16 Things You Will Relate To If You Grew Up In Dubai
There is something
so unique about growing up in a city like Dubai. If you grew up here
then you must relate to at least one or two of these things:
1. Your language is a mix of English, Arabic, Urdu and Indian
2. Flirting meant writing your number on a piece of paper then sticking it on your dashboard while cruising down Jumeirah road
3. You know it’s OKAY to have your own personal nanny at 0 years old
4. You get super happy about buying expired Shani juice, Canada Dry and Aladdin crisps for AED 5 from the local “baqala”
5. Buying a Magnum… mostly because it was “the most expensive one”
6. You loved imitating Captain Majid’s impossible football moves and tactics with your friends
7. Playing Atari was all you wanted to do during summer breaks
8. You know that throwing “TNT Pop-Its” in the school yard would make you ‘Most Wanted’ on the principle’s black list
9. Al Nasr Leisure Club was your one stop shop for birthdays, parties, skating, flirting and general mischief
10. Hardees and Pizza Hut were where you held your birthday parties
11. Speaking broken English becomes one of your many acquired talents
12. You feel claustrophobic in roads less than three lanes wide
13. You’re well used to when your glasses fog up when you step outside
14. Saying “can’t wait for winter to go the beach” made perfect sense (and still does)
15. You are no longer impressed by running into Hollywood and Bollywood celebrities in the mall
16. Being half British, quarter Emirati, quarter Persian with a hint of third generation Syrian is perfectly normal
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