Meant to be moving to Dubai in 4 weeks

Precisely. MN has been littered with “high earners will emigrate to Dubai” threats the last few months.

Will they. That looks like it would work really well.

I’ll just carry on paying tax and not living next door to Iran, thank you.

I'm not mocking the OP or anyone but I do think that if you are white, straight, a man, have money, have a relatively comfortable existence or just not tuned in politically (in which case, this could be anyone) then the world probably doesn't seem as threatening a place to you.

Again, this not a criticism but some people are hyper aware of places in the world because they just have to be .

I couldn't confidently tell you where North Korea was on a map, but I'm sure as shit know I'm never going there because of what I know about the place.

@Jerys

Why do you think they ‘just build it’ and do so ‘super fast’? What do you think has had to happen to enable this way of working?

(Hint: https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/modern-day-slavery-in-the-united-arab-emirates )

It’s widely agreed that the English planning system isn’t perfect and there is a lot of room for improvement but its heart is fundamental: development should benefit the community rather than just private landowners. But I’m leaving it here because I fear all of this chat will just fall on deaf ears.

Really good post. Well said.

What a load of nonsense.

And sod the habitat!

Hows the missile ridden sky doing for the economy?

This!

we were also offered to move there as a family, happy to pay Rachel’s 40% tax than put my kids through it.

loads of high earning Brit’s have been seduced by the pay and nil tax though!

My friend escaped Iran through the mountains on foot after her father was killed by the regime, whilst the Iranian leadership is in place nothing in the region is guaranteed plus you really need to do your homework before relocating anywhere, even to places you think you know eg an English family relocating to Scotland where the school system and house buying system is different.

YABU to not know the geographical location of a country you are moving to, and to be ignorant of the fact that Iran is just across the Persian gulf.

@kotordreams All fur coat and no knickers.

The knickers in this scenario being a metaphor for personal and wider morality.

And the rest of the middle east. Super fast, super efficient. Big project is there, going to benefit the economy. They just build it.

You had no idea how close to Iran it is?
Wow.

I’m seeing a new benefit to Dubai - people
who think like Jerys can live there with others who agree with them.

Yes I can believe you don’t …..

Wildlife is better killed for a high rise hotel, according to
shallow people.

Well expressed.

In The Handmaid’s Tale, Aunt Lydia points out the difference between “freedom to” and “freedom from”.

Conservative religions often trumpet the “safety” enjoyed by the women in their communities who have little autonomy but face few threats (outside the home, that is, whereas at home their menfolk are their masters). Being protected, as a woman, by ideals of “modesty” and by strict, sex-segregated behavioural codes rather than being free to take my own risks and live as fully as I can is not for me. I want to fly a plane and take lovers and wear leather trousers!

And as we move further Right and ever more towards authoritarianism I hope a lot of women start to think about the real cost of sacrificing our hard-won “freedom to” for the gilded cage of “freedom from”.

Wow @Jerys I really am glad I don’t know you. And I don’t say that lightly. I cannot believe you compared my lovely, passionate, smart, gay DD to a paedophile. Wtaf?

Ok.

I don't? Transport infrastructure is actually a good thing if built properly would have been a good boost to the economy. But then again we live in the UK

Women in Dubai can have their own bank accounts and drive.

Bear in mind when you leave, you might want to find out what happens to your Nics.

And, should you divorce, if you do get to take the kids home, and bear in mind you'll have to get your dh to agree at the airport he gives permission for you to leave with the kids, the UAE is outside jurisdiction from the uk, so don't expect any maintenance.

Don't forget you won't be able to have your own bank account, or drive without your dh agreeing. Or sit round a pool. It's TOO HOT always.

And this is the point people are making! Not generally about a world map quiz!

dont know why op and few people are deflecting. Also not a biggie if it was just op alone going! She is uprooting whole family (her DH). None takes family to an unknown place surely! Or are we saying relying on what friends tell you should be sufficient enough for an adult to make a decision to grab passport and go?!?!

I would suggest though, that were you to consider emigrating to one of those places, you'd have a look?
It's so simple now with Google maps, isn't it? I'm glad you're enjoying Globle, there are some great interactive Geography quizzes on Sporcle.

The first thing I would have done was look at a map to see its exact location and surrounding countries🤔

You were moving out there to live, with your children, and you had "no idea" how close to Iran it was?

Had you done even the smallest baseline level of research on this country before deciding to move?

I despair.