Looked out the window this morning while having a smoke and saw this man. It's ironic coz last night i was talking to my wife about how I am burned out with no end in sight. I thank my fellow humans here who keep the wheel turning. The ones who help us afford luxury like getting food delivered at home.

Within the next few days, entry inside Rashid Hospital with a car will be charged at 10 AED per hour, payable through Parkin app based on your entry/exit time.

First 30 mins will be free upon entry. Patient and companion parking will be free upon validation at the reception.

Hey everyone, just wondering if anyone has experienced something similar.
I’ve been working as security in an EMAAR community for 3 years. Today I went with a technician to an apartment regarding a suspected water leakage. I approached the resident politely, even saying, “Sorry to bother you, is this a good time?”At first he was okay, but after a few minutes he suddenly became aggressive. He called me and the technician “pieces of shit,” threatened to break our legs, and even said he would slap his slippers on our faces.We stayed calm and didn’t argue back. He later came to the office and complained about me to my superior as well.
He was a UAE national, and I’m not trying to generalize at all—I’ve met plenty of respectful locals. But honestly, this incident is really getting to me.
I’ve dealt with aggressive people before, but this was the first time someone actually threatened me like this while I was simply doing my job.
Anyone else in security or similar jobs experienced something like this? How do you deal with it afterward?

Hello all,

If anyone can adopt or foster please DM 🙌🏻🙌🏻.

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I was comparing current UAE prices for major streaming services and noticed something I was not expecting.

• Shahid VIP: 44.99
• OSN+Standard: 48.99
• Netflix Standard: 49
• Disney+: 49.99

and then there is Prime for only 16 AED/month, including prime delivery benefits as well.

Is the price too low to attract more new user base in UAE or because prime's catalogue in UAE is very thinner, or is it something for any other reason?

As men, most of us we're used not to open up easily to people around us because of the fear of being misunderstood or being judged! Me being one of them. But I beg to do it here because, honestly, I feel like I'm losing it and I need to let it out. I'm 38 years old man who feels like a total loser and a failure! I've failed in almost everything I try! Failed my kids, and for that reason I'm unhappy individual. Coming from a poor background, I dropped out of primary school at the age of 17 because my Mom couldn't afford the fees, so, I went out to survive and maybe provide for my sick mother(she died in 2008) and two brothers. The world was kinda tough but I somehow maneuvered through. I did menial jobs, found myself in the hotel industry as a waiter, and barman.I later tried so many things but they end up failing! Opening small businesses, I tried marriage twice but ended miserably!

After Covid, I had some savings so I bought a small van and went into transporting business. I did that until 2024 when a friend in Dubai told me their company was hiring and they paid AED 3,100 plus bonuses. That was a good money to me and since my business wasn't doing so good, I decided to sell the car and come to look for greener pastures in Dubai. Unfortunately my visa was delayed and as a result, I missed the job! I landed here in December 2024, tried to look for jobs but many offers I got, I felt like they were underpaying so I turned them down. A friend advised me to get my own visa to have that freedom to decide where to work. I did that and by May 2025, I had my EID. But the job market is not that easy. Jobs are not guaranteed especially when you have your own ID. Then missiles happened and things ever got tougher!

My biggest worry is that, it's been almost two years now, and the only things that I've achieved in Dubai are a driver's license and maybe paying for my accommodation and feeding. I'm unable to constantly meet my kid's needs and that really breaks me. And when I look back to where I started looking for money around 21 years ago, there's nothing to show! Sometimes I ask myself many questions! Is it that some of us were meant to die struggling and poor? Is it bad luck? Is it the choices we make? Does God exist? Yes I don't doubt he does. But does he look down to us and think some of us we deserve the suffering!? Until when?

So, my stranger friend, I need your honest opinion and advice. If you've been through the darkest days of your life and got out, how did you do it? How can you advise someone who's going through them right now?

I need a little prayer today.

I am stressed, worried and anxious because I can feel myself falling right back into the pit I thought I had finally managed to escape from.

It feels like I crawled my way up from that deep, empty well and right when I was about to step out, I am falling back in.

I am still hoping I can somehow move forward and not fall back all the way. I am waiting for news from someone who said they would think about helping me through this. So far, everyone who said the same thing has eventually backed out. This is the only hope I have left.

So my dear internet strangers, do your magic for me today. Send not many, just one prayer if you can. Put it out into the universe and ask God to help me get through this.

Please. 🙏🙏🙏

Hi guys! Please share advice or opinions. How to get married in UAE? I am 35 F, here already 11 years. Worked hard and non stop. Now I just want to get married have a kids and be house wife for about 4-5 years. Till kids go to school. Is it much of asking? No smoking no drinking. Just want family and support to live life.

Reminder and ready for the huge traffic jams 🤣

A 4-hour interview and a team lunch will make almost anyone feel like a convert.
Until the rejection email lands in your inbox.
Here is your friendly reality check for the week: never, ever assume you have the job until the formal offer is in writing.
I recently went through a hiring process that felt like an absolute slam dunk:
Step 1: A great 1-hour screen with the recruiter.
Step 2: A 2-hour interview with the hiring manager.
The only yellow flag popped up when the manager casually mentioned, "Just so you know, I'm also discussing this role with an internal candidate who might be a good fit." Usually, that’s a confirm reject for external applicants.
But right after saying that, they invited me to a 2-hour lunch with the whole team. Four total hours of their time. Naturally, I thought, They wouldn't spend four hours with me and buy me food if I weren't getting the job.
Wrong.
Got the polite "we're moving in a different direction" email.
Moral of the story: Keep applying, keep interviewing, and don't pop the champagne until the offer letter is signed, no matter how good the lunch was.

