tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post7669212312117941889..comments2024-03-27T15:47:17.599+04:00Comments on UAE Community Blog: Dubai: Has the bubble burst?secretdubaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-90870687698985107712008-12-15T13:16:00.000+04:002008-12-15T13:16:00.000+04:00Yes certainly the Dubai bubble has burst and we do...Yes certainly the Dubai bubble has burst and we do not know that the rates are going to stabilize here or are they going to fall further. http://dubaipropertyinvestment.infoMohit Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426194482841723330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-18737756982787171272008-12-04T16:23:00.000+04:002008-12-04T16:23:00.000+04:00"More like they are waiting for it to be announced..."More like they are waiting for it to be announced."<BR/><BR/>No, they seem to be announcing it themselves (the papers that I mentioned, that is). And my comment remains: there is a sadistic, pessimistic tone that you will not find when said publications mention any other city or region.bwana_daoudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716133261924958523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-79611548997824859752008-12-04T00:40:00.000+04:002008-12-04T00:40:00.000+04:00"It's almost as if they are waiting for D..."It's almost as if they are waiting for Dubai to fail."<BR/><BR/>It's not just DXB that's talked about, but anyone/everyone. Personally, I feel most mainstream media is so full of **** & sensationalism. It's ENTERTAINMENT with clueless buffoons talking out of their ass, for the most part. "Freedom of press" needs better accountability.roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-5995708603332722322008-12-03T21:37:00.000+04:002008-12-03T21:37:00.000+04:00"It's almost as if they are waiting for Dubai to f..."It's almost as if they are waiting for Dubai to fail."<BR/><BR/>More like they are waiting for it to be announced. <BR/><BR/>Word has it that Emirates Airlines, Dubai World, all the land beyond Jebel Ali, and a few others assets are in the process of being sold to Abu Dhabi in order to pay off debt they would otherwise default on. <BR/><BR/>Maybe BS, maybe not, time will tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-10533108844776911722008-12-03T10:15:00.000+04:002008-12-03T10:15:00.000+04:00There seems to be a sadistic tone in some of these...There seems to be a sadistic tone in some of these articles recently published in the Times and the Economist. It's almost as if they are waiting for Dubai to fail.bwana_daoudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716133261924958523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-17206679430456416692008-12-02T04:00:00.000+04:002008-12-02T04:00:00.000+04:00@ Anon 19.55, but I AM holier than thou my dear "A...@ Anon 19.55, but I AM holier than thou my dear "Anon"! :p<BR/><BR/>Get a sense of humour darling and dare write under your own name .. OR go on swearing under your anonymous guise... <BR/><BR/>George was awesome by the way, thank you all for asking, your interest in Miss O'Hara's life is much appreciated! :DScarlett O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898988975597008931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-22683132750773340222008-12-02T02:38:00.000+04:002008-12-02T02:38:00.000+04:00We still haven't read any stories in the paper abo...We still haven't read any stories in the paper about 1 speculator failing. <BR/><BR/>Are all these hucksters really geniuses? Or maybe it's a cover-up by the media? Or maybe property does actually go up at 30-50% every year. <BR/><BR/>I'll agree with Proud Emirati by saying, "Or maybe the sh*t hasn't hit the fan yet."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-48117832882277536662008-12-01T21:55:00.000+04:002008-12-01T21:55:00.000+04:00@ Hani"The Iraqis dying daily for over 5 years who...@ Hani<BR/><BR/>"The Iraqis dying daily for over 5 years who cares.... they are not worth headline news or first page cover anymore......."<BR/><BR/>Sorry bro but you are wrong. There are ppl who do care about Iraq and all the other places where ppl get killed for no fault of theirs. <BR/>Perhaps you will remember in spite of pressure from US India did not send its troop to Iraq.<BR/>-FRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-10529512854275931362008-12-01T19:55:00.000+04:002008-12-01T19:55:00.000+04:00scarlett o fookinh hara would you please stop refe...scarlett o fookinh hara would you please stop referrihg to urself as some holier than thou person <BR/>i smell a rat whenever i see such pathetic cyberactorsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-66032893949265828242008-12-01T18:37:00.000+04:002008-12-01T18:37:00.000+04:00TRN - if you want a closed community interactive n...TRN - if you want a closed community interactive newsletter - lobby the administrators to change the settings.. this is an open blog that accepts comment.. i am not hijacking your post or your blog.. i am simply commenting on the composition of your bubble.. which is apparently so thick that a very tense situation - relevant to over 50% of your residents doesnt even penetrate your veil of materiality.. your bubble is so impenetrable that the only thing worthy of discussion is buildings traffic and the odd amorous couple.. anyway not my problem.. i was once a member and voluntarily removed my membership..