ابدا بس هل ممكن حتى لو من البلدان الشقيقه مثلا مصر الاردن الكويت العراق الخ.. تكون نظرتهم عنصريه نحونا مثل بعض الناس العنصريين عندنا نفسهم

So sad to see, two in my area have been taken down in the last month.

Why? They are iconic landmarks

I did give him the benefit of doubt, but the other side had plenty of space. Just another day at a mall parking eh?

حدث معي موقف جمييييييييل جدا كان لااازم اشاركه... اعرف وحدة وضعها المادي شوية صعب يعني من عائلة أكثر من بسيطة اليوم كنا جالسين بمجلس حتى جات عندي اختها و قالتلي اشترينالك هدية و اعطوني الهدية بمناسبة اول راتب تستلمه لأنها بدأت الشغل و قالت انو هاد هدية عيد ميلادك ( عيد ميلادي كان من شهر و هاد البنت و اختها عملولي حفلة مفاجئة و اشترو كيكة و رتبوا كلشي في عيد ميلادي الله يسعدهم) واليوم اشترولي هدية و انا اعرف ان وضعهم المادي صعب فعلا جات على بالي الآية "يحسبهم الجاهل اغنياء من التعفف" راح اتذكر الموقف هاذا كل حياااتييي الله يسعدهم

أهوى التطريز بالأساس وبعد ما شفت ابداعات من فنانين على بنترست بدأت اجرب الافكار بنفسي.
موجودة على الانستقرام @eisimetrikl🌷

يا جماعة احتاج رأيكم 😭

في واحد بالشغل صار لي تقريبًا سنة معجبة فيه، وحاسه في بيننا قبول مو بس من طرفي. مو إننا نسولف كثير أو بيننا تعامل مباشر مره، بس فيه نظرات، سوالف خفيفة، واحس واضح ان كل واحد منتبه للثاني. وحتى هو بالفترة الأخيرة صار يسلم ويسولف سوالف بسيطة وكذا.

المشكلة اني عمري ما دخلت بعلاقة ولا حتى تكلمت مع واحد بهالطريقة، فمو عارفة وش المفروض أسوي. وبرضو أنا مو موظفة معهم بشكل مباشر، أشتغل معهم عن طريق جهة ثانية، بس مهتمين يوظفوني عندهم بشكل دائم، فالوضع شوي حساس.

واللي مخوفني أكثر إن حتى لو فيه إعجاب واضح، أنا فعليًا ما أعرفه كشخص ولا أعرف إذا إحنا متوافقين أصلًا، ولا حتى إذا عوايلنا ممكن يكون بينهم توافق. وإحنا الاثنين بنهاية العشرينات، يعني مو بعمر الواحد يدخل شيء بس عشان تجربة أو تضييع وقت.

وأخاف لو الموضوع تطور رسمي بسرعة وبعدها اكتشفنا إننا مو مناسبين لبعض يصير الوضع محرج جدًا خصوصًا إننا بنفس بيئة العمل.

بنفس الوقت أحس يمكن المفروض الواحد يتعرف بشكل بسيط ومحترم قبل أي خطوة رسمية عشان يعرف إذا فيه توافق فعلًا، لكن حتى هالفكرة مو مرتاحة لها بالكامل 😭 بس بنفس الوقت أحس وش الحل الثاني؟ لأن أخاف ندخل بشي رسمي بسرعة وبعدين نخربها أو نحط نفسنا بإحراج.

وبرضو أنا أصلًا مو عارفة كيف ممكن أوصل له إشارة اني مهتمه بشكل محترم وواضح بدون ما أتجاوز حدودي أو أحط نفسي بموقف بايخ

الصدق بيني وبينكم خلاص ابي اتزوج ماشاءالله صدق ادعوا لي جاية ايام مباركة الله يزوجني باللي يخاف ربي فيني ويرضيني وأرضيه استسلمت من الارض برفعها لربي

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وش نوع العسل اللي تاكلونه ؟

So I opened a Wio account for my newly registered business & the account was opened within a few hours. The app also feels modern & seamless. However, my only doubt is regarding its reliability, especially for very large sums in USD. My concern grew even more after reading reviews about Wio’s Abu Dhabi office. They were brutal lol.

How has your personal experience, or the experience of people you know, been so far? Is it reliable, or should I look to open a traditional bank account in the near future instead? If so, which bank is best for handling mostly USD?

Just drove up north and noticed the army/security forces blocking all exits towards Ghariya and Ruwais Beach area. Couldn’t find any announcement online. Curious if anyone has more info?

Anyone here noticed that Talabat is pushing users to use the Postpaid option (Eat now, Pay later) by pushing it as default option whenever you place an order ?

It’s very annoying because for each order, I have to manually go and click on Apple Pay, since it’s no longer ticked by default.

Post Paid option used to be an option, now it’s selected by default. It’s clearly intentional from Talabat and it’s very annoying as a regular user.

Anyone else is facing the same issue ? And is there a solution ? (I wish I could just remove this whole option from the app)

I matched with a guy on dilmil.. I've been lied to on apps and I'm quite vigilant.

This guy was sending very quick lengthy replies and that's a that's a nice change.

Said he's born and brought up in the UK Leeds. Always lived there. Orthopedic surgeon.

Pretty cute in my opinion.

But something about the way he was texting felt off. If you know, Indian parents or family will sometimes manage someone's dating profile, so I thought maybe he texts that way or someone else is on his account.

So I asked him for a call. Which he agreed to but his accent was obviously African. Not something for me to write off (because Indians can have any accent) but he was pronouncing basics words like India as Indian. Lots of other minor things felt off. I even asked him about his accent or if he'd lived more places.

Clearly was a scam because I told him next time we speak let's just face time. And he blocked me.

Main question is: has anyone else ever experienced this?

Any scams going on that I'm not aware of? I can't see why someone would want to catfish without being able to show their face or would think they can get away so easy.

من سنتين اشتغل بدون إجازات سنوية

ف أخذت هالفتره اجازة سنوية كم يوم

والصراحة ندمت اني أخذت اجازة سنوية والله بسبب اهلي

ف أخذنا الدرس اني ما عاد أشيل اجازة سنوية أبدا إلا إذا بسافر لحالي او مع أصحابي

اي شيء مع اهلي مستحيل مره ثانية توبة كرهوني ب ام الإجازة الي خذيتها كل يوم مشاكل من اول مابدأت الإجازة

مرره ثانية الاجازات السنوية لو مابغى أسافر فيها بسوي لها تصفية وآخذها فلوس افضل لي بعيد عن تعب الرأس

Currently at Al-Shallal and the vibes are great, but I'm riding solo. If anyone is nearby or already here, let’s hit the Roller Coaster or the Slingshot together! Drop me a DM if you're down

السلام عليكم,

بناء على معرفتكم وتجاربكم وش الراتب اللي اذا وصلته اقدر اتزوج و يغطي تكاليف المعيشه واكون اقدر ادخر واستثمر؟

شاكر لكم المشاركة

I visited today after a week or so and noticed at the checkout that the prices of almost all items were increased considerably.

The lady at the checkout counter was complaining herself about it.

Just a heads up to folks shopping there regularly.

Not sure if other supermarkets are following the same

Where do you guys go when you're depressed, stressed or just want to be left alone? I know most people would prefer to stay at home or in bed but if you were to go out, where would it be?

Currently dealing with severe depression and I just don't know how to deal with it this time. I just want to go somewhere alone but definitely not the mental hospital.

اللهم إني لا أسألك رد القضاء ولكن اسألك اللطف فيه انك انت اللطيف الخبير .
بابا في سنتين تحول إنسان اكبر بالعمر ٤٠ سنة، فقد صحته بمرض مزمن ماله علاج و يتطور خسر تجارته ، و مع الاكتئاب مكانته بين الناس تغيرت ، في هذا الوقت احنا بناته تضررنا ولكن الحمدلله رحمة ربي كانت و مازالت ترعانا الحمدلله ..
نظرتي للموضوع هذا انه ممكن يكون سحر لان التحول كان سريع في أشياء كثيرة ..
أنا كل ما عيني تجي ع أبوي وهو متغير كذا عادي اهرب منه ومن حياتي بالأسابيع ، استغفرالله بس متعبني الموضوع مرة لان شعور العجز قاتل والله.
الواحد لو بيده يعطي صحته الي يحبه كان بيكون هذا اول قراراتي .

مني عارفة ايش اسوي مؤمنه ان الدعاء يغير القدر سواء مرض او سحر او قدر او اي شي بالحياة

يارب رحمتك

Just started using Reddit because I don’t really have much of a connection to brown communities. I was born and raised in Canada, then later moved to Chicago for work. Most of my friend groups have always been pretty diverse, and since I’m Sri Lankan, I never really felt like I had the same built in community a lot of other brown people seem to have.

Because of that, I can’t always relate to people who have a really deep connection to their heritage, so in short, I don’t actually have many Desi friends.

I came to Reddit hoping to find some communities I could relate to, but from what I’ve seen so far, it feels like the men and women in these spaces genuinely hate each other. Maybe I was just oblivious before, but is it really that bad?

What sparked this was a post that got recommended on my feed:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SplendidaBrown/comments/1tejn8g/indian_men_talking_about_indiandesi_women/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Need honest feedback on a fitness/business idea for South Asian men.

I’ve coached transformations for 10+ years and noticed a big issue with a lot of South Asian men (Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi etc.) — belly fat, low energy, diabetes risk, struggling with consistency, and not knowing how to lose weight without giving up desi food.

I’m thinking of running a FREE community for South Asian men focused on:

• Weight loss & accountability

• Gym/home workouts

• Help eating desi food without ruining progress

• Weekly check-ins/challenges

• Brotherhood/support from men going through the same thing

The idea/funnel would be:

People see an ad and join through a landing page

We capture their details (email/phone)

They get access to a free Skool community with value, support, workouts, PDFs, check-ins etc.

Over time, offer a paid 28-day challenge, group coaching or VIP coaching for people who want more help

The goal wouldn’t be hard selling — more building trust first.

My honest question:

Would something like this genuinely interest you? Or would you see it as “just another fitness funnel”?

What would make you actually stay in a free group and eventually pay for coaching?

Would the “South Asian men only” angle make it feel more relatable or too niche?

وين اول مكان بتروح له لو نمت وقمت ولقيت كلش تغير كذا؟ ووش بيتغير في حياتك؟

I have a bachelor’s degree in computer “engineering” and currently working in I.T (first month working since graduating in january). Do I need a UPDA license for programming/IT/tech jobs or not? The HR in my company doesn’t know and I googled and found nothing informative.

Edit: I graduated from a Turkish university in Istanbul.

Recently, I have noticed that parking spaces in malls and outdoor areas have become very small. It has become difficult to park cars, and when opening the car door, it often hits the next car because there isn’t enough space to fully open the door and exit comfortably. This is especially difficult for people with kids and baby seats, as they struggle to place their child into the car or take them out. Considering the size of most SUVs in Qatar, the ministry should increase parking space sizes, as the current situation often leads to scratches and damage to nearby cars, causing unnecessary costs for both owners.

السلام عليكم

أنا شغال في الابحاث في المجال العقاري

بس حبيت أوريكم كيف أنا سكنت وقدرت احصل شقه فخمه في شمال الرياض بسعر جداً مناسب بالذات مع القوانين ذي

القوانين اللي صارت ما راح تأثر بالسوق مباشره إلا لما يكثر العرض بمقارنةً بالطلب. فاللي لازم تسويه انك لازم تبخس بالأسعار. الاسعار اللي تشوفها في عقار او عند المكاتب هي الاسعار القديمه. اسعار ما قبل حتى رسوم الأراضي البيضاء. هنا انت لازم ترد عليهم بالأسعار المعقوله. يعني أنا مثلا في العقيق الشقه اللي مثل اللي أنا ساكن فيها إيجارها ب٥٠. أنا مستأجرها ب٣٠. شلون؟ كلمتهم واجد من ارقام ثانيه وطالبت بسعر اقل، وبعدين كلمتهم من رقمي الاساسي وقلت لهم ان السوق ميت ويا تلحقون يا بتاكلون تبن.

هذي طريقة أنا سويتها وزبطت معي. كثرة العروض القليله هو اللي راح يخسف بالعقارات. غير كذا مافي طريقه ثانيه.

i’m 15f and my brothers 10m.

but idk if i should tell dad cuz my parents will prolly divorce then and my mum doesn’t work

Hi guys, anyone got a good insurance broker who can assist on a new Gwm tank 300, from dealership?

dealer rates are pretty high and they don’t want to budge.

