Was camping with my daughter in the Tetons outside Jackson Hole, WY a couple of years ago and ran into Dubai's Minister of Energy camping in a rental motorhome with his family next to us. He was the ONLY one communicating with us. Very polite, very nice, but neither his kids nor his wife were allowed to come and socialize. His wife made a pretty amazing dish they shared with us and at the end, he gave me the recipe. Was a pretty neat experience in the middle of nowhere...
There are definitely a variety of Arabic cultures and levels of religion within Dubai. Some families decide to stick with conservative principals despite the regions liberalism. As you say they are still very nice but may have aspects we are not accustomed to.
@@thatgearguy Honestly, it was a very neat experience. I totally understand that people have their cultures and 100% respect that. I'm still to make the dish though. It was from canned tuna and rice of all things. Not some weird posh creation. Best dishes never really are though.
I grew up in Dubai in the 70's, when my Dad designed the World Trade Centre there. It was the first "tower block" to be built there before all the super-modern towers you see now. Thanks for the interesting review of how it is these days. I might even go back out there sometime,
Your dad was involved in that? Nice. As a kid in the 90s here, all we could see once out on the Shj Dubai Road was Al Mulla Plaza and the iconic Trade Centre building in the distance. It was like a lighthouse, a beacon to the start of Shk Zayed Road. A national icon.
So if a government enforces laws protecting persons and property, you don't get crimes against persons and property. If only The British government would learn that lesson. A man can dream.
@joeambly6807 There's no narrative. I'm posing an honest question about why he's using a term that was a product of the Jim Crow race laws when there's a perfectly adequate traditional alternative. If I was wanting to impose a narrative I'd have pointed out that there's no such thing as " The British government ".
@joeambly6807 What's the cohesion problem here? This is an honest question. All my sentences have verbs and nouns, and subjects and objects. Or have I missed any? Ah, it must be the " No narrative " sentence. I've gone back and corrected it. Are you happy now?
I don't think you could have got up early enough to see the shit wagons loading it up at the hotel to take out to the desert and dump because they've got no sewers
Used to live in US, have been living in Dubai for 10 years, it's getting better every year, while the rest of the workforce is getting worse, it's a great place to live
Getting the "Backdoor" experience of ANY huge foreign(to you) city...mine was Bangkok, for an extended, demented period) can be both interesting and intimidating... Dubai was on a different scale of opulence on the outside., the attempt at any language is incredibly important!, showing that you are willing to make an effort to speak the local/country tongue is paramount to show willing.
From working on the doors in dodgy clubs and heading to Dubai bet you had to pinch yourself. My brother went there and said he was on the very clean trains late at night and felt very safe. Interesting what you said about the influencers, why are we not at all surprised.keep your stories coming.
I relate to being more at home in less luxurious surroundings. Me and my wife and two toddlers stayed in a 5 star in Malaysia. It was kind of like "the hillbillies in Beverly Hills. First thing my kids did was to flush too much paper down the toilet, full of shame I told the reception on our way out. "We will send someone up in 5 minutes. He didn't even raise his eyebrowes. My kids half naked, just wearing their diapers took summersaults on the big carpet in the reception. Although not expected behavior there were no reactions at all. The phonr in our room had a button called "solutions". I wondered what it was and pushed the button and called. The answere was. "Do you have a problem? Need to get your shirt ironed, babysitter, movie tickets or anything at all, they will take care of it. Now I have to admit it was nice staying there, but we were simply not civilized enough to really fit in. We were sticking out like a sore thumb.
Ha, amusing! Malaysia is wonderful. They are very family orientated like Dubai. Kids running about going nuts is nothing shocking to them. They love to see children enjoying themselves. You need not worry.
Try Bangkok a third of the price of Dubai and beyond any doubt the Best City in the World for Nightlife The Thais are happy the women are both beautiful and friendly and the cultural mix and people that visit like no other City that Ive ever visited and very safe for Western tourists,Ive been to Dubai but that place isn't a Patch reminded me of Disney land where as Bangkok is an Ancient city full of both history and culture,sorry Im biased but I lived there for 3 years.
I don't need to go on holiday to Dubai. I've been to the airport and I assume that it's exactly like the rest of the country -an air-conditioned mall in the desert.
@@thatgearguy I was joking. To be honest, I prefer far less developed places, but I'd still like to go. In the region I'd ideally prioritise going to Iran, and then Saudi. Saudi has just opened up to tourism these last few years. Can I ask a personal question? Did you work at the Hungry Years back in the day?
Lived in the Middle East 10 years (I’m English) people take most of their knowledge off instagram. Dubai is so easy to live. You don’t need to be super rich. Most of us just have jobs and look after our families
I stay at the ritz Carlton at JBR once a year . I really enjoy the winter sun there and not too far from the uk .The customer service is 2nd to none “ outstanding “ you are made to feel really special . Influencers do not stay here but try they luck at reception and they are sent packing . Thanks for a great insight to Dubai , I really enjoyed your content Philip essex.
good customer service in dubai? surely you jest. i've lived here 12 years. unless being called ma'am 200 times is your idea of service, the service here is robotic and lacking any common sense. you get what you pay for and in dubai, in a hotel, staff make $500 a month tops and live 8-12 in a room together.. they just don't get paid enough to care.
@@cdtuaetx I’m sorry it’s robotic to you and your called mamm all the time “ that’s frustrating “ I’m treated like a human “ I’ve worked in customer service all my life and I know when it’s robotic and fake “ the ritz Carlton face to face frontline employees are 2 to one apartment “ with good facilities as I’ve been in one , I’m not 100% if the laundry workers are more to one apartment but I know they live in the same building “ I suppose it’s who you work for as I’ve seen how the builders live and security guards . . 100% you get what you pay for worldwide but my experience of bad customer service was the Maldives funnily enough , and probably what tops Dubai for me is kerala south India with the warmth and genuinity in customer service ( even thou 3 million of them live in Dubai .I had shocking service on emirates in first once too “ I hope your happy in Dubai take care .
We fly to Asia twice per year, we are breaking up the journey with a weekend in Dubai and Jordan on the way back, this is the first time we’ve done this. Emirates Airlines usually have deals on hotels and travel packages
My mom went there 15 yrs ago & she said the same thing, it was incredible. The two things that she said were amazing was seeing the unbelievable beaches-the Indian Ocean against the sand blew her mind(& my parents came & lived in Southern California in 1967) and she went to see the indoor skiing/ snowboarding place bc it's so wild to think about that being in the desert in 130+degree heat! I need to get my passport renewed, then I'm going there asap 😃 TY for the vid!
