A FORMER resident of Dubai who is now back in Britain doing badly is the toast of his friendship group, they have confirmed.

40-year-old Martin Bishop’s social media posts were once about infinity pools on rooftops, £14 cappuchinos sprinkled with gold leaf and BMW interiors but are now about shitty weather and unexpected taxes, delighting all his acquaintances.

Friend Tom Logan said: “I can’t wait until I next see Martin. Apparently he struggles to afford a Lime bike.

“At the welcome home dinner he turned up drenched, mumbling that he got rid of his umbrellas when he moved to ‘DXB’. I took a photo which I look at and laugh.

“He then explained he was 25 minutes late because of the trains, adding ‘back in Dar Al-Hay, this never happened due to the Sheikh’s high investment in transport’ a

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