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا (5) إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا (6) (سورة الشرح)

ميزانية ٢٠٠ ريال

الشرقية

تكفي ١٢-١٥ شخص

يشتغلو اول يوم العيد

والله مب منطق اطلع منه عشان يطلعون لي هنا

Didn't think anyone was into anime enough to see this in the wild 😂

عمره 22 سنة يعني مو صغير

مشكلته طايح في الدخان ومنتجات التبغ من الدزرت والفوكس والاشياء هذي

كان يدخن سيجاير لكن الحين ڤيب بس ومدمن عليه ادمااان مو طبيعي في الساعة يسحب مليون سحبة وحتى وهو يسوق لازم يسحب

والمشكلة الثانية متعلقة بالاولى انه يسكر الباب على نفسه بالمفتاح ( طبعا انا وهو ننام في غرفة مشتركة ) وكل مره يسكر الباب الحين وانا اكتب لكم سكر الباب بالمفتاح وتسكيره للباب مزعجني بشدة عشان انا ادخل واطلع من الغرفة كثير واذاكر فيها وهو منتظرني اطلع عشان يسكر الغرفة

طبعا اكيد يسكر بالمفتاح عشان يخفي هذا الموضوع عن اهلي وانا فكرت اقول لهم بس انا مالي مصلحة لو قلت لهم ما راح استفيد شيء غير ان المفتاح بينسحب

ولو اخذت منه المفتاح يعصب ويقوم البيت كله واهلي احس فقدو سيطرتهم عليه عكس زمان بسبب انه كبير وكذا

المشكلة امي وابوي في الستينات من عمرهم أخاف موضوع زي كذا يكون خطير عليهم وممكن يصير لهم شيء لا قدر الله

ف يا اخوان وش الحل تكفوون انا طالبكم

Hi, my Emirates ID status on the site is "printed" for about 2 weeks now. However I have received a text message with a tracking number, when I checked the tracking it says it's "ready for collection by customer" at a branch.

Does this mean that my Emirates ID is ready for pickup despite it saying it's only been printed when I check on the status on the gov website?

Thank you for your help.

إهمال نفسية الطفل، أو تعرضه للمواقف القاسية في طفولته ويفاعته قد تبقي في شخصيته وسوماً وندبات تؤثر عليه طيلة حياته من حيث لا يشعر، فمن قاسى من التحقير والتنمر سيلهث للفت انتباه غيره حتى يحصل على فتات تأييد وإعجاب يسقي بها عطشه ويرسم فيها صورة لنفسه، ومن عانى من الرفض سيتنازل عن كثير من شخصيته ورغباته ومبادئه ليحظى بالقبول!

كثير من تصرفات الفرد وشخصيته هي نتاج طفولته!

كل ما اشوف مقطع عن مقارنة لشارع عندنا ويعدلة بالai ويسئل ليه مانصير كذا يجي الناس يردون عليه يقولون له أكثر شماعة وعذر مو صحيح ويرفع الضغط اللي هي (الجو), هو يقول بأن المسطحات الخضراء ماراح تعيش عندنا او ان الري غالي فيقول مايمدينا نسوي كذا, هو بقوله الشي هذا مو بس يقول انه التشجير ماينفع بل هو يرضى ويقبل بالقبح والعفن العمراني والتخطيطي يشوف مو من حقه يكون في مدينة أو حي يحترمة كإنسان قبل السيارة يشوف عادي ان السيارة تكون تمشي 90 وسط الحي بس انت اتحداك تمشي بدون ماتخش على الشارع او تسوي باركور

يشوف انه مو من حقه يشوف حي بهوية عمرانية يرفض جميع انواع التخطيط والمبادئ هذي كلها الا وهو بسبب واحد (الجو). وذا كلة يخليني اسئل سؤال هل وقت ماكانت تنبني مدننا كان في مخططين ومصممين حضريين والتخصصات اللي لها علاقة بالمجال ذي كلها؟ ولا كان في لكن اول مايشوفونهم حطو مسطحات خضرا وارصفة داخل حي صفقوهم لين شالوهم وحذفوهم وخلاهم غابات خرسانية

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مدري بس احس لاحضت بل فتره الاخيره لما اقول اني من السعوديه ماتفرق وش جنسية الشخص يقوم يتعنصر علي؟ يقول لي يا ارهابيه او ماعندك حقوق 🤨🤨 من وين يجيبون ذا الكلام او يقولون ان السعوديه تدعم اسرئيل المشكله العنصريه ذي تجي من عرب و اجانب

I’m a Filipino currently working in the Middle East as a Document Controller here in Qatar. Our project is nearing completion, and I only have a little over one year of Middle East experience so far. Lately, I’ve been thinking seriously about my next step because I want to build a more stable and better future for myself.

I’m torn between getting certifications related to Document Controller, taking additional trainings, or trying to shift toward roles like Inspector or other technical positions that may offer better long-term opportunities. I’m also considering moving to the UAE for better career growth and opportunities.

If you were in my situation, what would you do? I would truly appreciate honest advice from people who have gone through a similar experience in the Gulf/Middle East. Thank you.

لو عندك فكرة مشروع نسبه المخاطره فيه صغيره جدا وودك تعرضها على احد المشاهير هل الموضوع مستحيل ؟ اذا مادفعت له مقدماً او كنت شركه كبيرة

قاعدة اتعرف عليه والحمدلله فيه انجذاب وحب وتوافق

بس فيه هذي المشكلة، هو يقول انه يقدر الوضوح جدا، يشوفه شي اساسي بالعلاقة، يبي يعرف كل شي عني، بدون حواجز ابدا، انا بعد اشوف الوضوح ضروري واشوف نفسي واضحة، ودايم اقوله عن مشاعري وايش احب وما احب، بس هو لا زال يشوفني غامضة، قلت له كذا وقلت له اسألني عن الشي الي تبي تعرفه، يقول ابيها تجي منك، اذا مرتاحة معي بتقولين لي كل شي تلقائي

انا ممكن متعودة ما دخلت بعلاقات عميقة بحياتي فماني مستوعبة عن ايش يتكلم

عطوني رايكم كيف ممكن اشاركه حياتي اكثر

Where can I get free cardboard boxes to move out? I need like 10 pieces.

قال النبي ﷺ:
«مَن قال: بسمِ اللهِ الذي لا يَضُرُّ مع اسمِهِ شيءٌ في الأرضِ ولا في السماءِ، وهو السميعُ العليمُ، ثلاثَ مراتٍ، لم تُصِبْهُ فجأةُ بلاءٍ حتى يُصبِح، ومَن قالها حين يُصبِحُ ثلاثَ مراتٍ لم تُصِبْهُ فجأةُ بلاءٍ حتى يُمسِي»

Hello. I am planning to visit Kenya during the upcoming eid holidays. Just curious to know whether Anuj’s you have travelled recently and were asked for their yellow fever vaccine during departure or arrival at Doha / Nairobi?

Hi all, I’ve lost my job and residency due to the war and decided to move back home for the summer, requesting an early termination of my rental contract. I have to deal with an agent for all concerns regarding my lease and let’s say that the agent is not the brightest or most efficient person I’ve met.

I informed her last week about my situation asking for the no penalty exit, she came back to me 4 days later that I either have to find a new tenant or they can offer monthly payments (very helpful…). I then asked if we could do one month of rent as penalty, as a compromise for both sides, asked her to forward that exact email to the landlord. I was waiting for her to come back to me on this and yet this morning I received a message from ENBD saying that the next check for 3 months of rent has been deposited! I clearly requested an early termination of my lease and was waiting for her response on the penalty, instead she just ignored me and now I’ve barely got any money left in my account.

I need to leave in 1 week and I need to retrieve my funds, at least 1 month of rent, that they took on as a bonus, I already emailed and messaged her on WhatsApp again, she is ignoring messages and calls, what can I do to resolve this? I’m so livid and upset right now

Hey all, got terminated from work and was wondering how long does the process of cancelling my QID through my Employer/PRO take. Is it a few days or 1 day? I am hoping to start the process on monday and get it done before eid.

Thank you

Edit: thank you for the replies, no i want to leave

Reposting this because my original post got removed by the moderator due to wording that may have come across the wrong way. That wasn’t my intention at all, so I’m reposting without it because I really just want people to be careful.

I didn’t think I’d be posting again here on Reddit today.

I literally just posted the other day about our driver retiring and it’s been an emotional roller coaster since then. I didn’t plan to come back so soon, but something happened last night around 11.30pm and I felt like I should share it as a warning.

My friend was almost robbed while depositing money at the ENBD ATM in BurJuman Mall near the roadside entrance. She was using the machine closest to the door when a man suddenly tried to grab the cash from behind.

I was just about to walk in and at first I honestly thought he was just waiting for his turn. Then I realized what was happening. I was so dumb blocking him at the door without even thinking if he has a knife or something and tried to stop him, but he was really strong and I ended up falling on the ground while he ran off.

Thankfully he didn’t manage to take anything because he panicked with people around.

Quick update: my friend already called the police, and they asked her to return to ENBD BurJuman today around 3 PM to meet with them there.

We’re still pretty shaken by it. I’ve lived here for 13 years and honestly never expected to experience something like this in Dubai.

Just putting this out there so people are extra careful, especially at ATMs near entrances. Stay safe everyone.

Looking for genuine advice. This happened last night and I’m still figuring out what to do.

I live in a partition room. At around 1 AM, my live-in girlfriend was in the kitchen talking to a friend on the phone.

The couple from the adjacent partition were in a verbal fight. My girlfriend was in the kitchen talking to her friend when the guy (clearly drunk btw), came into the kitchen and asked her, “Are you calling the landlord to complain about us being loud?”. She told him no, she’s just talking to a friend. He apologized and while trying to apologise he tried to hold her hand and touch her without her consent. She made it clear she was uncomfortable and did not want to be touched. He didn’t care.

This morning I confronted him calmly and asked him to apologize to her. He flatly denied everything said he didn’t touch her. No apology, no accountability, nothing.

Here’s my situation and why I’m scared to formally report:
- I live in a partition, which means my living arrangement is technically in a grey area
- I’m worried that if I go to the police, the landlord or the building gets scrutinised
- I’ve already messaged the landlord, but I don’t know if she’ll take it seriously
- The guy denied everything, so it’s my girlfriend’s word against his

My questions:

1. What are the actual legal options in Dubai for something like this? Is this something the police will take seriously even without physical evidence?
   
2. Does reporting to the police put my partition living situation at risk?
   
3. Is there any authority other than the police I can escalate to, maybe like a housing body or tenancy authority?
   
4. Would a written complaint to the landlord with a threat to vacate carry any legal weight?

I know UAE takes harassment seriously but I genuinely don’t know how the system works here, especially given my living situation. Any advice from people who’ve dealt with something similar or who know the law here would really help.

TLDR: My girlfriend was touched without her consent by a drunk neighbor at 1 AM. I live in a partition and I’m scared to report. What are my legal options?

I'm asking in this subreddit because I live in West Bay and idk where to get good mocha sauce/syrup to make my coffees at home. I figured someone would know what brand to look for at Carrefour or Monoprix. Unfortunately I can't get Torani here.

Hope this is allowed. Thank you.

My employer fired me and handed me a termination letter which states "mutual termination - no notice to be served or paid". I didn't sign and immediately contacted MOHRE to help me with this. The good part is that MOHREs legal assistants called me multiple times and confirmed that my employer is wrong and owes me two months of notice pay.

The bad part is that the actual officer from MOHRE who is supposed to pick my complaint up and speak to my employer constantly closes my complaint without ever speaking to me.

I can imagine that they are overwhelmed at the moment with the mass firing going on, but I feel super screwed.

Is anyone dealing with MOHRE at the moment and can share their experience? I'm not sure how to continue from here

I would like to inquire about the legal situation of starting a podcast from home: Are there any laws or licenses required at the beginning before generating any income, or is it possible to start individually on an experimental basis without registration or official costs? Especially since the project may take a long time before becoming profitable, is it allowed to start from home on a personal basis without it being considered a commercial activity at this stage? And at what point does obtaining a license or permit become mandatory? I would appreciate a simple explanation of the details

I would like to inquire about financing options for an agricultural project I own abroad.
I hold several hectares of agricultural land planted with dozens (+60) of established olive trees, and I am looking to secure a loan to fund the investment required to commercialize and scale olive oil production on the property. Would Qatari banks accept to give me a loan? I could show official documents for verification. I’m looking for amount around $150,000

This was really sudden, so I haven't done much digging up.

The event got cancelled in mall of emirates due to crowding.

The ap x swatch collab will be releasing in 2 days

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I know a company who has brought their employee from some other country and making them work here on tourist visa. My understanding is this is a serious offence in UAE.

How do I report this anonymously? MOHRE website is asking for contact details.

My company is under freezone. I’ve been terminated due to regional tensions. My final pay with gratuity, Unused leave and remaining salary is supposed to be 6k+, but he emailed me saying he can only pay 1,500. I did not agree or replied. He is my visa sponsor as well. What can I do? Thank you

He told me can’t pay because of everything that happened. Is that valid? I am holding a valid visa in his company. Please I really need some advice. There are only 2 employees in his company and I was let go. I just heard he paid the other one their salary worth 6k. So why not just pay me mine so I can go my own way.

لو فيه شي تعلمته بحياتي فهو ان الحياه تعطيك خيارين
ياتصير مهذب و مكروه او وقح و حُر
انت واختيارك حتى جودة الناس حولك تتغير امنيتي اوصل للقاع عشان اتجرء ارجع وقحه واتحرر من الجميع

حاولت اتجاهل وما اقرأ لكن بكل مكان هنا وتويتر و تيك توك وصدق صرت اتنكد وش الحل والموضوع ماراح يوقف بس يعني يحرق القلب

Hello,

This is the Daily Random Discussion thread, the place for anything goes discussion! Keep it PG and follow reddiquette.

You can find monthly posts for classifieds, job offers, and job hunting stickied to the top of the subreddit.

Thanks!

