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[introducinlyric]

i read this about dubai and it made me laugh

Dubai's a pretty interesting place, for about a day. Then you realise it's like the hot girl from your school: it looks all smart and sophisticated, but scratch the surface and it's a shallow beast, obsessed with riches and good looks. Once you've gazed in wonder at all of the ridiculous excess, there's not a lot more to do except head back to the airport.

[sconchee]

I've been reading about Palm Island in Dubai. Holy cow.



Pretty wild!

Dubai seems like a mega-destination, a lot like Vegas, or Macau minus all the gambling yet built like a dream-world, totally surreal. Local Emirati total 22%, making 88% of the population foreign. So, do you think the culture will dwindle from intriguing Bedouin roots to mega-tourism and a country filled with Westerners? Has it already?

Development shows no signs of slowing down. The Iraq war doesn't seem to be having any affects on tourism. Yet. Have to say the lesser known emirates like Fujairah and Al Ain seem interesting and are considered "secrets" of the UAE. Wonder how long before they too explode. All the emirates are in a race to start catching up and stop relying financially on their big brothers.

Thoughts? Would you visit? Does it seem interesting or just way too commercial?

They are extremely shrude financiers. Not to worry.

[sconchee]

Not to worry. They are extremely shrude financiers.

[peever]

I plan to visit here someday! Id love to work there as well but doubt that will happen haha.

[smart_semsem]

No one might know anything about Dubai without the contruction booming..

Actually Duabi ,itself & for sure thier people have chosen its destiny to be kinf of universal , dropping some of its original style or even traditional ethics.

The continous boming of the construction accomopanied by some extreme engineering projects is the breathing lung of Dubai to the World air ..

or it is most likely , the face changing that Michael Jakson used to adopt to keep his fame ..otherwise both of them ,Dubai and Michael , lose thier brightness and impact in memories and minds