You can applaud ambition but anyone with an IQ of more than 10 could tell this was nonsensical from the moment it was announced. Bet the management consultants have made good bank, though.

‘Generations’ are a way for the ruling classes and ultra rich to trick the rest of us into hating each other.

The reality is that the hospitality industry is tough enough without purposely making yourself very niche.

@jongard.bsky.social What a beautiful boy.

The ‘Dubai Number 1!!!!’ press release you don’t see as often.

Lesson from this week: moving countries with 3 cats is, a lot, but it is not as scary/stressful as I thought it might be. Pro tip for UAE leavers. Air France charge AED750 per cat (in cabin!) to Paris. Etihad wanted US$1,500 EACH. Outrageous charge, way more than the ticket would be.

There's an odd little social media trend (predominantly LinkedIn, admittedly) right now where theme is 'Dubai summer isn't that bad, I sort of like it!'. It is nonsense. People are lying to themselves. This is my 25th summer and you never, ever get used to 45c heat.

Fuck the BBC.

'"You get such a sense of achievement when you are able to get it among such fierce competition," says avowed fan Fiona Zhang.' Whatever floats peoples boats... but pretty grim to be that enslaved to consumerism. www.bbc.com/news/article...

So they're neck deep in a depression, then.

The 14th year of entering for this thing... and it finally happened! Buzzing is an understatement.

Dune Awakening is really, really good.

10k this morning in THIS 🥰.

We have actually won a trophy.

I don't know who builds the Etisalat website but it is routinely one of the SHITTEST websites I deal with. They spam you every day to update your documents - website doesn't work, app doesn't work. Call them to try and work it out? God help you, you're never gonna speak to a human.

Which $BA aircraft has a price of $1.25bn per piece?! Nothing to see here, just national level corruption.

"But I didn't think the leopards would eat MY face."

The US is absolutely cooked. They can't be many weeks from seeing empty shelves. www.reddit.com/r/pics/comme...

Good luck to Cafu charging a service delivery fee. Great service but the hook was always matching the cost at the pump. Business will be dead inside 12 months, imo.

Last ever residence visa done and dusted 💃💃

There is a building that is less than 50m from one of the busiest parts of Al Khail Road and the name? Tranquil Wellness Tower. maps.app.goo.gl/kf1p1CNfkvoG...

“He was supposed to ruin your life, not mine!”

A pigeon has nested in our balcony and I would now honestly die for this one week old squab.

Americans legitimately need to overthrow their government.

The US is absolutely cooked

Today more than ever.

It is genuinely spectacular reporting. Publish half the messages, wait for Hegseth or similar to speak up against it, then BAM hit them with the second half of the messages. Incredible.

Not sure if its an age thing but we're having SO many friends preparing to leave Dubai / in the process of leaving right now. My 25th year here and this is the most number of people I've ever known to be planning an exit.

The thing no one tells you about buying a house, as an expat, back ‘home’? You will feel INSTANTLY homesick and be tempted to bring your exit date forward. This week has been miserable.

There are starting to be some really good subreddits for those seeking to move away from US products: www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/ www.reddit.com/r/BoycottUni... www.reddit.com/r/buybritish/ www.reddit.com/r/BuyCanadian/ Voting with wallets is the only way forward.

Boycott all US products.

The UK is heading back into the EU, this is the first step.

We finally exchanged. 21 weeks from offer to exchange. Nightmare chain with some of the shittest people imaginable. The English house buying system is completely broken but onwards and upwards!

The UK housebuying process is one of the poorest designed things I have ever had the misfortune of encountering. 20 weeks, to the day, since we had an offer accepted and the chain still cannot get their shit together enough to decide on a completion date. It is INFURIATING.

You have to be absolutely unwell to think Ukraine started the war. The US is clearly no longer a European ally, they are a Russian ally, and should be treated as such.

@jongard.bsky.social New stadium looking proper gorge last night!

New Skunk Anansie music and it absolutely BANGS www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ExG...

A Teams meeting booked from x:00 - x:30 doesn’t mean ‘turn up at some point in that window’. The timekeeping in this place 🙄🙄

Global sanctions on the US.

Want some advice on home buying? Just don’t bother, unless you love months of chasing people, soul sucking bureaucracy and saying bye to all your money.

Global boycott on US products.

Those protest votes because of Biden/Harris’ handling of the Gaza War… not looking so clever now, huh

Huge improvement to news websites when you use chrome extensions that block all mentions/pics of you know who.

January blues are absolutely out of control this year. On one hand, you'd want to enjoy your last year of living in a country. On the other, impossible to not feel like you're in this permenant state of limbo which feels pretty rough.

The latest toilet flush in the constant 'wE wilL hAvE aiR taxIs iN tHe uAe' news cycle. futuretransport-news.com/volocopter-f...

Cold here, but gloriously pretty day.

I just cannot today.

Paul McCartney reunites with Ringo Starr at London concert

Actually cannot believe we got to see this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...