Martinfullard

LATEST ARTICLES ( 89 )

• 134. Bicycles II

  

  Last year I regaled you all with the tale about the time when I was driving to work and encountered a bearded man in pyjamas cycling towards me on the wrong sid... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 133. Buildings II

  

  When I was a young boy, my family used to go holidaying in Devon, south-west England, each summer. These were perhaps the happiest moments of my childhood. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 132. Misery

  

  We all view the world in different ways and we always have done. Some of us look around and see promise, hope, prosperity and bikini-clad rollerbladers where... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 131. Round Up II

  

  Today is Sunday, the Sabbath. Sunday is my day off from my usual employment and generally I like to do things. Except at the moment I am trying to save for my... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 130. Prison Swap

  

  I like Star Trek. There, I said it and I am not ashamed. Ask me who I think was better; Kirk or Picard and I say Kirk, obviously. Why? Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 129. Real Estate

  

  What do you mean I only bought a JPEG?! Are you telling me that my new house won’t even be built!??!?Over the last year or so, UAE Uncut has touched on every... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 128. Car Registration

  

  This evening I sit here in a rather bad mood. I have stepped through the door to see my lovely fiancé, with whom I never have a day to spend with, and dinner... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 127. School Run II

  

  A while back, I came up with a sensational idea to deal with the ever increasing traffic problem faced by Al Ain school runners. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 126. Agendas

  

  Last month, a small local business called Microsoft released an advert for the new Internet Explorer. It was aimed at those of us who were born in the eighties... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 125. Water II

  

  As I am sure you will all recall, last year I dedicated an entire piece of internet to the subject of water in the UAE. We discussed its temperature and that fo... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 124. Customer Service

  

  In life there are certain expectations that we have. We expect things to work, like when we buy a car. Once the dealer has handed you over the keys to your shin... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 123. Numbers

  

  When I first started UAE Uncut (under its original Google friendly guise of Living in the UAE) I envisaged posting one missive a week. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 122. Contradiction

  

  As you may recall, back in November I went to the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix at Yas Marina; an event that flows as smoothly as its full... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 121. Waiters II

  

  There are many, many things in this world that get on our nerves. Take a look at Not-So-Great Britain; VAT hit 20% a few years ago and fuel duty is so high... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 120. Magazines

  

  So, with Chairman Mao in at number 2, let’s find out who tops our list of The 100 Greatest Tyrants…Before I was old enough to legally get into pubs and... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 119. Fines

  

  Ten days ago I broke into your computer and pinned up some thoughts about the swiftness and no-nonsense attitude justice system here in the UAE. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 118. Justice

  

  Across Europe there is a lot of brouhaha about the European Union and whether or not it is any good.  On one side you have those of Guardian disposition saying... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 117. Discrimination

  

  Life isn’t fair.  This opening statement is a fact of life, not an attempt to instigate controversy.  In The West, and particularly in Used-to-be-Great... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 116. Welcoming

  

  As many of you know, I am a grumpy old man with an overwhelming disdain for pretty much everything.  I seem to hate whatever is popular just to be different,... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 115. Prophecy

  

  Well, here we are, today and ever more will always be a mystery.  The Mayan’s long count calendar has finally finished and since it was able to accurately... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL