Why is Dubai so high-tech?

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#51 SolidSnake35
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Crazy, and they don't even need to worry about having their pretty buildings blown up.
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#52 blacktorn
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Because they got the money to be,i don't care how high-tech Dubai is though,i will never go there...
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#53 HAZE-Unit
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Dubai? High tech? I don't think so, their people, no offence, are low tech.

Do you think all of these buildings came from U.A.E's architects? lol.

Saudi arabi and Kuwait are way richer, and way smarter when money comes into mind, they know how to invest, tourism has it's advantages and disadvantages,one terrorist attack and everybody flees, lol, tourism is risky business, it could be affected easily by the surroundings.

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#54 edd678
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Because they're worth billion and billions from oil but they'll run out one day so they're changing their economy to tourism. darklord888

Agreed. I visited dubai for a week last year and its a fantastic city. Camt wait to go back :)

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#55 kirk4ever
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Because they got the money to be,i don't care how high-tech Dubai is though,i will never go there...blacktorn

why? :)

Dubai? High tech? I don't think so, their people, no offence, are low tech.

Do you think all of these buildings came from U.A.E's architects? lol.

Saudi arabi and Kuwait are way richer, and way smarter when money comes into mind, they know how to invest, tourism has it's advantages and disadvantages,one terrorist attack and everybody flees, lol, tourism is risky business, it could be affected easily by the surroundings.

HAZE-Unit

umm..noi ve been there and no they are not low tech people..

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#56 edd678
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check this out Quite amazing :oBrainkiller05

Precisely why im going back ina few years time!

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[QUOTE="blacktorn"]Because they got the money to be,i don't care how high-tech Dubai is though,i will never go there...kirk4ever

why? :)

Dubai? High tech? I don't think so, their people, no offence, are low tech.

Do you think all of these buildings came from U.A.E's architects? lol.

Saudi arabi and Kuwait are way richer, and way smarter when money comes into mind, they know how to invest, tourism has it's advantages and disadvantages,one terrorist attack and everybody flees, lol, tourism is risky business, it could be affected easily by the surroundings.

HAZE-Unit

umm..noi ve been there and no they are not low tech people..

Maybe you've met the few smarter people.

Im telling you, all of this new crazy things happening there, are ahead of their time, it's overwhelming

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#58 nonsoville2
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i'm going there this summer... yay!
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#59 barabadwan
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All this and other Arabic countries are starving (Not Saudi and the Gulf, countries like Egypt and Sudan)

Arabic Unity FTW:roll:

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#60 kirk4ever
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All this and other Arabic countries are starving (Not Saudi and the Gulf, countries like Egypt and Sudan)

Arabic Unity FTW:roll:

barabadwan

sudan is because of war..and egypt because they support israel..but you are also right

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#61 Devouring_One
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Because they make a lot of money and they're building everything with the latest technology since everything is so advance now compared to what other cities were made out of.
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#62 The_Ish
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They have a ton of money and no earthly clue how to manage it. They have so many extraneously unrealistic plans it's not even funny. There are more construction workers in the country than actual citizens. That should tell you something.bman784

But it's pretty. :(

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#63 DJ-PRIME90
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Because they've got so much oil...and they like to blow all their money on nice stuff:lol:
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#64 mGard
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[QUOTE="mGard"]

[QUOTE="bman784"]They have a ton of money and no earthly clue how to manage it. They have so many extraneously unrealistic plans it's not even funny. There are more construction workers in the country than actual citizens. That should tell you something.shivaskunk9mm

Aren't construction workers citizens?

nope. Most arabs in the emirates and saudi don't actually work. They have administrative positions in the various companies, and hire in manual labour from other countries such as the phillipines and India, and qualifications within technology they get from europeans. Everyone gets worker's permits, but noone gets citizenship. When the contract expires they are booted out of the country.

So sad. When i visited Dubai, i was stunned.. So many workers, pouring into the city every morning. Never seen so many cars. Always stuck in traffic jams. Poor guys.

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#65 azizalbaker
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All this and other Arabic countries are starving (Not Saudi and the Gulf, countries like Egypt and Sudan)

Arabic Unity FTW:roll:

barabadwan
No my friend supporting Israel has nothing to do with Egyptians having no money or food, it's actually beacause many people are living under the poverty line because eventhough they work, many of them earn minimum wage and that's why many of them immigrate.
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#66 HAZE-Unit
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[QUOTE="barabadwan"]

All this and other Arabic countries are starving (Not Saudi and the Gulf, countries like Egypt and Sudan)

Arabic Unity FTW:roll:

azizalbaker

No my friend supporting Israel has nothing to do with Egyptians having no money or food, it's actually beacause many people are living under the poverty line because eventhough they work, many of them earn minimum wage and that's why many of them immigrate.

You know who is doing this to Egyptions, do you?

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#67 Cerussite
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I'd say the combination of oil and being on the coast is what made them lucky in the first place.
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#68 limpbizkit818
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So they build this huge city and just hope people move into it? Idk, it sounds almost to good to be true.
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#69 espoac
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Actually less than 10% of Dubai's GDP comes from oil. Currently most of its profit is due to their friendly atmosphere for corporations. Big companies are taxed very little in Dubai. And of course tourism-who wouldn't want to go there? It's awesome.
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#70 Premier1101
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Because all those princes that make billions on oil live there and get to enjoy luxuries, they are like pharaohs.
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#71 DrSponge
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I live there :)
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#72 DDX2
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So they build this huge city and just hope people move into it? Idk, it sounds almost to good to be true.limpbizkit818

i dont know about you but it looks like its gonna work.

ps: DrSponge you lucky SoB

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#73 The_Ish
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[QUOTE="blacktorn"]Because they got the money to be,i don't care how high-tech Dubai is though,i will never go there...kirk4ever

why? :)

Dubai? High tech? I don't think so, their people, no offence, are low tech.

Do you think all of these buildings came from U.A.E's architects? lol.

Saudi arabi and Kuwait are way richer, and way smarter when money comes into mind, they know how to invest, tourism has it's advantages and disadvantages,one terrorist attack and everybody flees, lol, tourism is risky business, it could be affected easily by the surroundings.

HAZE-Unit

umm..noi ve been there and no they are not low tech people..

I believe he is referring to the fact that all the technology and architecture is not of their own doing. And he's right...much of it is done by companies and architects from other countries.

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#74 knut-am
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Cuz the US Navy is off their coast protecting all of their stuff for free.stitch321
lol you cant be very smart
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#75 agturboninja
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Dubai is so high tech because it has no income tax and corporate tax thus encouraging rich investors and entrepreneurs to go there. They have a ruler that doesn't heavily regulate the economy therefore business and coporations can actually build high because the don't have to pay retardedly high taxes like other industrialized countries. Mainly they are rich due to their entrepreneurial spirit. Do Dubai! Forget the American Dream, there is Dubai.
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#76 GrammarKills
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They are a rich nation due to oil.

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