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Ya'll said if I complain about America I should leave... well, I've left...
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Soulful on January 14, 2007, 07:29:11 AM ---yo..thats cool u went all the way to uae to learn arabic, i've been there twice, sharjah, al-ain, dubai...damn cant belive its been ten years since last time i was there i was 14 then.
Are they still building as much as back then??im pretty sure they are!
im curious why u picked uae for learning arabic though?if i wanted to learn arabic and was a muslim i would have chosen Egypt or Saudi Arabia, for one thing its cheaper, and not as much english and no urdu at all. Uae is a arabic muslim country but its so international and multi cultural(which i think i nice btw) so u really dont need to speak arabic, saudi arabia would be different though, plus if u were over there u could visit mecca etc.
i just came back from brazil one week ago, i was there for three months, 90 % dont speak english, so i had to learn potuguese, if they wouldve spoken english i wouldnt had learnd any portuguese at all except some common words like hello, goodbye, thank you etc..
anyway enjoy your trip, UAE is a cool ass country, i was never bored over there, travel around and see the country, its beautiful..have fun!
BTW: try hangin out with people that dont know any english at all, as much as u can, i even lived with a friend and hes girlfriend and none of em knew any english.that way u are forced to learn!!good luck!
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I had some connections here in the UAE so that's how I ended up here. But what your saying is right, I'm facing a great degree of difficulty in learning Arabic and that was one of my big reasons for coming to the Middle East. Like you said, I may have to go to Egypt. It's only 300$ for a plane flight from here. In fact, I may be relocating very soon.
...also, you asked about here, yeah, they are biulding like crazy, it's noisy all the time. It's busy with traffic everywhere. I haven't seen any quiet, laid back place yet. Everywhere I've seen is noisy and busy.
Chief:
--- Quote from: Hajj Abdul-Infinite...BANNED FOR CALLING TO TRUTH on January 12, 2007, 10:16:07 AM ---
--- Quote from: Chief on January 10, 2007, 06:33:29 AM ---whoa shit, big move infinite.
i know you dont reply to my posts anymore, but are you gone for good?
hopefully everything works out to plan for you. that's a couragous move no doubt, if you got a one way ticket or not. being submergered in another culture can be a frightening experience, i'm curious how you will find life there in comparison to the U.S.A.
i think it will be extremely healthy for you to have left the U.S.
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Life here in comparison to the U.S.? Let me tell you this first. People may think that the more you travel the more you learn and understand. But I've actually found the opposite to be true so far, the longer I am here the more confused I feel. And partly, I wanted to be confused, cause I wanted to learn Arabic and learn from them, but the problem is, there's so many Indian immigrants here everyone speaks Urdu. So they don't understand me much, and I don't have much interest in understanding there language either.
So I am encountering some difficulty.
Also, the people here have way better manners, and are much more polite. But I am starting to sense the possibility that maybe they don't engage in real thought-provoking conversations, which is something I enjoy very much. I enjoy calling different idea's and opinions into question, and analyzing the situation from different perspectives, but so far I have failed to get into any real engaging discussions. People are so agreeable over here, and too much agreement kills a chat.
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alot of people that travel into different cultures suffer confusion and can't adjust, it has a technical term 'culture shock', it's a normal thing that happens to anyone in the first month or so of living (not visiting) in a new environment. you're there for a while, so you'll adjust in no time.
i wouldn't recommend egypt if you want to learn arabic, most peeps there speak english too from what i saw, plus you're american, even though you're muslim all they will see is american dollars... people tend to be extremely friendly and hospitable when they think they will make a dolla. keep that in mind. to me egypt was fake, maybe because i experienced it as a tourist, but the amount of bullshit i saw was unbelievable.
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Chief on January 17, 2007, 05:21:48 AM ---
alot of people that travel into different cultures suffer confusion and can't adjust, it has a technical term 'culture shock', it's a normal thing that happens to anyone in the first month or so of living (not visiting) in a new environment. you're there for a while, so you'll adjust in no time.
i wouldn't recommend egypt if you want to learn arabic, most peeps there speak english too from what i saw, plus you're american, even though you're muslim all they will see is american dollars... people tend to be extremely friendly and hospitable when they think they will make a dolla. keep that in mind. to me egypt was fake, maybe because i experienced it as a tourist, but the amount of bullshit i saw was unbelievable.
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I wasn't really anticipating a culture shock, because much of Islamic culture is the same wherever you go. So some parts of the culture here you can find in a Muslim district located in a large American city or at the masjid.
One intersting note, is that I expected coming to a Muslim country would increase my level of faith (iman), but the ironic thing is that here amongst the people I'm staying with, it's expected with masjid on every street, that I attend all the prayers, etc... So your doing more because it's expected, wheras in America you are doing everything for the sake of Allah because the environment runs counter to your religion.
Jay_J:
this man proved that why i believe in him most then the others in this forum... thank you for showing your honour, showing your honesty and showing your belief's rights...
if you want to come İstanbul be sure i will be glad to host you and make you see and travel a european city which has most minaret and mosque in the world
Allah knows what you deserve or what you have to live...
i hope all the things goes right for you...
AndrE16686:
it's always good to travel. Im sure UAE is a great place to be if you are a Muslim. But what if you are a non-muslim living there? you get shat on I hear. My mate lived for a few years in Dubai, he got shat on constantly, cus you got less rights if you are not muslim.
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