Dubai Is The New Babylon

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="TehFuneral"]

Well, its my hometown; born and raised.

You can call it whatever you want, but I really love this place and I enjoy lots of benefits provided to me here. It is not perfect, there are a lot of problems. and no, we are not as big or wealthy as you imagine us to be, but we do enjoy a community bond between each other... but forget Dubai, Its a great feeling knowing that an entire nation is ready to move its resources to help a mere citizen out; I've had many arabs and non arabs confess that they are jealous of this. Also, we interact with many westerns and easterns, there is a reason that my fathers and forefathers do know how to speak different languages. I'm sure I never met anyone who was forced to come and work here, and I've met a lot of people and from various ethnicities.. better yet, the people I know have loyalty to this place as much as we natives do, some who even lived here before I was even born.

Also, we sure as hell don't admit that we've acomplished any of this on our own. Heck, most of us are just decendants of bedouins, fishermen, and merchants.

TehFuneral

About that.. I never really understood what happened after the contradicted mossad assasination, but I guess Israeli passports are not acknowledged as a traveling document.

But we do have lots of European Jews here.

I'll never go to Dubai, punishment is extreme there.

Dubai Crime and punishmentPosted Jul 20, 2009 Crime and punishment

Death penalty by firing squad for several offences

Death penalty by stoning for adultery

I'll never go to Dubai, punishment is extreme there.

Dubai Crime and punishmentPosted Jul 20, 2009 Crime and punishment

Death penalty by firing squad for several offences

Death penalty by stoning for adultery

indzman

Thats a big load of bull crap,

The way authorities deal with problems here is by not dealing with them at all.

You cause trouble? You'll get ur ass deported from wherever you came from, no buts.

Its pretty incredible, hopefully it allows the Emirties to be a leader in bring the Middle East to the world while retaining their culture

The buildings really are quite marvellous. I'd like to visit one day. Although pretty much every news article I see about Dubai seems to be all doom-and-gloom.Crunchy_Nuts

why? whats happening there?

>Dubai Is The New Babylon

Dubai needs hanging gardens if anyone is going to refer to this principality of the United Arab Emirates as New Babylon.

lol, you have serious comprehension problems. I am complaining about slave labour because I don't want people to be paid 3 dollars an hour, not because I dont want Sri Lankans to have work. BossPerson

Dubai is a disgrace to every Arab. It was build by European engineers with foreign money and slave labour. Nothing to be proud of, quite a lot to be ashamed ofBossPerson

Some of those pics are incredible. I don't know ,I assume they're poor people in Dubai and that there's just a concentrated group of ultra-wealthy, but I've never been there so I have no real idea. Parts of it certainly seem lavish.

For example, I've never seen this many ridiculous cars together at a public venue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRGBQyB8t-c

Are they all hotels?

Some of those pics are incredible. I don't know ,I assume they're poor people in Dubai and that there's just a concentrated group of ultra-wealthy, but I've never been there so I have no real idea. Parts of it certainly seem lavish.

For example, I've never seen this many ridiculous cars together at a public venue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRGBQyB8t-c

TacticalDesire

unreal.

[QUOTE="Crunchy_Nuts"]The buildings really are quite marvellous. I'd like to visit one day. Although pretty much every news article I see about Dubai seems to be all doom-and-gloom.black_chamber99

why? whats happening there?

I don't know why but Dubai just looks bland, I mean it has cool buildings and all but there is something lacking.

I don't know why but Dubai just looks bland, I mean it has cool buildings and all but there is something lacking.

Harisemo

True, an astonishing skyline, a true jewel of a City. Like looking into a future City-scape from a video game

Zaibach

Well, its my hometown; born and raised.

You can call it whatever you want, but I really love this place and I enjoy lots of benefits provided to me here. It is not perfect, there are a lot of problems. and no, we are not as big or wealthy as you imagine us to be, but we do enjoy a community bond between each other... but forget Dubai, Its a great feeling knowing that an entire nation is ready to move its resources to help a mere citizen out; I've had many arabs and non arabs confess that they are jealous of this. Also, we interact with many westerns and easterns, there is a reason that my fathers and forefathers do know how to speak different languages. I'm sure I never met anyone who was forced to come and work here, and I've met a lot of people and from various ethnicities.. better yet, the people I know have loyalty to this place as much as we natives do, some who even lived here before I was even born.

