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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (226612)	4/10/2007 3:49:43 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

all that imported labor force might begin to feel, after 20 or 30 years residence, that they too should have more of the rights of the Emiratis, instead of doing all the hard work at cheap rates while the Emiratis do nothing or very little at high rates. That's easily managed. If the long term resident workers become a problem, Emiratis just put a cap of 10 years as the maximum time that non-nationals can live in the country. Problem solved. It's a pretty strange place with ~80% or more of the residents being non-citizens, but unstable isn't a good description for it, especially considering the neighborhood. There is almost no crime or major civil unrest. Managing the growth (traffic, inflation, etc.) is the biggest challenge.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (226612)	4/10/2007 4:04:43 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

An Emirati told me this joke a few years ago. An Frenchman, a Japanese and an Emirati were on their cargoship heading out to sea. A few hours into the trip, the boat hit something and was beginning to capsize. The captain of the boat sounded the alarm and told everybody that they need to throw overboard all non-essential items in order to reduce weight and try to keep the ship afloat. The Frenchman began tossing cartons of cheese and boxes of wine overboard. "Scare bleu, this is a wonderful vintage, but we have lots of this stuff back home. Au revoir wine and cheese!" and overboard went his stuff. The Japanese began tossing his boxes of Sony Walkmans and Casio digital cameras overboard. "It's tragic to lose all this to the seas, but we've got lots more electronics back home". The Emirati began tossing Indians overboard.......