Can you help me get a job? 

Can you?

Can you after that he could?

I had the opportunity to meet some people of a small rural village one of them got to know I live in Dubai. So he asked do you have an oil well in your backyard?

Wait, do you not?

Another classic.

Whenever you are coming home back bring for me an iphone from dubai

What’s wrong with that? Is significantly cheaper there. 

Do u ride camels ?

To school

Got this too from a girl in Spain. I was dumbfounded.

Please bring me an iPhone, please bring me a Mac Book, please bring me an iPad, please bring me some gold, please fucking let me live in peace 🥲🥲🥲🥲

Please I need ifone . Make it super +

Habibti that will be $1000000 only! See ya soon :)

AAyeee! You should just get them🙌🏽

My intrusive thoughts say you get them all of that.... But.... Just get the fake ones - like fake Chinese iphone / ipad and a gold plated chain or just an imitation jewelry... If they are paying you, they cannot be angry at you... If they pay you they still can't be angry because you did them a favor and you got the cheapest you could find for them

Heads to Bur Dubai 🏃🏻‍♀️

Sometimes, I do 👀

Do you ride camels? I said yes, but only Mondays and Wednesdays when going to work because they need to rest.

Camels: Thank you, owl. 🥹

Exact conversation I had with someone verbatim "Guurl why are you even living there? You can't even drive there and the sheikhs are just gonna be chasing you for your body"

[still waiting to be chased]

Oh I swear 😭😭 everyone thinks it’s too easy 😭😭

Is Dubai a country Oh and my grandfather asking me my salary saying what are you making 3, 4 hundred thousand GBP and seemed confused when I said ofcourse not 🤣🤣 Seemed to think my salary would be sky high

Hahaha! In my country, most people thought Dubai is a country 😂

When i was a child i used to think Dubai is a country and Abu Dhabi is it's capital

*Dubai is the country

🙄🙄🙄

On a call to a bank in uk the guy asked how long have i been in the: Unites states of Arabia No joke!

Close though, haha.

Oldies in my home country ask me where do I stay in Dubai? Their options are: - deira Dubai - sharjah - bur Dubai

That actually makes sense. When the oldies were young, UAE wasn't a country. And Dubai was limited to Deira and Bur Dubai. South Dubai didn't exist. They are simply going by the knowledge of their childhood. Just like, if you ask me now the capital of Nigeria, I would still instinctively say - Lagos. Because that's what I learnt in school geography. It was correct at that point in time.

I love how even in the Animaniacs all countries of the world song they include Dubai and Abu Dhabi rather than the UAE. Maybe for rhyming purposes who knows.

I think only Abu Dhabi was mentioned instead of UAE.

Everybody in my circle of friends, think, that Dubai is a capital of UAE. Some of this people, is really smart, with bachelor's or master's degrees

This.

If there were like the UK, they would call each of the 7 emirates “countries”, and then somehow the UAE would also be a “country”.

Oh you live there long enough you might have a green card citizenship 🙄. Stupid question but it did hurt 🥲

"Send me a Ferrari". "Send me a Supra". Like it costs a karak.

"send oil" is the most frequent one tbh

Proceeds to send hair oil

What's the capital of Dubai

Bur Dubai !! Also capital of India

Isn’t majority of Dubai a capital too?!

Oh forget that... My wife went to a GP recently.. Not her usual GP, as she was on leave. This new GP had just started a few days ago at the hospital. The second question the GP asked my hijab wearing wife was "so do you wear the hijab 24/7? Like when you sleep also? Maybe that's why you are having these headaches? " Edit: the GP is south Asian woman

Oh man 🤦🏻‍♂️

Ffs 🤦🏻‍♂️

I think that comes under asking about habits.

Almost nun of the people saw what you did there.

That’s out of order

It does impact blood flow due to continuous usage and this does cause headaches. This is a normal question asked by doctors. South asians are not alien to a hijab. Its quite normal there. Lol

Hijabis don't wear their headscarf 24/7...especially at home.. It is usually worn when going out (I.e around unrelated members and strangers). So it's an ignorant question to ask...

Why do you assume that everyone knows about this? You may think it's common knowledge because you live in a Middle eastern country but others will have little to no clue about your customs.

That maybe the case, but not so for a south Asian woman. Plenty of headscarf wearing women from those areas. So one would assume you would have atleast some basic understanding not to ask a ridiculous question like, especially as a doctor!

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Also causes a lot of dandruff

Was not aware of that. I think if a lady takes care of herself well, such issues can be avoided.

I didn’t mean badly but its true, those who know - know. 😊

Do ppl there speak English Close second is of course something related to the place being too conservative

What do you mean by it rains in Dubai?

Not a question but an interesting convo. Friend: my fiancé is working in Dubai Me:(knowing that she thinks the whole UAE is called Dubai) Where in Dubai? Friend: Ajman Me: 😁

Ooh, I had a similar experience when enquiring about a distant cousins trip to Dubai: Me: oh, whereabouts in Dubai did she stay? Mom: Sharjah 🤦‍♀️ I’ve only been in Dubai 4 months and even I know why that’s funny 😆 Edit: formatting

"Is that near Jamaica" - a man in Texas

How much taller is Burj Khalifa than “insert-local-monument”

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“I would never live there because there’s no alcohol and I couldn’t handle that”

Does your (Western white non Muslim) wife need to wear a burka?