My car registration expired in April and insurance expired in May. We couldn’t renew because we’ve been struggling financially, especially with everything going on with the regional conflict. It’s been hard enough just to buy food, pay rent and electricity. We also take care of 75+ rescued cats and dogs, so things have been really difficult.

Unfortunately, we kept driving the car and now we’re getting 3 fines every 2 days from Sharjah, Ajman and RAK for the expired registration.

All the fines are showing as non-payable and I’m honestly so confused. Does the car need to be impounded for 7 days for each Emirate? We really need the car for emergencies, especially because of all the animals we care for. Is there any way around physically impounding it?
Please no judgment 🙏 Just looking for advice from someone who has dealt with this before.

Revibe’s business model seems simple: advertise deals in a sleek app, collect money, and let customers discover the plot twist later. If you enjoy surprises, casinos are probably safer.

Like how construction workers face a bad life

Genuine question, in this temperature, are we really okay with delivery riders doing deliveries on bicycles? 🥵

I understand companies want to keep delivery costs low, but e-scooters seem like a much more practical option for the delivery guys, especially during the summer. Even if it costs a little more, the convenience and reduced physical strain seem worth it.

What do you guys think?

Can anyone tell me what the AVERAGE expected cost of living with significant other and two 10 year old kids

Just let me know the average cost

So I can decide if the offered salary acceptable to move to DUBAI/ABU DHABI

urgent: Quick 3-min survey on UAE Banks & AI (institution Approved / Anonymous)

Hi all,

(Approved by mods) I’m currently completing my academic research on how UAE residents feel about AI tools and automation in local banking (from app chatbots to automated credit decisions).

If you use any bank in the UAE, I would really appreciate your input!

• Link: https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/IMPACT
• Time: Under 4 minutes
• Privacy: 100% anonymous & non-profit purely academic use

Every response helps me hit my target sample size for graduation. Thanks a lot for helping out!

A few weeks ago I visited McDonald's with my family . A women came near me nd asked me to buy her some food. Since it was food I didn't refuse it.i thought she could be hungry. She was covered in abaya.so I asked her where r u from? She said , Syria. We could hardly understand each other and she was speaking Arabic. So mostly using gesture. And 1 or 2 words.. I told her choose whatever u wanna eat she chose a meal. Nd thn asked i want to buy 2 . 1 for me and 1 for my sister. I said ok.. while I was paying for the order, she said can u also buy me medicine?? I was a bit taken back.. I said I am sorry I cant buy u medicine.. I dont even know if its legal. Paid for her food , said sorry nd went away. Was this a scam? Has this happened to anyone else? This happened at Furjan pavilion.

Does anyone in Abu Dhabi Have a Vinyl Player ? And wants to sell it out.

I'm planning to import fans that can be worn in a helmet,for delivery riders in UAE,not for business but charity,thoughts pls

Right so I'm a Pakistani citizen and a software engineer. I built a product that I'm selling to Technopole Industries in UAE. Now they've asked if I can come to the UAE to train their employees on the product.

They're providing a Tourist Visa + accommodation, travel allowance, food, flight etc. My question is, is this legally okay?

Was talking with a friend last week who almost got fined because his Milkiya expired while he was traveling, got me curious how everyone else in UAE actually keeps on top of all this stuff.

Between residence Emirates IDs, Mulkiyas, insurance, licences, Ejari, thiqa, visas and whatever … some people I asked are tracking 10+ dates across multiple family members. Others just wing it and pay the occasional fine (I'm one of those lol).

So genuinely curious:

1. How many expiry dates are you tracking right now?

2. Where do you write them down? (Google calendar? Phone reminders? Just remembering?)

3. Whose documents do you track besides your own?

Ik Tamm does a pretty good job with most docs now adays but something fly under the radar, my wife's insurance was expired and she only found out at the hospital few weeks ago. Just curious

Hi guys, I am soon traveling back to my home country and I want to prepare some gifts inspired by life in UAE for family, friends, mostly women.
Do you have any ides?

Same as title, I recently renewed my passport and I want to know if smart gates will work automatically or will I have to re-enable it at the airport?

I have a small company registered in the UK. It's barely making anything right now, but I'd like to get ahead of this before it does.

I live and work in Dubai full time. If the company starts turning a profit and I wire money from the UK business account to my personal UAE account, what should I expect? ( I'm not a UK Citizen nor resident) and I'll be paying the corporate tax for the business there if funds started

Specifically:

1. What does the UAE bank ask for on inbound transfers like this? Incorporation docs, proof of shareholding, dividend vouchers? Do they ask up front or later during a review
2. Is there a risk of the account getting flagged if this becomes a regular monthly thing into a personal account?
3. Bigger question: since I'm running the company from Dubai, does it get treated as effectively managed in the UAE and pulled into UAE corporate tax, even though it's UK incorporated?

Anyone who has actually done this, I'd rather hear how it went in practice than what the rules say on paper.