<p>hi again, still talking to myself I see.</p>
<p>well, I was just wondering; how long do you two think this thread will last? I give it a few more weeks; since I'm the only one posting in it. One post a day and I'll really start getting bored of talking to myself.</p>
<p>hi, myself</p>
<p>do you guys know anything about the American Board exam? The one people take in college to qualify for studying in the US. all I know about it is that the success rate outside the US is only 51%...</p>
<p>umm hello.</p>
<p>Enn = N = first letter of my name.</p>
<p>And the city centre in Kuwait is like a place where umm.. not-so-well-off people go.</p>
<p>Hey! superwizard is my name in prety much all my stuff (even my email!). I created the email 5 years ago and back then I thought it sounded cool. Now I am too attached to it to let it go.</p>
<p>PS:I am in Sweden right now so I might not answer again for some time ;)</p>
<p>Sweden? When the heck do you Stanford people start? My friend that goes there is in NYC now or something...</p>
<p>yeah. why sweden? and when will school start?</p>
<p>hahaha orientation starts sept 19. anyways I´m leaving to the airport in 5 hours to Stan should be sleeping so night :)</p>
<p>why couldn't they come up with something better to call it than 'orientation' ??</p>
<p>have a nice trip :)</p>
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<p>Uhh...since when?</p>
<p>It's something like 7% in Europe, the rest is in Asia.</p>
<p>I consider it Asian, definitely not European.</p>
<p>Anyway... I'm not Arab, I'm Greek. :)</p>
<p>I'd love the travel to the Middle East one day. (Lebanon, UAE, Israel, Jordan, etc.)</p>
<p>Could one of you guys explain how every day life is different than in the U.S.? I'd like to get a point of view from someone other than CNN. lol.</p>
<p>I'd be glad to :)</p>
<p>um..I'm in Egypt btw</p>
<p>life here is pretty much the same as in the US. People live in luxury apartment buildings and not in tents and on camels. Egypt in particular has tons of poor people so there is no shortage of cheap souks (what most people call a market..which I think sounds outdated..It's more of a one floor really dirty mall)
It's not uncommon to see a horse pulling a ****load of fruit or stuff riding right next to the newest Mercedes benz. Idon't know how that's relevant, It just popped into my head.
it's pretty much the same as the US except America has a much cooler skyline than cairo or Alexandria. (UAE/ Kuwait are a different story, let them explain).</p>
<p>Hey I've have a bit of time now so let me explain about UAE:
UAE life is very similar to US upper-class life. Most locals usually have large houses with several very expensive cars (Mercedes, Range Rovers, Landcruisers) and most of them live a pretty nice life. The men usually spend their free time in cafes and watching football matches while the women are constantly inviting each other over and gossiping for hours. Non locals also usually live a pretty comfortable life (though not as wealthy as the locals) and drive pretty good cars. Crime is very low and no one would hesitate to walk in the downtown past midnight! That's all I got time right now for bye!</p>
<p>^if only the whole world lived like the Gulf Arabs lol. Life would be great!</p>
<p>hi again...
school starts in 3 days :(:(:(:(
but that won't mean I won't be spending hours on CC :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>How's school going??</p>
<p>what took you so long? lol</p>
<p>Hmm...well, we haven't done anything since school started - except meet the new teachers - so I guess it's okay so far...</p>
<p>Life in the UAE for non-arabs isnt a piece of cake...super wizard do you ever look around the roadsides at the laborers? do you have any clue what percentage of non-citizens actually lead a decent life? obviously not. :)</p>
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Life in the UAE for non-arabs isnt a piece of cake
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<p>Really? Why not?</p>
<p>Well, it depends to a large degree upon the type of job you have. There are literally thousands of Indian and Pakistani labourers who work in the UAE's ever increasing construction sector. (In Dubai a floor's built every 4 days due to sheer manpower). The job conditions and general life for these individuals is very hard (particularly as unions are banned and in some cases payment of salaries is delayed for months).</p>
<p>For the other large, more visible section of the non-arab population (the service sectors, retail, commerce, advertising, medicine, engineering etc), life is again different depending upon which community you belong to. The vast numbers of Indians in these sectors results in parts of Dubai being almost synonymous with India. (You'll walk down the street, not a single UAE national to be seen, the lingua franca is English mixed with Hindi, Urdu and Malayalam)</p>
<p>Life in Dubai at least, if you're in a job that provides you with enough money, is very safe, quite exciting, there's always something new to do, its a different experience.</p>
<p>Since I've rambled on for ages, I'll stop now, any specific questions, I'll be glad to answer.</p>
<p>UAE!!
Its the best place in the world :)</p>
<p>Ok, life in UAE, particularly Dubai is like that of any other metropolitan city in the world. Differences are low-crime rate, more traffic;), mix of a ton of cultures, not enough support for the non-local poor(they're working on it though).</p>
<p>Thats all that comes to mind right now.</p>
<p>I wish I had something positive to add. But watching my dad slog and not getting paid for months hasn't really left me with happy memories of the country. The mere "human rights" concept is non existent there. (and it tons of other Middle Eastern countries.)</p>