Martinfullard

LATEST ARTICLES ( 89 )

• 174. Car Crashes

  

  I have been nestling within these Emirati dunes now for over six years, and in that time I have often thought about what I might be missing back home in Her... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 173. Phlegm

  

  What is the worst thing in the entire world? You’re wrong; it’s having one of those precious moments of genuine contentment ruined by something – or, more... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 172. Motoring

  

  One of the perils of being out of full-time work for a prolonged period of time is that ones mind can wander far more easily. For some, the daily routine of... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 171. Metro

  

  Isn’t it great being wrong? Being proven wrong suggests that you were, at some point, immensely confident that you were right, only for someone else to turn... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 170. Trade

  

  So we waved goodbye to 2013 and have observed the onset of 2014 through the usual blend of fireworks and Fonseca. For it is no lie that this grubby little corne... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 169. Supersize

  

  What is the point? No, really. What is the point of ever doing anything even remotely exciting or pleasurable? Why waste your time doing what you want to make... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 168. Expo 2020

  

  FOR SALE: One large tent, barely used. Seeks loving home where it won’t be asked to do much.UAE Uncut resurfaces its muddy head this week after another... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 167. Problems II

  

  I have had a lot of my time on my hands recently. Curiously, I have not spent it conjuring up nonsensical prose and throwing it against the graffiti-ridden,... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 166. Road Names

  

  What is the most annoying thing in the world? Vevuzelas? Bluebottle flies? Kardashians? The answer is none of these; it is in fact the bureaucratic mentality... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 165. Youths

  

  As I like to mention a lot of the time, I have lived in the UAE for a considerable while. Well, I like to think that nigh-on six years is a healthy crack. In... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 164. Warning Lights

  

  “Britishisation… Now there’s a vote winner with the middle classes…”Next week is the Islamic holiday of Eid Al Adha, and to mark the occasion everyone has been... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 163. Windows

  

  Batman, Ironman, Captain Kirk, and The Tracy family. These are some of the finest heroes that I can recall from my childhood. They are all strong individuals wh... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 162. Trucks

  

  Moaning, it would seem, is the last bastion of hope that we have when we don’t understand why things are the way they are. As you would expect, then, UAE Uncut... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 161. Internet

  

  In life there are many things that happen to a lot of people every single day. People get new phones, new jobs, buy new cars, and of course, move house. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 160. Bags

  

  Drum roll please… UAE Uncut is back with a bang! Well, not quite, more of a pathetic drip. Since my last inscription in this muddy puddle of cyberspace much... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 159. Names

  

  Once upon a time, before microwave meals, “reality” TV, and iPhones, we used to identify each other with our noses. Much like dogs, we knew who the other guy wa... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 158. Red Tape

  

  Have you ever wondered where things went so wrong in Britain? I mean once upon a time we literally ruled the waves; we were unbeatable on the water as we saw of... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 157. Jackson’s

  

  Faithful readers of UAE Uncut will know all too well that I am not the biggest fan of the iPhone. I hate how people chose to live and die by it. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 156. Speed Limits

  

  The other day, before I went off on a mad tangent about personal quandaries, I began by complaining about the latest means by which to stop road traffic... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 155. Problems

  

  I was going to come before you all today and complain, vehemently, about the latest proposal to drop speed limits by 10kp/h in Dubai. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL