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Dubainese? Dubaiers? Dubainians?

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[–] RION@hexbear.net 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

fucking got to it before me meow-tableflip

[–] RION@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago
[–] JuryNullification@hexbear.net 16 points 7 months ago

nerd Wikipedia says the demonym is “Dubaian”

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 10 points 7 months ago
[–] huf@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago

dubavarians, or in ethnic dubairisch, dubaiern. since they live in freistoot dubayern.

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 7 points 7 months ago
[–] idkmybffjoeysteel@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago

If they are born to native Arab families they will be Emirati

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago
[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 5 points 7 months ago
[–] GlueBear@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago
[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Dubai is in the UAE so I believe it would be Emerates or Emerate

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

I WOKE UP IN A EMIRATI!

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah but you still also have local signifiers - Like a Bostonian is an american

[–] GayTuckerCarlson@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

Dubaiesians.

Or lt-dbyf-dubois

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago
[–] AlpineSteakHouse@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] VirtualBread@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

This is Dubai

This is a person from Dubai

They are a ___

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago