We smiled when fresh shots of tigers and lions in cars and apartment blocks around Dubai started circulating on Facebook last week. Clearly not because we think such exotic (and dangerous!) animals should be kept as pets, or paraded around in such close proximity to little kids. No, we grinned because it’s exactly the sort of shot that inspires the time-honoured catchphrase for our unique home city: ‘Only in Dubai’.

In August we launched a conversation on Twitter (via hashtag #onlyindubai); today that conversation is still going strong, and doesn’t look as though it will slow down any time soon. Here are the best moments you (and we) have gasped at Dubai’s one-of-a-kind charm over the past six months. Keep them coming to @timeoutdubai.

‘You can get eyelashes for your car!’ @thaylashes

‘There are always fireworks displays, and for no reason.’ @saviorwings

‘What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in Dubai: it sure gets around.’ @saviorwings

‘You spot a lion on a leash in the reception of your Downtown apartment building.’Jack Taylor

‘You have to stop to let a herd of camels cross the road.’ @dani_balogh

‘You see a Range Rover in the supermarket car park with an old-school telephone receiver attached to the windscreen. Car phone?’ Jenny Hewett

‘An actual prince asks you to be his princess and actually means PRINCESS. Could I? Should I?’ @NadineCoyleNow

‘It’s seen as perfectly normal to drink hot chocolate when it’s 30˚C outside.’ @UssamaTaha

‘You hear a radio ad for “the KFC Bucket Run – giving health back to children”. One of the funniest things I’ve ever heard.’ @scarf_girl

‘You get thick, dense fog when it’s 26˚C.’ @JackRalston

‘A tiger hangs out of a car window while stuck in traffic…’ @jamiewilks

‘You see Lamborghinis test themselves against speed bumps. Such fun!’ @twofourseven

‘You spot a maid risking her life to clean a first-floor window by standing on the window ledge – on the outside.’ Joanna England

‘You lose your credit card, then discover someone found it and cancelled it for you.’ @katedouglas

‘We pay to watch movies that are more than two years old. #FML. @AtikinMenezes

‘Date-flavoured Dubai Cola. Only in Dubai, and what a strange find.’ @Gulfood

‘People wear parkas, hats and Uggs when it’s 18˚C outside. You’re not trekking to the North Pole, people: in the rest of the world, this is T-shirt weather!’ Jess Davey

‘Water-powered jet packs: for real!’@MikeCaffreey1

‘You send your blouse to the laundry asking to remove a stain and fix a hole, then get it back ironed, but with the stain and hole unfixed.’ @DubaiFlubs

‘Visiting penguins at an indoor ski slope in a mall in the desert makes you so happy!’ @simba

‘People carry three phones (I only have two).’ @heydomid

‘Bentleys and rolls-royces racE on sheikh zayed road.’ @kinalissa6

‘You use “the man with the falcon” as a landmark when trying to navigate the maze that is the Madinat Jumeirah.’ Oliver Robinson

‘Scent of the Dragon? Bruce Lee’s daughter is in town to unveil her dead dad’s celeb fragrance. Random.com.’ @timeoutdubai

‘People put their BB pin on the back of their car. Why?’ @SarahU17

‘you spot a bright pink rolls-royce.’ @siobhanpisuapti

‘You give someone the key to your car, tell them to call you when it’s cleaned and expect them not to steal it.’ @KrysiaJ

‘“Straight, U-turn, straight, first right, straight, U-turn, first left, second right” seem like perfectly reasonable directions to tell someone how to get to the building directly across the street.’ @Milforama

‘You have to decide what to wear before going to a supermarket.’ @kanchan_1988

‘People put their BB pin on the back of their car. Why?’ @SarahU17

‘you spot a bright pink rolls-royce.’ @siobhanpisuapti

‘Convertible Range Rovers!’ @Gemmatibbles

‘We have drive-thru banks so you can check your finances from the comfort of your car.’ @DubaiFlubs

‘there’s a limited-edition Gucci Fiat 500. #toomuchmoney.’ @opkypcmica

‘Mine is bigger! No, MINE is BIGGER! The battle for tallest hotel never stops.’ @jgabbott

‘The taxi driver gets a call from his wife, and guess what? She’s singing for him.’ @AliNDubai

‘Your host at More Café wears a Hermès belt.’ @AliNDubai

‘air-conditioned bus stops!’ @nabilfahim

‘You can eat eclairs sprinkled with gold.’ @osuthescot