Dubai - The Red Light City

#4 Posted by SameerJB on September 14, 2002 6:33:06 pm

Russian men tried so hard to get to warmer waters in the past but guess what? Russain women got there without fighting!
Bangkok is still better than Dubai; they have orientals instaed of Russians!

#3 Posted by Ansari on September 14, 2002 1:58:55 pm

An article on Dubai? This is a first. :o)
You`re right, Dubai has changed remarkably over the past few years. Although their oil money has always provided the foundation for any economic activity in the country, the marketing of Dubai as a trade zone and regional marketplace brought big business to the area. And what used to be a ``family city`` is now as cosmopolitan and wicked as they come.
I grew up in Al Ain and we would go to Dubai on the weekend to visit relatives or shop in Deira. Back then Ghurair used to be the centre of the universe! Now, when I go back, it`s difficult to recognise the old places. With all the new malls, the multinational stores, the shopping festivals, Dubai`s gotten itself a facelift; it`s now the City of Gold. And yet the misery of the expatriate experience remains the same. You only have to talk to a taxi-driver, or a waiter at one of those ``cool bars``, to learn for yourself the terrible cost of it all, this progress everyone loves to celebrate.
It`s good to see an article on Dubai. I`m surprised, with all the people from the subcontinent interacting at this site, there aren`t many more chronicling the expatriate experience in the Gulf states. It`s another world, and one worth exploring in print, if only to clear the misconceptions that surround it. Any takers?

#2 Posted by Saminasha on September 14, 2002 1:58:55 pm

Who do the residents of Dubai go to for services?

#1 Posted by hamidm2 on September 14, 2002 1:17:16 pm

....... so what is the problem ? ``It is more a tourist resort with load and loads of entertainment.`` ............. sounds like fun to me ... and god knows we muslims need a little fun in our drab and miserable lives that have been hijacked by humorless dieties and are occupied by never ending prayer, endless ritual ablutions, and thirty days of needless starvation ........... these russian women should be commended for their great service instead of being condemned for practicing the world`s oldest and noblest profession ............ of course, everyone should practice safe sex and listen to the surgeon general ......

........ viva dubai ! ....... there is a ray of hope in the desert of idiocy ..........