<BR/><BR/>DJ: you dont disturb me at all.. no matter what i comment about - you throw my comment in israel's face.. i do not comment here to raise the topic of israel.. i dont need it.. i have my own blog..<BR/><BR/>i wont continue this discussion here.. now that a separate post has written ill ask my questions there.. my questions in this thread have already been answered.. thank you shalom peace salamLirunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165940866092660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-30944417923521076872008-12-01T18:01:00.000+04:002008-12-01T18:01:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dubai Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951647402774044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-18425742929694625152008-12-01T16:01:00.000+04:002008-12-01T16:01:00.000+04:00Lirun, The logic behind your argument that we shou...Lirun, <BR/><BR/>The logic behind your argument that we should talk about the massacre in Mumbai instead of the bursting of the vapid real estate bubble is warped. This close link between India and the UAE or the simple the fact that there are many Indian labourers in this country do not make the attacks any more or less atrocious, or important a subject for discussion. <BR/>If the massacre had happened in Timbuktu (where probbaly one happens right now) it would not be less worthy of condemnation or an in-depth deliberation - just not on the UAE community blog, which deals with matters pertaining to this country of which I believe you are not even a resident.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your suggestions but please leave it to us to decide what we discuss here.huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299456569511629114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-37144582054583189532008-12-01T13:59:00.000+04:002008-12-01T13:59:00.000+04:00dubai jazz.. like how you cant respond to anything...dubai jazz.. like how you cant respond to anything i say without invoking your one sided opinions of the jews..Lirunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165940866092660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-15980063700090836532008-12-01T13:42:00.000+04:002008-12-01T13:42:00.000+04:00@ Hani, "Its shocking now since it hit home and yo...@ Hani, "Its shocking now since it hit home and your not used to this happening daily......."<BR/><BR/>Oh dear. It sure didn't hit home. Miss O'Hara is not Indian dear boy. <BR/><BR/>Which does not however stop her from sympathising with the innocent people who got slaughtered in the carnage. <BR/><BR/>In the same way her heart goes out to both Arab and Jewish children who are the innocent victims of the Israeli-Palestinian situation.<BR/><BR/>Yes Dubai Jazz, Scarlett too would like to see a post on the siege of the Gaza strip. Will you be so kind as to put one up dear boy?<BR/><BR/>Should we become blasé to atrocities ANYWHERE simply because it happens every day or it happens to 'others'?<BR/><BR/>Oh dear, oh dear, this is too much for my fragile constitution. I humbly take my leave from you all lovely people in the hope to regain my composure in less indifferent climes.. George Michael awaits you see!Scarlett O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898988975597008931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-5905554312225305592008-12-01T12:25:00.000+04:002008-12-01T12:25:00.000+04:00I’d like to see a topic about the senseless siege ...I’d like to see a topic about the senseless siege of Gaza strip. And the continuous attempt by the Zionist state to collectively subjugate Palestinian people (and children in particular) by putting them under food and medicine embargo.Dubai Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951647402774044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-88090711005214067152008-12-01T08:56:00.000+04:002008-12-01T08:56:00.000+04:00hani and abityou are clearly solidly locked in a v...hani and abit<BR/><BR/>you are clearly solidly locked in a vapid bubble.. i think coloman received his answer..<BR/><BR/>and one more thing..<BR/><BR/>you talk about it happening every day and/or about it being natural for people to slaughter eachother?<BR/><BR/>well the same intellectually matt logic could apply to the incessant posts on real estate and traffic not to mention the odd sex on the beach debate..<BR/><BR/>like there is anything news worthy about "yet another building".. even in the UAE.. even to the residents and people of the UAE.. like anyone in their rightful real estate gobbling mind doesnt known about property cycles.. like this hasnt happened time and time again over the past 50 years.. fresh enough even for us young'uns to be aware.. we may as write a post on "will it be sunny tomorrow?"<BR/><BR/>however my guess is that when over 50% of your cheap labor comes from the country that looked up to mumbai as the engine of their developing economy.. as the solution to their herrendous life in the UAE.. as the slither of hope that perhaps their children and their grandchildren wont have to sell themselves to a dubai based construction company then perhaps you can dig beneath the dust coated crust of your skin and find a homeopathic trace of makes people human and react with a little more compassion to what is nothing less than tragedy..