Watch your wallet

Forget greedy landlords with 50% rent hikes, or a rising number of fees (more commonly known as hidden taxes). The latest type of money-snatcher to hit Dubai is an elderly man with a bearded face that has "a sort of radiance".

Kenny Craig off Little Britain would have a field day here in Dubai. You can just picture it:

"Look into my eyes. Look into my eyes. The eyes. The eyes. Not around the eyes. Don't look around my eyes. Look into my eyes... You're under."