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