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  Posted on July 15, 2012 by freshindubai
  Posted in Living, rulez
  Vote for the UAE national logo
  Posted on June 27, 2012 by freshindubai
  As part of creating a new brand identity of the UAE residents can go to the official website of Shaikh Mohammed and select from the 5 designs the one they consider that reflects most the UAE.
  Below you can find the five designs, starting with my personal favorite (I already voted for that one):
  Posted in Fun, Living, rulez	Tagged branding, Logo, national brand, UAE
  Now that you already know how easy is to get or to change you driving licence, you will be surprised how many document and approval you will need to get a bottle of vine or a six-pack… simply put a liquor licence. Here are some instructions, details to apply for a Dubai or Abu Dhabi alcohol licence:
  First you will need an application form, what you can get at any liquor shop.
  The application form you will need to fill it in with your details and get it stamped and signed by your employer.
  Theeeen…attach copies of:
  Tenancy Contract or NOC (No objection Certificate) from your landlord
  When you are submitting your application form and documents together, you will need to pay a AED 160 municipality fee. Then you will need to give all these to a shop asisstent at any liquer shop.
  Complete the application form and get it stamped and signed by your employer then submit this with a copy of your Tenancy Contract.
  We don't know too many alcohol shop around Dubai, actually we know only one place, but it's located in a convinient and surprising place: Mall of the Emirates. The name of the store is MMI and you can enter only from the parking area, on the ground floor, in row D (Next to the Food Court entrance).
  Posted in Fun, Living, rulez	Tagged Abu Dhabi, alcohol, Dubai, expat, licence, liquor licence, travel, UAE, vacation
  Obtaining a Driving License in the UAE (Dubai&Abu Dhabi)
  If you are lucky, it takes a few hours and around 300AED, and you can have your Emirates D.L. Here the laws state that with tourist/visit visa you can drive with your original licence, from your home country, but after you get the residence visa, you must change your license in order to be able to drive (legally) your car.
  NOC (No Objection Certificate) from
  your sponsor (employer)
  Copy of your passport & visa
  Legal translation of your licence (costs around 70-100AED)
  Emirate ID or at least the receipt that the process had been started
  Your original passport, and Home License
  The procedure is quite simple and fast. After you have all the mentioned documents, you go to the Traffic & Licencing Dept. or RTA (depending on the Emirate you have the visa from). There you have to pass an eye examination (costs 25AED).
  With the eye exam paper and all the others mentioned above, you can go to the counter where they make a photo of you, and in less then 5 minutes they hand over your new Emirates Driving License. (here you will pay 200AED).
  If you are not lucky, it means that your home country is one of those whose citizens need to take driving lessons (need to take the full lesson&exam stuff). The bad part is, that not only it takes around one month, but you will have to pay around 800AED for that. This is necessary if you don't have a home licence, more info here (about the driving lessons and exams).
  Usually European countries, Australia & NZ or the States are not a problem, but I heard that Hungarians need to take the lessons, while all the EU member countries surrounding Hungary not (Romania, Slovakia, Austria).
  To be on the safe side always ask in advance, you can use the following phone numbers:
  for Dubai: 8009090 (RTA)
  for Abu Dhabi: 600577777 (Abu Dhabi Licencing Dept)
  Posted in Living, rulez	Tagged cars, costs of living in Dubai, Dosuments, Driving License, Dubai, eu member countries, RTA, transportation
  Posted on March 8, 2012 by freshindubai
  Did you know, that holding the fingers in a pear shaped configuration and moving hands slightly up and down is a gesture to slow down or wait, in the UAE culture?
  Correct me if I'm wrong, but in other cultures this gesture has a very different meaning. In Argentine it means "why??" or "what??", used when the listener can not believe what someone is saying.
  As I know the Italian meaning is a slightly different from the Argentinian one.
  Do you know the exact meaning of this gesture in the Italian culture?
  Posted in Fun, Living, rulez	Tagged culture, hand gesture, UAE
  Posted in Living, rulez	Tagged 2012, Abu Dhabi, citizens, Dubai, Emirates, entry permit, GCC, rulez, toursit visa, UAE, visa, visit visa
  Posted in job, Living, rulez	Tagged cameras, costs, Dubai, job, living, pro, roads, traffic
  Dresscode in the Emirates
  Posted on February 17, 2012 by freshindubai
  We all know that even though Dubai is a Muslim state, it's quite liberal.
  Wearing abaya for expat women is not mandatory, but of course you will see a lot of people wearing long and short sleeves too. Even though it's a very liberal country you may keep in mind wearing tops during the hot weather or mini-skirts for women, shorts for man can be offending for some locals.
  I think we can say in general, wherever you go abroad it's nice to respect the locals and their culture…Here is true too…Most probably you won't go to prison just because you have "immodest decollete" or your short is too short, but you will have a lot of eyes on you when walking around.
  You won't need to wait until the summer to get some heat…and when hot outside…it's cold inside… You always should bring some long-sleeves when going to any mall. Most of the malls has their own dress code , which means only that you shouldn't show too much…but probably nobody will stop you at the front door to put some clothes on. If they do, you still can explain that the reason you came shopping is to buy some pretty good dress or just a jumper 🙂
  When going on a business meeting or interview, it's good to dress up formal. Suits for men and costume or coat with trousers. Local women wear abaya and men wear kandura…which goes for any event.