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#90sUAE is trending on Twitter and everyone is getting nostalgic
The number of expats in the UAE has increased so much in the past ten years that you meet a ‘newbie’ every other day. Being a long-term expat can start to feel like an exclusive club… the ones who were here ‘before it was cool’ [pun not intended].
#90sUAE is trending on Twitter, and those who have spent decades in the country are loving the nostalgia. Do you remember any of this?
1. Roooooad triiiiip!
When Hili Fun City in Al Ain was the only road trip destination
— Intekhab Merchant (@Intu686)
2. When the UAE wasn’t home to the biggest mall in the world.
When everyone’s go-to fashion destination was Sana.
— Niranjana (@Niranjana206)
3. #MostPopularKidInSchool
I used to distribute these chocolate bars to my classmates in school & feel so special
— Ess Caey (@EssCaey)
4. Channel 33 and chill.
The original Netflix
— Nick Dahlink (@theregos)
5. It’s all about the freebie!
When Nido milk was really popular because this would come with it!
— Tanisha G (@Tan_taz)
6. Build it and they will come.
When construction on this began and you thought to yourself “Who on earth would go there?”
— Nick Dahlink (@theregos)
7. Nightmares.
When this creepy clown caught your entire attention in lamcy plaza
— The Dow (@AbdulRahim_MTA)
8. The treat with no name.
it took a while to find a pic of something we called “cow candy” but turns out it really had no name
— pickle hind (@itcouldbbunnies)
9. LOL.
When you could reach Sharjah in 15 mins from Bur Dubai
— Hemang (@hemangam)
10. “It’s just past 33 floors.”
The building nicknamed “33 floors” was the ultimate landmark
— The Dow (@AbdulRahim_MTA)
11. Every single Eid.
Al Ain Zoo being your every year eid destination
— Sammi (@samihaemad)