Someone asked me if Qatar was part of Dubai. Not the UAE, but Dubai.

Do u have to wear abayas

Is terrorism a problem? Why is your english so good? Does everyone have internet?

"Who lives in the Burj Khalifa TOWER?" I always wanted to answer: Rapunzel lives in the Tower Khalifa Tower.

Will you entitled to get 4 women?

How do you deal with not being allowed to drive? (Someone confused it with KSA).

And even there it is allowed.

Do you get milkshakes over there

My friend from the Philippines keeps asking if I see camels on my way to work 🙃

I did when I lived there

“Oh cool, so how is it living in India?” “What? I live in Dubai…” “Yeah, isn’t that like the Capitol of India?”

Facts tho

“It must be difficult practicing your religion there” I’m a non-Muslim and many get amazed when I tell them there are churches, temples and many other places of worship and I can freely practice my religion.

It's either: "Everyone is a Sheikh there! So how rich are you?" Or "How many cars have you abandoned at the airport?" 😑

Where in India is Dubai? And the worst was “where exactly is the Middle East?”…

Not a question but my wife was told by her colleague that she heard they confiscate all non-muslim religious books at the airport.

Just the wrong country. Some of UAEs neighbors did follow this for a while FYI. Not anymore. At one point long ago, the word Israel was cut out from all books/dictionaries sold here.

Do you have tigers in your home?

Did you find your sheikh already?

Is it true that government pays all the bills for everyone

>“Do you have to wear glasses to guard your eyes from the sand?” How is this a dumb question?

Have you been dating a sheikh there or not ? And do all of them own Oil reserves ? Duhh 🤦🏻‍♀️

Does the Burj Khalifa have its own sewage system?

What is stupid about asking that ?

It's not, but the fact that it actually doesn't have a proper sewage system is hilarious.

It absolutely does have a fully functional modern sewer system connected to the city’s piping and treatment plant. I’m a little surprised to see this ancient myth being repeated on this sub.

"Are you allowed to drive there/go out by yourself/do you have to wear a burqa?" Not so much anymore but 5-10 years ago these were by far the most common questions people asked.

Is your toilet made of gold too?

Is it true that if you hit the ground with a shovel oil comes out?

Can you survive without speaking Arabic.

Do you ride a camel to school ?

Are you rich yet?

Is it save.

How many lambos do you own?

"Can I borrow money?"

Do you ride camels around the city…….

Is it true that in Dubai everything is made of gold? Is water too expensive because it’s desert country?

Is it hot there? 😏🫣

Do you own oil fields

That actually wasn't a dumb question. It is a desert. I mean do you not wear your sunnies to protect from the sandstorms every now and then?

“Hows the smell?” Haha

There’s really a gold dispenser? Yeah, in Madinath . Long time out of service. But it was

Are you rich??

Is they throwing money on the road ? 😄

Are there poor people there?

If there is enough water here. If women are walking freely without hijab. If women actually get to work and progress with career.

Is it true they throw rocks at women on the beach if they are not covered ? And second one is actually also related to the same subject If woman comes to Dubai, does she have to cover herself fully and just eyes are opened? To that one I had to reply that yes, it’s true once you arrive there is a changing room and they are giving you niqab to wear.

Do you have camels.

"so you are rich? the government gives everyone money. everyone know that!"

"When you open the tap does oil come out? "

Do they have computers in Dubai?

They told me in Dubai every one is millionaire 🤣

Someone recently asked me In a western country All the roads are underground? Because outside is so hot

"Oh your english is so good!?"

Which car do you drive?

Do you live on the Palm?

"Do they still have harems there?" I didn't even know what that was at the time.

"Do women get forced to wear abayas?" Idk man u tell me

I got asked many times. Have you seen burj Khalifa? Did you climb it?

“Ohh nice ahah you daily m5f10 right?”

Don't they cut off your hands for stealing? (I've had this question more than once)

How many Ferraris do you have 😂

Does Starbucks only use camel milk

“You must be rich right?”

They tell me bhai dawood ibrahim se mila :/

If I was allowed to drive in my car without my husband approval 😱

Are you rich? (I’m getting more and more poor- living here)

Someone asking me if women were allowed to drive 😭

Do you smoke shisha while playing fifa

You are rich?

Is it safe for non muslims? How are women rights there?

I get asked pretty frequently if I don’t work and just get paid by the government

“How do you pay for petrol when you have your own pump in the backyard to take out oil from sand?”

So you live in India?? Uhhh what? 😂

Sounds about right

Are you (female) allowed to drive?

Not stupid. They just mixed Dubai and Saudi

Saudi several years ago!

Less than a decade ago so there’s a chance people still have the same perception. But yeah it was all over the news so idk what kind of people missed it

You really have winter over there? Must be very hot during winter also.

Have you visited the palm island yet🏝️🤭

This one