The Egg Chasers v the Aussies

[dubai_phil]

Was out & about last night & saw snippets of the rugby.

 

Saw the result & reports & at 1:00a.m. youngset & myself said ' meh, we'll watch a few minutes before bed time.

 

An hour & a half later we were rocking around the lounge. What an amazing performance.

 

Any English sports fan should have had a smirk on their face today. Anyone who thought England would sneak a victory would have been derided as a loony before the game but to win by a RECORD margin...........

 

That game of Rugby was International Professional Sport at it's best. Well done to the guys in Anthracite.

 

So good they showed it 3 more times today & I enjoyed two of them

[ottery st mary]

Like the way New Zealand did the Aussies at the death in the Rugby League final..

 

Just not their weekend..

[Hatch]

Great game , great performance.

 

Still no chance at the World Cup next year though.

[DS]

 

That game of Rugby was International Professional Sport at it's best.

 

Definitely. Immense performance by England. England's second try had me jumping around like a loon.

[dubai_phil]

Like the way New Zealand did the Aussies at the death in the Rugby League final..

 

Just not their weekend..

 

Who'd be an Aussie this winter eh? If they thought those two results were bad wait until the Cricket starts...

 

 

 

 

Oh alright, yes I was just being frivolous, it's just a line being used to take the p1ss out of Aussie mates down here, not often we get the chance for a dig (see what I did there) at them

[amsterdam]

Same here - glad someone started a thread!

 

I've even had a few Oz mates send me messages such as "Fair play, the better team won on Saturday", which is most unusual; I was expecting things along the lines of "effing jammy Poms"... Contrite Roo-****gers - whatever next?

 

I was down there when they murdered us in the Ashes (2007/8?) and STILL their press were critical of their performance - God knows what they are saying at the moment!

 

Well done egg-chasers; proud to be English!

[amsterdam]

BTW Phil - sorry I can't send a PM, but just asking for some quick advice, if you have a minute? I've been approached by a recruitment firm about a role in Dubai, that includes the statements below - any comments (I don't think paying road tax influences the decision one way or the other, frankly!)? But I doubt some of the other comments.

Is Dubai going to hell in a handcart, or is it a millionaires' playground (or, most probably, somewhere in between)? My other half is not keen, but the job is interesting, so I'm a bit meh..(Ahhh, English; the language of Shakespeare...)

 

"There are a few of preconceived ideas about the status of Dubai now, and whether it still has the fantastic advantages to living and working there since the credit crunch in late 2008.

 

Well, like the UK, and now that the dust has settled, it has been described as a ‘best kept secret’ from those who are expatriates who are still living there, and for those who have recently decided consider opportunities in the UAE. There have been a lot of positive changes including that the cost of living has been reduced significantly – almost by 50%. Other benefits include tax free salaries, no road tax and petrol is a tenth of what is costs in the UK ."

[dubai_phil]

BTW Phil - sorry I can't send a PM, but just asking for some quick advice, if you have a minute? I've been approached by a recruitment firm about a role in Dubai, that includes the statements below - any comments (I don't think paying road tax influences the decision one way or the other, frankly!)? But I doubt some of the other comments.

Is Dubai going to hell in a handcart, or is it a millionaires' playground (or, most probably, somewhere in between)? My other half is not keen, but the job is interesting, so I'm a bit meh..(Ahhh, English; the language of Shakespeare...)

 

"There are a few of preconceived ideas about the status of Dubai now, and whether it still has the fantastic advantages to living and working there since the credit crunch in late 2008.

 

Well, like the UK, and now that the dust has settled, it has been described as a ‘best kept secret’ from those who are expatriates who are still living there, and for those who have recently decided consider opportunities in the UAE. There have been a lot of positive changes including that the cost of living has been reduced significantly – almost by 50%. Other benefits include tax free salaries, no road tax and petrol is a tenth of what is costs in the UK ."

 

OK basics

 

It IS expensive living here. Simple basics - a pack of Iceland 1 pound sausages costs 4 pounds. A pint costs 6 quid

Education is private only. Medical is private only

 

Everything these days has |fees attached ie taxes.

 

So IF the package is good, IF it includes Housing allowance (AED120,000 or more) IF it includes Family status (ie flight home per year) IF it includes Medical and IF it is a reputable or Multi-Natoinal company then these are NOT a problem and yes it is still a great place to live and bring up kids etc.

 

The aholes of the boom and bling days have all gone and it is a lot better than the Daily Snail points out. Pay your fiver and PM for more advice or stick a not your normal mail address up and I'll give you some more info.

 

At the end of the day, I came for 18 months in 1993. I'm still here and so is Eric, we miss a LOT of things about home but this place has been good to us and probably much more so than if we had stayed.

 

The other half MAY need to get work though, she'll become a hyper expensive ornament otherwise (Jumeirah Janes)

 

So in answer - still has the fantastic advantages to living and working - Yes