I've done my bachelor's in mechanical (23F) and currently working in jubail. Its only been 6 months since ive started working and ive been thinking about doing masters. Im an expat and I was wondering if anyone could guide me on opportunities related to masters (the where and hows) or any useful courses that could really upskill me and land a better job. Would be great if someone could help me. Thank u 💕

Hello, I'm an american born Pakistani and I've been getting more into my culture. The problem is, I know hardly any other abroad born desis besides my cousins (but most of them live in Canada, so I don't have much contact with them) I would join maybe a pakistani server, however, I feel like I wouldn't be able to relate much to the people there for certain reasons

If you guys have any suggestions, please send a link here because I've been really meaning to join one of these servers

Not sure how many of you could relate but back in the days these bad boys were the thing !

We used to get these from Al Rawnaq and a few other places.

Was wondering if there is still a store out there that sell these

احد يعرف شلون اجيب خريطه زي كذا؟ تعبت وانا ادور ،خليت شات جي بي تي يسويها بس يطلع لي الموقع غلط او يغلط بشيء مايعطيني الموقع بالضبط

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I noticed this in a supermarket, and seconds later a man walked by after eating a whole apple right in front of me. That instantly made me curious about how it really works.

لا تنسوا اذكار النوم

I didn’t think I’d be posting again here on Reddit today.

I literally just posted yesterday about our Pakistani driver leaving, and it’s been an emotional roller coaster since then. I didn’t plan to come back so soon, but something happened about an hour ago and I feel like I should share it as a warning.

My friend was almost robbed while depositing money at the ENBD ATM in BurJuman Mall near the roadside entrance. She was using the machine closest to the door when a bulky Southeast Asian man suddenly grabbed the cash from behind.

I was just about to walk in and at first I honestly thought he was just waiting his turn. Then I realized what was happening. I blocked him at the door without thinking, tried to stop him, but he was really strong and I ended up falling while he ran off.

Thankfully he didn’t manage to take anything because he panicked with people around. We already called the police and my friend is now going to the police station.

We’re still pretty shaken by it. I’ve lived here for 13 years and I really didn’t expect to experience something like this in Dubai.

Just putting this out there so people are more careful, especially at ATMs near entrances. Stay safe everyone.

عطونا قصصكم🙏🏼

I’m moving out soon to another house and I need a company that helps with organizing my home stuff professionally like those one’s in social media I’ve found one but it cost more than 1000Qr for 4 hours which is ALOT! at least they need a week to work on my stuff so please guys recommend me a company or someone who does it cheaper.

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله و بركاته

اول شي اذكروا الله و صلو على الحبيب عليه افضل الصلاة و التسليم

يا اخوان ابوي عنده فراسة عجيبة و ذكاء في التعامل مع جميع انواع الناس الصالح و الطالح و الي يضمر له خير او شر. يقرا الغرفة و لغة الجسد و يفهم كل شي يصير حوله بشكل غير طبيعي دايم احسه متقدم عن الي قدامه بخطوتين و اكثر

ودي ارث الصفات و اتعلمها بس كيف الطريقة

جزاكم الله خير

Another day another Racists! - Kelly Smith, also known as KellyIsRight, a write in candidate for governor in Texas who seems to have made anti Indian content creation her full time identity. She creates YouTube and Instagram content from what looks like a family basement with a Texas flag behind her, openly flaunts her assets for attention, and spends her days pushing anti Indian rhetoric online.

She appears to be surrounded by a small circle of equally questionable associates, including a low level YouTuber called Nick’s Right Podcast and Kaylee Campbell. Many of these people seem deeply unstable, yet they constantly push narratives about removing Indians from Texas, taking over Indian owned businesses, and intimidating hardworking families who are simply trying to build better lives.

And let’s be honest, they do not represent Texas or America.

90% of Americans are good people. Indians succeeded in the U.S. because of employers who gave us opportunities, neighbors who welcomed us, and communities that embraced us. When I first came to Texas, an American aunty from my neighborhood helped me settle in and showed me incredible kindness that I will never forget.

Salam to everyone!

I’m an uzbek expat (23M) in Abu Dhabi. I’m currently finishing my Master’s in Intelligence Analysis and hold a Bachelor’s in Business Continuity Management (BCM), both from the same educational entity within Abu Dhabi. (3.62/4.00 CGPA)

I have internship experience in BCM at the Department of Health of Abu Dhabi (CEPAR) and within my Academy's risk office. In total, I got 6 months of BCM/Risk Management experience.

Questions:
• What is the realistic career path for a BCM specialist with an Intelligence background in AD?
• What salary range should I expect for an entry/mid-level role in the same field with a Master’s degree?
• Is it better to stay in academia for a couple of years or jump straight into a gov department?

Would love to hear from anyone working in BC, Risk, Resilience, or Gov Enablement here.
Any advice or input over the matter would be appreciated. Thanks a lot!

TLDR:
Uzbek expat in AD, 23M. Got a BCM Bachelors and I'm now finishing a Master’s in Intelligence Analysis. Got internship experience at Abu Dhabi Dpt of Health (CEPAR) and my Institution’s risk office. Is this combo valued over standard compliance BCM, what are the realistic salary ranges, and is practical UAE government experience better long-term than staying in academia? Any advice would be appreciated, thanks!

Hello,

Please help me find this audio, I'm not even sure if it is from Saudi Arabia but it sounds soo good. I would love you guys soo much if you help me find it :)

قاعدة للي يقولوا "الدين حرّم كل شيء"

كل شيء في هذه الدنيا حلال، إلا ما أتى دليل على تحريمه

والدليل هنا لا يقتصر فقط على القرآن! بل أيضًا من السنة النبوية وأقوال السلف

سامعين يا حقين الموسيقى؟ 🗣

المهم، قاعدة ثانية لمرتكبين البِدع:

كل عبادة حرام، إلا ما أتي دليل على فعلها.

سامعين يا حقين المولد النّبوي؟؟؟

فاااااا لا يحق لك إن ابتُليت بمعصية ان تحللها ولا يحق لك اذا رأيت احد ينصح انك تقول دع "الخلق للخالق" أو "بطل استشراف" معذرة بس تراك في بلاد التوحيد، يعني ممارسات الدين الاسلامي هنا غير ممنوعة فااا لو ما تبغا احد ينصحك بأنك ما تظهر فخذك، او انك ما تشرب دخان او انك ما تحلق لحيتك روح في اي دولة ثانية.

وانا اعتذر بدل كل شخص نصحك بطريقة سيئة واتمنى انك تسامحه لان ممكن كان جاهل (أو ممكن كان أنا 😗)

واعتذر على ~الاطالة~ التقصير بس لازم اروح اذاكر 🤙 وسلامتكم

I mean it’s happening in less than a month. Not just Qatar, throughout the world people are not even talking about it. Every World Cup before had so much enthusiasm and it usually starts 1-2 months before it even starts.

I’ve been feeling really strange today. I was sitting alone and suddenly got hit with this heavy sadness out of nowhere. I ended up crying even though I can’t point to one specific reason.I usually keep things to myself but today it became too much to hold in quietly. It just felt like I am all alone in that moment.

نا حالياً طالب ثالث ثانوي وبتخرج هذي السنة و محتار بين جامعة الملك فهد للبترول والمعادن وبرنامج سبب حق أرامكو. في برنامج سبب باخذ ١٦ ألف ريال شهريًا خلال ٤ سنوات الجامعة ، وبعدها أرجع أشتغل في أرامكو كبداية على قريد 11

ايش المسارات الوظيفية الثانية اللي ممكن تكون أفضل من ناحية الراتب مقارنة ببرنامج سبب حق أرامكو؟ (اعتبر إن مبلغ كبير من الـ١٦ ألف اللي باخذها خلال الجامعة راح أقدر أوفره، وبرضه باخذ ١٦ ألف شهريًا في الصيف، وما يكون عندي أي مصاريف أحتاج أدفعها في الفترة هذي. )

حسب علمي المسار الواقعي الوحيد اللي غالبًا يتفوق على أرامكو هو الاستشارات صح؟

1- الذكورية والنسوية والتفرقة بين الجنسين

عادي نصحى شوي ونستوعب ان هذا غلط وفتنه

All credit goes to Siddharth Khurana on X (@SidKhurana3607). He’s a fellow ABCD who posts interesting content about politics, demographics, and maps. His source is the American Community Survey (ACS). Definitely give him a follow.

Top metros by Indian %:

1. San Jose, CA (9.9%)
2. Trenton, NJ (7.0%)
3. Yuba City, CA (6.3%)
4. Columbus, IN (5.4%)
5. San Francisco, CA (5.2%)
6. Stockton, CA (4.2%)
7. Raleigh, NC (3.6%)
8. New York, NY-NJ (3.4%)
9. Seattle, WA (3.4%)
10. Dallas, TX (3.2%)

Top states by Indian % (2024 ACS):

1. New Jersey (4.7%)
2. California (2.5%)
3. Washington (2.4%)
4. Illinois (2.2%)
5. Texas (2.1%)
6. Massachusetts (2.0%)
7. Virginia (2.0%)
8. New York (1.9%)

Top places (min. 10k) by Indian % outside NJ and CA (the top two Indian states by %):

1. Loudoun Valley Estates, VA (41%)
2. Morrisville, NC (35%)
3. Brambleton, VA (31%)
4. Bothell West, WA (29%)
5. McNair, VA (27%)
6. Mill Creek East, WA (25%)

Top towns in New Jersey by Indian %:

1. Plainsboro (39%)
2. Edison (38%)
3. South Brunswick (37%)
4. West Windsor (37%)
5. Parsippany (27%)
6. Robbinsville (26%)
7. Secaucus (25%)
8. Chesterfield (24%)

Top places (min. 10k) by Indian % in the Midwest:

1. Buffalo Grove Village, IL (16.85%)
2. Farmington City, MI (16.35%)
3. Maryland Heights City, MO (16.10%)
4. Troy City, MI (14.53%)
5. Novi City, MI (14.03%)

Any surprises? I didn't expect Columbus, IN to be in the top 5 metro.

Hi everyone. I just want recommendations from anybody here that knows a transport company that does trips to Saudi/Bahrain? I don't want a private car,I want to go with a group (bus or van). Please share if you know any reliable companies.

Thanks a lot.

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله

TLDR: Felt too emotional about today khutbah about fathers

Last Friday someone posted here about the khutbah on mothers. Even though I can fairly understand Arabic, I barely actively listen to it. But when I read that last post about the Friday kutbah, I found out the link for IACAD.

Today's khutbah was about fathers and it truly hit me hard (perhaps even more than last week's). Personally, I do call my mom almost every day and talk with her for at least a few minuts. Nothing special, just the usual "how are you, did you have your food" and all. But I barely video call or even voice call my father. Usually the talk is tied to money matters like loan repayments or home rennovations, and it's never a direct call, just through voice messages.

Every verse of today's khutbah felt too personal for me (and perhaps for most people) because in general, we tend to seem so open and free to talk to our mothers, contrary to our fathers

Ironically, I am also a father now to a two-year-old, and I cannot even imagine if my kid stopped talking to me. I mean not out of anger, but just out of discomfort. Every time I video call my wife, I get immediately charged up seing my boy talking, and God knows how I will feel if he stops speaking to me. I feel it must be the bery same for my father right..!???

Of course there are abusive parents out there, but in general we should respect them and call them. I actually called my father today and it was very awkward really, because we were not used to it. But I am sure he will be happy inside, just as I am now.

On a sidenote, the khutbas here in the UAE are so relevant, contemporary, and effective compared to where I come from, where they just read decades-old khutbahs.

حلق وقص اللحية حرام

الاستماع للموسيقى حرام

مشاركة الافلام والمسلسلات التي تحتوي على محرمات لايجوز

الحش او بمسماه الحقيقي وهو الغيبة حرام

اسبال الثوب حرام ، كونه تحت الكعب

التبرج حرام

خروج المرأة متعطرة حرام

نشر صور ومقاطع فيها نساء كاشفات ومتبرجات حرام

لاتتساهل بالحرام عشان الناس وتقول يقولون عني مطوع متشدد شيخ

مافي تفرقة بين الناس مثل الاديان الثانية رجل دين وانسان عادي

ولا بينفعك احد اذا شاركت معه محرم من اغاني واعمال محرمة

او تعصي الله عشان ترضيهم

بل سيكونون شهداء عليك يوم القيامة

لن ينزل معك احد في قبرك تحت التراب مايبقى الا عملك

دينك هو رأس مالك انتبه تضيعه عشان ترضي الناس

قال ﷺ : من التمس رِضا اللهِ بسخَطِ الناسِ ؛ رضِيَ اللهُ عنه ، وأرْضى عنه الناسَ ، ومن التَمس رضا الناسِ بسخَطِ اللهِ ، سخِط اللهُ عليه ، وأسخَط عليه الناسَ

قال تعالى : وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي اتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ الرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا (27)

يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا (28) لَّقَدْ أَضَلَّنِي عَنِ الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَاءَنِي ۗ وَكَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ لِلْإِنسَانِ خَذُولًا (29)

نسأل الله السلامة والعافية والثبات على دينه

Hi everyone,

I study English at university and I want to specialize in English Language Didactics for my Master’s degree. My college posted about a scholarship to study in Saudi Arabia for free, but I couldn’t find information about this specialization on the university page.

