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Hi Seb, Read your message re. the happy lifestyle in Dubai despite the absence of Democracy. Bored with the idea of deleting the rest of the messages in the Goanet Bulletin, I choose to reply by sending this article about Dubai. Makes no difference being for or against anything if you have no freedom of choice! If you have alcohol on your breath it would be smart to reject offers of help from policemen to change your tire of an offer to chat with you. You are correct when you say that there are no shootings; was referring to the (death-penalty) firing-squads in Singapore.(btw, the opposition party doesn't get a look in there. Refer Stuart Littlemore SC and Geoffrey Robertson SC) Beheading and stoning to death are the preferred methods in your part of the world. The Imams and Mullahs will be hard at work to push the Sharia way down your throats. Wahabi/Fahabi. Tell me, how many building projects in Dubai have been abandoned of late? What does the I.L.O. say about Dubai's poor record regarding treatment of foreign workers? Nasty accomodation, low wages, long hours in the hot sun putting up monstrous high-rise buildings, Agents ripping off these migrant workers? The New York Times singled out Dubai in their series on globalisation, and you can find the article in question online if you wish. And Media censorship in Dubai; how many 'no go' websites? I'm off to a long lunch on a nice little big yacht on Sydney Harbour. A glass and a half of some fine Aussie Pinot Noir and accompanying charcuterie. Miles Davis, dancing, being carried in someone's arms if I feel like, holding hands if I want to, and doing as I please. No Draconian laws for me, thank you. Gross Domestic Happiness is the way to go. "No worries." Now you have a nice day. Cheers, rubygoes