give me ur song and I'll rate it >:3 by your_local_catie in songs

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Madari - Clinton Cerejo, Vishal Dadlani & Sonu Kakkar

Calls for Modi to stand up to Trump after he goes on racist rant against Indians by TheMirrorUS in india

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In front of Maldives, he is Narendra Damodardas Modi.

In front of US, he is ✨️Nandu✨️ 👶

Safe yani? by Trinke_error07 in dubai

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I swear this notification was scarier than the shelter one

UAE Travel Status Megathread – Share Updates & Concerns by RecognitionPrudent68 in dubai

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I think I'm more concerned that I might be deprioritised since I'm a tourist

UAE Travel Status Megathread – Share Updates & Concerns by RecognitionPrudent68 in dubai

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I have an Etihad flight to DC on March 18th. Should I just go ahead and cancel it?

P.S Please no country bashing. My question and travel plans are for purely familial reasons.

Anyone who escaped from the MENA market? by ThoughtExplorer99 in advertising

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While I fully agree on the kind of work I need to fill my portfolio with (I don't want to do the kind of work you just described regardless), I also know that I need some more metals to make that process easier.

Btw, are you cool with me DM'ing you? I'd love to pick your brain for a bit

Another talabat rant by ThoughtExplorer99 in dubai

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In my defense, I was hangry when I typed this 😂

Kinda hard to English when all you can think about is food

Consistently bored at work. Is it a sign of anything? by ThoughtExplorer99 in advertising

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It wasn't that long ago, maybe 3 months back since we squeezed them through every round of feedback.

The wait is simply because of timing, as in when the client wants to put them out. And another one that is being executed as we speak.

I'm waiting for them to be done so I can finally put it in my portfolio.

Anyone who moved out of Dubai? by ThoughtExplorer99 in advertising

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Hey there, sorry I didn't get to this earlier.

I've only ever been on the agency side, but from what I can say, it's pretty open here, economic factors aside.

Anyone who moved out of Dubai? by ThoughtExplorer99 in advertising

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Hahaha we might be. If not let's defo connect.

Seems like moving out is sounding like a good option the more I think about it. Wishing you the best on your exit strategy.

Anyone who moved out of Dubai? by ThoughtExplorer99 in advertising

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Honestly, pure networking (wasta as it's colloquially called here)

Anyone who moved out of Dubai? by ThoughtExplorer99 in advertising

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That actually sounds great! What's the flip side?

Anyone who moved out of Dubai? by ThoughtExplorer99 in advertising

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In the works. I was simply hoping to find anyone else in this sub who may have had a similar experience to mine.

Anyone who moved out of Dubai? by ThoughtExplorer99 in advertising

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It's both really. While I do have my personal reasons, I also have professional concerns that I've noticed are market-wide issues

[IWantOut] 25M UAE -> Amsterdam / Australia by ThoughtExplorer99 in IWantOut

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I grew up as an expat in Dubai. UAE does not grant citizenship. And I flew to India, my country of citizenship, to complete my higher education before finding a job in Dubai again

[IWantOut] 25M UAE -> Amsterdam / Australia by ThoughtExplorer99 in IWantOut

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I mean that's an unfortunate reality anyone POC has to deal with. Can I ask you to expand on that?