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Friday, February 3, 2012

Transportation Countdown to Seattle and Dubai

Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 8:14 AM

Seen from a seat in the wildly heterogenous 7 bus...

Flights will leave Seattle daily at 5:10 p.m. and take 14 hours and 30 minutes to reach Dubai—this is as close as we will ever get to space travel. You can either stay at that point (the Las Vegas of the Arab of the world) or fly to one of a hundred destinations.

The billboard is located near the border between homogenous Seattle and heterogenous Seattle. The 7 bus that passed the billboard when the image was captured only had two white passengers.

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The billboard is located near the border between homogenous Seattle and heterogenous Seattle. The 7 bus that passed the billboard when the image was captured only had two white passengers.

Don't read too much into the geography, Charles. The same billboard has been in rotation on Elliot right next to the Holland America Cruise Line HQ, arguably the whitest global business in Seattle.

Posted by Mr. Happy Sunshine on February 3, 2012 at 8:47 AM

Isn't the other Seattle also rather homogenous?

Posted by TheMisanthrope on February 3, 2012 at 8:48 AM

I love the number 7. The first time I saw a naked man was on the number 7.

Posted by TVDinner

on February 3, 2012 at 8:59 AM

only had two white passengers

But who's counting, right?

Posted by seandr on February 3, 2012 at 9:01 AM

I know very well the same billboard is at other parts of the town.

Posted by Charles Mudede on February 3, 2012 at 9:02 AM

Just don't have even a speck of the cannabis plant anywhere on your person or effects when you go:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-…

Posted by NaFun

on February 3, 2012 at 9:17 AM

I wonder if there is any subject that Charles wouldn't bring race into?

Posted by also on February 3, 2012 at 9:32 AM

whats the prostitution situation like in dubai?

Posted by aardvark on February 3, 2012 at 9:57 AM

If you can hack the LA-Sydney non-stop, you can do Seattle-Dubai standing on your head.

Posted by Toe Tag on February 3, 2012 at 9:58 AM

@6 holy fucking shit! FUCK DUBAI

Posted by aardvark on February 3, 2012 at 10:04 AM

and for the one percent - or the hoarder of frequent flyer miles - they make it a pretty sweet experience:

http://www.emirates.com/us/english/flyin…

Posted by myr on February 3, 2012 at 10:04 AM

@9 - I'm going non-stop LAX->Singapore next week. 18h10m!

Posted by boyd main on February 3, 2012 at 10:24 AM

I'm curious to know more about who will fly on this. I assume it's mostly locals looking for a better way back to India or Pakistan? I suppose it's convenient for parts of Africa too. And the stray oil exec headed to Kuwait or Saudi. But there can't really be Seattlites who want to go to Dubai itself, can there?

Maybe white southerners who really miss slavery?

"One man has even been jailed for possession of three poppy seeds left over from a bread roll he ate at Heathrow Airport."

Posted by Fnarf

on February 3, 2012 at 10:46 AM

Good Morning Charles,
Earlier this week in my morning paper, I saw a full page ad for Emirites Airlines and said to myself "Wow, there must be many people in Seattle interested in going to Dubai, UAE. Guess a direct route is necessary". Personally, I have no real desire to go there. However, since they erected the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa a visit intrigues me.

Posted by lark on February 3, 2012 at 11:04 AM

@6 For some real lolz check out the custom forms for entering the UAE, you have to agree to be executed and/or punished under sharia law for any infractions before entering.

IE: you had it coming

Posted by meanie

on February 3, 2012 at 11:13 AM

IT consultants. Lotta tech happening between here and Dubai.

Posted by diorist on February 3, 2012 at 11:14 AM

Time to visit my high school peeps.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on February 3, 2012 at 11:21 AM

Unless I can climb up the exterior of that hotel while wearing high-tech gripping gloves, I'm not interested.

Posted by keshmeshi on February 3, 2012 at 12:44 PM

I am white. I ride the 7 daily. Fuck you with a razor.

Posted by Mike Smith on February 3, 2012 at 2:05 PM

To explain, this kind of commentary in the last paragraph does nothing except attempt to incite divisiveness. Why do we need to single out whites on the bus? Didn't we have a huge thing about NOT singling out people based on race on the bus several decades ago?

You have a persecution complex or something.

Posted by Mike Smith on February 3, 2012 at 2:24 PM

@20, no, he has an awareness complex. The divisiveness is already there, don't you think?

@17, I couldn't agree more. You should visit your "peeps" in Dubai. The immigration agent desperately wants to hear your theories about Islam, trust me. Don't worry, I hear execution by firing squad is pretty quick.

Posted by Fnarf

on February 3, 2012 at 4:38 PM

@21 - I don't deny that the divisiveness is already there, I just question why Charles feels the need to mention how few white people are on the bus. It adds nothing to the story and only serves to exacerbate the existing issue.

Posted by Mike Smith on February 6, 2012 at 9:16 AM