@@thatgearguy great to hear! Vietnam is a mixed bag for tourists in general but definitely worth a visit. Would highly recommend north and central areas in particular
This was a great video, and it's good to hear there is one civil place in the world where people are treated with thoughtful organization and care. The theme communities are a very interesting concept that I think suburbia in the US was meant to be, Is there poverty, or otherwise, people that work and have their needs met adequately? Many people in the US with low skill jobs struggle with basic needs
Despite all the rumours I visited the areas where the "manual labour" lives. They were fine. Very basic housing and facilities but better than a lot of council estates in the UK! The idea that Dubai would risk its reputation and ruin tourism by keeping workers like slaves is laughable. It would be to damaging and they are so wealthy they do not need to treat anyone badly. It is a popular misconception, likely bought about by jealousy.
I haven't even watched this yet, but I'm so glad you are posting this. I've felt compelled to travel to the Middle East - to Saudi, UAE, and Qatar so I've been researching. My understanding is Dubai is a highly surveilled city and that people from other countries have been imported to build Dubai (essentially slaves, sadly). I'm sure there are some really good things about Dubai as well but I feel like as a woman, if I go there, I will need to be careful.
@@thepragmatist I think you will be pleasantly surprised. For women I could not imagine a safer place. Sex crime is virtually zero. People stupid enough to do that end up in prison for decades. Women are treated with massive respect by the locals. In fact the women in the UAE are literally the boss of the household. Men do not mess with them! Tourists are especially well treated. If someone abused a tourist they would be hunted down by Police. They will do anything to protect their tourist industry. I highly recommend. Also suggest Oman. Lovely people and incredibly generous and kind. Women are also treated wonderfully there. Don't forget even Saudi is changing. Women can now drive in Saudi, walk alone ect. Given that 2 years ago these things were unheard of just shows how much these places are changing toward a global tourist/business model.
@@thatgearguy Thank you so much for your response. This is incredibly encouraging as I will (likely) be traveling alone when I eventually go to the Middle East. It's helpful to hear your perspective. I'm in the process of learning some basic Arabic now. Will definitely check out Oman as well. Thanks for the recommendation and all the best to you.
According to InsureMyTrip, a British travel insurance company, the safest city in the world for female travellers is the Islamic holy city of Medina. Number #3 is Dubai. Every single person I know who has lived in or travelled to Qatar says it's one of their favorite places ever. Oman is another very beautiful country.
@@thatgearguy Just FYI, I have been checking out Oman at your suggestion. It looks like a really beautiful country. I live in the U.S. and I think it's possible that I'll eventually live in the Middle East. I've been looking for a place where I could be (potentially) be at peace so thanks for the suggestion.
Really enjoyed the video and I learnt alot, I would have never been interested in Dubai, but I don't drink, like sun and training and I'm a perfume collector 😁 so the place sounds really appealing to me. Keep up the great videos ☘️
I did my best to dig on that topic. I was told that may have been happening many years ago when Dubai was first built up. Not modern slavery but incredibly poor wages and living conditions. The workers were however free to leave or not as they wished. Now Dubai would never risk its reputation to save a few $$$ Frankly they overpay all their workers if anything..
My girlfriend grew up in Dubai so I found this to be a fascinating take. I can't wait for her to see it. She in fact has introduced me to "oud" scents and they are great. One question of a delicate and sensitive question. I happen to be Jewish. You can't really tell by looking but my real last name gives it away. Might you have a sense whether or not an obviously Jewish last name might be a bit problematic in otherwise idyllic setting? Thank You
Hi, I actually discussed this alot with the guys I was meeting because it had all just kicked off when I went. The UAE is greatly disliked by the hardline Arabic regions and sects. Iran does not appreciate the UAE and especially Dubai. They see it as having sold out its values. They are also jealous of its wealth. In turn the UAE sees the hardline islamic conservative areas as old fashioned and a little crazy. To give an idea on how seriously they dislike one another, if you tried to travel from Dubai to Iran your entry would likely be rejected. The guys I speak to in Dubai were certainly not fans of HAMAS or Palestine. They told me exactly why neighbouring Arabic regions were not allowing Palestinian refugees. Because they consider them dangerous and brainwashed. They had no issue with Jewish people. You will be treated as you treat others in Dubai. If you are polite to them they will treat you wonderfully. I hope this helps!
I’m at university for about 3 years now, normally I’m a bit closed, don’t really interact with people, but always very polite and educated. Last Tuesday we had a classmates party, got drunk and everybody was so surprised on how funny and nice I am 😂
Very interesting and accurate video. Well done not following the typical anti Dubai rhetoric we often see in the UK media. Not quite right ref drinking, visit any brunch on a Sat and you see excess. It is generally dealt with well tho. Have lived here in DXB for 18yrs. Also agree on the comment about kids being brought up here and being soft. Even us adults have to reset when travelling as we’re so used to the lack of crime. E.g. you can pop into a shop and leave your car running outside, no one will touch it. I’ve never heard of a car being stolen the whole time I’ve lived here. Leave your wallet and phone on a table when you go to the loo in a bar, no problem, it won’t be touched.
I’m laughing at his statement of feeling more safe in Dubai when I felt that way in his country England, coming from Houston Texas. It’s all relative I guess.
It is pretty safe in the Gulf countries.. We never lock our cars or houses 😂 i am from the UAE and studied in the US btw.. Hollywood isn't a reference to reality 😅
I've been working in Dubai for the last few months. It's nice for a holiday but a bit vapid long term. Just malls, restaurants and no real history or outdoor life. I see it as interim place for young people.
I did go there and it was very reasonable. No different to some of the estates here in the UK. I was not surprised as Dubai are very aware that negative attention would damage their tourist trade. Maybe things were bad years ago but it appears to have been cleaned up. In every society there are rich, poor and those in between. Dubai is no different.
Very interesting--pleasantly surprised. I viewed a travel influencer who posted his trip to Dubai. The narrative he gave was that Dubai was a place where drug dealers lived and escaped to. This influencer stayed in a 5-star hotel and stated that uber-wealthy drug dealers lived in and ran their "businesses" from their 5-star locations. He interviewed one of the Arabic real estate agents and asked the agent if he ever wondered where the client's money came from. The agent told him they don't ask, because their clients pay with cash. So, I had a very dark picture of Dubai. I think your opinion is more believable . . . 🙂
There is no doubt some drug dealers. But they take a huge risk and would be very difficult to find. I mean why deal drugs when you can lead a pretty lavish lifestyle starting a basic legit business or doing a normal job? Prison sentences into the decades normally make people think twice.
@@thatgearguy It is drug dealers who made their wealth, and dealt their drugs in their home country that OP is referring to. And Dubai is full of those types of expats. Only a madman would deal drugs in the Middle East if you aren’t from there.
@@thatgearguy Sound mate! Have been talking to a friend about meeting somewhere for a holiday and Dubai looks like a good shout! Basically inbetween uk and uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is on the rise mate, very nifty place ! Much like America for landscape and it's modernizing quickly. Was just there, the people are great and not alot of scammy behavior.