Does anyone know if Saudi universities offer Master’s programs in English Language Didactics / TESOL / English teaching methods for international students? And which universities are the best for this field?

Thank you!

لا تنسوا الصلاة على النبي ﷺ وقراءة سورة الكهف واذكار المساء حتى لو بس ذكر واحد

Hi! I think I’ve posted here before but I think I’ve reached a point where my brain is so tired of being confused. For context, I’m 21 yrs old and I’m a brown girl.

My budget for a car is 12k out the door. I live in Florida. I found a 2015 Prius for just under 12k out the door. It has a little under 150k miles.

It’s like… the best thing I’ve been able to find over here. I drive my mom’s car at the current moment. She doesn’t really drive as much so it is my car to drive.

However. Here’s the thing: I plan to move out within the next few years. My goal was to buy a car, then save up for an apartment and then move out. My parents are very against me doing most… things. They don’t want me to buy a car, they are very against me moving out, and it’s a constant argument.

They think buying the car is a stupid idea. They see no point since I drive my mom’s car. I’m thinking of the fact that I won’t be able to take my mom’s car with me to move out because a) it’s not under my name and b) it could be used against me in the future if I do move out.

Y’ALL. WTF DO I DO BRO? AHHHHHHH.

اللهم ارحم كل ميتٍ لم يجد من يدعوا له وارحم جميع موتانا وموتى المسلمين وابنِ منازلهم في جناتك جنات النعيم.اللهم ارحم موتانا وجميع موتى المسلمين في كل مكان . اللهم أنر ظلمتهم وأزل وحشتهم وفرّج كربتهم وآنس وحدتهم.

Like any stores in Qatar that sells used PS5 games?

Hey,

Long shot I’m already talking to the police. But they’re asking if there’s a CCTV or anyone with a dashcam.

So basically was navigating Jaddaf https://maps.app.goo.gl/7HLNUzW4Xi3ovTGg7?g\_st=ic today, due to Bingghati constructions, trucks were blocking one lane. So I got stuck behind people counter flowing. There was a deadlock and a woman in a sharjah taxi (attached below). decided to get out and hit my car multiple times and kick it as well. And started to record me after causing a ruckus. (Finger prints and damages attached.)

If anyone has any idea if there’s any dashcams (I know the sharjah taxi has dashcam) and police said we can use this (901) but I have to head to Bur Dubai Station. I’ve spoken to police and they already said that there’s a dash cam from the taxi. (Worried because she tried filming me, I never go out of the car btw.) So there’s a chance she switches the story because an old white lady (Karen).

احتاج مساعدتكم
فيه شخص ابي اهديه اكل من ذا شفز بس مو عارفه وش اهديها لأن ذوقي في الاكل شين.
ابي شيء مالح تتعشى عليه يعني هي واهلها.

—ابي اسم المطعم و الوجبة اللي جربتوها ولذيذة—

Hey Karak sippers,

Does anyone know a quick, easy and cheap way to move things I bought online?

It’s not large but needs a truck, i don’t want to pay for full on moving service for a couple of items

Appreciate help / advice

Any cake shop that does custom cakes with a funfetti / confetti base / sponge not just the usual vanilla and chocolate

اتذكر في الابتدائي كانو المعلمات هابين بكتاب شعر بتكلم فيه عن الدين او زي ماتقولون يتكلم عن تعاليم الدين بس بطريقه شعر وكانو يسوون لنا مسابقات مين تحفظ اكثر وكانت حتى مسابقات على مستوى المدينه

بسسس اني ناااسيته مره ما اذكر ولا بيت مع اني كنت من الطالبات المشاركات بالمسابقه بس ماترشحت لخارج المدرسه

ابغا اسمه اذا احد قد مر عليه نفس الكتاب هذا اتذكر لونه كان بنفسجي بس ما اذكر ولا شي عنه😭

I recently left my partnership position in a company and left the UAE permanently. My visa and residency is cancelled. However, i got my driving license barely 5 months ago.

I'm wondering of my license is still valid and would I be able to renew it if I visit the UAE on a visit visa after a year or so?

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Hi everyone,

​I was recently terminated and have about 30 days left before I have to leave the country. I’ve been in Qatar for less than a year (started Sept 2025).

​My previous employer claims I can’t transfer my sponsorship because I haven't finished a full year. From what I’ve read, the NOC requirement is gone, but I’m worried about the timeline.

​Questions for the community:

​Can I actually transfer even if I've been here less than a year?

​How long does the transfer process usually take through the MoL E-portal?

​Given I only have one month left, is it realistically possible to get it approved before my grace period ends?

​If anyone has successfully transferred after termination in under a year, please share how long it took. Thanks!

What on earth is going on with parking in JVC? First they introduce paid street parking, and now bollards around sand areas. I understand paid parking in some areas such as those by restaurants and malls, but in a largely residential area full of apartments? It feels unfair. And now these bollards appear just today around sandy areas where people are now parking cars to avoid having to pay for parking outside their own buildings. Madness.

It's been several months now since DAMAC Lagoons Santorini was handed over to residents, and I can see that other clusters have also opened, with several more set to be handed over soon.

What is it like there? Is it "livable"? Have any of their attractions opened, or if not, soon to be? Or is it just a construction site with a long way to go?

I ask because I want to know if it is worth buying a ready townhouse there now, or if it is better to buy elsewhere like Town Square. Thanks!

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This comment thread was under a youtube video about a christian pastor directing racist attacks towards vivek ramaswamy.

Why is it that when I choose free delivery and promo, I get restaurants that don't offer free delivery

So I go to a fairly big gym in Al Quoz that allows outside trainers, as long as the trainer also has a membership there. The gym itself is not cheap at all. I pay around 500 AED a month and there are no group classes, no towels, not even free water. I’ve been going there since August 2025.

My membership expires in 2 days, and today they asked me if I wanted to renew. I told them I’d decide after the Eid holidays because I probably won’t be consistent during that time anyway, and I also wanted to see if they’d have any Eid offers. They said they wouldn’t, which was fine, but I also mentioned that the gym has started feeling expensive for what it offers since other gyms at similar prices include way more facilities.

Right after my workout, the gym manager came up to me and said there had been “multiple complaints” about me. I was genuinely confused because besides my trainer and gym partner, I barely even speak to anyone there.

She then told me people had complained that I smell of sweat.

This was after an intense 1.5 hour workout.

I honestly didn’t know how to react because… isn’t that normal at a gym? I’m obviously not talking about poor hygiene. I always clean and sanitise equipment after using it. But sweating during a workout and smelling sweaty afterwards feels like the most normal gym thing ever.

I’ve worked out next to people drenched after cardio sessions and never once thought anything of it because that’s literally what gyms are for.

The timing just felt very strange to me. Am I overthinking this, or does this sound odd to anyone else?

As a gamer myself, I was curious about this recently so I thought I'd ask

(I was playing a lot of Destiny 2 but then also some Marathon and indie games)

This is the one in Nad Al Sheba 4 and my picture doesn’t do justice to it🥲
From the Imam’s recitation to the interiors and architecture, everything is so beautiful mashallah.

I’ve heard a lot about the Dr. Hussain Binghatti Masjid in Nad Al Sheba 1 but I’m yet to go there.

What other mosques in Dubai are absolutely stunning?

Rented new apartment with smoke detectors, does smoking shisha set it off ? what you guys do

Quite proud to see one of our own pull in numbers that too in NYC.

ما اقصد ان الشخص يصير زبالة ويتوقع الناس حوله يتقبلونه 😂، اقصد لما وقفتوا عطاء لا محدود وقت ومشاعر وجهد (ما اقصد الفلوس) ومجاملات وفجأة تشوفون الاشخاص صاروا يعاملونك بطريقة خايسه كأنك ملزوم فيهم ومستعبد لهم ومو من حقك ترفض او تتغير بينما انت صرت زيهم بالضبط لا اكثر ولا اقل وبراحتك وعلى طاقتك اللي تتحملها

عطوني تجاربكم

Has anyone else in Qatar dealt with companies hiring people into marketing roles with zero actual marketing background, then expecting YOU to train them from scratch?

I’m not talking about guidance or onboarding. That’s normal. I mean literally teaching someone the basics of the industry because management hired randomly, usually on a lower budget, and assumed the senior person would “figure it out.”

At one point I was managing people older than me who were completely new to the Qatari market and didn’t even understand the fundamentals of the job. And somehow it became my responsibility to pass on years of experience, industry knowledge, trial and error, and actual expertise… because the company didn’t want to invest in qualified talent in the first place.

I worked years to build my career and skillset brick by brick. I genuinely don’t think it’s fair or professional to expect managers to fully teach employees how to do the job they were hired for. Mentorship is one thing. Building someone from zero while also carrying the department is another.

I ended up resigning for other reasons, but I’m curious if this is becoming common in Qatar’s marketing industry or if I just got unlucky.

I'm new to padel and looking for other beginners to play padel with at 1969 midweek at 2pm. Let me know if interested please.

Hi all,

Its the first time i am in this situation, please dont judge me. My team leads family member has passed away and they have posted an announcement on their socials "family and friends can visit xyzplace for condolences on xyzday xyztime"

I really feel for them and want to visit but i am just a colleague. I should or i shouldn't? Not sure.

And also.. if anyone has gone what is the right decorum over there? We speak to the family and exit in 5mins? Also, do we carry flowers when visiting or its not respectful?

Not to rant but my order was delayed by 29 minutes. I had to leave the location because something urgent came up, and the delivery point was a park not my apartment, so I couldn’t go back to collect it.

I didn’t receive the order and also didn’t get any refund. The only resolution provided was a 10 AED voucher, which requires placing another order of around 20- 30 AED to even use it. Was not expecting this kind of customer service.

Hi — I am looking to create a custom championship belts (WWE type belts) for my fantasy football league as the season comes to an end.

The foregone winner sadly passed away two days ago. This was not originally planned, but I would now like to do it in his honor.

Any guidance will be greatly helpful. Many thanks.

My trade license expired last week and I was dreading the act of printing a payment voucher cause I knew I did not have cash in my bank account to cover the usual yearly renewal fee I pay.

With all my courage this morning I used the SMS route to generate the voucher and what I saw blew my mind.

70% discount.

I'm not sure if it will come back to bite me later but for now the license is renewed and I'm feeling like gliding on clouds.

why are there so many chanak kids at the pearl yesterday? they hanged out at NOVO and al faza literally have to come and monitor activities.

Hello everyone.

Seeking advices … I just left my rental appartment 10 days ago, gave it back all repainted and in perfect condition after 3 years. Agent who inspected it said it is perfect (landlord doesn’t live in UAE so he delegated the inspection to an agent). Objectively, I’ve left everything perfect. But landlord is not answering my request to send the deposit back. What should be my next steps ? What can I do against him ?

I literally spent the equivalent of half this deposit to have it repainted and cleaned professionally 🫠

Not that I have a problem but it's just funny how much less of a mindspace we have without getting bombarded by Ads everywhere we go even INSIDE the elevator under Capitalism.

اكثر من مره اشوف حسابات في الانستا تتكلم عنه وتقدرون تشوفون كمية التفاعل، طبعًا اغلبهم يحسبونه راعي شركة نفط عشان كذا البانزين ما كان مشكلة بالنسبة له.

أنا مغتربة عن اهلي وما اعرف كل أخبارهم إلا لما اجي عندهم
امس وصلت البيت عندهم واليوم الصباح صحيت لقيت ابويا تعبان شاحب اقسم بالله شكله قطع قلبي اقوله اشبك يا بابا!! يقول ولا شي وجنبه الدخان والقهوة يفطر عليهم :(

سويتله فطور قام ما اكل ولا شي غير اللبنه لا خبز ولا بيض ولا شي متخيلين!

بعدين اكتشفت انه متبع نظام الطبيبات وانفجعت لما حكيت ماما قالتلي له أسبوعين على ذا الحال ما يأكل اي شي ولا يشرب تجننت وربي احاول أقنعه مافي فايده تكفون ساعدوني أبوي مو صغير كبير مره بالعمر يعني هذا الشي ممكن يأثر عليه بشكل واضح

So this morning I went on my first run ever with one of the Instagram running communities. It was so nice to see sooo many people on track and starting their day at 6am!

The run was 5km, but I lost the group five minutes in haha and I never saw them again. However, I still completed 5.8km in ~ an hour. It was definitely challenging because I had no idea how to pace myself properly. I also have acute asthma, so I didn’t want to go too hard on my first run!

After today, I feel like running is something I really wanna get into. I am also a morning person and I love kite beach.

For the regular runners…How do you actually improve as a beginner? Do I just keep running everyday until it gets easier? Anything I can do at the gym? Breathing techniques? Footwear? Attire?

For context, I regularly lift weights and do Zumba ~2-3 times for 45 mins a week. My Zumba is very high intense but I feel like it’s still easier than running 🤔

Also for the Dubai runners here: realistically, until when is outdoor running still manageable before the heat becomes unbearable?

I was born in Kerala, India in 2004, but Saudi Arabia honestly feels just as much like home to me.

Both my parents worked there for years. My mom was a nurse and my dad worked in a company. A few months after I was born, my mom brought me back to Saudi, and most of my childhood was spent there.

I studied in the International Indian School in Al-Khafji. My life kept going back and forth between India and Saudi because of studies and family situations, but Saudi is where most of my core childhood memories come from. School friends, cafeterias, small shops, family outings, the Ramadan atmosphere, the food, everything.

