Dubai-The LARGEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL city in the world! (56k=cry)

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[QUOTE="FragStains"]From an architectural standpoint that is one of the gaudiest, over developed, and disheartening cities I've seen. FragStains

why? its not in america?

Architecture for architecture's sake is a bad move.

they all look awesome to me

[QUOTE="FragStains"][QUOTE="mingo123"]

[QUOTE="FragStains"]From an architectural standpoint that is one of the gaudiest, over developed, and disheartening cities I've seen. mingo123

why? its not in america?

Architecture for architecture's sake is a bad move.

they all look awesome to me

I live there :)

for all ppl who want to come.. dont try to come here at summer unless u can handle the heat

inter_911

Oh, yeah? How hot does it get?

Wow, so this is why gas is four bucks a gallon..

Anyway, city looks AMAZING! I will be sure to visit it at least once in my lifetime.

awesome to me

FragStains

I like their design

Wow, so this is why gas is four bucks a gallon..Knuckleball93

I heard Arabs didnt even increase the cost of Oil

[QUOTE="inter_911"]

I live there :)

for all ppl who want to come.. dont try to come here at summer unless u can handle the heat

Dutch_Mix

Oh, yeah? How hot does it get?

I think above 40 degrees is normal there :D

[QUOTE="Knuckleball93"]Wow, so this is why gas is four bucks a gallon..mingo123

I heard Arabs didnt even increase the cost of Oil

Yah i heard that too, its the ****in gas companies, but I couldnt stop myself from making that comparison

[QUOTE="inter_911"]

I live there :)

for all ppl who want to come.. dont try to come here at summer unless u can handle the heat

Dutch_Mix

Oh, yeah? How hot does it get?

about 40 to +48 C

[QUOTE="Knuckleball93"]Wow, so this is why gas is four bucks a gallon..mingo123

I heard Arabs didnt even increase the cost of Oil

They did increase the cost of oil, simply because they use so much of it right now... just as oil has peaked.

Everything there is powered by oil... they are using it up ridiculously fast. Hell, they have an indoor ski hill, in the middly of a desert.

Don't blame the oil companies, because everywhere oil has peaked, and now oil is only going to go down in quantity, and therefore up in price. It's actually good they are raising the price though, it's discouraging cars and therefore saving the planet.

See my last post on page 14 though to see why Dubai is a terrible place.

Dubai is a beautiful city. If they keep up development like this, It really will be the city of the future. It puts New York's development to shame. I wish other middle-eastern cities would pick up like that, maybe it will start a trend, help restore the middle-east to it's former glory.Tolwan

I want middle east to stick to what is and dont want it too be too much westernised

They did increase the cost of oil, simply because they use so much of it right now... just as oil has peaked.

Everything there is powered by oil... they are using it up ridiculously fast. Hell, they have an indoor ski hill, in the middly of a desert.

Don't blame the oil companies, because everywhere oil has peaked, and now oil is only going to go down in quantity, and therefore up in price. It's actually good they are raising the price though, it's discouraging cars and therefore saving the planet.

See my last post on page 14 though to see why Dubai is a terrible place.

awsss

well it is their money, they can do whatever they want :P

Edit: if you really care about those poor slaves, stop buying oil :P

Secondly, the money used to pay for all this was stolen from the citizens... all of the money from the oil in those countries goes to only a few people. The workers get paid nothing, and live in poor "developing" nations... they live like the stereotyped African slave.

awsss

only a few people actually live in Dubai. the workers just get temporary citizenship until they're done with construction.

[QUOTE="Tolwan"]Dubai is a beautiful city. If they keep up development like this, It really will be the city of the future. It puts New York's development to shame. I wish other middle-eastern cities would pick up like that, maybe it will start a trend, help restore the middle-east to it's former glory.mingo123

I want middle east to stick to what is and dont want it too be too much westernised

Why? Part of having an improving civilization is to take what works and then improve upon it with your own technologies. Much of the "Western" government is a complete ripoff of more ancient empires such as the Roman Republic. We are by no means original.

[QUOTE="mingo123"]

[QUOTE="Tolwan"]Dubai is a beautiful city. If they keep up development like this, It really will be the city of the future. It puts New York's development to shame. I wish other middle-eastern cities would pick up like that, maybe it will start a trend, help restore the middle-east to it's former glory.Tolwan

I want middle east to stick to what is and dont want it too be too much westernised

Why? Part of having an improving civilization is to take what works and then improve upon it with your own technologies. Much of the "Western" government is a complete ripoff of more ancient empires such as the Roman Republic. We are by no means original.

you dont need huge buildings to improve civilization :P

I hate Dubai! They surpaased the CN Tower for the largest building in the world. I HATE IT!

