What’s UAE According to Twitterverse? My 15 #UAE101 Favorite Tweets

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Today, hundreds of netizens in the UAE tweet about what UAE is for them using the hashtag #UAE101, making it one of the Trending Topics here. Tons of really cool posts flood my timeline. Some are funny and satirical, some gripe with loads of criticisms, and many also tweet about seriously great and not-so-great things in the UAE. It was a blast on Twitter.

Great job to whoever started #UAE101. Here are my 15 random favorites out of the thousand tweets:

Where we have the biggest, largest, tallest, longest of everything. #UAE101
— Arun Rajagopal (@arun4) August 20, 2013

No-one actually knows where Internet City ends and Media City begins #UAE101
— Tom Paye (@MrTomPaye) August 20, 2013

Public displays of affection between a man & a woman is frowned upon but you see two men holding hands & it’s OK #UAE101
— Grace (@sandierpastures) August 20, 2013

Rain in the UAE is either a miracle or someone fiddling with nature. And seeds. #UAE101
— Nick (@theregos) August 20, 2013

#UAE101 Cab drivers take offence if you don’t answer where ur from. Say you’re Mexican to avoid conversations about why you’re not married
— Uzma Atcha (@TheAtcha) August 20, 2013

#UAE101 Drinking is illegal, except its not, except it is, except its not.
— Adam Flinter (@AdamFlinter) August 20, 2013

My favourite, oh-so-true tweet from the #UAE101 today: “Where the police drive Ferraris and the taxi drivers can’t afford deodorant.”
— Distracted housewife (@dubaiunveiled) August 20, 2013

#UAE101 customer service: if the customer is not happy, offer no refund or apology, and tell them they can go somewhere else.
— alison altmeyer (@alialt_) August 20, 2013

Grocery/convenience stores deliver whatever you want, even if it’s just a bottle of water, with no charge. #UAE101
— Espinoza, Kay (@gkayespinoza) August 20, 2013

You don’t say street names to taxi drivers you say landmarks! #UAE101
— G_ (@FluffyGi) August 20, 2013

#UAE101 where all you need to do to exercise is stand in your balcony and you’ll start sweating automatically.
— Amin (@Aminlawscarrot) August 20, 2013

Where we have more nationalities presented than the united nations #UAE101
— Abdelaziz AlMadhloum (@AlmadhloumAziz) August 20, 2013

if you accidentally take one wrong turn in Dubai, you’ll find yourself in Abu-Dhabi =))) #UAE101
— Celine Cruz (@iammecelinezurc) August 20, 2013

#UAE101 It’s not uncommon to see royalty without security, driving on their own or in the Metro #peace #safety
— Farrukh Naeem (@farrukhnaeem) August 20, 2013

where you can leave car running in a public area and still find it there after being gone for 20 minutes #UAE101
— Jessy (@MissD5) August 20, 2013

And here’s what I had to tweet:

where ‘behind’ is ‘backside’, and ‘in front’ is ‘opposite side’ – but they actually are blocks away #UAE101
— Ion Gonzaga (@ionGonzaga) August 20, 2013

where security guards don’t carry guns #UAE101
— Ion Gonzaga (@ionGonzaga) August 20, 2013

#UAE101 when you call your friend Mohammad/Muhammad/Muhamed, and everyone turns their head to you as well
— Ion Gonzaga (@ionGonzaga) August 20, 2013

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Ion Gonzaga is a no-nonsense authority blogger and storyteller. He is known to "say things many people cannot say." A big fan of basketball; and would drop anything for sinigang na B.

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