Would you live in Dubai ?

[Lardlizard]

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No. Going there for a holiday and living there are two totally different things. I feel like the people are still somewhat backwards, still disrespectful towards women...Men are still seen as superior etc..strict rules about clothing. I wouldnt personally

Yes that’s what I’m thinking
It’s the culture is so so different, esp if your living there

I have several friends out there who moved from the UK they honestly love it and are really happy out there.

well if you like women treated like dolls and badly treated employees from India etc go ahead!
even in year 8 ds has been taught about the glamour/ glitz side of dubai and the "dark side" of it!!

Probably not. You can happily exist in an expat bubble and ignore the less savoury aspects though.

No

No

No. I wouldn't go on holiday either.

Absolutely not. Have visited the Middle East/Gulf states many times but would not live there, both because of being a woman and because of what happens to foreigners who end up on the wrong side of the law (which can happen to anyone).

No. Even for holidays we avoid places where women are still seen as second class citizens!

even in year 8 ds has been taught about the glamour/ glitz side of dubai and the "dark side" of it!! by whom??

OP yes I would but I would need it to be financially advantageous. It’s an expensive place to live and fairly unpleasant in the summer. With a good package I’d jump at it.

I lived there and hated it, the buildings are built using slave labour, and the staff that serve in hotels/shops etc are not much better treated. Women are treated like second class citizens.
It's very easy to go and get blinded by the tax free salary and glamour but if you look behind the scenes it's a truly horrible place, built on the literal blood, sweat and tears of others.

Absolutely not. If you're only interested in shopping or lying on a beach and can ignore the fact that the whole place was built using what is effectively slave labour and women are second class citizens, then go for it.

No I wouldn't even go on holiday there.

No, wouldn't even visit because their human rights suck. Not that they would let me in because I'm not married to my dp

Makes me wonder how much people know about the British empire

No. It's a repressive, mysoginistic dung heap. I get that many people live there and have a whoop-de-do time but the same could have been said for nazi Germany.

Nope

No definitely not.
It would be like living in apartheid.
No.

No and I wouldn’t holiday there either.

No. I am gay. Would be suicide

Apologies, that was a stupid remark to make in light of recent events. I should have said that I would be targeted and potentially lose my life due to their homophobic laws

No

I find the whole “slave labour” applied only to UAE difficult. Do people realise that labour is provided in this way throughout the middle and Far East? As for women’s rights, I’m pretty sure that issue is also fairly widespread.

No way !