What Are You Doing Right Now? (321 Viewers)

[ALC]

Me too and marry one of the Casiraghis

Charlotte?

 

Buy on AliExpress.com

[icemaη]

Baby girl

I'm uncle to a niece too Congrats Rab...

 

[Bjerknes]

Dubai is not the place to live even if you're a Billionaire. Very artificial place.

Based on a faux economy.

 

[icemaη]

Well Dubai has been almost completely taken over by Abu Dhabi now. Abu Dhabi has a pretty strong economy as far as I remember. They grew within their limits and now have the power to belittle Dubai.

 

[Bjerknes]

36% of Abu Dhabi's economy consists of oil and nat gas. The other 64% consists of real estate, tourism and retail services.

Yeah, that sounds like a real winner in the long run. :rolleyes2

 

[icemaη]

Thing is they know how to make it work. Dubai just tried to grow forcefully while Abu Dhabi grew moderately over the past two decades.

Edit: You must consider that my knowledge of economics is noobish at best

 

[Bjerknes]

It only works as long as the oil and gas money flows into the city. Once that cash flow dries up, the effects will trickle down to other areas of the economy. Abu Dhabi might not be as "bubblelicious" as Dubai, but the phoniness remains the same.

25% of GDP consists of financial services. What the hell are they going to service when all those fields dry up? Each other?

 

[swag]

25% of GDP consists of financial services.

It's got to be just about as ridiculously shy of that here in the U.S. up until 2008.

 

[Christina]

Good morning?

 

[ALC]

If you call this morning, then top o' the morning to you too

 

[X Æ A-12]

Good evening, lads.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Getting ready to go to Xmas Eve celebrations with family.

Fucking hate these nights, cant wait til Xmas is over.

 

[swag]

Somebody doesn't have the Xmas spirit.

 

[icemaη]

Working from home and actually working

 

[Klin]

Christmas shopping. Yay.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

i love christmas shopping... for myself!

 

[icemaη]

I love shopping

 

[Klin]

I love shopping too, but as Deneb said, for myself, not christmas presents for all the family.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

follow it up with 'for hookers'

 

[blondu]

no shoppings for me