Back then Saudi was very different from what I hear it is now. Women mostly wore abayas, there were more restrictions, and as Christians we practiced our faith quietly and privately.

After 8th grade, my family moved back to India for studies. Around the same time, our immigration process to America finally got approved through my dad’s older brother, who had filed for us years earlier. So we eventually moved to the US, and I restarted 9th grade here.

Now I’m in my fourth year of college, and lately I keep thinking about Saudi Arabia a lot. I haven’t been back since 8th grade, so I honestly have no idea what it’s like now.

I keep hearing how much the country has changed, and after I graduate and start working full-time, the first country I want to visit is Saudi Arabia. Not exactly as a tourist, but more like someone revisiting a childhood that got paused.

So I wanted to ask people currently living there, especially anyone from Al-Khafji:

What is Saudi Arabia like now?

How much has changed?

And for people who grew up there and went back years later, what did it feel like?

If you didn’t spend your entire school break in 2012 struggling to finish a square-stitch Scoobie, did you even grow up here?

You’re doing the exact same thing to mainlanders what white kids might’ve done to you in elementary or middle school. I am ready to be downvoted to an oblivion and this will probably be my last post on this sub, but i had to get this off my chest. Whats with the “fobs this fobs that” or “if you’re a fob just say that” ? How do you guys not see the resemblance to white kids saying “go back to where you came from” or “your curry smells” ? The very experiences you had growing up, you’re projecting them on newcomers. Recently saw a post saying something like “have to sift through fobs on dating apps ..ugh” like seriously wtf. You can’t claim you’re victims of prejudice while saying shit like this. I moved to canada at 18 ten years ago so even i don’t know where i belong, but good to know that it definitely isn’t here.
Thats all. Just wanted to vent. Won’t be surprised to see comments like “good riddance “. I am expecting it. Prove my point

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Hello buddies.
I am going to be a father of baby girl for the first time,within this week. I don’t know what to gift my little angle. Can you suggest me something within 100-150 riyal? Not something like necessary stuffs. But something of that I can tell her about when she is grown In Sha Allah.
Please keep her in your prayers.

I have been a lurker for so long, never have I needed to ask anything in any of communities here, but here I am, first time for everything.

Arab civil Engineer, born and raised and even studied here. With 10+ years of harsh experience under different companies.

I've been dealing with employers promises that were never fulfilled, seeking opportunities that never amounted to anything, went through the whole gauntlet of shit the industry of construction had to offer.

Salary delays, harsh working environments, working way beyond scope, unpaid overtime and double shifts, and more.

Today I find myself with the latest "opportunity" I've taken, thinking this was the lucky break, finally somewhere I can shine, my skills would be useful, mid career managerial position, contracting company that has a bunch of mega projects and forming the teams for those new projects. Amazing packages and very high potential.

I find myself working as a site supervisor, with a small team, incompetent new people, with almost no resources and the normal working times are exceeding 60 hours a week.

Within 2 weeks I was in the emergency after a heat stroke and lungs probably infected from inhalation of debris. 3 people saw me cough blood.

I am under pressure, family isn’t doing well, I need the money. I need the money for myself, but things are breaking physically and mentally.

When I sent a formal mail to HR stating the exact situation and what happened, they didn’t even acknowledge what happened and gave me a bullshit PR response and basically said this is the situation now take it or leave it.

Management here now are pressuring harder after I sent the email in a way to push me to resign. At least thats what it feels like.

I am at a breaking point. I don't know what to do.

I really need some prespectives. I know its up to me and my limits but the pressure is still building up in the name of "the situation now is bad and everyone is hanging desperately to thier jobs". With this situation. Ill literally break.

Is there anything I can do. At all.

so refreshing to see some actual pushback against racism and indian hate!

مثل ماهو واضح بالعنوان اخوي يبي نزوجه وانا من صغر عقلي اقترحت لهم بنت من الجماعه وصدق راحو خطبوها سؤالي هو هل راح اندم على ذا الشي؟ خايفه لاصار شي اكلها انا او اندم عليها لأي سبب من الاسباب عطوني رايكم بنات خصوصا هل تقترحون لاخوانكم ولا بس انا 🫤

من يوم ما توفيت امي الله يرحمها ( دعواتكم لها بالرحمة ) وانا حالتي النفسية متدهورة بس الصدق ما كنت ملاحظة إلا بعد ما صار ياثر علي جسديا وأعاني من التعب النفسي والجسدي واحس اني خلاص ما عندي طاقة او قدرة اني استحمل اكثر من كذا أتمنى اني اموت وارتاح ما عندي حتى طاقة اني أصارع الالم حتى الالم البسيط صاير ياثر علي

ولا تصدقون إلا بكمنه يخي عندي مشكله وهي اني ارتعب من الرجال كل شي تمام لين تنرفع النبره ولا اتهزأ قسم بالله اخاف خوف يزعزع كياني واحس بطني ينطعن المشكله بحكم تخصصي وطبيعه شغلي بعدين تحكم علي اني اصير اجمد قبل شوي هاوشني شخص ((نصًا)) وبكمل ساعه ابكي ليه سلامات ومتفشله اعلم احد لان حتى أسلوبه عادي الزبده عيناتي كيف يتخارجون بعدين شي مزعج حقيقتا

Why are people so shallow and dumb? I will never understand. I have never felt the need to comment on anyone’s body before. You never know what is happening in their lives and what health problems they may have. Whether they’re overweight or skinny. It’s draining.

السلام عليكم، أولاً اعتذر من ادمين الصب-ريددت الحساب جديد ما ابي استخدم حسابي الشخصي

أنا مقيم في السعودية موظف في شركة لي فيها 4 سنين، الشركة صينية ولها نظام موظف داخلي (بيكون الاكاونت تبعه على الشركة الأم وله أكسس على سيستم الشركة) وخارجي للتعين المتجدد مثل الناس البروموترز اللي بيغيرهم كثير

أنا خارجي وفي معي في المكتب 5
انا طلبت اجازة سنوية لمدة 3 أسابيع بشهر ابريل من مديرتي وهي وافقتلي عليها في شهر فبراير، لكن هي مشيت من الشركة في اخر شهر مارس, هنا جا المدير الجديد وانا كلمته قلتله فيس-تو-فيس انا بروح اجازة وهاي الموافقة من المديرة السابقة، قالي تمام وانه موافق، ارسل له ايميل واخذ اللابتوب لو احتاجه شيْ ضروري يكلموني، ارسلت الايميل واتوافق عليه، اتواصله معي في ثاني اسبوع وانا رديت وقالي شوف فلان يبي شغل خلصه، خلصته وارسلته، بعدين اتواصلو ثاني بالأسبوع الأخير ما عرفت ارد، المهم راح المدير اشتكاني للاتش ار وقالو الموظف اخذ اجازة بدون موافقة مني، واتكلم علي عند زملائي وجاتني اتصالات كثير منهم ما رديت عليها لاسباب خاصة

يوم رجعت الدوام كلمني الاتش ار يقولي ابيك بموضوع ويسأل كيف تاخد اجازة بدون موافقة، شرحتله الوضع قالي انت معك الحق انت بس كلم مديرك فهمه انه كان سوء تفاهم، وزميلي بالعمل قالي "انت نزلك مكافئة سنوية، روح للمدير صالحه لأنه زعلان منك كثير", كلمت المدير وسألني اسأله زي "انت تحب تشتغل هنا؟" "كم سنة لك بالشركة؟" "احنا نبي نكبر كفريق واحد" والأشياء الاعتيادية وانا ظنيت الموضوع خلص

المهم سألت زميل عن المكافئة اذا يعرف متى بتنزل وقالي انت الوحيد اسمك مش موجود بالملف، سألت زميلي اللي قالي عليها رد "غالباً شال اسمك عشان اللي سويته" طيب أنا وش سويت؟ أنا حتى اشتغلت يوم بثاني أسبوع والاجازات الماضية اللي اخذتها اشتغلت اكثر من يوم وحتى 4 أيام فيها، المرة هذي بس كنت فعلاً عندي مشاكل تحتاج حل ما قدرت اشتغل فيها

المهم المحاسب قالي كلم المدير كأنك بتسأل عن المكافئة عادي ما تقول أسماء وأي شيء، راح المدير رد "البزنس بالفترة الأخيرة مش كويس، غالباً اتكنسلت" سألته "اتكنسلت؟" قالي "بشوف بشوف"، بعدها واحد من الموظفين قالي لازم تكلمه قبل ما يتم تحويل المكافئة عشان لا تروح عليك، صاير كل ما اكلمه يتهرب ويقولي "بعدين بكلمك (later)" ويقولي بعد الدوام ويجي بعد الدوام يقولي بكرا، كررها ثلاث مرات

المهم كل الناس بالشركة استلمتها، روحت كلمت الاتش ار بالموضوع قالي هو مشغول كثير وما فاضي كلمه يوم الأحد عشان تعرف منه "ايش السبب" لكن انا شايف السبب واضح 100% وحاسس الاتنين يماطلوني، الموضوع فعلاً مضايقني كثير خصوصاً اني اشتغلت بالاجازة وجحدني واتبلى علي بكلام للاتش ار وشوية من الزملاء، هاي تشويه صورة عمل وكمان ياكل حق معاملتي مثل الباقي لمجرد انه زعل من موقف واحد، مع العلم انه جديد يعني جاي زي ما قولت مارس 2026، هذي كانت دفعة 2025، أنا استلمت دفعة 2024 قبل وقولت له انا مستلمها من قبل رده كان "بعض الموظفين اتكنسلت عليهم"

المشكلة ان المكافئة مش مكتوبة بالعقد والمحاسب قالي انه حاول يتفاوض معاه يقولو ما بيصير هيك والرجال ما قصر طول 2025 وما بينفع الشركة كلها تستلم باستثنائه هو لكن رد المدير كان "هذي مو بالعقد ومش حق مكتسب"

أعتذر جداً عن الاطالة وان شاء الله يكون فيها حل، أنا حاسس من كثرة الكلام معاه انه مو طايقني بالمرة وشكله بيضرني بالشغل لهذا السبب, المفروض اني اتكلم معاه تاني يوم الأحد مثل ما قالي الاتش ارز

حد طالع الحج اوصيه بس دعوه يدعي ليا و العمره لان السنه دي كنت غير موفقه في اني اروح

حبيت التفاصيل رايكم 😍

I just resigned from a marketing role after one of the weirdest meetings I’ve ever had professionally.

My agreement from the beginning was that I manage brands for a specific compensation per brand. As more brands got added, I brought up updating the agreement and clarifying scope. Instead of having a normal business conversation, I got called “materialistic” multiple times just for discussing compensation. The manager started talking about my personal life, my car, where I live, my ambition, and even my own business. At one point he literally said people should “be satisfied with less” and not always want more.

Mind you, I had discounted my work for them multiple times and genuinely cared about helping grow the brands. The whole thing felt less like a professional discussion and more like someone trying to shame me for wanting boundaries and clear agreements.

I resigned the same day because I honestly left the meeting feeling disrespected and uncomfortable. Am I crazy for thinking this crossed the line professionally?

Hey everyone, I'd like to read/study Indian philosophy but I have no idea where to start. I'd like to know if anyone has any guidance or advice on how to first approach it, materials, authors to start with, really anything. I've read and studied(in school and outside) western philosophy so I'm not really a beginner. Also if anyone knows where I could fins translations(Italian would be best). Any advice is welcome, thank you.

Dear all, I wanted to know how you currently see JVC. I’ve been living in this area for the past 4 years mainly because it used to be one of the more affordable areas, with big apartments, low-rise buildings, a more European vibe, free parking, etc.

Now it feels like an open-air construction site, parking prices have become crazy (my girlfriend spends almost 100 AED per day when she stays with me during the weekend), there’s a massive oversupply of apartments, prices that make no sense, and traffic that keeps getting worse and worse.

I’m starting to understand whether it still makes sense to stay in this area or move somewhere else, so I wanted to hear your opinion too. Do you also feel that staying here doesn’t make much sense anymore, or do you still think it’s worth it?

The only thing keeping me here is that my apartment rent is still relatively good for the market (65k for a 1-bedroom, 75 sqm). Everything else, in my opinion, has really declined, and I keep seeing more and more vacant apartments both in my building and the nearby ones.

It's been 4 years since I’ve moved to Dubai and I’ve learned a few things the hard way. No one gives you a proper guide so here’s mine if anyone needs it.

You must be careful about the speed cameras as they are everywhere. While this thing was not common back then, they are an integral part of your life. Learn where they are or I would suggest don't over-speeding at all.

Indicators are optional; apparently, people will change lanes without a single blink. Trucks are unpredictable on the roads, they change lanes without warning, they’ll reverse in places you’d never expect so keep your eyes wide open while on the road. Sometimes they’ll stop so suddenly you won’t have enough time to slow down your speed so always always give them some space on the road.

Parking is a hassle and a full time job, anywhere near a mall on a weekend you need to budget an extra 20 minutes just for parking. This is non-negotiable so keep this in mind if it’s your first time for shopping.

The heat has enormous effects on your car, tyres, battery, anything electronic. Check everything more regularly than you think you need to.

