Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the desert offer city tours, shopping and Arabic cuisine.
United Arab Emirates01.01 New Year
June 01.12, National Day
July 02.12, Independence Day
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (lunar calendar)
999 police
998, fire department
997, emergency medical care
901, non-emergency police calls
998, emergency medical care (alternative number)
– Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the UAE
– Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of Dubai
– Khalid Al-Qassimi, racing driver
- kissing and hugging in public
- consumption of alcohol outside licensed places
- photographing women without permission
- entering mosques in inappropriate clothing
– using a VPN to bypass blocking
– When men and women meet, they greet each other with a handshake.
– It is obligatory to take off shoes in mosques and religious places.
– It is important to avoid public displays of affection.
– On Friday, many establishments are closed due to prayer.
– Guests are always offered coffee with cardamom.
– greeting / مرحبا / marhaban
– gratitude / شكرا / shukran
– please / من فضلك / min fadlik
– excuse me / عفوا / afwan
– Where is the bus…? / أين الحافلة؟ / ayna al-hafila
– How much is the ticket? / بكم التذكرة؟ / bikam al-tathkira
– pharmacy / صيدلية / saydaliya
– I need a doctor / أحتاج إلى طبيب / ahtaj ila tabib
– I need help / أحتاج إلى مساعدة / ahtaj ila musa'ada
– call the police / اتصل بالشرطة / ittasel bil-shurta
– call an ambulance / اتصل بالإسعاف / ittasel bil-is'af
– very tasty! / لذيذ جدا! / ladhidh jiddan
– bill please / الحساب، من فضلك / al-hisab min fadlik
– toast / في صحتك! (To your health!) / fi sihhatik
– joke / In Dubai, skyscrapers are higher than the clouds! / fi dubai al-natihat a'la min al-ghuyum
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (dates, coffee with cardamom)
– Modern architecture (Dubai, Abu Dhabi)
– Desert and safari
– Traditions of hospitality
– Sports (football, camel racing)
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and power
– Women's rights
– Religious differences
- Personal life of locals
– visit Dubai's skyscrapers
– ride jeeps in the desert
– relax on the beaches
– to taste the cuisine
Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the desert offer city tours, shopping and Arabic cuisine.
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01.01 New Year
June 01.12, National Day
July 02.12, Independence Day
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (lunar calendar)
999 police
998, fire department
997, emergency medical care
901, non-emergency police calls
998, emergency medical care (alternative number)
– Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the UAE
– Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of Dubai
– Khalid Al-Qassimi, racing driver
- kissing and hugging in public
- consumption of alcohol outside licensed places
- photographing women without permission
- entering mosques in inappropriate clothing
– using a VPN to bypass blocking
– When men and women meet, they greet each other with a handshake.
– It is obligatory to take off shoes in mosques and religious places.
– It is important to avoid public displays of affection.
– On Friday, many establishments are closed due to prayer.
– Guests are always offered coffee with cardamom.
– greeting / مرحبا / marhaban
– gratitude / شكرا / shukran
– please / من فضلك / min fadlik
– excuse me / عفوا / afwan
– Where is the bus…? / أين الحافلة؟ / ayna al-hafila
– How much is the ticket? / بكم التذكرة؟ / bikam al-tathkira
– pharmacy / صيدلية / saydaliya
– I need a doctor / أحتاج إلى طبيب / ahtaj ila tabib
– I need help / أحتاج إلى مساعدة / ahtaj ila musa'ada
– call the police / اتصل بالشرطة / ittasel bil-shurta
– call an ambulance / اتصل بالإسعاف / ittasel bil-is'af
– very tasty! / لذيذ جدا! / ladhidh jiddan
– bill please / الحساب، من فضلك / al-hisab min fadlik
– toast / في صحتك! (To your health!) / fi sihhatik
– joke / In Dubai, skyscrapers are higher than the clouds! / fi dubai al-natihat a'la min al-ghuyum
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (dates, coffee with cardamom)
– Modern architecture (Dubai, Abu Dhabi)
– Desert and safari
– Traditions of hospitality
– Sports (football, camel racing)
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and power
– Women's rights
– Religious differences
- Personal life of locals
– visit Dubai's skyscrapers
– ride jeeps in the desert
– relax on the beaches
– to taste the cuisine