A Canadian in Abu Dhabi: Seeking a roommate and yes, nationality is an issue

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Seeking a roommate and yes, nationality is an issue

More of my continued obsession with the way people advertise their "bed spaces" in Abu Dhabi.

3 comments:

Khalood said...: I don't know ... my friend and I burst in laughter at "Bed Space". It makes it sound that they the roommate would be paying for that bed space. Just a light-hearted note.

On another note, I don't really know why, but some of the announcements out there aren't necessarily posted by the people of the same requested nationality. I once, in sheer interest, called the one asking for a Philippino roommate. Guess what? The person who answered spoke in flagrant Egyptian-English accent.

Not knowing what that gentleman's agendas were, I glared in bewilderment and hung up.; December 29, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Ann Marie McQueen said...: Weird! I always think that about "bed spaces" too. But sadly in the case of some of the "bachelors" that can be pretty much it.; December 29, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Anonymous said...: well generally bed space means more than two people in the room and space is there only to put a single bed in short what they mean is limited space not space for furniture cupboards etc; December 18, 2011 at 4:00 AM

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