So, how long have you lived in Dubai?
It’s the question everyone gets asked sooner or later when they meet someone new. And the answer has made its way to Twitter as residents use the hashtag #IveBeenInDubaiSince to share some of their favourite memories of the emirate.
From photos of Sheikh Zayed Road before the skyscrapers, to visiting celebrities and reminiscing about cheap chicken shawarmas and Dh1 abra rides, residents both current and former have taken to the social media site to get seriously nostalgic.
Along with minimum cab fares of Dh3.50, and the Hard Rock Cafe on Sheikh Zayed Road marking the "end" of Dubai city, residents also recalled a time when petrol was cheaper than water and Dixi Cola was the fizzy drink of choice.
History buffs will love the photos being shared of the changing face of the emirate, with old images of the Marina, Trade Centre roundabout, Deira City Centre and Lamcy Plaza all cropping up, along with fond memories of when the Dubai World Trade Centre was the tallest building in the city.
Click on to the hashtag #IveBeeninDubaiSince to add your own memories and enjoy everyone else's. Here are some of our favourites:
#IveBeenInDubaiSince this was the view of JBH and Burj Al Arab from Al Wasl Road. pic.twitter.com/JoxfIqIYxV
— Omar Abu Omar 🇵🇸 #SaveSheikhJarrah (@OmarDXB) October 6, 2020
#IveBeenInDubaiSince
— Niloufar Namvar (@NiloufarNamvar) October 6, 2020
Deira City Center was the it place! pic.twitter.com/Tz8iVCCafF
#IveBeenInDubaiSince the only drink to be had was Cola... Dixi Cola pic.twitter.com/BMppnlIgEs
— Bindu Rai (@BinduRai) October 6, 2020
#IveBeenInDubaiSince the Marina only had a couple of small resorts and the small chalet/villas (which were demolished). This is a photo of my and my younger sister in 2001 (the spot is close to where the bridge next to Grosvenor House is now). pic.twitter.com/51oeiew2nr
— Omar Abu Omar 🇵🇸 #SaveSheikhJarrah (@OmarDXB) October 6, 2020
#IveBeenInDubaiSince 2 chicken shawarmas and a Pepsi would set you back AED 5.
— Muhammed Ali 'Mali' J (@MaliZomg) October 5, 2020
#IveBeenInDubaiSince the highlight of the new school year was going to the big pencil stationary shop just off Murraqqabat street to where EVERYONE went to buy pens etc ans most importantly, BLANCO! haha pic.twitter.com/oKVdhzu3Tw
— ᴍᴀɴᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴀʏᴀ / منال عطايا (@ManalAtaya_sma) October 6, 2020
#IveBeenInDubaiSince weekends were only half day Thursday and Friday
— Peter DeBenedictis (@PeteDubai) October 5, 2020
#IveBeenInDubaiSince Trade Centre was the tallest tower on Sheikh Zayed Road. pic.twitter.com/w6zPhio7da
— Nikita Menezes (@AtikinMenezes) October 5, 2020