<BR/><BR/>because notwithstanding your apathy they constitute the resource that the UAE was busy mining to fuel the very bubble that you are so happy to discuss with such high priority..Lirunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165940866092660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-28519627917146164152008-12-01T08:45:00.000+04:002008-12-01T08:45:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lirunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165940866092660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-52011621432326443032008-11-30T23:34:00.000+04:002008-11-30T23:34:00.000+04:00I hsve news strait from my colonsI hsve news <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>strait from my colonsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-65699897189395253552008-11-30T22:59:00.000+04:002008-11-30T22:59:00.000+04:00SOH: thanks for at least caring :)allow me to give...SOH: thanks for at least caring :)<BR/><BR/>allow me to give you a suggestion:<BR/><BR/>you could have written about how the UAE media analysed and covered these events.. its always interesting to review how the maintstream mouth pieces voice matters and relate to the world..Lirunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165940866092660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-48155577970471791642008-11-30T22:56:00.000+04:002008-11-30T22:56:00.000+04:00hemlock - was having a bit of a bubble moment ther...hemlock - was having a bit of a bubble moment there :Pi*maginatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768590735811322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-60798632797722132072008-11-30T22:42:00.000+04:002008-11-30T22:42:00.000+04:00Veena and S.O.People die in Iraq and Gaza everyday...Veena and S.O.<BR/><BR/>People die in Iraq and Gaza everyday, but I dont see daily topics about it. <BR/><BR/>What happned in India is sad and bull$hit but it happens everyday and we dont even blink, if this was a daily occurance in India you two would not blink either.<BR/><BR/>Its shocking now since it hit home and your not used to this happening daily.......<BR/><BR/>The Iraqis dying daily for over 5 years who cares.... they are not worth headline news or first page cover anymore.......<BR/><BR/>It hurts but its the truth.....after sometime we become immune......... or our feeling die.......Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752706383862801954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-81604882218758410682008-11-30T22:01:00.000+04:002008-11-30T22:01:00.000+04:00I am utterly stunned to read what ABIT wrote @ 20:...I am utterly stunned to read what ABIT wrote @ 20:15. Even for an imbecilic kid, which he appears to be from his various posts over the last year, the comment is shocking.<BR/><BR/>Stunned? Why? Because I wont cry like all the other hippies and boohoo sad sad cry cry.<BR/><BR/>If CNN didnt blow it up you wouldnt have heard of it. Even if 2000 people died, doesnt change the fact that people DIE EVERY DAY.<BR/><BR/>Did I know them? Nope. Dont care. And truthfully, if I had known anyone in that "tragedy" I still wouldnt care. Death is a very natural part of life.<BR/><BR/>And no, they werent killed "before their time" It was their time.<BR/><BR/>Im appalled at your apparent need to make everyone feel and act as you do when it comes to nature taking it's course.<BR/><BR/>Humanity is full of far worse instances of cruelty. Live with it.<BR/><BR/>imbecilic kid? Hardly, Im wiser than you, better educated than you, more learned than you, more travelled than you, and better than you. My proof of the last one?<BR/><BR/>I know that death is natural, and that its human nature to cause harm to other humans... something you apparently havent learned yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-25507841445024554812008-11-30T19:21:00.000+04:002008-11-30T19:21:00.000+04:00Bankers just add fuel to the fire of boom and bust...Bankers just add fuel to the fire of boom and bust. Good article ColomanBuJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281313255927628650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-66101628198430337062008-11-30T13:23:00.000+04:002008-11-30T13:23:00.000+04:00Lirun, I echo your concern. I shared a similar sen...Lirun, I echo your concern. I shared a similar sense of disbelief, visiting the blog in the week-end to zero reaction to the Mumbai Tragedy.<BR/><BR/>I thought to post at one point, then remembered how matters 'not directly related to UAE' can get the boot here, so Miss O'Hara thought she'd keep to her pig network promotion UAE-blogwise, while she sympathises with her Indian buds elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>Any pigs around?Scarlett O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898988975597008931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-66516309259952667022008-11-30T09:44:00.000+04:002008-11-30T09:44:00.000+04:00well maybe the bubble hasnt burst yet.. in which c...well maybe the bubble hasnt burst yet.. <BR/><BR/>in which case if i lived in the UAE i would be very concerned..Lirunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165940866092660086noreply@blogger.com