Try to document everything, whether it's a dashcam, photos at the scene, witness contacts, whatever. Any incident here becomes a paperwork situation very fast and having proof of anything makes a huge difference.

These are the few insights that I've shared, if there’s any missing please let me know and others as well.

A few days ago I saw a skinny cat in Qanat Quartier, I always have cat food in my trunk for such situations (with biodegradable plates so I am not accused of littering).

As soon as i stepped out of the car, the security guard walked towards me, asked me if i need anything. When i told him that my intention is just to feed the starving cat, he said I am not allowed to do so and feeding strays is no longer allowed.

I asked him to kindly make an exception, since the cat is really thin, he said he was feeding her before however he was ordered to stop. He apologized nicely and explained that he doesn't want to loose his job.

I accepted, and left...

My question is, why did this suddenly become an issue? Feeding strays i mean!!!

Amazon tv is almost unusable for example.

انا طالب ادرس برا ابتعاث باحدى دول شرق اسيا تخصص هندسي وذي ٣ سنة لي بهالبلد والحمدلله اموري طيبة بالدراسة وماشاءالله عدت افضل من ماتتوقعت وكل صعب ييسره ربي.

لكن** **تغيرت وماني الشخص اللي كنت زيه، كنت انسان مرح وعفوي ودايم قلبي ابيض وما اسيئ الظن واحب اتعرف وما انقد على الناس لكن ذا الشي تغير بعد ماعاشرت الناس لاني حرفياً كنت من البيت للمدرسة وللتحفيظ وماشفت المخرجات السيئة اللي عاشرتهم هنا.

الجانب الاسوء من ذا اني صرت استسهل الحرام، مو لدرجة اني اشرب مثلا او افعل احد الكبائر لكن صار عادي عندي اصاحب بنات واقعياً وحتى دخلت بعلاقة بفترة تيه لكن الحمدلله ماوقع محظور، وغيره الاغاني سهلت علي اني اسمعها واشياء واجد والله ماني زي اول ابداً اسوي اشياء كنت اتكلم على اللي يسوونها وكان الشماتة رجعت فوقي.

مايمنع اقول ان الشي اللي تحسن فيني هو التزامي بالصلاة بوقتها وبالجماعة دايم انتظر وقت الصلاة عشان اصليها بوقتها واحاول اكون مع الجماعة اذا في ولا فاتتني صلاة من يوم جيت عكس زمان كنت اسحب وكان فيني شك، لكن ايماني ويقيني زاد بس بنفس الوقت فسقت نفسي وصرت ما استحملني ابداً قلبي صار زي الحجر وكاره لنفسي جداً وش حدني على اشياء كثير بس ماني قادر اغيرها احاول احاول احاول احاول نفسيتي للأسوء وغير عن اني عشان اعف على نفسي ادمنت اللي خبري خبركم وذي طريقة غلط لكن مانعتني اوقع بالمحظور.

قلت بستشيركم لاني وصلت اقصى حدودي مع نفسي

أحس إني أعيش حياة مؤجلة.. ما أعرف وش أنتظر. أنا أكييد ما أبي أعيش النسخة اللي انا عايشتها الحين، وأعرف بالملّي من أبغى أكون وكيف أوصل لها. لكن إلى الآن أنا واقفه مكاني..
وش انتظر؟ مدري..
هل الخوف رادع؟ مو بالضرورة، قد اتخذت خطوات اصعب من الخطة اللي رسمتها.
أجل؟ مدري..

الحياة في عيني سوداء رغم كثرة الزهر حولي..

أدري إن هالمنشور قد يكون مكانه الأصح جلسة نفسية، لكن الفضفضة هنا ألطف شعورًا وأخفّ قيمة مالية

انا بعد نفاسي حسيت باحساس غريب ان زوجي وراه بلا..وحاولت انكر الاحساس بس ماش كان يروح لمدينه ماقد راحلها! واكثر من مره ( للمعلوميه هو بمدينه بحكم دوامه وانا مدينه لوحدي مع طفلنا والعذر الايجارات هناك نار)
المهم لين مره فتحت جواله وشفته ضايف بنات بالتيك وانا حذفني منه وكان قايلي ماعندي تيك! وحذفتهم بس فيه وحده بس يرجع يضيفها حافظ يوزرها!
وفتشت الواتس لقيت كل شي طبيعي كان فيه واحد مسميه ابو فلان ويرسله موقع بيت ومواقع اماكن بالمدينه الي اقولكم ماقد راحلها وصار يروحلها كثير
وقلبي قرصني وواجهته من غبائي بس انكر وقال مايعرف الي بالتيك مجرد وحده ضايفها

لين بالعيد شفت رساله سحب من صرافته من موقع اكسسوارت نسائي .. عبالي يعايدني وانتظرت انتظرت ماجاني شي! والشك اكل قلبي بس قلت يمكن لامه يمكن لاخته بس ماطرى لي شي ولا شفت الشحنه .. وفتشت جواله اكتشفت انها وصلت وللمدينه الي اقولكم !! وباسم بنت
والرقم طلع هو نفسه الي مسميه ابو فلان ( دقيت عليها من رقم ثاني وردت علي ومن رقمي ماترد وبلكتني!!) انجنيتتت كيف يكذب علي وشككني بعقلي !!! وايش بينهم؟!! وليه ترسله صوره بيتها وليه المواقع ووو
بس مابينهم محادثات الله اعلم انها مكالمات

وواجهته بالادله وطلبت الانفصال وطبعا انكررر وقال انها تخص خويه واني ظلمته ووراني تحويل خويه.. قلت مو منطقي حبيبه خويك شدخلك تضيفها؟!! بكل البرامج وليه مرسله صوره بيتها قال لانها مبلكته قلت مو منطقي!! تستغفلني؟! دق على رقمها الان قدامي وقال منجدك وارتبك وبلكها من كل مكان وقال ماعاد بخليهم يتواصلون بجوالي !!

المهم الان قبل اخذ قرار الانفصال بتاكد اذا فعلا ظلمته او فعلا أحساسي بمحله بس شلون؟

ادق على البنت من رقمه؟ طيب يمكن محذرها ماترد الا لما تسمعه!
او يمكن ترد عليه بس تنكر ايش يضمني انهم متفقين؟
كيف اتاكد ساعدونييي
مخي موووقف قعدت كم يوم انام بعيد عنه احاول اوصل لحل
بعدين رحت لاهلي ماتحملت كذبه

منهاره ومصدومه لاني كنت صاينته بغيابه ووجوده.. وكنت مو مقصره ابد واكشخ و وو وكان مبسوط وماعليه خلاف! ومالنا سنتين

Here are the links to studies supporting this :

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214540016300457 (Shows link between the variants in the FASD2 gene and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease)

https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/33/7/1726/2578764 (Shows how the variant in FASD2–which is highest in South Asians—leads to an even higher increase in arachidonic acid production ) The increased production combined with the intake of arachidonic acid from animal products puts a very high amount in the body.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8351823/ (Shows link between the FASD2 variant and type 2 diabetes mellitus)

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6469145/
(Shows foods that are high in arachidonic acid: primarily animal products)

I've been trying to figure out the best way to access airport lounges at DXB without paying out of pocket, specifically using my existing credit cards.

I hold cards from a few major local banks:

• Emirates NBD
• Emirates Islamic
• Mashreq
• CBD

I know policies change frequently regarding Priority Pass inclusion or direct bank partnerships. Does anyone have recent experience (last 3-6 months) with any of these banks granting free lounge access?

Specifically:

1. Is there a minimum spend requirement to activate the benefit?
2. Are there specific terminals (T1 vs T3) where these cards work better?

Any tips or "hacks" you've used recently would be massively appreciated before I head to the airport. Thanks in advance!

I'm close to 40 now and have recently become very curious learning about my ancestry and heritage/culture. My parents are Marathi originally from Mumbai. I've been heavily researching Marathi culture and history, history of Mumbai and have started watching Marathi movies and podcasts (I understand some of it and am considering taking lessons). My grandma (I call her aji) is turning 90 and I'm interviewing her about her life, recording it so that my cousins children can watch it when they get older.

The weird thing is I used to be one of those self hating desis and would always distance myself from anything Marathi/Indian. Didn't help that I was bullied and picked on a lot growing up because of my ethnicity. My relatives are weirded out when I ask them about Mumbai and wonder why I have that curiosity now and didn't when I was younger. Maybe it's just a phase or maybe I'm having an identity crisis lol I don't know.

Not exclusively for that age range. I just thought people within it may have somewhat similar priorities, interests, and energy.🤣

The idea is to build a sense of community during these tough times especially for people struggling to find their circle, and for newcomers in Dubai who may not know many people yet.

We can organize activities, get-togethers, and more.

From this group, we can also form a ladies-only group, since some may feel more comfortable socializing with other women.

Feel free to DM.

Edit: Please mention if you’re a lady and only want to be in the ladies group.

ترى الدنيا ما تسوى نركض وراها وننسى اعمارنا اهم شي في هالحياة هي راحة البال وان الواحد يرضى باللي ربي قسمه له خلك سمح في تعاملك ولا تشيل في خاطرك على حد ترى السعادة مب بكثرة الفلوس ولا المظاهر السعادة الحقيقية هي القناعة وانك تعيش يومك بضحكة صافية و كفي

مره اسفه محرج الموضوع التطبيقات بتقولي باقي ٣ أيام على الدورة وانا حاجزة طيران وآخذ عمره مع اخوي الكبير يوم السبت المساء وبجلس في الحرم إلى الأحد المساء طواف وصلاة مافيه وقت ثاني أبدا اي طريقة طبيعية او حبوب بليز ساعدوني مستحية اسال أمي

Hi!

As most of you know, the World Cup is starting soon and, as an expat, that meant collecting stickers in my Panini World Cup album back at home.

But I can't seem to find the album for sale here anywhere!! There are some sellers on Amazon and Noon, but both the album and sticker packs are insanely expensive, I assume they're importing from elsewhere.

Does anyone know any place that sells the album and/or sticker packs?

Thanks!

Today was the last day of our company driver before he goes back home to Pakistan after more than 20 years with the company.

We talked here and there, but I could barely understand him sometimes and he’s also just a very quiet person. But somehow, his presence became such a constant part of my daily life.

Every morning and evening, same driver, same bus, same route from Al Rigga to Jebel Ali. He drove fast sometimes lol, but always skillfully. I genuinely can’t remember him ever getting into trouble or having an accident. And what always made me laugh was how calm he was… unless another driver bullied him on the road. Then suddenly he’d take it personally 😭

Today we had a little farewell for him. We gave him a cake, a certificate from the company, a framed photo with few employees who’s taking the bus service, and collected some money for him to bring home. He looked really happy.

What surprised me is how emotional I got. I was actually crying, and I felt a little silly because technically he’s “just our driver.” But I realized people don’t have to be close friends to become important in your life. Some people just quietly become part of your routine and your sense of comfort.

Dubai really reminds you that people come and go all the time. I didn’t expect this goodbye to hit me this hard.

Pakistan zindabad 😊

Romanians! and eastern european food lovers!
Do u know any place hidden somewhere in a corner with romanian food?

There was this place called Mamaias' Kitchen, but they disappeared after the war started.. I miss romanian food so much, does anyone know anything where I can go or place an order? I'll send a careem to pick it up np

🙏🙏🙏

don’t get me wrong, i’m very thankful to have a job Alhamdulilah, but it feels like a huge chunk of your life is thrown away in the office. Does anyone else have that feeling?

I had plans of eventually starting a business but the market here doesn’t seem like it wants you to win.

What do you think?

الحين لازم علشان اخذ حقي اكسر و اسب و اغلط على الكل يعني علشان يتم معاملاتي و اخلص شغلي

ليش القليل ادب و الي مو متربي ينهون اشغاله و يخلصون له اموره و الي يجي بادب و هدوء يطنشوه و ياخروا شغله

ليش يعني هل المؤدب تشوفوه ضعيف و ما يقدر يسوي شي هل الكل لازم يغلط و يعصب علشان ينهي اموره

مو حالة والله

السلام عليكم
انا معلمة انجليزي و لغتي الانجليزية و اسلوب تدريسي كويس
ابغا ادرّس خصوصي بس ما اعرف شلون احصل طلاب مهتمين بإني ادرسهم خصوصاً اني ادرّس كبار مو اطفال.
انا بالرياض اللي يعرف احد او مهتم يحط كومنت!
و اعطوني افكار شلون اسوق لنفسي عشان يجوني طلاب.

Indian Bengali, 24F, here. I was honestly so shocked when I found out that my cousins were dating their boyfriends for years while my parents were so against me dating. My first cousins from my father's side (all girls btw) are out late at night with their friends at events, while my father still puts a curfew on me.

Not saying my cousins' parents are completely liberal, they also have their own standards as well. But my god I sometimes feel like my cousins have more freedom than I ever did.

ابغى اصير باااردة ما اجامل وما افكر بأي احد غيري ولا اهتم بأحد ولا اساعد والله ان التعاطف هذا والحساسيه والطيبه ماجابت لي الا امراض نفسيه وقلق عطوني طرق تخليني كذا لأني حساااسه وصرت بمجرد ما اشوف حتى شخص متضايق وانا مالي دخل يومي كله يصير ضيقه وهم واشيل همه وانا مالي علاقه وتعبت استنزف نفسي

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers an online database called CDC Wonder, which contains detailed statistics on births in the United States. The data can be filtered using many different categories, including race, age, education, marital status, birthplace of the parents, state, and other factors. I am focusing solely on race for this post.