There's a big caveat on the crime bit; scams are rampant. I've gotten several calls from people claiming to be from the bank, trying to pull personal information. Even my 11 year-old-daughter has gotten those calls to her number. People have been scammed on car sales with bounced checks. My wife wanted a particular breed of dog and of course she found somebody who had one for sale. All she had to do was wire them a deposit and a courier would deliver the dog. We asked to come and see the dog first and got two different addresses, one on an island and another at a remote hotel. Tourists maybe don't have to worry so much, but if you come here to work be very, very wary.
@@thatgearguy Probably. My first experience was within days of arriving. The caller knew I had just gotten there and said I'd won a drawing. Again, could I supply some information so I could receive my prize? So, they had some kind of inside information. As for the others, best I can say is that the calls came from UAE numbers.
About the dark side of Dubai. Unfortunately most of it was constructed via indentured servitude / modern day slavery. And some of those districts (like Al Baraha) are the ones to explore if you if you want to really see the "ugly" truth. Still a great vid about the real costs of visiting and culture in tourist oriented districts.
I did a year training their airforce when I left ours in 96....went back in 2005 and again around 2019.....I don't like the place......its just a plastic shit hole imo
I have two cousins that were born in New Zealand but spent most of their upbringing and Dubai. When they came back to New Zealand their first comment was "why is everything so sh*tty!?"
I'm sure they weren't referring to nature, but people, services, infrastructure. You must live in Dubai to understand. It sets the bar for excellence so high that every country you visit seems like a landfill in comparison.
Sister has lived there for 10 years but I just can't get interested in the place. Much prefer history and different cultures to go and see. Plus not keen on the ultra extreme between the rich and poor.
Doesn't appeal to me. Mind you I spent 2 years as a forces kid in Aden in the 60's. Put me off ever returning to the heat down there. But I did later make a friend of an English language student from Jeddah.
I would say around $2000 all in. A large portion of that would be the flights (about $700 each). It makes a week stay much more cost effective (about $2500 all in)..
Im 🇵🇭 . My cousin worked in saudi many of these middle eastern places treat foreign workers very badly especially indians who built their towers and buildings etc.
The devastation to the local ecosystems to create these man made islands. A haven for wealthy foreign drug dealers. Exploiting foreign workers. Bling bling anywhere you look. Ultra surveillance. Everything about Dubai is wrong.
@@thatgearguy ah yes , you've mentioned , yep, it is a germy country. I think you'd like it there, though. So much to see and experience. You've survived in much harsher places.
You've got some valid points. But I would like to draw your attention on the "low end" expat workers there from Pakistan, India or Bangladesh. You certainly won't find them in those shopping malls. Their working and living conditions are abominable. A great part of all this luxury rests on their maltreated shoulders.
I actually went to the area where they live. It was not much different to a low rent neighbourhood here in the UK. I gather they have improved alot from the standards of 20+ years ago much as all countries have in this regard
True. Everyone is too afraid to say anything critical about UAE on TH-cam with their face. This guy just claimed there’s no crime or scams 😂 Dubai is a scammer’s paradise because consumer protection is weak to non-existent.
I've lived in Abu Dhabi for more than five years. I never go to Dubai unless I have visitors who want to see the sights. Horrible road layout and traffic.
@@TheGoodDoctorThrax Anyone cultured, who likes interesting places and interesting people, leaves Dubai pretty quick. Only the money-obsessed and money launderers stay a long time.
@@bionic909 Oud. arabianoud.co.uk/ was where I purchased ftom (but an actual store in Dubai). I bought Alfareed and Diwan for me and Madawi Gold for a girl.
Went there for a week about 20 years ago to visit my Dad who was working on one of the shopping malls. Not my kind of place for a holiday or to live. Plus remember its a Fiefdom.
4:28 150 gbp a night in central london or paris??! tonight i am getting good and very good rated hotels for about 75 gbp or 63 gbp for two people. i just checked now. it is 23rd july 2024
@@thatgearguy we stayed in Clichy in Paris in an one bedroom apartment immaculate and pretty airbnb in a good area on the 1st to the 3rd of July 2024. We were a family of three. We paid 132 GBP in total.
22:04 Fam you are right you have got to buy the dates. You absolutely are a fool if you do not buy the dates. And the dates with Arabic coffee that they give you at the beginning of any business relationship or any time you go to the bank and you have a decent account with them or whatever anyway you go you get the coffee and the dates. You’ve got to get it and you Gotta keep it and you’ve got it do it all the time it is such a nice thing that they don’t go back here in England. Ps you can keep the Ude 😉. That ain’t for me. Bit of karma for me though not liking the Ude now we are back in the UK my daughter is seeing a lad who is half Saudi and he’s got it coming out of his pores! House reeks of it for days after he’s been round 😂😂😂😂
My coat cupboard reeks of it. My daughter comes home with her clothes and coats smelling of it. It gives me the nostalgic smell because you are right in the UAE It is everywhere.
According to Equaldex, homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death, which is absolutely wild for a country to be so anti-freedom. I could not ethically support such a country because of that. (I'd love to be told I've been misinformed, though, but yeah this is a huge and dark problem with rhe country.)
It is a complex subject. All manner of behaviour related to sexuality is illegal in any Arabic country. And it is in Dubai. Even straight sex outside of marriage is illegal. However the law and how it is applied are two very different things. Nobody has been prosecuted for homosexual behaviour in Dubai since 2015. Yet plenty of gay people live and work there. It is still a conservative country due to its primary Islamic religion. If they were to legalize being openly gay or sex outside of marriage they would alienate all the Arabic countries and many of the more conservative Arabs living there. So it remains illegal but tolerated. A good rule of thumb for any sexual behaviour in Dubai is keep it personal. Dont turn your sexuality into a public spectacle. To be honest I am fine with that. I am fed up with so many people screaming about their sexual preference here in the UK. I have zero interest in what others want to do between the sheets.
I don't know what Equaldex is, but does it say when the last time was when a homosexual person was sentenced to death in Dubai? I'm from Dubai, and I'm pretty sure that has never happened. We also don't have police at checkpoints interrogating everyone about their sexual orientation. A person's sexual orientation is their private business. Keep it private, and no one will bother you. Showing affection in public is usually not tolerated, and that goes for both straight and gay people. We don't discriminate.
I am aware of what I witnessed. Have you been or are you judging from something you read or viewed. If you haven't been then maybe take a look before you pass judgement. No I wasn't paid. I wish I was!
I asked about this. LG are accepted. There are guys living together ect. However public displays like kissing would be an issue. But in context it would also be an issue for a straight couple to snog in the street so they are quite conservative regards sex in general.
www.thesun.ie/news/13392023/tori-towey-new-details-dubai-cops-laughed-injuries/ She was held in a police cell and one cop made a stupid joke. Shocking! You think that doesnt happen in all countries sometimes? I am not suggesting they are all perfect people. If you get drunk and end up in fights, even as the victim, you will very likely be arrested, even if you are a pretty lady.
Yes a Sheik just appeared because he was so impressed with my 20k subscribers. He paid me a million dollars to make a video that will be viewed by a few thousand people. Get real dude. No doubt they pay for promotion but that will be to big "influencers" which I am definitely not..
