Sooo I might be going to Dubai....

[6souls]

DnB DJ Grooverider has been officially sentenced to 4 years for have 2.16g of weed (a spliff) in his bag.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7253514.stm

interesting quote from the story;

In the last 12 months, 64 British nationals have been arrested in the UAE for drugs offences

[Vuitton]

I don't quite understand the logic behind such harsh punishment. Four years in prison is expensive for the government. Its something like £75,000 - £100,000 per prisoner a year.

http://www.civitas.org.uk/pubs/prisonValue.php

However, they must have an end goal in mind for enforcing such strict punishment for minor offenses. Maybe to get the message across internationally in a short period of time not to fuck with the UAE.

[Correction]

I'm surprised people are fucking stupid enough to board airplanes with drugs in tow. Dubai doesn't exactly keep its extremely strict ban on such substances a secret.

[Titanss]

Why not? If you need drugs to have fun when travelling, you have other problems.

Depends if I'm going to Panama/Cancun/Party place spring break ya I want a little somethin somethin. If I'm goin to DC/NY and the sites keep my attention then ya who cares.

[Lockecole7]

Someone needs to make a topic starting with a "Soo" and keep it between this and the Castro thread.

[Iono]

So my cousin tells me flashing the V piece sign is a no no. It's basically the terrorist version of fuck you

[Faris]

whats a V piece sign? do you mean the PEACE sign? if so then your cousin is wrong. Its all about the peace in dubai baby!

speaking of the word fuck, and the peace sign, in england, a backwards "V peace sign" means fuck off.

and about the drugz, i think its a beautiful rule to keep idiots who cant follow/respect rules out of our country.

[6souls]

and about the drugz, i think its a beautiful rule to keep idiots who cant follow/respect rules out of our country.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 235467.stm

Customs officials found 0.003g of the drug - an amount that is invisible to the naked eye and weighs less than a grain of sugar - in his shoe.

The list of banned substances in the UAE includes many products which are available over-the-counter and off-the-shelf in the UK.

These include medications such as codeine, a common ingredient in pain relief and cold-and-flu medication, and the common baking ingredient, poppy seeds.

[Shuemue]

Seriously, in UAE I'd get 4 years for the sandwich I just ate because it had poppy seeds on the bread.

[Iono]

So I'm going on Wednesday. Still having some slight problems with power conversion.... If anyone knows anything about power in general your help would be much appreciated. Currently I have one 1600w converter for a PS2 and a macbook. I'm thinking the Macbook's plug is able to handle itself, but some online sources say there's issues with melting plugs Anyone have same experience to support or against this claim?

Is a 1600w converter good for a PS2? That type is usually for things like irons and hair dryers, and aren't meant to be used for long periods of time for those particular devices. However with only a PS2 is it safe to use it for prolonged periods of time? Maybe gaming sessions of 6 hrs here and there, because I heard from a coworker that it's hard for us to get around and there's nothing to watch on TV

On a side note, did ya know that you actually have to pay for radio stuff over there? I don't know the details myself, but that's what the coworker who went there first told me.

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Iono

[Wintermute]

So I'm going on Wednesday. Still having some slight problems with power conversion.... If anyone knows anything about power in general your help would be much appreciated. Currently I have one 1600w converter for a PS2 and a macbook. I'm thinking the Macbook's plug is able to handle itself, but some online sources say there's issues with melting plugs Anyone have same experience to support or against this claim?

Is a 1600w converter good for a PS2? That type is usually for things like irons and hair dryers, and aren't meant to be used for long periods of time for those particular devices. However with only a PS2 is it safe to use it for prolonged periods of time? Maybe gaming sessions of 6 hrs here and there, because I heard from a coworker that it's hard for us to get around and there's nothing to watch on TV

On a side note, did ya know that you actually have to pay for radio stuff over there? I don't know the details myself, but that's what the coworker who went there first told me.

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Iono

You can find Step-up/down Converters and plug adapters by the boatload at any airport, shouldn't be hard to find what you need.

[Day]

Holy necro, I'm thinking the dudes already back by now bro.