tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712647402082440510.post533407949079151707..comments2013-12-11T07:49:19.107-08:00Comments on 365 Days of MS: Oh, grow up Dubai!Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01584618796734004647noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-712647402082440510.post-26055549293312056852011-05-30T21:58:58.646-07:002011-05-30T21:58:58.646-07:00I hear you Louise, but I also think that it works ...I hear you Louise, but I also think that it works both ways. Some of the examples you quote are absolutely the more annoying elements of living here - and yes, the hypocrisy can wear thin - but whenever I get mad at something I think about all the things I got mad about when I lived in London and, on balance, I prefer living here. Sunshine and tax-free living? It's worth it. <br /><br />For me, it's a fascinating place and although I can't rely on the sort of rational thinking and the legal safety net I got used to in my home country, I accept that's the price I have to pay for not living in a tiny yet hugely expensive apartment in the middle of London, paying outrageous amounts of income tax (not to mention all those nasty little stealth taxes), walking the kids to school in the rain/wind/sleet and then fighting to get to work in an overpriced and overcrowded tube with my nose in someone's sweaty armpit!Kate B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11997733172043900832noreply@blogger.com