You belong in Dubai about as much as I do. Not at all! Its not for middle aged working poor types and is a neoliberal, late stage dystopian example of why rich people destroy everything they touch (including the workers they lure to build their trinckets
@@thatgearguy You should really look into the place a bit more it has some very nasty undertones, pretty much slavery in some instances. It is a lot like NY spend all your time in Manhattan oh looks lovely barely any crime nice well dressed rich folks who put on a nice face nice boutiques 4 and 5 star restaurants but once you are out of that little island you get to see the bigger picture.
I've been to Dubai once and I liked the hotels and the malls etc. But there is no doubt in my mind that the place is built on dead bodies, cruelty, theft, corruption, greed and the most perverse state instituted inequality anywhere. If you're rich they'll turn a blind eye to anything. If you're some backpacker they'll beat the ever living shit out of you and throw you in prison on the pretext they found a speck of cannabis on the bottom of someone's shoe. If you're some poor bastard from Bangladesh then you're basically an indentured slave to be beaten starved, packed like sardines in squalid accommodation and performing unsafe jobs.
@@drxym I spoke to many people while there, both rich and poor. Nobody reported anything like you mention or even having heard of it. Whenever people see wealth they always suggest slavery or similar. The truth is I was taken to the places where the lowest manual workers lived. They were not amazing but perfectly habitable. The people who had migrated to dubai would have had a far worse quality of life if they had stayed where they were. Selling the whole slavery, evil hierarchy deal generates tons of views. I could have lied myself about it and got loads of views and money from this video. The truth was not as exciting or dark. It was a place of opportunity for rich and poor. That was my experience and that of those I met.
@@thatgearguy it's not hard to find videos on TH-cam which paint a different story, victims of the "kafala" (sponsored) system who have suffered abuse, death and injury in extreme heat for 12 hours a day. Nor of Dubai arresting and jailing people on the flimsiest pretext.
@@drxym Well I guess it boils down to whether you believe sensational videos or a normal guy going there with zero to gain. Dubai did have issues many years ago. So did every other country. The UK currently has a terrible record for child sex abuse and modern day slavery. We should be careful condemning others when our own house is a total shambles. Say what you will but Dubai is 100 times safer than London right now.
Good point. There is actually more issues between Arabic groups than anything else. They had zero issues with any other cultures or ethnicities that I saw. There were plenty of black and asian guys staying there. All were treated great.
@@thatgearguy not all - tourists maybe. My British Bangladeshi friend had a nice trip but many of the domestic slaves and indentured workers on whose backs the whole place is built are drawn from Bangladesh.
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Was camping with my daughter in the Tetons outside Jackson Hole, WY a couple of years ago and ran into Dubai's Minister of Energy camping in a rental motorhome with his family next to us. He was the ONLY one communicating with us. Very polite, very nice, but neither his kids nor his wife were allowed to come and socialize. His wife made a pretty amazing dish they shared with us and at the end, he gave me the recipe. Was a pretty neat experience in the middle of nowhere...
There are definitely a variety of Arabic cultures and levels of religion within Dubai. Some families decide to stick with conservative principals despite the regions liberalism. As you say they are still very nice but may have aspects we are not accustomed to.
@@thatgearguy Honestly, it was a very neat experience. I totally understand that people have their cultures and 100% respect that. I'm still to make the dish though. It was from canned tuna and rice of all things. Not some weird posh creation. Best dishes never really are though.
I would have asked him if he had any extra cash he could give me.
@@Zampan0 Really? That's a bit of a robbery... Not panhandling.
Arabs in general are very hospitable people. Glad you had a good experience and hard not to in such a place!
I grew up in Dubai in the 70's, when my Dad designed the World Trade Centre there. It was the first "tower block" to be built there before all the super-modern towers you see now. Thanks for the interesting review of how it is these days. I might even go back out there sometime,
Your dad was involved in that? Nice. As a kid in the 90s here, all we could see once out on the Shj Dubai Road was Al Mulla Plaza and the iconic Trade Centre building in the distance. It was like a lighthouse, a beacon to the start of Shk Zayed Road. A national icon.
So if a government enforces laws protecting persons and property, you don't get crimes against persons and property. If only The British government would learn that lesson. A man can dream.
Why do you pluralise person with persons? People is quite adequate and isn't sickeningly racist like persons.
@allrounder7003 stop reading your own narrative into his comment
@joeambly6807 There's no narrative. I'm posing an honest question about why he's using a term that was a product of the Jim Crow race laws when there's a perfectly adequate traditional alternative.
If I was wanting to impose a narrative I'd have pointed out that there's no such thing as " The British government ".
@@Epidian try typing a sentence that's cohesive
@joeambly6807 What's the cohesion problem here? This is an honest question.
All my sentences have verbs and nouns, and subjects and objects. Or have I missed any?
Ah, it must be the " No narrative " sentence. I've gone back and corrected it. Are you happy now?
Thank you, a balanced overview of Dubai I found the same when I went out there.
I don't think you could have got up early enough to see the shit wagons loading it up at the hotel to take out to the desert and dump because they've got no sewers
I’ve called Dubai home for the last 12 years. It gets better with each passing year♥️
Used to live in US, have been living in Dubai for 10 years, it's getting better every year, while the rest of the workforce is getting worse, it's a great place to live
Getting the "Backdoor" experience of ANY huge foreign(to you) city...mine was Bangkok, for an extended, demented period) can be both interesting and intimidating...
Dubai was on a different scale of opulence on the outside., the attempt at any language is incredibly important!, showing that you are willing to make an effort to speak the local/country tongue is paramount to show willing.
Only about 10% of people in Dubai speak Arabic as a first language
I really want to be you 😢. I'd love a job that lets me travel a lot!
Exactly I cant stop thinking of all those mistreated workers over there..this is definitely surface level experience
From working on the doors in dodgy clubs and heading to Dubai bet you had to pinch yourself. My brother went there and said he was on the very clean trains late at night and felt very safe. Interesting what you said about the influencers, why are we not at all surprised.keep your stories coming.
Honestly is the best part of this channel. Thanks for always keeping it real and being a critical thinking individual.
I appreciate that
I wonder if he ever lets his hair down though and has a right good old laugh.. or will his face crack?
@@aliross2720 I did laugh once back in 1987. It was quite enjoyable.
@@thatgearguy it was a Thursday :)
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I relate to being more at home in less luxurious surroundings. Me and my wife and two toddlers stayed in a 5 star in Malaysia. It was kind of like "the hillbillies in Beverly Hills.
First thing my kids did was to flush too much paper down the toilet, full of shame I told the reception on our way out. "We will send someone up in 5 minutes. He didn't even raise his eyebrowes.
My kids half naked, just wearing their diapers took summersaults on the big carpet in the reception. Although not expected behavior there were no reactions at all.
The phonr in our room had a button called "solutions". I wondered what it was and pushed the button and called. The answere was. "Do you have a problem? Need to get your shirt ironed, babysitter, movie tickets or anything at all, they will take care of it.
