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She's not a role-player by any means, and she isn't interested in our genre. (she's behind me whining about what I'm typing right now)

Because of the time difference thing coming in the way, if any one of you need Ikuinen to do something. You have full permission to use him in almost any way you see fit [outside of the unreasonable]

Odd, iam sure i talked about it before. Must have gotten burried.

I live in the UAE currently. Better known for Dubai which has the Palm Islands and the Burj, the tallest concrete phallus building in the world for now.

Its GMT +4 from what i know.

I'am horrible at the concept of time itself.

but this should give us perspective.

Its quite a place thats a huge melting pot of people from almost each and every part of the world. Business and commerce is the name of the game here. Not suprising considerings its probably the most major trade zone between the entire arabian region and the rest of the world. [due to its facilities and policies]. This is a good and a bad thing.

the UAE DOES have major political trouble with Iran because of a dispute of who owns how much of the body of water between them. For one theres islands there that both say is theirs and well, offshore oil sources.

Its..well its a fantastic place to live really. It has its problems like any other place.

But when you're born here...

Well iam one of those people who doesnt want to spend the rest of their lives, and then die, in the place they were born.

I'am not a citizen or local either. the majority of the population here consists of people from other countries. Unless a parent is of local blood, they are considered to be from the country their parents are [or the most dominant one]

Offcially iam Indian on paper. But i'am a mestizo, a mongrel. I have german, irish, indian, persian, english and scottish blood. Thus i belong no where really. When it comes to blending with any community based on a racial identity..., well even the one's whose blood i have, always only see the features of the other bloodlines. Plus my personality is vastly different and incompatible with them.

I got along with individuals and non-race based communities just fine however. And i give damn all for belonging to any nationality.

The UAE is free from all the things most people relate to arab countries. Its like the Hong Kong of the arabian region. Quite "western". Jobs oppurtunities. The possiblity of attaining a high standard of living. A country of opurtunities.

But that brings all that comes with it, the good and the bad. Capitilism for one thing. And every complaint you can think of when belonging to a western city, for another thing [like road work companies diggin up roads for no reason other than to justify the money the government provides it].

Ofcourse theres crime and a country of oppurtunities, is also a country of oppurtunists. Everything that is wrong with capitilism and economics exists here just as much as it does elsewhere.

so ya, basicly its a stable place to live with the problems that all developed regions of the world face. Still has a way to go for its customer/labor policies though, but so does every other country on the planet.

nah, like i said, i have no national identity with anyone. Thus i see everything from a 3rd person point of view.

Iran would be in a huge pickle if it tried anything with the UAE, cause that would involve SA nearby and then that would involve the oil both countries provide with the world in a nice deal pleasing to everyone. If that deal is endangered then the U.S. and every oil-loving organisation/conglomerate will come down on their a**'s. Plus the UAE is a major trade hub thats helping a lot of international business's tap the middle east customer markets.

Endangering something thats a good thing for a lot of poeple [including yourself] is a bad idea.

I have a very real and zen look at the condition and state of things in the world.

Iran isnt as bad as most people believe. But hwen iam saying that, iam talking about the regular person [theres good people and the assholes as usual]

however, as usual politicians are power hungry assholes. The situation is just at a point where two paths are available. War or business. Hopefully the leaders will see the benefits of co-operation and economics rather than egotism and religion.

Security is HUGE over here, while maintaining the image that everythings all right. Nothing like paper boy bombers exists thats for sure. The main leaders of the UAE mostly ended up being competent and knew which direction to take and what to do with the countries resources. They took a path opposing those of say Saddam and Che.

Interesting Ten...and really cool. I find this slight ironic, that I just finish a report on the United Arab Emirate and was looking to interview some one from the country. Oh irony how I hate you.
So I'm going to try and find some place to fit myself in the rp's any of them.

emirates oxum :3. Emirates are the equivalent of "states". The UAE formed when 7 of these emirates/states joined each other in an alliance to form one country.

i know this cause iam an infomaniac :3. though thats caused by my insatiable appetite for any and all manners of sensory stimulus. I'am a broad spectrumed sensualist.

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Hope my 7 vs 1 combat post in the rp made sense. Its 2 am right now and iam not sure if i did it right.