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I am being serious when I say this. Seeing people from all over the world in UAE, I feel that we Indians sweat more. Especially, dark South Indians. I am one of them. Among dark South Indians, I sweat extra. My vest, shirt, pant & even underwear is soaking wet.

I think sweating is something Indian. Or maybe I have not seen other people too much.

I did even wear Nike dri-fit full sleeve tights instead of vest. I was hoping it will manage the sweat better and protect against sunburn. Frankly, I don't know if its helping or not.

So, I figured this is the right place to ask. I figure you have the same body issues like me and we are all facing the same weather.

Weekly once only I have to dress up formally, when I go to office. Rest, I am in the site. With formal dress, I just carry extra shirt & vest.

Since I bath daily twice normally and thrice during summer, I don't have stinking issues. Plus most of my cloths are 100% cotton.

Please share if you have suggestions for some better cloths.

Hi,

Long before I even knew about Yerbamate, I discovered bombilla and for me it was just a metal straw with a mesh filter. I actually used it to replace plastic straw and for drinking hot green tea, that I brewed from loose tea.

But it was cheap quality and started rusting soon. So, I believe that I have not found a good quality bombilla. Though it claims to be stainless steel, its rusting and I don't want to risk it.

So, I realize that gourd & bombilla are vital parts. But considering my situation. Please suggest a way around it.

Since it looks similiar to green tea for me. I brew my green tea in a mason jar. Then I use a metal strainer and take out the water. I repeat that step 3-4 times. Can I do something similiar? What is the ratio and temperature?

Or is it better to cold brew a decoction and dilute it?

I see everyone taking about the traditional method only. I am looking for hacks.

I have 2 uses: Send money to my home (International) and pay some for cloud subscription in USD.

For International remittance, I use money exchange. Just this month, I used e&money for the first time. I liked the convenience, lower fees & better rate. I was surprised to get better rate with lower fees. At exchange house I pay AED 15.75 as fees.

For subscription, I pay using my credit card from a local bank. Currency conversion fee & other charges are a mystery. I have no alternative.

So, by fintech companies I am referring to the likes of e&money, remitly, payit.

What are the legal things I have ensure before using a service? Like their license from UAE Central Bank. I saw some complaints that the sender of the fund to the home bank account was someone else. I don't want to get into legal issues like money laundering. I don't want to ending up on CIA's list as a money laundering kingpin.

I am hoping that e&money is legit since they are part of Etisalat and their banking part is run by FAB. Hope that Etisalat & FAB will avoid scam dealings.

Remitly advertises a lot, but could not find any legal related things. Plus, I am not sure what to look for. How to ensure that the service is legit.

Then I saw Careem Pay that is strightforward about its fees at AED 5 at AED 1 = ₹25.77 but Aspora gives better rate (AED 1 = ₹25.78) but doesn't tell anything about its fees. But both services are using Lulu Exchange. But Lulu Exchange via Lulu app gives lower rate (AED 1 = ₹25.70) at zero fees. What is going on here? If my transaction has issues, can I approach Lulu to fix the issue?

Botim, based on using their ads filled app for VOIP, I am expecting some scam is their International remittance business. Comera seems to be an International remittance services with VOIP on the side. Its feels like its trying to be wechat of UAE. Not sure who is backing them and if they can deliver. I feel if Etisalat buys them, they can deliver.

Payit seems to be a big deal, but I don't understand what they are doing.

I don't even understand what is financehouse.ae, aafaq.ae & hundreds of services like that and what are they actually doing.

I want a credit card that has good security and maybe keep my fund in USD or whatever that will reduce the extra charges.

Basically, everybody is getting into the "fintech business". Based on my experience, I am sure that 90% are various degrees of scam.

But as a customer without much knowledge on how to spot scams, which of these services will help me.

This issue mainly effects in news website.

Today looking at a news website, I saw the article was posted at a time ending in "BST".

I usually select the time and right-click to "Search Google for" and then on the search page, add "to <my timezone>".

Is there a feature in Chrome to always insert the time corresponding to my time zone or is there an extension that does the same.

I even have the same issue with invites I get via my email (Gmail). I only see the corresponding time to my timezone when I add it in the calendar or do a google search like I mentioned before.

Is there any solution to my problem?

Hi,

I am a new user to Boox and there are somethings I don't fully understand. I am expecting a clone of my mobile's Android, but I see some differences.

1. Why is there an option for "auto power off"? The default was 15 mins. What is the point of frequent power off? I usually restart my mobile every couple of days.
2. What is "Freeze"?
3. In the reader for page turning, the default is starting from the next line. But I would like to see the last line in the current page as the first line in the next page.
4. Where is the "Boox Assistant" app?
5. I want the device for just reading, can I remove all other apps so I can just focus on reading. I need dictionary app also to look up words while reading.
6. Do I need to sign in to the play store? Is it essential to keep the OS updated?
7. I see that many seem to use KOReader, do I need to remove neoreader first. I am not sure how the Library works. Is Library & reader the same app?
8. How do I arrange all the ebooks? I used BooxDrop and put the ebook in the "Documents" folder.

Thank you.

Sharjah police changed their vehicle design, so i am not 100% sure its part of Sharjah Police.

The Sharjah Poilce's new design looks very similiar to the Royal family guard. I liked the old blue design.

But I did spot couple of times on Dhaid road near the Sharjah Airport, a vehicle that looks like G-Wagon's boxy design. I was driving, so I could not take a picture.

It could be Ineos Grenadier or K2's THEEB. I think, its not a Jetour.

Anybody spotted this one? Please share more details.