tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post2720262610887696688..comments2024-03-27T15:45:49.926+04:00Comments on Life in Dubai: Oh no, not the abras!Seabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-81529202665456851152008-10-07T11:30:00.000+04:002008-10-07T11:30:00.000+04:00Here's an online poll result I pulled from thenati...Here's an online poll result I pulled from thenational.ae (newspaper):<BR/><BR/>e-poll: Should the abras on Dubai Creek be replaced with a new generation of modern boats?<BR/>Yes: 25.52%<BR/>No: 74.48%<BR/>Much of the "old" Dubai may not be perfect, clean, green, shiny or smell like roses: but it's REAL and should be left alone. Something the Emirates will probably only learn once it's too late, and the entire country looks like one big shopping mall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-21845088240721488742008-09-30T13:17:00.000+04:002008-09-30T13:17:00.000+04:00Anon no it's not a river, it's a creek. It's an in...<B>Anon</B> no it's not a river, it's a creek. It's an inlet from the Gulf, salt water flowing into it from the sea, which peters out after about 10km. The Arabic name is Al Khor - The Creek.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-12811078360334235862008-09-30T04:25:00.000+04:002008-09-30T04:25:00.000+04:00Thats not a creek thats a river for god sakesThats not a creek thats a river for god sakesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-9099410919389432822008-09-29T15:50:00.000+04:002008-09-29T15:50:00.000+04:00I agree with you. I have a soft place in my heart ...I agree with you. I have a soft place in my heart for the abras. I remember how it was in 1980 when getting an abra to cross the creek was a free for all. Usually, when the abra driver would see expats, he'd kick everyone else off the boat and make an "expats only" run. When I came back in 2007, the first thing I did was to go to the creek and take an abra.Peripatetic Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508035944158746797noreply@blogger.com