{"id":5767,"date":"2017-05-16T11:16:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T11:16:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-05-16T11:16:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T11:16:58","slug":"things-in-dubai-that-make-cheapskates-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/feature\/things-in-dubai-that-make-cheapskates-rage\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things That Make Cheapskates In Dubai RAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Oh Dubai, we love the tax-free income, the cheap petrol, the free ladies&#8217; nights. <\/p>\n<p>But sometimes, the tight-ass in all of us gets angry, when you lose that bit of money.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not the money, it&#8217;s the principle of it,&#8221; we&#8217;ve all said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the things that REALLY\u00a0set off those thrifty friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>1. Your taxi amounts to AED15.50 and you have no coins<\/h3>\n<p>Do you tip him the whole AED4.5?\u00a0Do you ask for two coins back?\u00a0Aurgh! You don&#8217;t want to look like a tight-ass but you DO\u00a0want to act like one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Damn notes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/bPdI2MXEbnDUs\" width=\"480\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/crying-money-bPdI2MXEbnDUs\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>2. When restaurants don&#8217;t have local water<\/h3>\n<p>No thank you, no I\u00a0won&#8217;t be paying AED45 for the privilege of drinking water. I&#8217;d rather go thirsty and mutter under my breath for the entire meal. K thanks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/12gdgqRk9cvWko\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/comedy-central-kroll-show-12gdgqRk9cvWko\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>3. When you can&#8217;t cut in at Hessa Street, so have to go up to MoE and pay the Salik fee<\/h3>\n<p>Or you miss your turn off and have to pay it. No thanks. I&#8217;ll wait.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/qlfV3IKuyiry8\" width=\"480\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/car-disney-video-games-qlfV3IKuyiry8\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>4. When the Careem\/Uber peaks to 2.2<\/h3>\n<p>Screw that, I&#8217;ll walk the 11km along Al Khail Road to get home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/J2szWbDQaXQ6Q\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/J2szWbDQaXQ6Q\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>5. When you order for the office on Deliveroo and everyone gives you the exact change<\/h3>\n<p>WITHOUT\u00a0chipping in for the delivery fee<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3o6ZsWCJf86wyTUeCA\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/katelyntarver-3o6ZsWCJf86wyTUeCA\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>6. When your roommate leaves the lights on and AC\u00a0blasting and you&#8217;re paying the DEWA\u00a0<\/h3>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/Ucg26ZW4kMle8\" width=\"480\" height=\"259\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/Ucg26ZW4kMle8\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>7. When you go to a restaurant on the Entertainer, and then they don&#8217;t accept the Entertainer<\/h3>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/AFjfPUJ0mjWJG\" width=\"480\" height=\"271\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/rage-AFjfPUJ0mjWJG\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>8. When you move house and don&#8217;t realise you are the one who has to pay for the chiller fees\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;WHAT\u00a0is a capacity charge?\u00a0Why am I\u00a0paying this?\u00a0Do I\u00a0even need AC?&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/lbX48ORQojepi\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/lbX48ORQojepi\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>9. When you spend an extra AED50 to get the AED250 voucher at H&amp;M, only to find out you have to spend another AED250 just to avail the voucher<\/h3>\n<p>That dang fine-print!\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3o6ZtmFYuOWiXvbGQ8\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/bounce-tv-angry-3o6ZtmFYuOWiXvbGQ8\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>10. When your friends have their birthday brunch at the MOST\u00a0expensive place in town<\/h3>\n<p>And you can&#8217;t really NOT\u00a0go or not pay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/9OKz2YAndXfry\" width=\"480\" height=\"271\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/expensive-9OKz2YAndXfry\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sigh, #firstworldproblems at their worst.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oh Dubai, we love the tax-free income, the cheap petrol, the free ladies&#8217; nights. But sometimes, the tight-ass in all of us gets angry, when you lose that bit of money.\u00a0 &#8220;It&#8217;s not the money, it&#8217;s the principle of it,&#8221; we&#8217;ve all said.\u00a0 Here are some of the things that REALLY\u00a0set off those thrifty friends.\u00a0 &hellip; ","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"acf":{"legacy_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2017\/05\/_relatedEntryImage2x\/giphy-44.gif?mtime=20170516122215","legacy_full_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2017\/05\/_featuredImage\/giphy-44.gif?mtime=20170516122215 880w","legacy_meta_tags":"<title>10 Things That Make Cheapskates In Dubai RAGE  - Lovin Dubai<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"Oh Dubai, we love the tax-free income, the cheap petrol, the free ladies&amp;#039; nights.\nBut sometimes, the tight-ass in all of us gets angry, when you lose that bit of money.\">\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/feature\/things-in-dubai-that-make-cheapskates-rage\">\n<!-- <link rel=\"amphtml\" href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/feature\/things-in-dubai-that-make-cheapskates-rage\/amp\">\n --><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"10 Things That Make Cheapskates In Dubai RAGE \">\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\">\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/feature\/things-in-dubai-that-make-cheapskates-rage\">\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\">\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-44.gif?mtime=20170516122215\">\n<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\">\n<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"206\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"photo\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"lovindubai\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"10 Things That Make Cheapskates In Dubai RAGE \">\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Cait_12\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"    Oh Dubai, we love the tax-free income, the cheap petrol, the free ladies' nights.\nBut sometimes, the tight-ass in all of us gets angry, when you lose that bit of money.\n\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/feature\/things-in-dubai-that-make-cheapskates-rage\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2017\/05\/giphy-44.gif?mtime=20170516122215\">\n"},"image_feature":null,"author_name":"Caitlyn","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5767"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5767\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}