Arabian Nights with Cold Stone

Hanover Line I-XIII

Last time on the Hanover line of thinking we discussed some of the dilly-dally between hedge funds in Washington DC and powerful Emirate princes. Since we were in the region, we thought we might have a little look see all about the Emirates.

In Abu Dhabi residents are looking forward to the first ever appearance by the World Wrestling Entertainment show featuring John Cena and Chris Jericho. On a safety note if you are in the vicinity don't drink the 250 ml Vimto fruit drink, they're contaminated.

In Ajman officials are trying to make the city much safer for their residents. First, they imposed new safety regulations on the skyscrapers that host apartments. Second, they banned the breeding of wild animals in the home.

In Dubai we have gyms purporting to be a concentration camp for calories whilst using a picture of Auschwitz to advertise. Meanwhile some of the wealthiest in Dubai may busy for the next two hours trying to rack up a $100,000 bar tab.

In Fujairah they're wrapping up plans to bring the high speed train to town. Incidentally the four men caught with 22kg of hashish at the Fujairah border yesterday wish the train had been built earlier.

In Ras al-Khaimah they're working on building better economic ties with the US. Ever since the Cold Stone Creamery opened up American flavors have been in hot demand.

In Sharjah they're rolling out a new and more disciplined recycling plan to keep it green (so to speak, there's a lot of sand). Also they're in the habit of setting up drive-in movie theaters in the absolute middle of the desert for offroad enthusiasts.

In Umm al-Qaiwain some bad chocolates were seized when it was discovered that there was a whole bunch of larvae in the sweets. One woman was so mad that her husband had bought these contaminated chocolates she threw a frying pan full of hot oil at her husband.

So there you have it. If anyone asks you whats up in the UAE you can tell them, people are going the WWE and four-wheeling to the drive-in whilst choosing to drop an hundred large on some bubbly (no Mimosas - the juice is bad), looking for some hashish because none of its getting into the country, which could be potentially bad for the new munchies hotspot Cold Stone Creamery, incidentally which, is the only place you should eat chocolate.