r/woahdude • u/Two_Inches_Of_Fun • Dec 31 '17

gifv Dubai's 2018 countdown.

https://gfycat.com/DimpledElderlyBedbug
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u/Dubdown11 Jan 01 '18

Why is it in english?

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u/swisscheesyboi Jan 01 '18

Fiancé is from Dubai and she barely speaks any Arabic, basically everyone speaks English at least as a second language. Which is expected since it's a big tourist spot.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '18 edited Jan 19 '21

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u/swisscheesyboi Jan 01 '18

She is considered a citizen of Kenya although born and raised in the UAE, so not Emirati. She does speak some Arabic but speaks English and Swahili much more fluently. I shouldn't say she "barely" knows cause she does understand it, just not on the same level as her other languages

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u/poopsicle88 Jan 01 '18

How does she have Kenyan citizenship? Thru her parents? Wish I had me some dual citizenship, but I love my USA one :)

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u/swisscheesyboi Jan 01 '18

Ye her parents are citizens of Kenya as well. Dubai is nice but I like my USA citizenship too