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1. kingkongsfinger - Member

   Any way bollocks to ALL you lot who moan about EVERTHING on here, I reckon this forum has the most of the H+S executives/Council Workers/Jobsworth and general busy bodies in the UK and further afield. Wake up keyboard warriors, its the real world, WE are in a resession, its tough and its a survival of the fitest.

   People take risks in life and sometimes they dont work out, brush your self down and start again. So may people live wrapped up in cotton wool these days, they dont know they are born.

   Well done for people like can-uk for chasing a career away from his homeland and making a "go" of it. Chapeau.

   All you moaning buggers give up your easy, dull life in the UK and put your money where your mouth is and fook off to Pakistan and help all the poor homeless people devistated by the floods or go to the UAE and help the Pakistan and Indian people get home.... Oh you wont its not really my problem

   Im off to Dubai in November so if any one wants to meet up for a chat about bikes over a beer in a fabulous hotel PM me. I will pay as I have worked my nuts off in this recession over the last 18 months in sales and have a bit of spare cash.

   Fook you very much.

   Posted 1 year ago #
2. Elfinsafety - Member

   It's one thing to be aware of a situation, but strive not to make it worse, but another to actively and knowingly add to it and be part of that cycle of exploitation.

   Get off your high horse.. if you're so morally outraged by it.. then do something about it.

   You sound almost guilty, if you don't mind me saying so...

   I think trying to enlighten others as to the reality of the place is doing something about it, albeit a very tiny and impotent gesture. It's up to individuals to search their own conscience, and choose not to take that lucrative job there. If everyone did this, then Dubai would soon crumble back into the desert whence it came. As it is, it looks like it already is.

   So in response to such vehement defensive statements;

   I don't make it any worse, but you do.

   If you can't take the criticism, don't take the salary.

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. tron - Member

   To spend your money in somewhere like Dubai and pretend there's no moral element to it is just kidding yourself.

   There are few places still using these methods of slavery / indentured labour. It's not at all difficult to avoid them.

   Put it this way - if we organised a pressure group to get this sorted out, it would be a drop in the ocean. People like Amnesty and HRW will already be all over this, and struggling to make anything happen. Go out there and try and do something about it in person, and you'd be banged up pretty quickly.

   However, if we decided to stop spending money there, they'd sort it out double quick. Money talks.

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. Duffer - Member

   All you moaning buggers give up your easy, dull life in the UK and put your money where your mouth is and fook off to Pakistan and help all the poor homeless people devistated by the floods or go to the UAE and help the Pakistan and Indian people get home.... Oh you wont its not really my problem

   Just the other week i was flying aid to Pakistan, thank you very much. It's been all over BBC news, if you care to read about it. Enjoy your fabulous hotel, fellow "keyboard warrior".

   Posted 1 year ago #
5. duntmatter - Member

   if you're so morally outraged by it.. then do something about it.

   Just did, thanks.

   Calmer than you are, calmer than you are.

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. chewkw - Member

   To the OP.

   So apart from frolicking or orgies perhaps you could:

   1) Learn to cook their food (I bet they taste good).
   2) Sell them more UK made products. (not only your company's)
   3) Watch modern slavery in process and understand how privilege you are.
   4) Help release a few slaves (so long as you are not in danger).
   5) Travel to neighbouring country(s) and sell more UK made products while frolicking (again so long as you are not in danger).
   6) Understand the locals (if you meet any) and their views on the West.

   So apart from that I guess there is not much you can do really.

   

   Posted 1 year ago #
7. Ho hum - Member

   I went there 4 years ago.

   It was a prize that I won at work (no, I am not in sales, I am a boring Credit Risk Manager).

   I really enjoyed it as it was a massive jolly in return for a year's really hard work.

   However, when I was out there you could tell that something was not quite right. I remember talking to some of the staff in the hotel that we were staying in and deep down they were really sad, but had to try and smile all of the time.

   All that glitters is not gold is the phrase that springs to my mind.

   Since going out there I have read horror stories about the country and I also took the time to read the link by Dr J above and I will not be going back out there again.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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