tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post1581653945228229864..comments2023-10-17T16:44:08.588+03:00Comments on Fake Plastic Souks: LachrymoseAlexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-30972397208511399272008-03-05T01:56:00.000+03:002008-03-05T01:56:00.000+03:00I moved to Sharjah in 1998 and recall the stories ...I moved to Sharjah in 1998 and recall the stories from old-time expats who spoke of days when the SZ road was closed do to tribal fighting. I think the UAE has lost that exotic feel to it...the one that we associate w/ living in a strange land.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/06455506176926199209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-14636453684950041982008-02-29T17:08:00.000+03:002008-02-29T17:08:00.000+03:00:)Same here, only nine years later than you. And I...:)<BR/><BR/>Same here, only nine years later than you. And I really hate to listen to myself and hear those same old voices in my head as I repeat their words today...Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-15582112109096169012008-02-28T18:58:00.000+03:002008-02-28T18:58:00.000+03:00Yes, those were the days alright. One thing doesn'...Yes, those were the days alright. <BR/><BR/>One thing doesn't change though - when I first arrived in 1977 people who'd been here a while were saying 'Dubai is spoilt, it isn't like the old days'Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.com