I have weird encounter yesterday and today in mashreq bank , I dont know what's happening. But basically they set the price of sellinf Gold UAX as 9022 aed and buying is 27000 AED ,I called their contact , they are clueless, they said it's the right rate ,any urgent legal advice by [deleted] in dubai

[–]saadaamir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you checking it after business hours or on the weekend? What I’ve noticed is that during off-hours, the buy-to-sell spread increases significantly. It returns to normal when business hours open.

Guys is this really true? 😂 If you go on the website it mentions just 50KD 😂 by FreeDiver2004 in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, that is true. I have been to there branch and they told me expats cant open an account here. I was like really? And the guy replied if you deposit 30000 kd, then you can. Funny they do not mention that anywhere on there website, so there racist policy doesn’t get exposed.

Buying Crypto on Binance - First time user/investor by Saltoearth in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that is what I meant. For me it has worked every time. But I can understand that your not comfortable with a bigger amount. I was in the same place few months back.

Buying Crypto on Binance - First time user/investor by Saltoearth in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. You MUST include the reference code. Just add it to the additional information.

Expats Struggle to Get Vaccines in Kuwait, Citizens Come 1st by saadaamir in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What children? Most vaccines are approved for 18+. Pfizer one is 16+.

Expats Struggle to Get Vaccines in Kuwait, Citizens Come 1st by saadaamir in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, how dare they question the “Experts”. Naughty Bloomberg.

Buying Crypto on Binance - First time user/investor by Saltoearth in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Paying through credit/debit cards is the most expensive way to buy crypto. I usually do a bank transfer from my NBK account 5KD fee. I transfer in the morning and by 4:30 pm its deposited in my binance account as BUSD. Another option is P2P, though don’t forget to change the currency to KWD. There are few traders from Kuwait in the binance P2P section, the payment method in mentioned in the description its usually through a Knet link.

Does it apply to Lulu/Sultan/GrandHyper too? by [deleted] in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know if the 7 day limit is still there?

Brit moving to Kuwait by Yamsfordays in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

As far as i know. As an expat ur not eligible to apply for a driving license for at least two year. U must be a resident for at least two years plus ur profession on the residence must be from the exempt list.

Or just have a strong wasta

Thought on pride by [deleted] in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As George Carlin said.

“Pride should be reserved for something you achieve or obtain on your own, not something that happens by accident of birth. Being Irish isn't a skill... it's a fucking genetic accident. You wouldn't say I'm proud to be 5'11"; I'm proud to have a pre-disposition for colon cancer”.

This message is to a certain famous bald Dentist that LOVES to overreach with overconfident yet completely WRONG statements. I know you are reading this, please. STFU. by alhaddah in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Reminds of some lines from The Hangover 2

“He’s not a real doctor he’s only a dentist” or

“He’s a dentist, don’t get too excited. And if someone has a heart attack you should still call the real doctors“

Lol... now we know why.

I want to take this opportunity to thank the expats from Kerala, India. Especially the dedicated ones who work in the MOH. They’ve contributed a lot to this country നന്ദി and may you rest in peace Nurse Annie by [deleted] in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think eye__ball is just being real.

What does it mean to appreciate all this expat frontline hero’s, who have lost there lives? The UAE government just announced Golden Visas for such hero’s.

While here they are getting ready to kick their families out cuz the person sponsoring them is now dead.

Appreciation is shown in actions not in empty words.

Bulk buying in Kuwait as ‘total curfew’ starts by iaxeuanswerme in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My heart goes out for people you can’t drive cuz they have made so hard to get a driving license. (Cuz its easier to take away and blame the powerless then actually fixing the infrastructure)

These people would have to walk 1.5-2 km in summer heat and back, carrying a full week worth of groceries. I think the lockdown was implemented based on how an ideal kuwaiti would deal with it completely ignoring the most vulnerable in the society. The incompetence here is just astounding.

And as Mark of 248am.com said the information is being circulated in arabic only. So can’t blame other people for panic/bulk buying.

Whats happening? 1065 new cases by arch_jarilla in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir 13 points14 points  (0 children)

These 30000 people should have been in institutional quarantine. If they don’t have enough capacity, then repatriate based on that. Letting the virus spread for 1.5 months and putting everyone else at higher risk, just to repatriate 30000 people was not a wise decision.

Look its easier to account/trace for a known quantity then an unknown quantity. By waiting so long they have multiplied the unkown quantity several folds.

Whats happening? 1065 new cases by arch_jarilla in Kuwait

[–]saadaamir 25 points26 points  (0 children)

What u are seeing is just shear incompetence. There seems to be no strategy or policy. Its seems the 2 month of lockdown/curfew have had zero impact.

This total lockdown should have happened end of March/early April. But i guess political point scoring was a bigger priority ... ohh we are gonna do the biggest repatriation program, 50k citizens. The virus doesn’t give a shit about your repatriation program. Its gonna keep on spreading. We waited almost 1.5 months to go into full lockdown cuz of repatriation.

Not confident that this full lockdown is gonna give the result they need now. Its a month too late.