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Woah... hold up. So you spend 90 out of 120 days in Afghanistan and like 2/120 in Dubai and think to start a thread where people can ask you about Dubai?!
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I thought I addressed that. If I were to speak to what I know about Afghanistan it would be that of being on a military base, not in Kabul, Kandahar, etc. Also, Afghanistan isn't a top destination for most people, so why the fuck would I want to answer questions about what you can already read on Huffington Post?
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How do you get around in Dubai? Are the taxis nice?
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Taxis, and they're all Toyota Camrys or Toyota vans. Pretty decent.
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SinisterKid, as an American who's never left the states, what would be the biggest differences that would stick out when I first show up to Dubai?
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If I know you like I think I know you, this question isn't a real question.
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A question then (even though you've kind of hinted at the answer already): is there any way to get your hands on a drink there? What about some weed? I just want to know if it's like a "no, there is just no fuckin way you can do it" (see: trying to take a huge CO2 cartridge onto a flight) type of thing or a "yea, just need to know the right guy which isn't hard to figure out" (see: scoring weed in the U.S.) type of thing.
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Yes I should clarify, there are a ton of bars in Dubai and the nightlife was ranked by lonelyplanet as one of the best in the world, although I kind of find that hard to believe. However, while I was there this week I tried, like a normal American, to grab drinks around 10am, and found that no bars are open that early, and no restaurants - that I could find - serve alcohol that early. I also discovered that there are limitations on foreigners buying liquor in stores. The concierge at a hotel that has a pretty sick beach bar was beside himself when we rolled up at 10am ready to drink. As Western as they want to be, they're not quite there yet. Either way, you can get your hands on drinks at bars/restaurants any time after noon, but its pricey. Beers are like 10USD. As for weed, I have no idea, I don't smoke and even if I did I'd be too scared of spending time in prison in a Muslim country. You get arrested for shit like PDA even. With all the tourists/expats though, I'm sure just asking a normal looking white dude where to find it would get you pointed in the right direction.