Now I have to admit it was nice staying there, but we were simply not civilized enough to really fit in. We were sticking out like a sore thumb.
Ha, amusing! Malaysia is wonderful. They are very family orientated like Dubai. Kids running about going nuts is nothing shocking to them. They love to see children enjoying themselves. You need not worry.
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Try Bangkok a third of the price of Dubai and beyond any doubt the Best City in the World for Nightlife The Thais are happy the women are both beautiful and friendly and the cultural mix and people that visit like no other City that Ive ever visited and very safe for Western tourists,Ive been to Dubai but that place isn't a Patch reminded me of Disney land where as Bangkok is an Ancient city full of both history and culture,sorry Im biased but I lived there for 3 years.
Agree, Bangkok is absolutely incredible, has an energy that few cities can match. Having said that, 3/4 days is my tolerance for the place
I don't need to go on holiday to Dubai. I've been to the airport and I assume that it's exactly like the rest of the country -an air-conditioned mall in the desert.
There is much more to Dubai than that. But it certainly cannot appeal to all.
@@thatgearguy I was joking. To be honest, I prefer far less developed places, but I'd still like to go. In the region I'd ideally prioritise going to Iran, and then Saudi. Saudi has just opened up to tourism these last few years. Can I ask a personal question? Did you work at the Hungry Years back in the day?
Yep, it's hot
Very informative episode that has upended my impression of Dubai. I still wouldn't want to go there but that's just me
Lived in the Middle East 10 years (I’m English) people take most of their knowledge off instagram. Dubai is so easy to live. You don’t need to be super rich. Most of us just have jobs and look after our families
I stay at the ritz Carlton at JBR once a year . I really enjoy the winter sun there and not too far from the uk .The customer service is 2nd to none “ outstanding “ you are made to feel really special . Influencers do not stay here but try they luck at reception and they are sent packing . Thanks for a great insight to Dubai , I really enjoyed your content
Philip essex.
good customer service in dubai? surely you jest. i've lived here 12 years. unless being called ma'am 200 times is your idea of service, the service here is robotic and lacking any common sense. you get what you pay for and in dubai, in a hotel, staff make $500 a month tops and live 8-12 in a room together.. they just don't get paid enough to care.
@@cdtuaetx I’m sorry it’s robotic to you and your called mamm all the time “ that’s frustrating “ I’m treated like a human “ I’ve worked in customer service all my life and I know when it’s robotic and fake “ the ritz Carlton face to face frontline employees are 2 to one apartment “ with good facilities as I’ve been in one , I’m not 100% if the laundry workers are more to one apartment but I know they live in the same building “ I suppose it’s who you work for as I’ve seen how the builders live and security guards . . 100% you get what you pay for worldwide but my experience of bad customer service was the Maldives funnily enough , and probably what tops Dubai for me is kerala south India with the warmth and genuinity in customer service ( even thou 3 million of them live in Dubai .I had shocking service on emirates in first once too “ I hope your happy in Dubai take care .
it sounds super nice luxurious and a bucket list destination. Do you know if the sportfishing is any good like deep sea fishing?
Yes they have some great sportfishing but it is not cheap..
You'll love fishing here. 200 pounds gets you the boat, skipper, fridge full of drinks and food for a day.
Thanks for the video, I’ve never even thought of going to Dubai but I am now.
A country where laws are enforced and criminals are prosecuted, results in no crime. Who’d have thought it would be so simple….
Right?
We fly to Asia twice per year, we are breaking up the journey with a weekend in Dubai and Jordan on the way back, this is the first time we’ve done this. Emirates Airlines usually have deals on hotels and travel packages
My mom went there 15 yrs ago & she said the same thing, it was incredible. The two things that she said were amazing was seeing the unbelievable beaches-the Indian Ocean against the sand blew her mind(& my parents came & lived in Southern California in 1967) and she went to see the indoor skiing/ snowboarding place bc it's so wild to think about that being in the desert in 130+degree heat! I need to get my passport renewed, then I'm going there asap 😃 TY for the vid!
Glad you enjoyed it. I hope you have a great holiday!
Really interesting! Have you ever been to Vietnam? I’ve been living in Hanoi for over a decade, to see the city develop so rapidly has been incredible
I have not been to Vietnam. I have been to Thailand and Malaysia in that part of the world. I thoroughly enjoyed them!
@@thatgearguy great to hear! Vietnam is a mixed bag for tourists in general but definitely worth a visit. Would highly recommend north and central areas in particular
these travel series are great lots of variety and awesome stories on this channel!
Glad you like them!
Did you get to see the atrium of that hotel that looks like a sail?
Ive seen that all over the tv and it looks pretty cool.
@@williambarry8015 We took a look at the Burj Al Arab from outside. Very cool building but I did not go in. Next time!
This was a great video, and it's good to hear there is one civil place in the world where people are treated with thoughtful organization and care. The theme communities are a very interesting concept that I think suburbia in the US was meant to be, Is there poverty, or otherwise, people that work and have their needs met adequately? Many people in the US with low skill jobs struggle with basic needs
Despite all the rumours I visited the areas where the "manual labour" lives. They were fine. Very basic housing and facilities but better than a lot of council estates in the UK! The idea that Dubai would risk its reputation and ruin tourism by keeping workers like slaves is laughable. It would be to damaging and they are so wealthy they do not need to treat anyone badly. It is a popular misconception, likely bought about by jealousy.
I haven't even watched this yet, but I'm so glad you are posting this. I've felt compelled to travel to the Middle East - to Saudi, UAE, and Qatar so I've been researching. My understanding is Dubai is a highly surveilled city and that people from other countries have been imported to build Dubai (essentially slaves, sadly). I'm sure there are some really good things about Dubai as well but I feel like as a woman, if I go there, I will need to be careful.
@@thepragmatist I think you will be pleasantly surprised. For women I could not imagine a safer place. Sex crime is virtually zero. People stupid enough to do that end up in prison for decades. Women are treated with massive respect by the locals. In fact the women in the UAE are literally the boss of the household. Men do not mess with them! Tourists are especially well treated. If someone abused a tourist they would be hunted down by Police. They will do anything to protect their tourist industry. I highly recommend. Also suggest Oman. Lovely people and incredibly generous and kind. Women are also treated wonderfully there. Don't forget even Saudi is changing. Women can now drive in Saudi, walk alone ect. Given that 2 years ago these things were unheard of just shows how much these places are changing toward a global tourist/business model.
@@thatgearguy Thank you so much for your response. This is incredibly encouraging as I will (likely) be traveling alone when I eventually go to the Middle East. It's helpful to hear your perspective. I'm in the process of learning some basic Arabic now. Will definitely check out Oman as well. Thanks for the recommendation and all the best to you.
According to InsureMyTrip, a British travel insurance company, the safest city in the world for female travellers is the Islamic holy city of Medina. Number #3 is Dubai. Every single person I know who has lived in or travelled to Qatar says it's one of their favorite places ever. Oman is another very beautiful country.
