tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post5901077341789235028..comments2024-03-27T15:45:49.926+04:00Comments on Life in Dubai: The fluidity of rulesSeabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-30875677776760928662008-07-09T21:03:00.000+04:002008-07-09T21:03:00.000+04:00anon @ 7.28, you're right, it's something I do say...<B>anon @ 7.28</B>, you're right, it's something I do say regularly. I should add that it's not unique to this area, it happens all over the world. The policymakers give all the right reasons, all the reassuring words, for their policies, then the uneducated Neanderthals at Immigration, customs, tax office, whatever - where the grand policy meets the public - stuff it up.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-69818889855119165002008-07-09T19:28:00.000+04:002008-07-09T19:28:00.000+04:00"The words coming from the top, from the policy ma..."The words coming from the top, from the policy makers and what actually happens on the ground are two totally different things."<BR/><BR/>I think this observation is something you make regularly in this blog. I can't understand why this surprises you (if indeed it does). You are living in a dictatorship in which civil servant are accountable, not to elected politicians and thus indirectly to the public, but to the ruler and ‘his vision’ (whatever that might be from day to day). And perhaps the 'words coming from the top' are just that, 'words' with no substance to back them up or incentive to implement them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-91560122044705764262008-07-09T19:06:00.000+04:002008-07-09T19:06:00.000+04:00Exactly Dave - nicely said. Been there, done that....Exactly Dave - nicely said. <BR/><BR/>Been there, done that.roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-41568946895494140432008-07-09T17:31:00.000+04:002008-07-09T17:31:00.000+04:00Anon, unfortunately it happens to white males such...Anon, unfortunately it happens to white males such as myself too. Specifically at DXB Municipality two weeks ago. <BR/>Seabee is right when he says just go back in and try again, which is exactly what I did..... <BR/>Walked out, back in, grabbed a new waiting number (hoping I didn't get the same assistant) and problem was solved within minutes. I presented exactly the same docs and information as my previous attempt. Have also had the same problem with the world's worst global bank HSBC.<BR/>I think it is the 'How Can I Get Rid of This Person' syndrome, with a touch of arrogance and racism thrown in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-67210385738091667102008-07-09T16:25:00.000+04:002008-07-09T16:25:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com