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Free tables and chairs, anyone?

Mon, Oct 12, 2009 | 3 Comments

posted in: Dubai Archives, Middle East - only UAE, Travels | tagged as: ramadan

Being a New Yorker, I’m always amazed at how safe and relatively crime-free Dubai is in comparison. The picture above was taken in my neighboorhodd (JBR Walk) during Ramadan. It’s mid-day but since no food or drink can be consumed during the month of Ramadan, almsot all restaurants are closed until sunset.

Notice how none of the chairs, tables, fans, nor umbrellas are bolted down nor chained together in any way.  In NYC, these pieces of furniture would have been stolen overnight.  And the culprits aren’t necessarily hardened criminals either.  Let’s just say it’s not uncommon to walk into a friend’s apartment in NYC and see pieces of furniture that were “left out” on the street.

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  1. Mark says

    Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 7:36 am

    Thanks for the post. I lived in the UAE for 1.5 years – and while there was much there that I saw and disagreed with, there was no arguing with observations like this post. I can remember accidentally leaving a large box of important files on top of my car outside a visit to a client's office. Two hours later, it was still there. That said, although crime is almost non-existent in the UAE, those that do break the law are subject to a legal system that is far from transparent or fair. Thanks for the post! Happy holidays…

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  2. Jassim says

    Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 7:58 pm

    True this does not happen evreywhere around the world.
    .-= Jassim´s last blog ..Don't drink 2 coffees a day! =-.

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  3. Seabee says

    Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    I always think the same when I walk along the Creek and see all the dhow cargo left lying around – a lot of it valuable stuff too.

    In Australia it would disappear within minutes!
    .-= Seabee´s last blog ..GN's new web portal – what a mess. =-.

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