UAE: Tweeting the Rain from Dubai

It's raining in Dubai and Twitter is abuzz with reactions about the unusual torrents for this time of year.

MMM, a Tunisian blogger who works in Dubai, remarks:

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Omar F Kassim can't hide his excitement:

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while Ash Chagla declares:

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And what's so special about the rain? TeeJayGee69 explains:

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Josephine Lake is excited and looking forward to no school tomorrow:

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Parky London has other worries on his mind and tweets:

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Meanwhile, mmgoon reports there is no television:

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and Ryan Harrison complains about driving standards:

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Our last tweet is from Mister Aedan, who notes:

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Sadly, even if he were to get great photographs, uploading them to Flickr and sharing them with friends would be a problem as the service is censored in the UAE.

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