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Old 06-18-2008, 07:40 AM
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Long story short I met a family of four from Arizona that moved to Kuwait.








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Old 06-18-2008, 10:10 AM
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wow very nice pics!! the only thing that must suck it the sand!!

whats the deal with the caprice SS with 6.0 and the other little red chevy car with the LS2??? I dont think they make those here in the US right?
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by the way you have any pics of homes? how is it over there, is ther more houses or like apartment living?
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wow very nice pics!! the only thing that must suck it the sand!!

whats the deal with the caprice SS with 6.0 and the other little red chevy car with the LS2??? I dont think they make those here in the US right?
They are made for the middle east.
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by the way you have any pics of homes? how is it over there, is ther more houses or like apartment living?
More houses than apartments and most of them are huge.
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so what exactly does a Kuwaiti Redneck look like?

As for those videos, that vette is SICK. But Screw standing on the side of the road while a car comes flying by at 200+mph.
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I could make a killing selling air filters there.
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I could make a killing selling air filters there.
Yes you can but you have to prove your product works.
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Originally Posted by hyeride00
maybe im just ignorant, but what does everyone do there for jobs to make all that money?? oil? is their economy just that much better right now? i havent seen so many different nice expen$ive cars in one spot like that....

the place looks fun, other than the heat i hear of
Every Kuwaiti citizen is given a stipend or salary by the government for the oil that is produced by the country. Not so in Saudi Arabia, (Pre-invasion) Iraq, and Iran where the money went to the monarchies and governments. However U.A.E., Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait share the countries oil profits with their citizens, but not every country produces as much oil per capita and are as rich as Kuwait(although U.A.E. isn't far behind).
It's similar to being an Alaskan resident, where you receive I think $1,800 per person per year for the oil that is mined from the state. Except in Kuwait I heard it's around $200K/year but that was hear-say and that's what I was made to understand when I was there earlier this year...maybe A.J. can spread more light on this.

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where is dubai in relation to kuwait? is it a similar type of place that you know of?

thanks for the pics and info by the way!!
Dubai (U.A.E.) is like Disney land...it's ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous. Another cool place is Abu Dhabi which is 60 miles west of Dubai and it's almost a clone of NYC!

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...I almost want to go now if it wouldnt be for the language barrier...
I was able to get by on English as most of the labor force in the middle east is Filipino and Indian and they primarily speak English.
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Hey A.J. how do you deal with the 5am prayer chants that are broadcast over the city speakers? Awesome pics of the cars! I don't know if you feel the same way but the middle east is so misrepresented here in the US...it's kind of a shame!
Best of luck and stay safe!
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