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efl rocks · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 10

Hi,

Can anyone give me some info of life and iving in Sharjah.

Thanks

helenl · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 1202

The emirate is dry
You can't buy pork
The traffic is horrific at best

If you do a quick search on this forum you will find several threads with info - then you can fine tune your questions.

Hope that helps

MrScaramanga · Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 221

There are two positive aspects to living in Sharjah: 1. it borders Dubai and 2. it has its own airport (where the arrival duty free shop features a selection of wines and liquors!) with a budget airline (Air Arabia) Laughing

There are sections of the emirate that are very pretty, like university city and the corniche. Other than that... it is a permanent construction site in a dust bowl. Yuck!
MrS

ckhl · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 214 Location: SE Asia

There are sections of the emirate that are very pretty, like university city and the corniche. Other than that... it is a permanent construction site in a dust bowl. Yuck!

And if you live out near the airport, areas of Dubai like Festival City, Mirdiff, are closer than Shajrah town itself. Pork is easliy accessbile in Dubai in one direction, and booze in Umm al Qawain in the other. Now if that's not being strategically placed, what is?

kiefer · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 268

Avoid the National Paints r/a.
Sharjah has a private club/pub.
Ajman Kempenski hotel is nice, and set on the border between Ajman and Sharjah.
Do not use the Royal Hospital.

Noor · Joined: 06 May 2009 Posts: 152

It has a boatload of museums:

http://sharjahmuseums.ae/

The UAE Phil is now performing at Am Univ of Sharjah:

http://www.uaephilharmonic.com/documents/87.html