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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:13 PM Author: pearly spot I am at the Dubai airport, waiting to board a flight to London for a series of business meetings (yep, related to the current crisis. Several of our clients are heavily involved in the Dubai World pending collapse). Then to the States to my wife and baby son for the Christmas holidays. We all return to Dubai, the happy family, in January.
In case some of you haven't noticed, I have not posted on this board since September, save for a thread on Dubai. Finally clued in to that no one seems to like me, and I don't like most of you. This is going to be as close to a farewell thread as I have no intention of ever posting here again.
For those of you who want to quit, it's surprisingly easy. Put it out of your mind for a few days and you'll be shocked at how easy it is to forget that xoxohth even exists. If you do stray here the banality of the posts will make you leave in a hurry.
Last chance at questions/ answers about Dubai or anything else you want to ask. One warning: I will not reveal anything remotely close to my job or my clients' affairs.
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:15 PM Author: cream sickened foreskin antidepressant drug godspeed you foppish young lad! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13511981) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:16 PM Author: pearly spot Fuck you.
But have a great wedding! |
Date: December 10th, 2009 4:21 PM Author: Peach internet-worthy pit athletic conference LOL. Good luck man. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512036) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:23 PM Author: pearly spot Fuck you.
But enjoy your pretentious Manhattan loft with shitty modern furniture and gunning for photo ops in the NY social diary and thinking you're more interesting than anyone who doesn't live in New York.
And have a great Christmas! |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:22 PM Author: wine aromatic theater Which Tiger mistress would you choose? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512048) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:23 PM Author: pearly spot Only the wife.
I admire a woman who swings well. |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:25 PM Author: wine aromatic theater true. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512071) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:26 PM Author: Ocher jap prole dang, congrats. it'll at least keep you busy.
now that dubai is revealed as more or less a house of cards, what do you think is the next city/state/whatever to either rise so rapidly or decline so rapidly? |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:28 PM Author: cordovan shrine sneaky criminal USA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512098) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:31 PM Author: pearly spot This place isn't finished. It has a rough decade ahead of it but it's still strategically placed and has terrific infrastructure for being the business hub for the Middle East/Gulf.
Abu Dhabi could be the next boom town, but it will be a longer, slower boom rather than a stratospheric boom.
Something like Dubai isn't going to happen for another generation or two. Perhaps one of the 'Stan cities? There's a fair amount of natural resources in those countries. |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:36 PM Author: Ocher jap prole i suppose the concept of "decline" i was referring to also had a world perception aspect. sort of how dubai was the miracle city a year or two ago, a place that had, to some, a certain prestige or aura on the level of new york or london.
but now people are like "dang that was the epicenter of overexpansion." |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:38 PM Author: pearly spot It overbuilt, absolutely. The whole financial setup has to be substantially reformed and become much more transparent, especially ownership issues and the entire sukuk/islamic financing bit.
But I do think Dubai will eventually get back on its foot as a regional hub. Not like New York or London, but eventually comparable to Singapore. |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:40 PM Author: cordovan shrine sneaky criminal Hong kong is the hub of asia though... bad comparison. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512228) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:41 PM Author: pearly spot Will Shanghai replace HK?
Singapore is certainly a major player in Asia, especially in shipping and shipping is one economic advantage Dubai has going for it (despite the recent decline in worldwide shipping. It's still strategically placed and has excellent port facilities) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:27 PM Author: 180 library i rarely read this forum too. So what? I need a place to write when I am depressed and rejected. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512093) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:31 PM Author: pearly spot Ah, but I am not depressed or rejected.
Fuck you? Feel better? |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:30 PM Author: charcoal office alpha Congrats on your son. Was he born in the States? What are your plans for him, education-wise, if you stay in Dubai? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512109) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:33 PM Author: pearly spot Yes. He and the wife have been in NC since September.
If we're out here long enough, the American School of Dubai is decent enough, or one of the top British schools. I have corporate debenture at ASD and one of the better British schools.
If we become long-term expats whether in Dubai or elsewhere in the Mid East/ Asia, boarding school either the US or the UK when he's 13 or 14. |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:42 PM Author: charcoal office alpha Would work be the only thing that keeps you abroad, or do you want to avoid living in the U.S. during the decline? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512252) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:44 PM Author: pearly spot I like working overseas. Expatdom has its advantages. Having a maid is going to be terrific help with the kid(s). I save a great deal of money.
It has nothing to do with the US's decline, not that I think it is headed for a permanent decline. Once Obama goes things will get better. |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:33 PM Author: 180 library So what should i do if i get rejected by med schools this (final) time? Just to get some info in perspective I did very well on mcat when i applied last time with my slightly low gpa. and this time i am in a 1yr postbac type program where i am having straight A's but i am very unimpressed with the administration of this school. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512144) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:34 PM Author: pearly spot Med school?
With good MCAT and better GPA you should be able to get in your basic in-state med school or someplace like thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia. |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:38 PM Author: embarrassed to the bone domesticated kitty cat how much money are you making? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512212) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:40 PM Author: pearly spot The whole package, including housing allowance, flight tickets, club membership?
Around 300K.
School fees are worth another 20K per child but we aren't using them (yet). |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:41 PM Author: cordovan shrine sneaky criminal Are you MD or JD? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512243) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:42 PM Author: pearly spot I am a lawyer but not a managing director (nor a doctor). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512259) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:42 PM Author: 180 library I am still incomplete at my state school because they require 'fall grades and lor' from my grad program and my assigned advisor is possibly a bitch. the only reason i want to do med school is so i could be like this guy: http://www.utahhealthsciences.net/pageview.aspx?id=17552
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:42 PM Author: Metal French Chef hi (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512260) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:45 PM Author: pearly spot bye. flight boarding now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512295) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:49 PM Author: Metal French Chef adios dude. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512318) |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:57 PM Author: talented obsidian casino lettuce best wishes man
glad i got out when idid |
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Date: December 10th, 2009 4:59 PM Author: talented obsidian casino lettuce also, i think most people have no ill will towards you here (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#13512412) |
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Date: January 14th, 2011 3:00 PM Author: Comical jet-lagged theatre rigor I hated him. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#17054049) |
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Date: August 16th, 2011 10:40 AM Author: Comical jet-lagged theatre rigor (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#18767799) |
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Date: January 14th, 2011 3:02 PM Author: Claret glittery plaza windowlicker congrats on the baby and I wish you the best in life. I am hoping to leave this site soon as well (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#17054062) |
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Date: August 16th, 2011 10:41 AM Author: cerebral nursing home LOL (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#18767809) |
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Date: January 14th, 2011 3:06 PM Author: Impertinent Overrated Degenerate Boltzmann LOL that airport still probably has the same people sleeping under the goddamn seats in the terminal, lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1161287&forum_id=2#17054085) |