One day their Oil will finish and their wealth will cease.

I hate Dubai! They surpaased the CN Tower for the largest building in the world. I HATE IT!

One day their Oil will finish and their wealth will cease.

pspdseagle

and then America will nuke it muahahahhaa

I love how everyone ignored my post about the terrible laws in Dubai.CruxisXIII

maybe....just maybe this thread isnt about laws in dubai

[QUOTE="CruxisXIII"]I love how everyone ignored my post about the terrible laws in Dubai.mingo123

maybe....just maybe this thread isnt about laws in dubai

[QUOTE="mingo123"]

[QUOTE="CruxisXIII"]I love how everyone ignored my post about the terrible laws in Dubai.CruxisXIII

maybe....just maybe this thread isnt about laws in dubai

I didnt know that, my brother went their and came back and said it was awesome though arabs suck

It's because of places like Dubai that our planet is going down hill.

Sure, those building are nice and all, but they are made by slaves in all practicality, who get paid only a few dollars an hour for extremely dangerous work.

Secondly, the money used to pay for all this was stolen from the citizens... all of the money from the oil in those countries goes to only a few people. The workers get paid nothing, and live in poor "developing" nations... they live like the stereotyped African slave.

Thirdly, they are tossing around energy from oil like it's an unlimited resource. They have a god damn indoor ski hill. In the middle of a god damn desert. WTF?

Lastly, it's not a city, just a tourist attraction.The only the rich citizens that are in the oil business can afford to even live there. The workers live in small town around Dubai, poor as all hell.

We sit thinking how wonderful this is, and yet we wonder why our planet is screwing up so quickly?

awsss

AGREED!

You know Dubai is fake, right??

It doesn't exist. Those buildings don't either.

it's a conspiracy!! :o

You know Dubai is fake, right??

It doesn't exist. Those buildings don't either.

it's a conspiracy!! :o

marcus4hire

NOOOOOOOO?...really?

It's a ridiculous place indeed.

looks like a big waste of money to me

besides my spidy senses are kicking in like some terriost will be attacking that place in the future and runing all the fun :lol:

[QUOTE="Tauruslink"]Too bad their stuck in a medieval way of thinking, regarding their views on such topics as homosexuality.mingo123

homoism is just wrong, just my 2 cents + what does that have to do with "stuck in medieval", oh wait you mean they are Muslims oh ok

Fail for assuming Medieval = Muslim. Although the UAE legal system is progressive for a Middle Eastern state, it still retains old Sharia laws. Sharia = Medieval.

looks like a big waste of money to me

besides my spidy senses are kicking in like some terriost will be attacking that place in the future and runing all the fun :lol:

Norg

Only if they start becoming more friendly with the US while the US keeps military bases in Saudi Arabia.

[QUOTE="mingo123"]

[QUOTE="Tauruslink"]Too bad their stuck in a medieval way of thinking, regarding their views on such topics as homosexuality.The_Ish

homoism is just wrong, just my 2 cents + what does that have to do with "stuck in medieval", oh wait you mean they are Muslims oh ok

Fail for assuming Medieval = Muslim. Although the UAE legal system is progressive for a Middle Eastern state, it still retains old Sharia laws. Sharia = Medieval.

it seriously is, i'm muslim myself and even i find that thing strict as hell.

It does look crazy but i can see it failing like the ones in china are, i can't see them finding enough people with that amount of cash to fill the city. China is doing this and thier skyscrapers are virtually empty, they're all for show for the olympics. One of their top hotels that had room for a few 100 had about 20 residends and about 3x as many staff. And they have whole towns which have been built but only have a handful of a population.

BTW you missed off that hotel where all of the floors can rotate by themselves.

Wow, utter craziness. Can you say "Olympics 2020"?

Those huge buildings are insane. It's scary to be at the top of the Empire State Building, I can't imagine being at the top of a biulding 3 times its size. Count me out.

It does look crazy but i can see it failing like the ones in china are, i can't see them finding enough people with that amount of cash to fill the city. China is doing this and thier skyscrapers are virtually empty, they're all for show for the olympics. One of their top hotels that had room for a few 100 had about 20 residends and about 3x as many staff. And they have whole towns which have been built but only have a handful of a population.

BTW you missed off that hotel where all of the floors can rotate by themselves.

markop2003

I would move there, so count me in ;) Living costs over there aren't THAT bad. A very nice luxorious apartment for US $$109,000. I think it would be worth it to live there. And with Dubailand being built, there's no doubt it'll be the #1 tourist destination in the entire world.

all i can think of....