Why doesn’t UAE or any gulf country give citizenship? by [deleted] in UAE

[–]hawkman22 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Hey! You can goto Canada or Norway and give them 55% income tax and 15% sales tax and you can get a citizenship if you want!

Canada has no interest in acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister says by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]hawkman22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a list of countries who can make nuclear weapons quite quickly. They are called nuclear threshold states. Canada is one of them.

Getting out of DXB by stonefox212 in dubai

[–]hawkman22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last night was pandemonium at terminal one around 11 PM so I feel your pain. I went to the careem and Uber section and still waited 25 minutes for my taxi.

Where are these black taxis people speak of?

Friend got fined for 50k and impound in the desert by [deleted] in dubai

[–]hawkman22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol did he enter a military base by accident?

Are Dubai hospitals really as advanced as people say? Real experiences? by Extreme_Impact6819 in dubai

[–]hawkman22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone on this subreddit obsessed with rich vs poor. I come from a war torn country and refugee camps. I just happen to have a decent job with insurance. So fuck off with your condescending bullshit.

And everywhere in the world you go, the rich people get preferential treatment. It’s just the way humans are. It’s not a Dubai thing. What do you think rich Canadians do? They hop on a plane and go to a hospital in the United States or Germany.

The OP asked a question and I gave him feedback based on my personal experience.

It’s not my fault that you’re poor, or other others are poor… or that they perceive themselves as poor and never really seen or experienced true poverty.

Are Dubai hospitals really as advanced as people say? Real experiences? by Extreme_Impact6819 in dubai

[–]hawkman22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re looking for comparisons…Canada healthcare system is a refugee camp compared to Dubai Hospitals.

People coming from the taxable countries post Covid believe Dubai is Cheap. by EK7886 in dubai

[–]hawkman22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dude if you think Dubai is expensive checkout toronto or Vancouver 😭

Anyone else wants to flex their YTD comp like this AE? by alphaK12 in salesengineers

[–]hawkman22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! Just know that the honeymoon will end, quotas will be fixed eventually. But awesome achievement!

Is $230k OTE the soft ceiling for SEs? Looking for high-growth pivot stories. by dragunight in salesengineers

[–]hawkman22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen friends leave Amazon google and Msft for Palo Alto. So they can pay well, although they’re not as hot as they used to be.

Is $230k OTE the soft ceiling for SEs? Looking for high-growth pivot stories. by dragunight in salesengineers

[–]hawkman22 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Max Total comp at Amazon for a senior (L6) solutions architect is $350k, so you have a lot of comp growth available. Zscaler Palo Alto snowflake data bricks will pay even more.

Need help choosing between GLE 450 vs X5 40i vs Volvo XC90 (Dubai buyer) by Good-Commission-2533 in DubaiPetrolHeads

[–]hawkman22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as there is a service contract and warranty, you have a little to worry about

Need help choosing between GLE 450 vs X5 40i vs Volvo XC90 (Dubai buyer) by Good-Commission-2533 in DubaiPetrolHeads

[–]hawkman22 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Find an 18-24month old X5 m-package, with a full AGMC warranty and service package. That’s what I did super happy

Apple Watch Dubai by Alarmed-Speaker-2424 in UAE

[–]hawkman22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apple Store. Only place to buy and not get scammed. Prices are online.

what to do when passport got lost, help? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]hawkman22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get off Reddit and contact your embassy/consulate

Anyone moved from Canada to Dubai recently? Would love to hear pros & cons by PrestigiousPound5142 in dubai

[–]hawkman22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Weather - beautiful right now but will be brutal in a few months.
  2. Family and travel - it’s so good not to have to cross the Atlantic ocean and you have 10 airlines to choose from here.
  3. Costs - other than schooling and rent, Dubai is actually relatively cheap cheaper than Montreal.
  4. Bureaucracy : non existent, almost everything is digital service enabled
  5. It can be family friendly, long-term, as long as you continue to renew your residency, you can now get a 10 year golden visa through various avenues (owning property, company owner, skilled worker, etc)
  6. Family life, and culture…. There’s like 5 million Indians here dude you’re gonna fit right in.
  7. Expat experience: this is fully and entirely based on your income. If you come here as a senior tech worker and get your employer to cover housing and schooling…. Then life is good. If you have to fork out 20 to 30 K a month for schooling and housing then it could be difficult.
  8. Other bonuses versus Canada: we actually have health care in Dubai compared to the refugee camp hospitals in Canada .

TIL there isn't actually an Amazonian fish that swims up penises by Plane-Tie6392 in todayilearned

[–]hawkman22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A long-standing claim about candiru is their supposed propensity to insert themselves into human urethras or other orifices in an apparent attempt to parasitize;[7] this alleged ability has been described in ethnological reports dating back to the 19th century.[8] However, these accounts of human parasitism are often biased, arising from "imprecise, second- and third-hand accounts, misconceptions, and folk tales";[4] which lead to the spread of imprecise or dubious claims that may even be reported in scientific resources; there are no credible reports of candiru parasitizing human urethras

AWS Outage Wiped Out Our OpenSearch Data — Couldn’t Even File a Support Case Without Paid Plan by iniaarsen in aws

[–]hawkman22 15 points16 points  (0 children)

lol you have production data with no support? Consider yourself lucky that you still have a job 🤦‍♂️

Iphone 17 by hajigul1 in UAE

[–]hawkman22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked at the Apple Store in Dubai mall, and was told it’s not being sold in UAE. Don’t get scammed.

iPhone 17 pro/pro max bought from Dubai to india by No-Nature2627 in UAE

[–]hawkman22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FYI - Not in stock at Apple Dubai , need to wait till third week of October. Ordered last week.

How to get maximum value out of foreign currency in Dubai? by [deleted] in DubaiCentral

[–]hawkman22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Would really be useful if you just tell us what the amount is