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jiuchan

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My cousin in Dubai
« on: October 17, 2013, 05:33:35 pm »
My cousin loves to post pictures of the nike shoes (jordan, kobe, lebron james) shoes for her relatives on facebook and then tag them.

Really?

She may be my cousin and stuff, but really? That's like showing off isn't it?

My cousin gets pissed off whenever she does it and untags himself because he doesn't feel the need to let everyone know.

The prices in Dubai is 3 times compared to the US.

I don't know. To me, I think my cousin has a point. If you're gonna send something to your relatives, I think its best if they know about it without having to show it off to the world.

What do you guys think?

If I were to do that and my dad's side of the family sees that, it'll start getting crazy with "Where's mine?" or "Is that mine?" "No, that's mine!" or "I don't want that! I want this!" Hectic!!!!

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Re: My cousin in Dubai
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2013, 05:49:45 pm »
WHERE IS DUBAI NEVER HEARD OF IT

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Re: My cousin in Dubai
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2013, 11:02:45 pm »
WHERE IS DUBAI NEVER HEARD OF IT

I'm not sure, but it's somewhere in the middle east. More near saudi arabia so its safe? I hope!

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Re: My cousin in Dubai
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2013, 04:47:33 am »

It's safe, but very extreme financially - there is the very rich, the very poor, and not a lot in between.

I'm fascinated by Dubai. Over on Bubblews there is a British high school student living in Dubai with his family, who blogs about life there. It's very interesting to read his posts, the good and the bad.

Some Dubai pictures. They're like something out of a dream:  http://imgur.com/a/oUtDK/all

Going back to the OP, I don't understand what the problem is.  Is she buying these items for her family members and then tagging them, or is she using Facebook as sort of a "wish list" and saying, "these are the things I want"?  Either way it's a little odd, but if she's just a kid I'd cut her some slack. If she's an adult though, that's a little weird.

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Re: My cousin in Dubai
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2013, 06:22:45 am »
I don't really think it is showing off although I do think it's stupid.  But it is the world we live in.  People put everything on facebook.  I have a facebook account with very few friends.  Mostly it is to talk to people who live in other parts of the country.  And I don't really talk to them. lol.  Lately I don't post too much.   I don't agree with most of my family and friends so they don't talk to me much. lol

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Re: My cousin in Dubai
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2013, 11:02:53 am »
Sounds like a sad, insecure individual to me. Then again, tons of people use Facebook to brag about their lives/stuff.
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Re: My cousin in Dubai
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2013, 11:21:09 am »
My cousin loves to post pictures of the nike shoes (jordan, kobe, lebron james) shoes for her relatives on facebook and then tag them.

Really?

She may be my cousin and stuff, but really? That's like showing off isn't it?

My cousin gets pissed off whenever she does it and untags himself because he doesn't feel the need to let everyone know.

The prices in Dubai is 3 times compared to the US.

I don't know. To me, I think my cousin has a point. If you're gonna send something to your relatives, I think its best if they know about it without having to show it off to the world.

What do you guys think?

If I were to do that and my dad's side of the family sees that, it'll start getting crazy with "Where's mine?" or "Is that mine?" "No, that's mine!" or "I don't want that! I want this!" Hectic!!!!

Is your cousin actually posting the photos herself, or, was her password hacked?  Facebook is notorious for those sneaker ads and they're well-known SPAM ads.  When your account gets hacked, the hacker now has control over that account and spams your friends/family with those ads.

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