24 Hours in Dubai - Dunes and Dinars

good fast paced read, thanks.

`Americans want to be Americans, and Arabs want to be Americans, the world wants to be American.`

how correct. everyone here claims they hate americans, but eventually end up aping them!!

Great article, Naeem. Your observations hit home well. Never did like Dubai, but ironically after reading this article, I`ll give it another shot. :)

`#3 by Love2love on June 18, 2007 10:44pm PT
Great article, Naeem. Your observations hit home well. Never did like Dubai, but ironically after reading this article, I`ll give it another shot. :)`

i live in dubai and i still don`t like it. no matter how many shots you give it, i ddon`t think u will like it!!!!!

Glad you like the article.
I refrain from calling it a ``bad`` place - its like every other country in the sense that it is struggling with its own internal issues - in this case immigration workers being at the top.

You missed an essential point - It`s one hell of a racist country.

Re: # 7

Beady dear Boy:

It is a very insightful observation. BTW how come they treat you as a Brit?

Salaam
Kamath

Dubai and the UAE is like a layered cake, and the cake is arranged via a complicated structure based upon skin colour, ethnicity, and religion. Although money trumps it.

Its a grotesque place, full of ghettos.

Good write up but I am still waiting to read something about the dunes!
:)

Randhawaa Sahib, I was getting into it until I came upon the following:

“I have lunch in a local joint, and enjoy a good Lebanese meal. I order a ``leban`` (yogurt drink), and listen to the taxi drivers, labor workers and others, talking about their issues over the busy waiters and blaring television.”

I am really not sure how a Lebanese meal is local to Dubai. But that’s ok, caz all orientals are Chinese.

Re: # 10
Cobra;

Randhawas, Ghummans, Chattas, Cheemas, Bajwas and most other casts of Jats can be found in the Hindu, Muslim and Sikh religions of south asia. They were all originaly hindus. With the advent of Islam in the sub-continent, considerable number converted to Islam, and then much later, some to sikhism as well. The muslim and sikh Randhawas can trace their ancesstory in Hindu religion.

Dear Randhawa Sahib,

Are you from Pakistan? Are you sikh by any chance or were your ancestors sikh? After all Randhwa is a sikh last name you see!!

Sincerely,
DilliWala.

`#6 by raj_75 on June 19, 2007 2:56am PT
You missed an essential point - It`s one hell of a racist country.`

i have experienced this.....in very very subtle ways.

{``...and don`t let the Asian on the street working in the sun worry you - he`s better off here, than where he came from. ``}

Naeem,
Ain`t that the sad truth. Very interesting article and I just loved your anguish at being unable to escape the golden arches. :)

Naeem,
On a serious note, did Dubai remind you of Lahore in any way? :)

true..dubai is one hell of a mixed up place...good for a 3-4 day stop over but definitely not a place to live in for too long.