tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post5258349772013941164..comments2024-03-27T15:45:49.926+04:00Comments on Life in Dubai: Thirty days to move...to where?Seabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-64575389281181660842008-09-24T10:01:00.000+04:002008-09-24T10:01:00.000+04:00auh/uae photo.....Most first world countries have ...auh/uae photo.....<BR/><BR/>Most first world countries have regulations either municipal or lanlord-enforced restricting the number of people that can live in a villa (maybe 4 for 3 bedroom, etc) ......<BR/><BR/>Duabi needed the same, even single peopel sharing a villa with separate bedrooms have been given evicted notices. <BR/><BR/>As a Muslim, I am far more concerned about the rampant prostitution/trafficking that goes on rather than whether a man/woman live in a villa together.<BR/><BR/>If its their business to go after a man and woman living in the same villa (even with separate bedrooms), shouldnt clamping down on prostitution also be their business.....?<BR/>Or is it that even "illegal sex" becomes legal if money is involved.....?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-60128398610693087442008-09-24T08:54:00.000+04:002008-09-24T08:54:00.000+04:00The mixed sex issues is a law that reflects the va...The mixed sex issues is a law that reflects the values of the nation. I think it is their business. As for who lives with whom, overcrowding is a HUGE problem. Some people share a large villa with 6 friends. There are even more villas that have been sectioned off and house four times as many people as it's intended to hold. That's where the fire hazards and strain on the building structures (plumbling, sewage and the like)come in. What should the government do? Tell you that only responsible expats who place all-male occupants into a shared space that does not exceed the maximum number can share a villa? What about decreeing that mixed sex is ok so long as none of that nothing haram takes place? Come on, folks. The law isn't being made for the four women who share a 4 bedroom villa. It's for the companies that cut up a villa of 4 bedrooms and place 25+ "bachelors" in there.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/06455506176926199209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-37334729115564007612008-09-23T20:41:00.000+04:002008-09-23T20:41:00.000+04:00I wonder why the U.A.E. and the U.S. gov't has don...I wonder why the U.A.E. and the U.S. gov't has done nothing about the torture committed by the brother to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.<BR/><BR/>See the video at www.uaetorture.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-15355765432162119762008-09-23T19:06:00.000+04:002008-09-23T19:06:00.000+04:00The new Dubai mantra: 'No Sharing!'. Not cars, not...The new Dubai mantra: 'No Sharing!'. Not cars, not houses, not anything. Grrrr.Keefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820411415545249138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-41436789970053091582008-09-23T16:39:00.000+04:002008-09-23T16:39:00.000+04:00Well, the whole 'bachelor' thing is yet another ac...Well, the whole 'bachelor' thing is yet another accommodation related issue that hasn't been handled well. I'm sure I've rambled on about it in the past - 'bachelors' here means single male or female and like any city we have lots of them. Flat or house sharing would be the norm for them, but in Dubai they're not allowed to live in 'family areas' or villas.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure I made the point in the earlier post on the subject that the authorities' involvement should be on <B><I>overcrowding</I></B> and nothing else.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-24416988967035039002008-09-23T15:53:00.000+04:002008-09-23T15:53:00.000+04:00Well said Rose. What right is it of the Govt to d...Well said Rose. What right is it of the Govt to determine that single people cannot live under 1 roof, even if both males or both female (etc) providing no overcrowding exists.<BR/><BR/>This must be one of the few countries that openly practises discrimination against single males / females. <BR/><BR/>This place is becoming more and more like an apple.... Nice on the outside, rotten at the core.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-8091724240296869172008-09-23T15:30:00.000+04:002008-09-23T15:30:00.000+04:00The whole accomodation issue is completely ridicul...The whole accomodation issue is completely ridiculous! What business is it of the government if people share houses? OK, I'm not talking about the crazy 20+ to a room sharing, of course that is wrong. But how can people be expected to pay 80% or more of their salaries on accomodation? <BR/><BR/>What is the big deal about house-sharing anyway? I shared with friends before I was able to buy my own place, it was fun, maddening, chaotic and a major part of growing up and learning how to live with other people.<BR/> <BR/>If salaries have to rise to accomodate this then companies will either go out of business or relocate, if they don't then people will relocate and companies will go out of business because they can't find the staff to operate. Of course the people who relocate first will be the ones who can easily get other jobs, in other words the skilled and capable - the ones this country can least afford to lose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-51494225469797396582008-09-23T14:39:00.000+04:002008-09-23T14:39:00.000+04:00I understand that cramped, partitioned houses are ...I understand that cramped, partitioned houses are a fire hazard and this has to be changed. But what about single men and women sharing villas, where each person rents a bedroom and they share the various bathrooms, etc. amongst 4-5 people? What's the problem with that? What type of family can afford 300,000 Dirhams per year for a 5 bedroom villa? But split this through 5 people = 60,000 per person. That's affordable indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-71458145227043389872008-09-23T14:28:00.000+04:002008-09-23T14:28:00.000+04:00To be fair, there have been a lot of fires in Abu ...To be fair, there have been a lot of fires in Abu Dhabi related to over-occupied residences. I don't know that this 30 day rule is the best solution, but something has to change.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/06455506176926199209noreply@blogger.com