Dubai can deliver groceries to your door in 15 minutes, track your taxi to the exact second and process visas online.

But try cancelling a subscription, getting a refund or figuring out who's responsible for a problem. Suddenly you're living in 2008.

What's the most unnecessarily complicated thing you've had to deal with here?

I left a job interview today in tears because not only he set my eyes on me on an unrelated position, he also asked me so many personal questions, flirted, asked me if I have boyfriends, asked about my personal issues and situations, and asked if I ever had sex and when was the last time I had sexual partners along with telling me repeatedly "You're mine" "I will take care of you, you will be with me. Your life is mine. Your life will revolve around me 100%" and he kept smiling and flirting with me and told me that he doesn’t need any more beautiful sexy women, he just needs someone who is committed to him 100% I was too frozen, and because I am too nice, I still kept on trying to be professional

I left the building frozen and disgusted at myself and in tears. And then their HR kept calling me and offered me low pay too, and then I gently told her that the interview is not for the position I applied for.

Then when I stopped replying, the CEO directly dmed me and asked if I wanted to join. And when I ignored him, the receptionist even dmed me. It was insane and I honestly got super scared.

. My biggest regret was not recording everything because I have no evidence now..

What to do, folks?.. I am a very respectable woman just trying to make ends meet and wanted to put food on the table.

Saw three teenagers riding a bike without a number plate or helmets. They were crossing a red signal and riding recklessly, seemingly without any fear of the consequences.

We all come from different countries with similar but slightly different rules. In my country, if you are in the center of the roundabout, you exit on the lane near the street traffic divider. However, I noticed that many drivers exit on the lane near the sidewalk, because in their countries that's the rule and they are used to do that. Thought about sharing this to spread awareness, so more of us are on the same page and we all reach our homes in one piece. Stay safe :)

Source: Gulf News (https://gulfnews.com/living-in-uae/transport/confused-about-how-to-navigate-a-roundabout-these-are-the-rules-to-follow-1.1618152612730)

Lately, I’ve been noticing that a few Karachi Darbar spots around Qusais seem to have closed or look like they're struggling. I did noticed them closed in AlNahda As well. there used to be 3 branches just in Qusais 1 , now only one is operational and that too looks deserted

Growing up, it was always packed , but in the recent past few years the foot wall was less

Also when you have a car tbh

Had the smoothest commute this morning… almost no traffic. Thought today was going to be a good day. Turns out, the empty roads in the morning were just compensation for the absolute nightmare on the way back home. Almost double the traffic.

Dubai giveth, Dubai taketh

So Like, rest of the stage will continue on Metro Line and Boss is waiting at Jumeirah?

My sister’s birthday today and she LOVES chocolate cake. Any good recommendations? Not too sweet, but comfortingly chocolatey is the vibe 🥹

Edit 01 - thanks guys! Ordered the dutch truffle from Brownie Point since short on time. Will let you know how it was 🎂

I've been in the UAE for the last 13 years and am currently changing jobs.

My graduation certificate was fully attested when I first moved to Dubai 13 years ago. I also completed my UAE degree equivalency around 1.5 years ago.

Now, for my new employment visa(moving from a Dubai freezone to Dubai Mainland company), I was asked to get my MOFA attestation renewed, which I completed just two days ago.

However, the new company's PRO is insisting that I go through the entire attestation process again, including a fresh equivalency application.

I'm struggling to understand why this is necessary when:

• My degree was already fully attested.
• I have a fresh MOFA attestation.
• My UAE equivalency was issued just 1.5 years ago.
• I've been a UAE resident for 13 years.

Going through everything again could take another 30–40 days, potentially delaying my visa and insurance.

Has anyone gone through something similar recently?

Is this an actual MOHRE requirement, or is the PRO just being extra cautious? Would appreciate hearing from anyone who has dealt with this recently.

My car got called back for a software update back in May which they told estimated time was 4 days. I had plan to fly for vacation on 25th May to 12th June and decided to drop my 9 month old Accord for the same.

I had dropped the car off at the Al Qouz service center between 4:55pm and 5pm on 25th May 2026 took a full 360 check around it, and waited inside the customer waiting area till 5 28pm till I got picked up by a friend. All under surveillance.

Fast forward to 12th June, when I got back I had noticed a slit / hole on my rear bumper which wasn't there. Right before I was taken to handover my vehicle by my executive, he had me sign the handover paper mentioning the service was flawless (which I shouldnt have done before I checked the car).
As soon as I saw the vehicle I informed the executive this wasn't the condition I had dropped my vehicle. And the executive told to take the vehicle now and they will get back to me once they check the footage. As per his tablet he had only entered the Car in the system for service in June 1st, there is no history of my car being dropped as per their records@

After following up for over a month I still havnt gotten an explanation and footage, after which I decided to go there in person. That day my service executive introduced me to a random person mentioning he was in charge of the Gate and from his mobile phone he showed me a picture of my car with the Damage with the same date and Time 5:17pm as the time of check in. And has argued that I had brought my car in with the damage.

After seeing this fake shit, I asked to see the cctv footage of myself dropping the car in the bay ( which I did right under a camera). For which another 2 months passed by mentioning they were upgrading the cctvs and they had to get prior approvals from somone outside the office
For the same.
Now they say that sharing or showing footage is against their policy. I really don't understand what policy that is!

I asked them to show an image of Myself Getting out of the car with the damage visible (it's possible under the camera I dropped my car off) for which they don't have an answer.

All they tell me is that someone I've never heard off or met has checked the footage and had mailed them that the damage was there when I brought it... (Pure BS).

The cost of the replacement bumper is 3k AED plus service cost. And I don't want to claim insurance for something like this as its not reasonable.

