Recently I had to visit a bank. While I was waiting my turn, I watched an advertisement on the in-house TV. Initially I thought I was watching an ad promoting tourism in Abu Dhabi; it took me some...
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Abu Dhabi is a truly wonderful place to live. The abundance of sun, sea and sand means there’s none of this ‘seasonal affective disorder’ nonsense; even if you did happen to be affected by the...
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In all my four years living in Abu Dhabi, I’ve never felt a burning need to throw myself into an Arabic language course. I always figured that once I knew how to tell the taxi driver to continue...
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Sometimes, due to reasons including language, jobs and schedules, residents find most of their time spent with similar folk. When you start dividing Abu Dhabi’s ever-increasing population into...
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From pulling over speeders to patrolling various areas of the city by foot, the Abu Dhabi Police are making great efforts to reach out to residents of the capital, and their efforts have not gone...
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Written by: Laura Fulton Dear Mr Al Niyadi, As a concerned resident of the capital, I appreciate the efforts you and your colleagues at the Abu Dhabi Police department have made to reduce...
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While Dubai has had its mafia robberies and high-profile assassinations, Abu Dhabi remains one of the safest cities in the world. Written by: Laura Fulton This place is so safe, in fact, that its...
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School isn’t exactly what every kid looks forward to, weekends are. That’s just the way it’s always been – and maybe everyone assumes that’s the way it’s supposed to be. Written by:...
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Seems every time residents of the capital get together, the conversation will turn to one of two topics – the weather and the traffic. Those are two things we always know the answer to. Written...
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“Malbari?” That’s the first reaction I usually get when I say I am an Indian; and when I answer in the affirmative I usually get an “ah, obviously” look – as if no other type of Indians...
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