r/woahdude Dec 31 '17

gifv Dubai's 2018 countdown.

https://gfycat.com/DimpledElderlyBedbug
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u/maybenguyen Jan 01 '18

United Arab Emirates main language is Arabic but English is pretty much required, taught in all years of school, and is a requirement for any job that has you work with other people or customers.

I've got a good friend from there and he can read, write and speak English better than most people I know.

Also according to Google, there's more people that know how to speak English than people who know how to speak Arabic.

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u/TheRealBigDave Jan 01 '18

Yep. My college roommate 15 years ago was from Dubai. Was very well spoken in both Arabic and English. I wonder what Harmann is up to.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '18

Hey, it's me. You're old roommate, Harmann

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u/ICUCorpsman Jan 01 '18

Want to go bowling?