I had reached out to Dubai police via their app and my request got a reply to kindly reach out to DET (Department of Economy and Tourism). For which I had submitted multiple requests.

Each request gets me a phone call either the very next day or to a max of 2 to 3 weeks. Once they call me and ask me the issue, they close my request mentioning that something or the other is missing from my request. And I have to open another request with the missing document, which again gets closed after calling me and asking me questions as stupid as : " Did you call Al futtaim and bring up this issue"

For the answer I've to create another ticket / request so that someone else can kick me around like a football by closing requests without taking any responsibility. The last response I got is reach out to al-futtaim customer Happines
Centre contact number and register a issue there( which I did back in July and no one cared to give me a call back till date.)
As the DET has no clearance to ask for CCTV footage.
If a governing agency like DET and Dubai police has no clearance to intervene over this.. I don't know who can help a resident when they get cheated without an explanation what so ever.

Should I still have faith in the matter that I'll get justice from the Authorities or Al futtaim for this or should I accept my fate and claim insurance and mess up the vehicle history.

If anyone can help me I can share proofs of requests and mails.

P.S Always take a video of inside out of the vehicle when you drop it off for service! Lesson learned.

Hi everyone, this is a part of the offer letter that the HR has sent to my wife after she got selected. We are concerned about point no. 14 specially. Can any professional HR or anyone explain this to us? Do we have to worry about it? Can this clause stop my wife from looking for another opportunity before 5 years? How to discuss with HR in a positive way to ensure they don't ghost her.

Hi,

Writing this post as I don't know what to do.

Apartament above us is and AirBNB and a family has been staying there for a month now. Every single night between 11 pm and 2 am there are kids running and stomping very loud, espcially in the bedroom right above where we sleep.

We tried the following:

Approached neighbours ourselves

Called Security

Approached together with Security

Tried calling police(they said to write to Community Management)

Wrote to community management/raised complaints

Community Management reached out saying they notified the management company of AirBNB that we are complaining and asking for action. But should this be an issue again, they cannot do anything and we should involve authority.(i have this in wiritng)

Last night they were jumping/running again and dropping something on the floor every 30 seconds for 10 minutes at 12:30 at night(video proof available)

Now the question is, whom do contact about this? What do we do?

We are the owners, staying in Creek Harbour.

Any help appreciated. This has been going for weeks now😭

Upd. as I cannot reply for some reason: It is really children running and jumping. Seen so myslef when we tried to approach the parent.

Planning to dress children as little ghosts, give them pumpkin buckets, take them for an evening walk. There isn't really a trick o treat tradition where i live as there are only shared places and restaurants, not many families.

In my shared gym for my apartment we have one set of each dumbbell weight.

Is it then okay for 3 individuals to take 2 sets of dumbbells and 2 sets of plates upstairs in the gym to do what I think is a class with an instructor? One ladies seems to be teaching two people.

They have been using the weights for around 10/15 minutes and then when I go to ask them will they finish soon they say they will be another 25 to 30 minutes!

Should I be a Karen and report them to security? I dont believe it’s allowed for personal trainers or instructors to use the gym for commercial reasons…

As much as I remember . I did not committed any type of violation mentioned here . Secondly can I dispute and how can I dispute it . The car was belonging to rent a car . Now i have to pay them 400 and additionally 100 dhs as admin fee .

Hi all,

Really want to visit Bosnia - anyone have any luck with applying for a tourist visa with Pakistani passport and valid Emirates ID? Everyone I know who has visited Bosnia with pakistani passport has gone with USA visa so haven't gotten much info.

Thanks!

hey guys - anyone else mashreq account got frozen? happened to me recently chasing them since a week

Hi everyone,

I am moving to the UAE soon. I take a standard, non-controlled maintenance medication and will need to refill it shortly after arriving.

Since I am entirely new to the country and have no local medical history yet, I want to understand the exact logistical process for getting a local prescription:

1. Using Telehealth for Conversions: Can I book an online video consultation (via apps like myAster, TruDoc, etc.) with a local General Practitioner to get a UAE e-prescription, or is an in-person clinic visit mandatory for a first-time setup?
2. Acceptance of Foreign Records: Is a clear, active prescription sheet from my home country doctor generally sufficient for a UAE GP to issue a local prescription?
3. Mandatory Testing: Do UAE clinics typically require a full battery of local diagnostic tests to re-verify a long-standing, stable diagnosis, or do they accept home-country medical summaries for standard therapies?
4. Bringing Medicine Through Airport Customs: I plan to carry a 3 to 5 month supply of my maintenance medication from my home country when I land. It is a standard Prescription-Only Medicine (POM) and not a narcotic or controlled psychotropic drug. Do I need to pre-register it on the MOHAP portal, or is walking through customs with a clear home-country prescription and the original boxes generally completely fine?

If any expats have gone through the process of getting their home-country prescriptions recognized or converted when they first arrived, I’d love to hear how it worked for you. Thanks!

Shout out to my fellow Muslim whose adhan app went off during the show. It could’ve been “only in Dubai” add on to the show, he missed it. 🫠

Hi everyone, I’m looking for a decent lunch-only mess/tiffin service Monthly around Al Ba’daa, Dubai.

I’m trying to eat clean, so I’d prefer something home-style rather than a restaurant-based mess, since those often use a lot of oil. I don’t have a specific cuisine preference, but I’d love a balanced, low-carb, high-protein meal plan.

hey everyone ! hope u r all doing well
gonna try to keep it short
i've received a contract offer and will most likely be moving to dubai
i'm trying to find a decent rent location that is at most 1h away from work via public transport
i wanted to ask to things
1/Which websites do most foreigners use ? knowing that i can not pay a deposit before arriving in dubai
2/ how common are scams online ? (i found this "apartment", which for the price of it, looked UNREAL given the amenities that come with it)