@@chiaseedpudding3463 Thanks. Great to know.
@@thatgearguy Just FYI, I have been checking out Oman at your suggestion. It looks like a really beautiful country. I live in the U.S. and I think it's possible that I'll eventually live in the Middle East. I've been looking for a place where I could be (potentially) be at peace so thanks for the suggestion.
Really enjoyed the video and I learnt alot, I would have never been interested in Dubai, but I don't drink, like sun and training and I'm a perfume collector 😁 so the place sounds really appealing to me. Keep up the great videos ☘️
Thanks!
I live in Dubai and I love it.
Enjoyed this video, I have heard a lot that modern slavery is rife in Dubai particularly in the service industry, what do you think?
I did my best to dig on that topic. I was told that may have been happening many years ago when Dubai was first built up. Not modern slavery but incredibly poor wages and living conditions. The workers were however free to leave or not as they wished. Now Dubai would never risk its reputation to save a few $$$ Frankly they overpay all their workers if anything..
My girlfriend grew up in Dubai so I found this to be a fascinating take. I can't wait for her to see it. She in fact has introduced me to "oud" scents and they are great.
One question of a delicate and sensitive question. I happen to be Jewish. You can't really tell by looking but my real last name gives it away. Might you have a sense whether or not an obviously Jewish last name might be a bit problematic in otherwise idyllic setting?
Thank You
Hi, I actually discussed this alot with the guys I was meeting because it had all just kicked off when I went.
The UAE is greatly disliked by the hardline Arabic regions and sects. Iran does not appreciate the UAE and especially Dubai. They see it as having sold out its values. They are also jealous of its wealth. In turn the UAE sees the hardline islamic conservative areas as old fashioned and a little crazy. To give an idea on how seriously they dislike one another, if you tried to travel from Dubai to Iran your entry would likely be rejected.
The guys I speak to in Dubai were certainly not fans of HAMAS or Palestine. They told me exactly why neighbouring Arabic regions were not allowing Palestinian refugees. Because they consider them dangerous and brainwashed.
They had no issue with Jewish people. You will be treated as you treat others in Dubai. If you are polite to them they will treat you wonderfully. I hope this helps!
@@thatgearguy -That helps a great deal indeed! Thanks again.
Usually when I'm drunk I become nicer and more sympathetic. I hope everyone else does the same!
I’m at university for about 3 years now, normally I’m a bit closed, don’t really interact with people, but always very polite and educated. Last Tuesday we had a classmates party, got drunk and everybody was so surprised on how funny and nice I am 😂
@@Bert_o_destruidor yea, sometimes taking the edge off brings out the better side of yourself.
Informative video, I might make that trip higher up my destination list.thank you
Very interesting and accurate video. Well done not following the typical anti Dubai rhetoric we often see in the UK media. Not quite right ref drinking, visit any brunch on a Sat and you see excess. It is generally dealt with well tho. Have lived here in DXB for 18yrs. Also agree on the comment about kids being brought up here and being soft. Even us adults have to reset when travelling as we’re so used to the lack of crime. E.g. you can pop into a shop and leave your car running outside, no one will touch it. I’ve never heard of a car being stolen the whole time I’ve lived here. Leave your wallet and phone on a table when you go to the loo in a bar, no problem, it won’t be touched.
I’m laughing at his statement of feeling more safe in Dubai when I felt that way in his country England, coming from Houston Texas. It’s all relative I guess.
Dubai is 1000 times safer than London. Its a terrible shame on us.
@@thatgearguy sadly London is 1000 times safer than Houston Texas
@@thatgearguy honestly I loved London partly because of that reason but mostly because it was beautiful and vibrant.
@@tribequest9 you must have been to the nice bits!
It is pretty safe in the Gulf countries.. We never lock our cars or houses 😂 i am from the UAE and studied in the US btw.. Hollywood isn't a reference to reality 😅
Love your content sir! Keep em coming
can't stop watching these videos. Keep up the great work bro. Subscribed
Thanks for the sub!
Love your stories keep them coming.
I love Oud, I know it’s not the same but they seek cheap substitutes on Amazon that are pretty nice smelling for their price
It is fantastic value in Dubai. A bottle of Madawi Gold is about £100 vs about £250 over here in UK.
@@thatgearguy ... is it the one you bought? I'd like to try it.
Great video, keep up the good content. Would love some more fitness videos too, and security ones.... In fact just anything I enjoy all the content.
Thx Tom!
I've been working in Dubai for the last few months. It's nice for a holiday but a bit vapid long term. Just malls, restaurants and no real history or outdoor life. I see it as interim place for young people.
Head out of the city. Visit RAK or the East coast. Loads to do if you look.
Loved this video and would love to see if the travel series 👑
So you didn't go see where the foreign builder's live🤔 It's not hard to find the darkness in every country. Glad you had an awesome time.
I did go there and it was very reasonable. No different to some of the estates here in the UK. I was not surprised as Dubai are very aware that negative attention would damage their tourist trade. Maybe things were bad years ago but it appears to have been cleaned up. In every society there are rich, poor and those in between. Dubai is no different.
Excellent balanced commentary. And you havent mentioned the airport! An enjoyable place to be.
Very interesting--pleasantly surprised. I viewed a travel influencer who posted his trip to Dubai. The narrative he gave was that Dubai was a place where drug dealers lived and escaped to. This influencer stayed in a 5-star hotel and stated that uber-wealthy drug dealers lived in and ran their "businesses" from their 5-star locations. He interviewed one of the Arabic real estate agents and asked the agent if he ever wondered where the client's money came from. The agent told him they don't ask, because their clients pay with cash. So, I had a very dark picture of Dubai. I think your opinion is more believable . . . 🙂
There is no doubt some drug dealers. But they take a huge risk and would be very difficult to find. I mean why deal drugs when you can lead a pretty lavish lifestyle starting a basic legit business or doing a normal job? Prison sentences into the decades normally make people think twice.
@@thatgearguy It is drug dealers who made their wealth, and dealt their drugs in their home country that OP is referring to. And Dubai is full of those types of expats. Only a madman would deal drugs in the Middle East if you aren’t from there.
Thank you for this balanced review.
No problem!
Bit of a long shot.. but have you ever been to Uzbekistan? I'm headed there for work in September
No that is one I havent gotten to yet.. Good luck!!
@@thatgearguy Sound mate! Have been talking to a friend about meeting somewhere for a holiday and Dubai looks like a good shout! Basically inbetween uk and uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is on the rise mate, very nifty place ! Much like America for landscape and it's modernizing quickly. Was just there, the people are great and not alot of scammy behavior.
I’d be interested in a video about this oud topic. I’ve never heard of that.
