We Are All Aleppo Call-in December 21, 2016

Every week we ask you to join the show with the call-in program.

This week we asked what you would say to the people of Aleppo if you had the opportunity.

This was a very powerful show full of emotion.

Click to listen to the podcast.

December 21

What do we say to people in Aleppo or who have just gotten out?

http://www.aljazeera.com/topics/city/aleppo.html

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38340165

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38132163

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/30/stories-from-inside-aleppo-it-feels-like-we-are-in-prison

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/aleppo-civilians-1.3893821

Line busters Oct 8

In hour 1 of the program we took the time to ask how you deal with people who bud in line!

Here is a bit of the SMS traffic. I asked how do people deal with those who bud in line.

-Make a big deal out of it. Thats the way u shame them.
Nad

-If queue jumper is an Ema....i, I ignore, if someone else, I ask them to behave.

Farhan

- I usually make it a point to tell the person attending me. And at times when the attending person tells them to get in line. I make it a point to be loud enough for the offender or would be offender to hear and thank the person attending me. Capt Max.

-Hi James. Although I think it can mostly be Attributed to cultural differences, unless they look like tourists or if they're elderly, I definitely don'tlet people cut me in line. Whether it be sticking to the bumper of the car in front of me or telling off people at the grocery. I equate it to tough love. Hopefully if they get told off enough, they'll learn. Adel

-It's the culture over here,  etiquettes and patients are more valued in places such as Canada.

-Manners and upbringing comes from home. To control you need to have a meeter and greeter or someone to monitor,  you can't change those people who are impatient,  whether in a que or driving,  you will always experience impatient ignorant people...  Live with it!

-My strategy is: look into his/her eyes and ask: Am I invisible to you!!
vj

Listen to the podcast some wonderful comments!

Customer Service p12

Once again we talk customer service with some good and some bad stories.

Here is the link.

Enjoy.

Can you say no and get me time?

So?

Can you say no?

Here is the answer!

Where to Live?

Should we have to live in the Emirate we work in?
 Your take from Nightline

Does Etiquette Matter?

Funny some people actually are suggesting that etiquette is a thing of the past!

Hmmm... we asked if etiquette matters and got an interesting response.

Does the speed limit matter?

Nightline asked the simple question, "do we need a buffer when it comes to the speed limit"?

Here is what you had to say.

Hate your Job?

So we asked what do people love and hate about their jobs.

Here is what we got.

The Doctors are in the house

It is always nice to talk about your ills with someone who genuinely cares and that is what the med call-in show is all about.

Here is the conversation.

4 Day Work Week!

Why not a 4 day work week?

The mindshift that is needed seems to be blocked at the business leadership level.

We know we waste a tonne of time at work, facebook, smoking... so why not give us a way to work more economically and get a reward? More time to recharge?

The 4 day work week can and does work for air traffic controllers, why not the rest of us?

Business Scared

On Nightline we had a conversation about why some people are entrepreneurs and others are not.

The answer FEAR! And a bit more.

Thoughts on Architecture? In Dubai

There sure are a lot of buzz killers here in Dubai!

And I still think you can compare the architecture and development in Dubai to any country or city.

If you want to play the history card then lets just look since 1960 at what is and has been done!

Thoughts on UAE events?

Generally speaking are you happy with events int he UAE or would rather not talk about them?

Dubai has the final word.

Fast Food Hero or Victim?

Are we eating ourselves to death with fastfood?

Probably!

We are out of control for sure.

Here are the thoughts from Dubai! Love the last 2 minutes...

GPS? Or Maps?

So how do you get around?

Are men the worst for asking for help?

Are women directionally challenged?

What about maps?

Dubai gives a bit of advice!

Are people in Dubai too lazy?

On Nightline we had a wonderful conversation about keeping active, fit and joining teams to help keep the flab off!

We push out kids BUT do we push ourselves?

I think, and it would seem you as well, that we are simply too lazy.

Catch the podcast.

How much are you reading?

Do we read enough? what are you reading? Where do we get good books?

Dubai talks.

Tax in Dubai?

What if VAT or some other form of tax was brought in in Dubai.

I was surprised that there was so little emotion.

Nobody likes a tax unless there is accountability, so if the funds are used in a transparent manner people might be ok with it.

What we really do need to be thinking about is the way tax will look here and not borrow a western model.

Do men know fashion?

What a conversation! Men are the best fashion designers, yet so many men have no clue when it comes to fashion, how?

We opened the phone lines and let the men of the UAE weigh in on the topic.

Can we have too much technology?

Dubai was asked about technology and it was an interesting talk.

Technology is pretty basic!

It is up to you and I to make healthy choices... I wonder if we really do or if marketing pulls us into tech?

Listen!