{"id":4309,"date":"2020-08-06T16:24:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T12:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=32408"},"modified":"2020-08-06T16:24:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T12:24:18","slug":"28-things-only-those-who-are-new-to-dubai-will-relate-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/28-things-only-those-who-are-new-to-dubai-will-relate-to\/","title":{"rendered":"28 Things Only Those Who Are New To Dubai Will Relate To\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

28 Things Only Those Who Are New To Dubai Will Relate To\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

You know what they say, when in Dubai behave like the Dubai-ans and adopt hummus as your staple diet.<\/p>\n

28. You haven’t even stepped out of the airport and the country’s cleanliness has already left you in awe.<\/h2>\n

If you’re as cleanly as the city then surely you always carry this mini sanitizer<\/a> around with you at all times.<\/p>\n

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27. Soon, you’re relieved that there’s no such thing as PDA to cringe you out in this city.<\/h2>\n

They only ‘kiss’ you’ll be seeing out in public for a while are these\u00a0Hershey’s Kisses<\/a>!!<\/p>\n

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26. No noise pollution, no fights breaking out over stolen parking or metro seats … you’re wondering if you’ve landed on a\u00a0parallel universe.<\/h2>\n

BUT as long as you have a trusted reverse cam<\/a> installed in your whip, no mortal will be able to get away with slipping into parking!<\/p>\n

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25. Just a couple weeks in, you’ve already spent a ton of money… damn you persuasive salespersons and attractive discounts!!<\/h2>\n

You’ve even become a more responsible shopper and have started carrying around\u00a0Reusable Shopping Bags<\/a>\u00a0with you!!<\/p>\n

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24. While instinctively converting dirhams to your home currency, in your head. Uh oh.<\/h2>\n

Quickly doing the conversions on your\u00a0Apple Watch<\/a> and regretting your shopping decisions almost instantly!!<\/p>\n

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23. You’ve come to realize that there’s an app for everything in this city, food, groceries, bills, paying for services etc. Smart city benefits 101.<\/h2>\n

You’ve kinda forgotten what a wallet<\/a> even looks like at this point.<\/p>\n

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22. You find yourself spoiled for choice when it comes to restos and cafes.<\/h2>\n

Scour ALL the cafes. Try out ALL the fast-food joints.<\/p>\n

BUT that AirFryer<\/a> at home always does you good when you’re on your no-oil, low-fat diet.<\/p>\n

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21. Of course, you want to try all local things, starting with literally every shisha flavour.<\/h2>\n

Soon you’ve bought your very own Sheesha\/Hookah<\/a> to keep at home with you… for the rest of your life.<\/p>\n

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20. And now shisha has become your new hook… quite literally.<\/h2>\n

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19. You didn’t know you could feel love as pure as you feel for shawarma…<\/h2>\n

Show off your love for the Middle Eastern gem with a Shawarma iPhone Case Cover<\/a>\u00a0or a Shawarma TIEEEEEE<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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18. You have discovered that Dubai does chai for AED2 and you’ve drawn up a plan on how to survive on just chai.<\/h2>\n

The Dubai street chais have inspired you to become a profesh Home Chai Maker<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

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17. You’re overwhelmed by all the many, MANY rules but are also grateful at how safe this city is.<\/h2>\n

If you’re a\u00a0stickler for the rules then this\u00a0Hasbro Monopoly Dubai Edition<\/a> will be right up your alley.<\/p>\n

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16. You are more careful than ever because you can pretty much get ticketed for everything.<\/h2>\n

Well, one thing you can deffo avoid is an AED3,000 fine as long as you have on a Protective Face Mask<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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15. Eventually, you get your first fine and you’re pretty much in denial the whole week.<\/h2>\n

There goes my AED500 savings…<\/p>\n

And to be extra careful out there on the rookie roads, strap on a pair of gloves<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

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14. And though it’s hard, you begin to understand that’s how Dubai is so orderly and get\u00a0why EVERYONE follows rules religiously here.<\/h2>\n

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13. You pick up a few Arabic words like mashallah, habibi, sabar, inshallah and yallaaahhh and you practically see yourself as a local.<\/h2>\n

It’s even come to the point where you let your Yalla Habibi Shirt<\/a> do all the talking…<\/p>\n

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12. You’ve discovered HUMMUS and finally, that big black hole in your heart has been filled!<\/h2>\n

Words can no longer express hummus you love HUMMUS<\/a>!!!!<\/p>\n

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11. The heat has got you turning up the air con to FULL blast! Because it’s just THAT hot.<\/h2>\n

Learn from us long-time Dubai-ans and carry around a Mini Portable Fan<\/a> with you at all time to keep you from giving into the extreme summer heat.<\/p>\n

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10. After a couple of weeks and a couple of quick net searches you realize that your hair ain’t falling out of stress, but because of Dubai’s hard water that’s coming for you and your luscious locks.<\/h2>\n

Thas why most of us have this\u00a0Ionic Shower Filter<\/a> installed in our baths!<\/p>\n

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9. Dubai is super international, so you somehow come across something that reminds you of home and you’re instantly taken away by a wave of nostalgia and reminiscing<\/h2>\n

In these cases, a nice Warm Neck Massager<\/a> will make the tears go right away.<\/p>\n

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8. You are still not used to WhatsApp and Skype calls not working…<\/h2>\n

BTW you can always buy iPhones with FaceTime<\/a> here in the UAE and then wait till you travel to ACTUALLY use it.<\/p>\n

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7. After just ONE Dubai Metro ride, you’ve managed to memorize Dubai’s routes by heart.<\/h2>\n

Who needs a Dubai map<\/a> anymore when the Dubai Metro can do the job just as well.<\/p>\n

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6. At many random times, you stop and wonder HOW on earth has your bank balance has become so low?! SHAKING.<\/h2>\n

Honestly, it sounds like many of us still need some MAJOR tips on money management<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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5. You are still in the process of adapting to the Friday-Saturday-weekend. Yes, Sunday IS a workday here.<\/h2>\n

OH NO NOT AGAIN!<\/p>\n

Sounds like someone needs an Efficient Alarm Clock<\/a> ASAP! With the date, time and all that jazz.<\/p>\n

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4. The nightlife in Dubai totally makes the weekend shift worth it tho.<\/h2>\n

OMG and the brunches! Can’t even rn.<\/p>\n

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3. You didn’t know that a beach could get so clean and orderly! #SHOOK<\/h2>\n

Ahh don’t forget your Moisturizing Sunscreen<\/a>\u00a0at the beach though! Or you’ll come back home looking like burnt\u00a0sphynx cat.<\/p>\n

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2. Oh, so that’s what clean oceans look like… huh.<\/h2>\n

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1. And by now you’ve already overlooked the nitty-gritties and are LOVIN DUBAI!<\/h2>\n

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