All I know is that an oud is an old musical instrument like a lute, kind of a precursor to the guitar
Interesting. Just good info 👍🏻
There's a big caveat on the crime bit; scams are rampant. I've gotten several calls from people claiming to be from the bank, trying to pull personal information. Even my 11 year-old-daughter has gotten those calls to her number. People have been scammed on car sales with bounced checks. My wife wanted a particular breed of dog and of course she found somebody who had one for sale. All she had to do was wire them a deposit and a courier would deliver the dog. We asked to come and see the dog first and got two different addresses, one on an island and another at a remote hotel. Tourists maybe don't have to worry so much, but if you come here to work be very, very wary.
So are these phone scams coming from in country?
@@thatgearguy Probably. My first experience was within days of arriving. The caller knew I had just gotten there and said I'd won a drawing. Again, could I supply some information so I could receive my prize? So, they had some kind of inside information. As for the others, best I can say is that the calls came from UAE numbers.
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Very interesting, no hype, thanks 😊
Glad you enjoyed!
The Beatles in the 60s sang Money can't buy you love.They never went to Thank god its Thursdays in the Astoria Hotel. 😂
Does the scent keep mosquito away?
No :(
Fantastic insight --definitely have to go
About the dark side of Dubai.
Unfortunately most of it was constructed via indentured servitude / modern day slavery.
And some of those districts (like Al Baraha) are the ones to explore if you if you want to really see the "ugly" truth.
Still a great vid about the real costs of visiting and culture in tourist oriented districts.
I did visit that area. I had no issue with it. Sure the houses were small and simple but no different to low wage earners here in social housing.
Typed from your iPhone made by slaves, after never having visited Dubai to talk to any of those workers
I did a year training their airforce when I left ours in 96....went back in 2005 and again around 2019.....I don't like the place......its just a plastic shit hole imo
@@stephennelmes4557 you know where there is a camp? Where your device you are typing on was made
@@thatgearguyYou clearly didn’t see it then…They live in dormitories, 10 to a room.
I have two cousins that were born in New Zealand but spent most of their upbringing and Dubai. When they came back to New Zealand their first comment was "why is everything so sh*tty!?"
Geez the country of New Zealand is absolutely beautiful.
I'm sure they weren't referring to nature, but people, services, infrastructure. You must live in Dubai to understand. It sets the bar for excellence so high that every country you visit seems like a landfill in comparison.
@@BenoSaradzic you're right.
But man New Zealand is beautiful.
@@williambarry8015 without a doubt.
Sister has lived there for 10 years but I just can't get interested in the place. Much prefer history and different cultures to go and see. Plus not keen on the ultra extreme between the rich and poor.
Doesn't appeal to me. Mind you I spent 2 years as a forces kid in Aden in the 60's. Put me off ever returning to the heat down there. But I did later make a friend of an English language student from Jeddah.
Interesting
How much $$$ in american currency would be bare minimum to have a decent weekend stay for a working class couple?
I would say around $2000 all in. A large portion of that would be the flights (about $700 each). It makes a week stay much more cost effective (about $2500 all in)..
@@thatgearguy Thanks
Sounds like they're going for the Singapore model.
Im 🇵🇭 . My cousin worked in saudi many of these middle eastern places treat foreign workers very badly especially indians who built their towers and buildings etc.
I cannot comment on Saudi. Never been..
@@thatgearguyDubai is not any different. Any comment ?
@@useruseruseruseruser790 I met a lot of foreign workers including Pakistani guys I was visiting there. They loved the place.
The devastation to the local ecosystems to create these man made islands. A haven for wealthy foreign drug dealers. Exploiting foreign workers. Bling bling anywhere you look. Ultra surveillance. Everything about Dubai is wrong.
@@thatgearguy I’ll take that on board. Thanks for your response.
Well Done. Thanks
What are your thought on travelling/staying in India ?
I have yet to go. But I must admit I have some reservations. I am quite a germaphobe...
@@thatgearguy ah yes , you've mentioned , yep, it is a germy country. I think you'd like it there, though. So much to see and experience. You've survived in much harsher places.
You've got some valid points.
But I would like to draw your attention on the "low end" expat workers there from Pakistan, India or Bangladesh. You certainly won't find them in those shopping malls. Their working and living conditions are abominable. A great part of all this luxury rests on their maltreated shoulders.
I actually went to the area where they live. It was not much different to a low rent neighbourhood here in the UK. I gather they have improved alot from the standards of 20+ years ago much as all countries have in this regard
The gold souk is outstanding
Best city in the world
Not everything that glitters is gold. I Lived in Dubai for 2 years and absolutely hated it.
Oh for sure I would not want to live there. Just like vegas.. A week is enough!
True. Everyone is too afraid to say anything critical about UAE on TH-cam with their face. This guy just claimed there’s no crime or scams 😂 Dubai is a scammer’s paradise because consumer protection is weak to non-existent.
I've lived in Abu Dhabi for more than five years. I never go to Dubai unless I have visitors who want to see the sights. Horrible road layout and traffic.
At least it didn’t glitter for you - who knows what issues you personally had
@@TheGoodDoctorThrax Anyone cultured, who likes interesting places and interesting people, leaves Dubai pretty quick. Only the money-obsessed and money launderers stay a long time.
How do you spell that cologne?
@@bionic909 Oud. arabianoud.co.uk/ was where I purchased ftom (but an actual store in Dubai). I bought Alfareed and Diwan for me and Madawi Gold for a girl.
I think youd enjoy some local areas outside of Dubai
I am going back. Do you have any suggestions?
Went there for a week about 20 years ago to visit my Dad who was working on one of the shopping malls.
Not my kind of place for a holiday or to live.
Plus remember its a Fiefdom.
Sounds like the uk needs to clean up its act. Can’t imagine a hotel robbing me.
Former England football manager Don Revie was an earlier pioneer of Dubai...
Been here for 2 days for a stop over heading home. Could not live here
What kind of work were you doing there?
I was consulting for an optics manufacturer.
4:28 150 gbp a night in central london or paris??!
tonight i am getting good and very good rated hotels for about 75 gbp or 63 gbp for two people. i just checked now. it is 23rd july 2024
In London or Paris!? I just came back from Paris.. £75 gets you a bedbug infested hovel.
@@thatgearguy we stayed in Clichy in Paris in an one bedroom apartment immaculate and pretty airbnb in a good area on the 1st to the 3rd of July 2024. We were a family of three. We paid 132 GBP in total.
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Enforcement actually produces a society that follows the law. Who would ever have thought?
Abu Dhabi is even safer than Dubai if you can imagine that 😄
what the hell was that crazy looking bullpup at the beginning? 0_0
@@JackGoff-s5i That was a GM6 Lynx .50BMG semi auto. Pretty wild piece!
22:04 Fam you are right you have got to buy the dates. You absolutely are a fool if you do not buy the dates. And the dates with Arabic coffee that they give you at the beginning of any business relationship or any time you go to the bank and you have a decent account with them or whatever anyway you go you get the coffee and the dates. You’ve got to get it and you Gotta keep it and you’ve got it do it all the time it is such a nice thing that they don’t go back here in England.