Here's the data for births to Asian-American parents from 2016-2024:

https://preview.redd.it/qrsta9a3q31h1.jpg?width=844&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=482b30c126bd424ed93a268996c4eda78a736585

This data includes both immigrants & ABCDs. Also includes people of Indian descent born in UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Canada, U.K., Australia, etc. as long as they self ID as Indian. Citizenship and legal status are irrelevant.

Among babies born between 2016 and 2024, 40,800 were born to White father - Asian mother couples, compared to 23,356 born to Asian father - White mother couples.

The above data does not include Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Nepalis, Sri Lankans, etc. because they come under "Other Asian" subgroup in the U.S. Census.

You can perform your own search here [ https://wonder.cdc.gov/natality-expanded-current.html ] applying all sorts of filters.

I received a call from banks, and they informed me that, according to the recent QCB guidelines, they are not willing to provide any personal loans to expats*. Is this the case for everyone?

Has anyone recently taken a loan from banks in Qatar?

I believe this instruction was issued by QCB due to the ongoing conflict, and as a result, they are not willing to provide loans to experts until the situation improves.
When do you think the banking system will change the policy?

Please let me know if you have any details on this matter.

Early 2k kids who grew up in the UAE, y'all remember this?? and does anyone know where to get em?

عن نفسي الحسد

الحسود اسوء شخص على الإطلاق يترقب طيحتك ولو بيده طيّحك بنفسه يليها البخل والبخيل بخيل بأخلاقه قبل فلوسه وبتلاحظ بخله من فلتات عيونه وطريقة كلامه

لكن شخصيا اشوف البخيل مابيضرني كثير مثل الحسود اللي مباشرة اخفف علاقتي معه

لكن الحقيقة اشوف ارفع الصفات هي المروءة

Well, after being in UAE for many years, build my own way up since childhood. Now the end is knocking my door.

As my field ( Banking )requiring new people coming to the country and new joiners, so we can achieve the freakin target, but with all the lay off and salary deductions everywhere and business is going down, all what am facing is a stress and extra pressure to do something not in my hand or my control

So the eyes are heading towards us and we can’t do much since the support is at Zero Level. Even to try finding a new job is not on the table since hiring is not moving and Visas on Hold.

Well, maybe a couple of month and i believe my letter will be coming.

Anyway, not asking for help or anything, just sharing since am seeing a lot falling into the same boat.

Just using vpn to watch some sports and this page appeared. BTW appreciate the efforts of scanmers these days🤣

I am that old when global village used to be beside older gharoud bridge & zabeel park used to be just a sandy area with cricket pitches in between

A few days ago, while waiting at Al Wakra Hospital, I witnessed something that quietly restored my faith in humanity.

A little Arab boy, barely 4 or 5 years old, was sitting with his father holding a hot dog he was hardly eating. Nearby, another little African boy of the same age sat with his father, happily playing around.

The little boy said something to his father in Arabic. His father smiled, took another hot dog out of the bag, and handed it to him. The child then walked gently toward the African boy and gave it to him with the purest smile.

The other child accepted it with joy.

No one asked for anything. No words were needed. Just a small act of kindness from a child whose heart had already learned compassion.

That moment melted my heart. Sometimes humanity survives in the smallest hands.

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How yall doin.

Plumbers, electricians and other blue collar jobs is the west are actually proper jobs and the people are considered skilled and paid will even reaching 100k$ a year eventually and more. Whether that be USA Canada or Europe.

However in Dubai it’s actually looked down upon by many people and considered unskilled while also being paid 2-3k max a month even with years of experience.

I just wanna understand the reasoning behind this difference.

Really enjoy playing the sport, each time I end up paying 80 -100 per game. With no balls included. Is it just me, but I think it’s such a rip off. Everything in this city is so expensive.

This morning, I was doing my usual morning tea run. I saw a small kid- no more than 7 years old was walking around. I watched him and then decided to get out of my car to ask why he was all alone and where were his parents.

Before I could, a gentlemen from a black Land Cruiser got out. Spoke to him as I watched. And then got him a menu and asked him what he wanted to eat. He talked so kindly to that kid. I saw the kid sitting and eating and that kind man stayed with him for a bit.

Before I left, I talked to the kid. He was there to eat. I barely understood him. I offered to drop him home too but he said his home was nearby. He was a good kid. A smart kid who often comes to that place, he said.

I just want to appreciate the good folks. The folks who look out for others on roads. The folks who feed stray animals. The folks who actually give their time and thought to this.

This is Qatar. Kind people. Considerate people. It makes my heart warm and happy.

It’s insanely hot- pls look around and do little things that can make someone’s day a little better!🙏

Uncivilized and absolutely disgusting.

What’s up with companies asking me for payslips after interviews before giving the offer? Some even have the audacity to say it’s company policy! Is this legal?

My (early to mid 20s M) paternal grandparents occasionally call me, however my mother has forbid me from picking up or calling them back. According to her they and my other paternal relatives mistreated her when they all lived together (common Desi story unfortunately) and never considered her as their daughter or as part of the family despite it being an arranged marriage. My father disagrees and says her accounts are over exaggerated or at the very least the past is the past and she needs to move on. I speak to my maternal grandparents over the phone very often and have a good relationship with them, so I feel bad for my father that I don’t speak to his parents and can see it on his face. Additionally his parents are getting close to or just got into their 80s so I also feel guilty because they are getting really old. I have been stuck in this struggle for my whole life and especially of the last 5 years and it’s eating away at me.

Do I speak to them or not?

I respect my mother and what she has gone through and some recollection of what she went through (I was really young so it’s just snippets of memories), but at the same time I feel bad

So, I've been living in the States since 2017, and I met this ABD. We’ve been going out for almost 3 years now, and we decided to take things to the next level, marriage.

Her parents are really cool. I've met them many times, and they like me a lot too. But my parents (who live in India) flipped out immediately once I told them her dad is from Kerala and her mom is from Mangalore. My mom has been constantly trying to pressure and emotionally blackmail me into breaking off the relationship and marry someone who moved here like me.

She keeps saying things like, "This ABD girl won’t visit our house the way you do once every year or two," and that we won’t be able to connect with our future grandkids later on. No matter how much I try to convince them, they’re not ready to listen to me.

I’ve honestly reached a point where all of this constant pressure is emotionally exhausting, and sometimes I just feel like distancing myself from everyone and focusing on living my own life.

If any of you have gone through something similar, please let me know how you dealt with it.

اللي عنده حل ما يقصر والله حاولت كثير وافشل دائما

انا متزوجة لي حول ٨ شهور
نحب بعض ومتألفين

لكن قبل كم شهر بدأت أحس بتغير منه بالذات إني أعرفه من فترة مو قصيرة واستغربت هذا الشي منه
صار أكثر برود وأقل اهتمام
كلمته أكثر من 10 مرات وتنقاشنا مرة بهدوء وبدون لوم ومرة جاني بوقت انهيار مني وانهرت عليه
المزعج إنه عرف إني حساسة وكأنه حطها في باله خلاص

مثلاً أنا أحب لما يفتح لي الباب، فكنت أقول له بهدوء ( ركزوا على اسلوبي وطريقة توصيل المعلومة )
“أحب لما تفتح لي الباب أحس بخلقك وبحسن تعاملك من هذي التفاصيل الصغيرة تفرحني
فرح بكلامي وقال ابشررري بها
وبعدها صار ما يسويها الا شوي
وبعدها وقف😂!
وقلت له ليش وقفت !
ودخلنا في نقاش عن إني أحس بتغير منه وما أعرف السبب شرح لي إن فيه أشياء طبيعية تتغير مع تغير الأوضاع مثل أول الزواج غير الآن ايام الملكه غير الان وأنا اتفقت معه على هذا الكلام لكن بالنسبة لي هذا كلام مختلف يعني معقولة شي بسيط يغير كل هذا؟
صار بيننا نقاشات مشابهة أكثر من مرة وكل مرة نطلع بنفس النتيجة هو يقول “أنا بحاول” وأنا أحاول أتفهم”

لكن الغريب والمحزن إني بعد كل نقاش أحس بالبعد منه أكثر ! أحسه أبرد وأبعد!
وقلت لنفسي يمكن أنا أضغطه نفسيًا انا اتعبه
يعني مرة كنت شوي متضايقة منه وسألني وقلت مو شي لاننا طالعين ولا ودي انكد الطلعة
قال لي تمام
حاولت اغير جوه بعدها فجأة صار يلعب بالجوال ومعطيني ظهره كأني مو موجودة لدرجة دمعت
وشاف دموعي ولا سوت له شي!
يعني معقوله هانت عليك دموعي
بعدها فجأة وصلنا قريب من بيتنا رجع طبييعي بسم الله عليك وراح جاب لي ورد!؟
احب الورد وانبسط
لكن هذا كان اسوء ورد يجيني
أنا أحاول أقول لنفسي يمكن هو ما يعرف كيف يسعدني، عشان كذا يسوي أشياء مثل الورد لانه يعرف اني احب هالشي
لكن شي جواي ما افهمه
المهم جت سفره مع أصدقائه وقلت فرصة أعطيه مساحة يرتاح وأخذ أنا بريك بعد
قبل السفر صار موقف كسرني جدًا، ما أقدر أقوله لكن اللي صار إني مو متهاوشة معه ولا شي وهذا أكثر شي مزعجني اني احس البعد صار بدون سبب واضح وكذا انا بس احس انه بعيد بدون هوشات بدون شي
في قرب مو انه مافيه لا لكن مختلف فهمتوا علي؟
تعبت نفسيتي جدًا لدرجة اثر على جسمي التعب وجتني إنفلونزا وجلست منسدحة ٣ ايام ماتحرك من قوتها ( ولا احد يجيه انفلونزا بعز الصيف😍🥰)
هو الان مسافر وأنا ما أرسل له كثير عشان أعطيه مساحته وأرتاح أنا بعد
لكن في شي غريب مرره يسويه! مثلا يرسل لي أشياء صورة ورد او مثلاً إهداء باسمي شعر حتى وبعدها لما أرد يرجع برد شبيه للبرود !!
سالني وش اخبارك قلت له فيني انفلونزا وكذا
خاف علي ودعمني معنويا وقال كلام حلو كلام معسول وبعدها جلس 12 ساعة ما سأل عني ولا اطمأن مع إنه مو من طبعه اعرفه انا
بعدها ١٢ ساعة أرسل يسأل عني وانه باله طول الوقت معي

ما أعرف وش السبب اللي يخليه يتغير كذا.

ملاحظة: بليز لا أحد يسيء له أو يتهمه بخيانة مستحيل يصير هذا الشي ما اححلل اي احد ولا ارضى تغلطون عليه
ملاحضة اخرى علشان الانصاف؛ انا امر بضروف نفسيه شوي خارجية فكنت انهار صياح مرات عنده ممكن هذي الملاحضة تساعدكم تشوفون منظورة اكثر
شي ثاني
ترا غالبا المبادره تجي منه

في الرسايل
في المكالمه يعني في السفره هو اللي قال بدق عليك وهذا بعد ما درا اني تعبانه بيومين

أنا أبغى احتمالات ثانية تفسر تصرفه عشان أعرف كيف أتعامل معه فعلاً صرت محتارة وما أدري وش يبي بالضبط بيرجع من. السفر ونكلم

انا متزوجه من سنتين تقريبا. (بعد اربع شهور اكمل سنتين رسمي).
زوجي انسان لاحظته ما يحب المواجهه او النقاشات الطويله خاصة لو كان هوا الغلطان فدايما انا الي اكسر الشر واخلي المشاكل تمشي بدون ما نحلها.
اذا واجهته او نقاشته في شي مو عاجبني بكل بساطة يطلع من البيت لساعات طويله او يطنشني طول اليوم او يومين كامله.

جا اسبوع كنت مرا طفشانه من نفسي وبس ابكي لوحدي. لما شافني مرا ابكي طنشني وراح ومشيت الموضوع لين يوم انفجرت فيه واحنا في السياره وتضاربنا وكنت اقوله بس ابغا منك اهتمام ليا. انا احبه وممكن اعطيه عيوني بس مو حاسه انه منجد يبغاني او بس تزوج عشان يكون برا البيت طول الوقت بدون ما احد يحاسبه.

قالي لو طلعتي من البيت ورحتي لاهلك ورقتك بتلحقك. برضو كلم بابا وخلاه يجي ياخذني من محطه لانو رافض يوديني البيت الم اغراضي عالاقل مع انو اصلا ما كنت ابغا اروح لاهلي.
والحين ليا نص شهر من يوم صار الموضوع وما كلمني ولا حاول يهدي الوضع بيننا لانه معتمد ان اهله بيكلموني ويقنعوني ارجع البيت….
بجديه افكر انهي الزواج لان مو قادره اتحمل التجاهل والتعب النفسي من اي كلمه اقولها اخاف يزعل ويتجاهلني مرا ثانيه.

this summer i (22F) acquired an internship with a hospital (yay). i’m super excited about it and my parents were too when i first got the job. now we’re talking about logistics and they’re upset that i have to drive 40 minutes to my internship. this is information that they knew from the get go when i was applying, so idk why they’re suddenly deciding to be upset about it. i suggested that i could stay at my university apartment because it’s closer to the hospital, and then my mother got mad and called me rebellious for wanting to stay away from home during the summer. it feels like i can never win. i’m crying in my bedroom because this is the one thing i genuinely thought they’d be happy about and support me fully in, but it still feels like they don’t. how do i advocate for my independence and either get them to not necessarily support, but at least be on board with me driving to the job or staying away from home for the summer?