Also, we sure as hell don't admit that we've acomplished any of this on our own. Heck, most of us are just decendants of bedouins, fishermen, and merchants.

TehFuneral

Grats on the fine city and country.Victorious_Fize

Trust me, we are not as great as it sounds like. We do have sh!t going on like everyone else.

As far as providing general welfare, I think Qatar has the best quality of life out of all the GCC.

[QUOTE="Victorious_Fize"]Grats on the fine city and country.TehFuneral

Trust me, we are not as great as it sounds like. We do have sh!t going on like everyone else.

As far as providing general welfare, I think Qatar has the best quality of life out of all the GCC.

those arabs sold their souls just like the leadership of Saudi arabia

[QUOTE="BossPerson"]

Dubai is a disgrace to every Arab. It was build by European engineers with foreign money and slave labour. Nothing to be proud of, quite a lot to be ashamed of.

Sorry TehFuneral.

Zaibach

care to elaborate?

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

[QUOTE="BossPerson"]

Dubai is a disgrace to every Arab. It was build by European engineers with foreign money and slave labour. Nothing to be proud of, quite a lot to be ashamed of.

Sorry TehFuneral.

shadowkiller11

care to elaborate?

I will watch the link later

While I adore the forward trhinking awesome style of the futuristic take on the dubai skyline, I do wish it had more cultural flare like a true Arabian dream. Think Prince of Persia, I would love to a futuristic take on some the architecture in trhe concept art come to life.

[QUOTE="shadowkiller11"]

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

care to elaborate?

Zaibach

I will watch the link later

While I adore the forward trhinking awesome style of the futuristic take on the dubai skyline, I do wish it had more cultural flare like a true Arabian dream. Think Prince of Persia, I would love to a futuristic take on some the architecture in trhe concept art come to life.

Dubai is a nice city...wouldn't call the skyline better than New York/Chicago/etc.

>Dubai Is The New Babylon

Dubai needs hanging gardens if anyone is going to refer to this principality of the United Arab Emirates as New Babylon.

BranKetra

Dubai is my home town! I am born and raised British but I moved to Dubai only a few weeks after birth. Lived there the first decade of my life. Truly a great experience, and no other country can even measure up to the standard of the United Arab Emirates. It is like its 20 years ahead of other nation.

Abu Dhabi is BY FAR the world's largest city, in fact, Abu Dhabi has half the amount of people in Dubai, yet twice the amount of money, the living standard of the average Abu Dhabi citizen is almost unbelievable, its like an average street has Wallstreet wages!

I've been to the world's largest Mosque (sorry, the second largest, they decided to make it a foot smaller than Mecca, out of respect!) but they built it with PURE MARBLE, and it cost billions. These crazy-rich arabs spend so much money, not just on their own religion, but a mall in Abu Dhabi also has a GIANT christmas tree made of diamonds (!!!)

Only a city as rich as Abu Dhabi can make Dubai feel "poor" in comparison, but Dubai certainly has its own merits, the world's largest mall, the world's tallest building, the world's finest hotel, it is truly a paradise on earth.

Dubai is a nice city...wouldn't call the skyline better than New York/Chicago/etc.

kingkong0124

I'll never go to Dubai, punishment is extreme there.

Dubai Crime and punishmentPosted Jul 20, 2009 Crime and punishment

Death penalty by firing squad for several offences

Death penalty by stoning for adultery

indzman

Didn't Dubai go broke a few years ago, before all their visions of grandeur could be fully accomplished, or am I making that up?Guppy507

Didn't Dubai go broke a few years ago, before all their visions of grandeur could be fully accomplished, or am I making that up?Guppy507

wishful thinkinmg from the west

[QUOTE="Guppy507"]Didn't Dubai go broke a few years ago, before all their visions of grandeur could be fully accomplished, or am I making that up?Zaibach

wishful thinkinmg from the west