Ps you can keep the Ude 😉.
That ain’t for me. Bit of karma for me though not liking the Ude now we are back in the UK my daughter is seeing a lad who is half Saudi and he’s got it coming out of his pores! House reeks of it for days after he’s been round 😂😂😂😂
I love the Oud. My house reeks of it as well!!
@@thatgearguy 😆 it’s in acquired taste. I’ll give you that.
My coat cupboard reeks of it. My daughter comes home with her clothes and coats smelling of it.
It gives me the nostalgic smell because you are right in the UAE It is everywhere.
@@noelht1 😅🤣
Well I’m sold lol
According to Equaldex, homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death, which is absolutely wild for a country to be so anti-freedom. I could not ethically support such a country because of that. (I'd love to be told I've been misinformed, though, but yeah this is a huge and dark problem with rhe country.)
It is a complex subject. All manner of behaviour related to sexuality is illegal in any Arabic country. And it is in Dubai. Even straight sex outside of marriage is illegal. However the law and how it is applied are two very different things. Nobody has been prosecuted for homosexual behaviour in Dubai since 2015. Yet plenty of gay people live and work there. It is still a conservative country due to its primary Islamic religion. If they were to legalize being openly gay or sex outside of marriage they would alienate all the Arabic countries and many of the more conservative Arabs living there. So it remains illegal but tolerated. A good rule of thumb for any sexual behaviour in Dubai is keep it personal. Dont turn your sexuality into a public spectacle. To be honest I am fine with that. I am fed up with so many people screaming about their sexual preference here in the UK. I have zero interest in what others want to do between the sheets.
I don't know what Equaldex is, but does it say when the last time was when a homosexual person was sentenced to death in Dubai?
I'm from Dubai, and I'm pretty sure that has never happened. We also don't have police at checkpoints interrogating everyone about their sexual orientation.
A person's sexual orientation is their private business. Keep it private, and no one will bother you.
Showing affection in public is usually not tolerated, and that goes for both straight and gay people. We don't discriminate.
Dubai is the las vegas of the eastern world
True, but vegas is awesome!
Mate this sounds like an ad. Appreciate that you like it, but you must be aware of all thats going on there.
Were you paid ? Hope not.
I am aware of what I witnessed. Have you been or are you judging from something you read or viewed. If you haven't been then maybe take a look before you pass judgement. No I wasn't paid. I wish I was!
And when the oil runs out ...nothing but sand.
That is exactly why they diversified. They make very little oil revenue.
Also can the lgbt people go there and feel safe and have a good time?????
I asked about this. LG are accepted. There are guys living together ect. However public displays like kissing would be an issue. But in context it would also be an issue for a straight couple to snog in the street so they are quite conservative regards sex in general.
its all well and good there untill they go and take auay yer loisens
Watched this after the Tori Towey story and reading the mu*der of a Indian migrant in Dubai.
www.thesun.ie/news/13392023/tori-towey-new-details-dubai-cops-laughed-injuries/
She was held in a police cell and one cop made a stupid joke. Shocking! You think that doesnt happen in all countries sometimes? I am not suggesting they are all perfect people. If you get drunk and end up in fights, even as the victim, you will very likely be arrested, even if you are a pretty lady.
If you don't know know I can't tell you.
If snyone plays up, their work permit is cancelled snd they are thrown out of the country.
I was impressed by Dubai but also found a bit artificial and "to perfect" as you put it in video.
Arab. Arabic is a language, not an ethnicity.
Many Arabs would disagree.
payed promotion
Yes a Sheik just appeared because he was so impressed with my 20k subscribers. He paid me a million dollars to make a video that will be viewed by a few thousand people. Get real dude. No doubt they pay for promotion but that will be to big "influencers" which I am definitely not..
@@thatgearguy fair enough 😂
You belong in Dubai about as much as I do. Not at all! Its not for middle aged working poor types and is a neoliberal, late stage dystopian example of why rich people destroy everything they touch (including the workers they lure to build their trinckets
I wouldnt want to move to Dubai but I enjoyed my visit alot. The people were fantastic.
@@thatgearguy You should really look into the place a bit more it has some very nasty undertones, pretty much slavery in some instances. It is a lot like NY spend all your time in Manhattan oh looks lovely barely any crime nice well dressed rich folks who put on a nice face nice boutiques 4 and 5 star restaurants but once you are out of that little island you get to see the bigger picture.
Agreed, it's a hole and built on slavery
I've been to Dubai once and I liked the hotels and the malls etc. But there is no doubt in my mind that the place is built on dead bodies, cruelty, theft, corruption, greed and the most perverse state instituted inequality anywhere. If you're rich they'll turn a blind eye to anything. If you're some backpacker they'll beat the ever living shit out of you and throw you in prison on the pretext they found a speck of cannabis on the bottom of someone's shoe. If you're some poor bastard from Bangladesh then you're basically an indentured slave to be beaten starved, packed like sardines in squalid accommodation and performing unsafe jobs.
@@drxym I spoke to many people while there, both rich and poor. Nobody reported anything like you mention or even having heard of it. Whenever people see wealth they always suggest slavery or similar. The truth is I was taken to the places where the lowest manual workers lived. They were not amazing but perfectly habitable. The people who had migrated to dubai would have had a far worse quality of life if they had stayed where they were. Selling the whole slavery, evil hierarchy deal generates tons of views. I could have lied myself about it and got loads of views and money from this video. The truth was not as exciting or dark. It was a place of opportunity for rich and poor. That was my experience and that of those I met.
@@thatgearguy it's not hard to find videos on TH-cam which paint a different story, victims of the "kafala" (sponsored) system who have suffered abuse, death and injury in extreme heat for 12 hours a day. Nor of Dubai arresting and jailing people on the flimsiest pretext.
@@drxym Well I guess it boils down to whether you believe sensational videos or a normal guy going there with zero to gain. Dubai did have issues many years ago. So did every other country. The UK currently has a terrible record for child sex abuse and modern day slavery. We should be careful condemning others when our own house is a total shambles. Say what you will but Dubai is 100 times safer than London right now.
@@thatgearguy do you not see that there are huge class and language biases in the selection of people who you are able to meet and speak to?
What is it like for black people?racism etc?
Good point. There is actually more issues between Arabic groups than anything else. They had zero issues with any other cultures or ethnicities that I saw. There were plenty of black and asian guys staying there. All were treated great.
@@thatgearguy not all - tourists maybe. My British Bangladeshi friend had a nice trip but many of the domestic slaves and indentured workers on whose backs the whole place is built are drawn from Bangladesh.
LoL dubai felt fake and plastic because it's so safe.. It says how low the standard is western became even simple need of security isn't given this
It is true. We have become used to poor behaviour. It feels quite alien to be in such a well organized and safe environment.
The hype? Yes, it's a hype of shit
Gladly it wasn't shit.
what about all those pesky russians laundering money
Same as they do in every other country including the UK.