Hi has anyone applied for the Golden visa recently within the last 7days, can I know how much time is being taken? I've heard there are some delays in the application approval but do not know any timeline. Anyone knows from experience?

يعني ما أفهم ليه كذا أغلب الناس يعني فينا قلة وعي غير طبيعية
يعني مثال بسيط هذي وحدة منزلة فيديو في البرلمان الاسترالي لناشطة تستهزء وتحتج بالمسلمين أسمها Pauline Hanson المشكلة ان أسمها مكتوب بالحدث الاخباري وهذا يعني موقف من الف موقف غيره يعني مايفكرون يشغلون مخهم يبحثون يدققون مافي تساؤلات يصدقون ويثقون ثقة عمياء بدون اي تأكيد أنا ما أتكلم عن الموقف هذا فيه غيره كثير يعني إلى متى؟ أنا ما أشره على اللي فوق 50 سنة المشكلة شباب وكلهم متعلمين يعني أعمارهم من 20-40 سنة شيء مستفز

My mom and my wife haven't spoken in over a year, ever since me and my wife got married. Without getting into the specifics, my mom's family is orthodox and cultural; my wife's family isn't. That caused a lot of arguments in the lead-up to the wedding. My mom has said hurtful things about my wife and her family. Some of those things they overheard or were told directly. My mom argues they've done hurtful things as well, but I don't see it and think she said those things to get her way when wedding plans didn't match her standards.

After the wedding, my wife and her mom told me they used to want a relationship with my mom, but after the way she spoke about them, they're done. I told them verbatim they don't need to speak to her. Personally, I saw this coming and always pushed back on my mom (i.e. people have feelings and you can't walk all over them). So when my mom now complains she feels disrespected that my wife hasn't reached out or wished her for the holidays, I think she just got her "just desserts". They don't need a relationship for my marriage to function. My wife protecting her mental health is a legitimate adult decision. My mom demanding I take a stand against my wife IMO is wrong.

My mom keeps bringing it up every week. Pushing for a stronger reaction that I should explicitly call out my wife for not speaking to her. Repeating that she "just needs to call her every now and then." A year in, I legitimately don't know how I can stop my mom from behaving like this. She's fuming because I have a relationship with my wife's family. Sometimes, after a year, I catch myself wondering if I should ask my wife to make a call every few months just because she's my mom. But my wife's position is (a) my mom doesn't get a relationship after ruining it, and (b) it's for her mental health, my mom is overbearing. I agree with both of these points. I talk to my mom but I wouldn't expect my wife to do the same. How do I get my mom to drop this?

My fiancée and I are planning a wedding this year in India, but my parents are making it difficult. Their traditional values are frustrating, and I can’t believe that after spending half their lives here, they still have backward views that I just can’t see myself siding with them on.

They keep on insisting that Indian weddings are fully paid for by the Bride’s side. We want to pay for our own wedding ourselves, we earn enough and it’s our wedding. But this stupid notion that the bride’s side pays for everything is so backwards and wrong, I’ve fought with them so many times now and am starting to feel frustrated that I won’t get anywhere.

My dad even threatened that he won’t even attend the wedding if I pay anything for the wedding. They’re worried that if the groom’s side pitches in for the wedding, their friends and family in India will think of them badly. WTF. And when we talk about actual events we want to have at the wedding, they keep bringing up traditional rules that make no sense.

At this point, it’s starting to feel that no matter what I do, I’m going to lose my relationship with my parents. I hate that it’s going that way, but I side with my fiancée. Me and my fiancée want a proper Indian wedding, and were looking forward to it so much. But I don’t know what I can do at this point. Do we just cancel the wedding? I hate that this wedding is becoming more about them than us.

My mom found this in my elder brother jeans 23 years after he passed away while she was washing his old clothes

I feel like I'm gonna get hate for this but sifting through south asians on dating apps is so much work as an ABCD when most of the guys on there are fobs 😭😭😭 it's soooo tiring ugh I wish there was a way to add a filter where you can find people who grew up in the same country as you (no shade)

انا قد عطيت رقمي لكاشير ساكو، من بكرة فيه "امراة" ترسل لي على الوتساب تقول لي انا شفتك في ساكو ولابس بنطلون اسود وتيشرت ابيض (نفس ما كنت لابس) وسمعتك تقول رقمك للكاشير.
طبعا تكتب بالانجليزي وواضح انه احتيال وتكلمني من برا المملكة.
انا فورا تأكدت انه احتيال، لانها مراسلتني على رقم ثاني باسمي غير الي كنت معطيه لساكو.
اشتكيت لساكو وانكروا المسؤولية، واشتكيت لسدايا وولا تجاوبوا معي اطلاقا.

وش صار بالضبط؟ كيف عرفوا وقت وصولي لساكو؟ ليه تواصلوا على رقمي الثاني (الي ما قد عطيته اي شركة)؟ انا للحين محتار

A lady just moved next to my apartment (won't say the nationality)! she screams and cries all day, its been a week then blasts music so high, then blasts Qur'an on high volume, I'm too beyond confused, I got soo scared to even ask her to turn it down, I had to talk to security.

Now I kind of feel bad cause she might be ill or something.. something is defiantly wrong with her.

Notice the serial number

انتشار القهاوي المصريه بالسعوديه ❤️
حرفياً بكون مبسوط لما اشوف مكان زي كدا بالاجواء المصريه هنا اولاً بحس اني مش غريب ثانياً بحس قد ايه اني في قبول للشعب المصري في السعوديه
حرفياً بحبكم و هنفضل اخوان 🇪🇬 🇸🇦🫰🏻❤️

I've seen these kinds of vehicles multiple times. The last one I saw was a Geely Coolray with a similar array of cameras all around it

At night, they have flash and infrared capabilities. Are these CIDs in undercover civilian vehicles? Or some sort of stealth mobile surveillance vehicle.

Anybody been stopped or received a fine by them?

النجاح سعودي ١٠٠ بالمئه بالاخير تطلع السعودي بعد م ينجح وتجيب بداله واحد اجنبي مو من ثقافتك ولا راح يفهم المجتمع السعودي

ايش قصة الديناصورات مع الاجانب ؟

2 years back i travelled to azerbaijan. The tour guide took us to many places. There was a stall of honey which they claimed is good for men for intimacy. I came back and had a great night with my wife with great timing and enjoyment. I want to buy that kind of honey here. Is it possible? Tried and tested honey if anybody has similar issues.

Thanks

I see a lot of people up to date with the latest concerts, happenings in Dubai but genuinely where should I be looking apart from your standard lovin, what's on, what something Dubai.

Also, I know this gets asked a million times but what do you guys do apart from eating out. Trying to get my weight under control.

كنت دايم أروح بيت جدي هروبًا من مشاكل أهلي، وهناك كنت أحس براحة أكثر. خالي كان قريب مني، يلعب معي ويعطيني جواله، فكنت أحبه وأثق فيه جدًا.

كان عمري وقتها تقريبًا بين 10 و12 سنة، وهو كان كبير بالعمر (فوق الاربعين ) بالبداية ما كنت أفهم التصرفات اللي يسويها، بس كنت أحس بفطرتي إن فيه شيء غلط. كان دايم يحاول يعزلني ويخلينا لحالنا، والتحرش ما كان مرة وحدة، كان يتكرر.

أنا وقتها كنت طفلة وما كنت مستوعبة اللي يصير، ولما كبرت واستوعبت الحقيقة انهرت وبكيت كثير. مرات كنت أحاول أنكر، ومرات أدعي عليه، ومرات أحاول أسامحه وأقول يمكن تاب. كنت متلخبطة جدًا.

لكن بعد فترة صار موقف حاول فيه يعيد نفس الشيء، وهنا كل مشاعري تجاهه ماتت. رفضته وهربت، وأكثر شيء علق بذهني وقتها إنه كان خايف ويرتجف، كأنه يعرف تمامًا بشاعة اللي يسويه. من يومها وأنا ما سامحته، وقلت بيني وبين نفسي: لنا لقاء عند رب العالمين.

الحمدلله اليوم أنا تخطيت كثير وصرت أفضل، لكن اللي رجع كل شيء بداخلي إني اكتشفت إنه بدأ يتحرش ببنت صغيرة ثانية من العائلة وانا مستحيل اخلي الشيء هذا يتكرر مع شخص تاني

فشوروا عليا انا حاليا عندي خيارين يا اواجهه واهدده يا اني اكلم ام البنت

حرفيا من كتر ما صرت افكر في الموضوع بدت تجيني كوابيس

افكر اكلمه ولو كا استجاب اكلم ام البنت وافضحه

100 AED Deliveroo gift card for the first person to correctly name the location. Exact location required.

Hint 1 - It’s in Dubai
Hint 2 - You can see the Burj Khalifa from this spot

I barely get the chance to mess them up (lol i am broke). But when i have a 100 bill i almost always do mix it up with a 10, vise versa. I wonder if its only me tho

Found these old notes in my old wallet while cleaning. The design was so much better

النقاش ذا ما اطفش منه لانه دايم يمشي بمسارين يا رفض تام او قبول تام فااااا عطوني ارائكم انتو واقفين مع اي طرف
+ البوست يمكن ينعرض على دكتور عشان اتناقش معه فيه :)

Back to back events yesterday on opposite sides of Dubai and I forgot to refuel between them. Got to my last event at Rashid Yachts and Marina, drove maybe 10 seconds past the gate and the car stopped.

Within seconds ,DP World ( Port & Terminal ) Fleet Management patrol car pulled up, two guys, Zahid and Hussain asked if I needed help. I said I'd just use CAFU and wait it out. CAFU couldn't pick up the location for whatever reason. Kept failing.

They didn't make me sit there. They drove off, got the petrol themselves, came back, filled my tank, refused to let me lift a finger. I didn't even get out of the car.

Just wanted to put their names out there because the help they gave wasn't really part of their job. If anyone here works with DP World ( Port & Terminal ) Fleet Management or knows how to get this to the right people at their management, I'd appreciate the nudge so it lands somewhere useful for them.

هل معقولة اني اقدر اشتري سيارة أحلامي براتب ٣٨٠٠ 😞😞😔

لي سنة و ٦ شهور متوظف وجمعت حول ١٥ ألف واحس باقي المشوار طويل

شكلي بفقد الأمل وأشتري motorcycles 🏍️

So i recently started noticing most business in dubai are shifting towards 600 numbers rather than using a regular toll free number starting with 800.

I can tell you how much this annoyed me. All banks nowadays and most resturant chains want to force you to pay for your own call while at the same time announcing record high profits.

It’s sad to see such a development country like the UAE basically fostering companies with such predatory behavior, where the heck is the consumer rights commissions in this country? Or consumer rights are a joke here?

To add insult to injury, i learnt that both Du and etisalat dont also started not including any number starting with 600 in your main bundle!! What the actual heck guys? I just had a call with ADCB only to spend a solid 5-8 mins trying to pass their stupid Ai agent and it took me another 40 mins in the call, that call costed me about 35 dirhams!!!!

Absurd i’m telling you!!!

I want to start voting with my wallet, I will be moving to virgin mobile soon as I learnt they do consider the 600 numbers from the basic bundle we use, goodwill goes a long long way, and consumers do remember when a company tries to haggle them for every dime in their pocket. Its just very sad seeing the emirates encourage everyone to be a shitty company on the expense of all the people who built the country and make it prosper..

YOU TOO SHOULD MOVE TO VIRGIN MOBILE SOONER THAN LATER, dont accept companies belittling you and gaslighting your problems, VOTE WITH YOUR WALLET

Been in Qatar for 8+ years and this is my experience with Snoonu. Sorry if you're a fan of it.

-- Their Free Delivery filter is useless. It shows all even with delivery fee.

-- When you select a free delivery restaurant and add items to cart, the next day that restaurant's free delivery is removed.

-- If you order from a free delivery restaurants, for second order there's no free delivery from that same restaurant.

--Their customer service is horrible.

--They give coupon code but they won't mention if that Is for food orders or mart orders. Add food items and at checkout the coupon won't work, when you reach out to customer service they say it is for mart only.

-- ads and sponsored restaurants- whoever cameup with that idea need to be sacked immediately.

-- Clumsy UI. Irritating to the core with weird colors.

The company is just a showoff company. Their LinkedIn is too much over the top.

Snoonu should understand that we order food because we are hungry, not that we browse their app for entertainment.

Idk if it’s the algorithm or not but I’ve also felt a very recent increase in racism/prejudice on Twitter specifically. I mean, just look at the comments on his post.

I don’t doubt that a good portion is real people, but some of it feels like engagement farm bots looking for keywords.

Khaleej Times

9 day holiday, that's the longest ever this year wow. Hope the same is announced for private sector

I found these really neat abandoned buildings right off the highway, on the left side of the road heading from Abh to Najran. I've scoured google maps and haven't been able to find them.

Any Geogessrs out there? :)