Off topic & small talk: Chatterbox (Page 1391)

frapi07 wrote on 07.01.2025 at 12:41: I wouldn't invest a lot of money in an inkjet printer. They break at some point. I've used mine a lot and after 5-6 years it just gave up the ghost. Probably needs to be cleaned or something, but that's too much of a hassle for me.

If you don't print anything out that often anyway and the quality is only supposed to be okay, then one for 40-50€ is enough.

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Matthias wrote on 07.01.2025 at 6:27 pm: Hey guys, happy new year to you all!
Some of you may have already noticed, I was actually away from work for 2 weeks and went on vacation.
I was in a country where the internet is censored, where you can't make WhatsApp calls, where Facebook calls are blocked and where Facetime is also technically blocked. - in Dubai!!! - for the first time in my life, I went to see the city.
I have to say I'm conflicted - on the one hand it's incredibly clean, there's great food, the best service and everything you can dream of if you're willing to spend a lot of money.
At the same time, however, there are all these restrictions that are better not to talk about on site...
Unfortunately, I couldn't access our website either and the use of VPNs is generally prohibited by law there.
And you don't want to take any risks... I certainly didn't.
Instead, I was able to ride a camel for the first time, take photos from the 154th floor of the world's tallest building, eat really good fish and marvel at the clean toilets in the world's largest shopping mall.

All in all, it was a really great and interesting vacation and at the same time I won a new insight:
What the influencers all say "invest in a Dubai property" or "Habibi come to Dubai"...
All well and good, but Malta is definitely the better country for me to live in.
(Even if not everything is so luxurious here and the vegetables in the supermarket are often moldy because the cold chains are constantly interrupted).
The air is cleaner, life generally feels freer, there is democracy and you can express your criticism openly, just like in Germany.
Please don't drift off into political discussions now, I just wanted to give you some feedback and say
i'm back:-)

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Matthias wrote on 07.01.2025 at 19:00: Yes, the problem I see in Dubai - if you wanted to live there - you constantly have the feeling of having to keep up. And that can cost so much money... awww honestly!
There are Lamborghinis everywhere, Mercedes AMGs and Bentleys far and wide, even the cabs (Uber and Bolt) are the latest Lexus ES 300h limousines...
But there is also scam lurking everywhere - my girlfriend, for example, wanted to buy a scarf made of real cashmere.
It was offered to us in a store in a shopping center for 250 dirhams, i.e. about 65-70 euros.
We didn't buy it and a week later we found the same scarf in a supermarket for 10.90 dirhams, or 3 euros.
It was exactly the same scarf, with the same print - so it was just synthetic and not cashmere...
I was approached on the street and told that I should have a hair transplant on the spot.
But overall, the people in Dubai are all friendly - you can say nothing about that.
Dubai is a very interesting city for a maximum 10-day stay, but you generally just drive from sight to sight, because the city is simply not suitable for walking. The distances are much greater than you can imagine and the traffic is heavy - whether day or night, the streets are full.
And if you go for a walk anyway, all you see everywhere are absolutely perfectly mown lawns, perfectly trimmed hedges, a hundred absolutely identical-looking palm trees, grown so perfectly that it almost looks artificial.
There's no dirt on the street, there's nothing to catch the eye, it's all perfect - almost too perfect for me.
A good comparison is New York - the city is loud, dirty, crime-ridden and covered in graffiti, but you can walk around there during the day and discover something interesting at every turn. - I personally like it better - maybe it's also because I'm a "real Berliner" at heart and like such shitholes - I used to like Kuala Lumpur a lot too, by the way...

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garfield68 wrote on 07.01.2025 at 18:48:hello mathias,nice that you could enjoy your vacation and nice that you are back. could you also try this famous dubai chocolate?

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Matthias wrote on 07.01.2025 at 19:00: Yes, the problem I see in Dubai - if you wanted to live there - you constantly have the feeling of having to keep up. And that can cost so much money... awww honestly!
There are Lamborghinis everywhere, Mercedes AMGs and Bentleys far and wide, even the cabs (Uber and Bolt) are the latest Lexus ES 300h limousines...
But there is also scam lurking everywhere - my girlfriend, for example, wanted to buy a scarf made of real cashmere.
It was offered to us in a store in a shopping center for 250 dirhams, i.e. about 65-70 euros.
We didn't buy it and a week later we found the same scarf in a supermarket for 10.90 dirhams, or 3 euros.
It was exactly the same scarf, with the same print - so it was just synthetic and not cashmere...
I was approached on the street and told that I should have a hair transplant on the spot.
But overall, the people in Dubai are all friendly - you can say nothing about that.
Dubai is a very interesting city for a maximum 10-day stay, but you generally just drive from sight to sight, because the city is simply not suitable for walking. The distances are much greater than you can imagine and the traffic is heavy - whether day or night, the streets are full.
And if you go for a walk anyway, all you see everywhere are absolutely perfectly mowed lawns, perfectly trimmed hedges, a hundred absolutely identical-looking palm trees, grown so perfectly that it almost looks artificial.
There's no dirt on the street, there's nothing to catch the eye, it's all perfect - almost too perfect for me.
A good comparison is New York - the city is loud, dirty, crime-ridden and covered in graffiti, but you can walk around there during the day and discover something interesting at every turn. - I personally like it better - maybe it's also because I'm a "real Berliner" at heart and like such shitholes - I used to like Kuala Lumpur a lot too, by the way...

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Stromberg wrote on 08.01.2025 at 12:47: So for me it's nothing, such a city tailored to material wealth, where I'm not even allowed to drink a beer on the beach outside of licensed bars.😂

But I would definitely welcome it if all influencers emigrated there. 👋

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Patizi wrote on 08.01.2025 at 13:57:

The alcohol thing is actually a great solution. In Germany, you could or should think about changes.

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