Moon Newsletter - mailchi.mp/3ded12821743/moon Support the channel here (all money goes straight back into the channel): ► Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/MoonReal ► Follow my Twitter: twitter.com/MoonRealYT
I travelled almost all of Europe and I got so used to the experience of landing in a European city, walking around walkable streets, seeing locals go about their day, chilling in a park or even taking public transport to the edge of the city to escape the urban sprawl... and then I came to Dubai. That trip had this "Lost in translation" feel to it, I was there alone, moving through the empty streets under the skyscrapers, getting on the metro line and only ever seeing people from India, Pakistan, Africa, never any Arab people, then walking these long roofed corridors for 20 minutes to get from one place of interest to the other, then being surrounded by vapid influencers in the malls taking selfies. The best way to describe my experience there would be 'surreal', like I was walking in a dream, never able to connect with anything or anyone on an emotional level, just cruising through liminal spaces in an artificial environment in a place where nothing lives.
Hahaha, you described exactly my experience when i booked a 3 days stopover in Dubai in 2018. I kept looking for a market square, or something that would mark the center where people would come together and talk about life. I didn't find it.
I've always gotten a similar feeling in ultra-new places; for example when I lived in Japan two decades ago (I lived in an older "suburb" of Tokyo, really another city that had become part of the metro area, in an older and definitely not upscale neighbourhood) I took a day trip to a new suburb, Makuhari, where the school I worked for was planning to open a new branch. I was just curious to see it. One of my students told me it had been built on reclaimed land. It was so new to me that it didn't seem real, almost everything raised above ground, getting around on raised walkways from one shopping complex or housing complex to another. Maybe because I was born in a very old British city and mostly grew up in a small Canadian prairie city this was so, so far from my "normal". "Science-fiction-y" was I think how I later described it. I was happy and relieved to finally find a little park right in the middle of it, and feel actual ground under my feet.
They are the folks that don't have internet reach as fast as us and have huge urgency to work and earn a living. They were sold a dream of stable income and good work conditions and ended up in totally reverse situation. Forced so sign a death contract and so on.
I know someone from Africa who went to UAE to be employed by a family to nurse their kid. Passport confiscated. Not one single day off since two years. Was supposed to end contract on april 27th then has now to stay there one more year. Modern slavery. Sick! Utterly disgusting!
I've known people who worked in Saudi Arabia, but in skilled labor. They said the Saudis do everything to keep from paying and if possible, will pay nothing for labor. The people I knew were savvy enough to stop work immediately when they weren't paid, but low-skilled workers don't have such leverage. I wouldn't do business in the Arab world for anything.
@@js2749 Did you discover all these in your astral plane surfing adventures? Or maybe the ascended masters provided you with a masterclass on the subject? Do tell how you know about these additional races and their multiverses!
Dubai is full of billionaires and young grifters. One of the most shallow places I’ve ever been, the only people worth talking to are the cleaners and hotel workers who are treated like absolute slaves and paid pennies.
😂 it’s 2023 and people are just realizing the world outside America is horrible! 😂😂 There are more slaves alive today than at any other period in history.
Its actually not, psychologically speaking. When societies are oppressed, they tend to lean into the Taboo, see the Alphabet rise in America vs Christianity.
@@Person0fColorexactly, and it's crazy people don't even realize or don't want to that there are today: more people dying from war and famine, there are more slaves and forced labour especially children, more descrimination. Than ever in the history of the world.
As a gardener and someone who is very enthusiastic about nature, seeing Singapore handle their park areas and greenery so well in such a crowded city is mind-blowing and should really be more respected
I lived in Singapore for 5 years and even when Marina Bay is packed or any part of the country, people would put their litter to the proper bin. What's more is there's police drones patrolling some parts of the Area, I remember some in Jurong East and in South Marina Pier.
@@thelagginggamer1309I live in the US and it's so aggravating that as a rich country, we're so wasteful and can't even bin our rubbish properly. I've seen shit and garbage firsthand; I was born in Calcutta & I love that city but it's so dirty. People there don't have civic sense and it seems like people here don't either. Granted the pollution isn't off the charts, but it's still depressing
I was actually just thinking something similar: Over the last few decades, shopping-malls have fallen "out of fashion". Mostly because the consumer-market changed with online shopping, but also because they're just not "the place to be" like they were back in the late half of the 20th century. - Today there are massive shells of abandoned buildings just rotting away because they couldn't be sustained anymore. And seeing them just shows how shallow and materialistic the human mind had become. I think even people got fed up with it, even though we still suffer of "materialism" with things like phones and social media trying to convince us it's important. - Anyway, malls are just a great example of what was wrong with society for decades already, and a place like Dubai is indeed like an enhanced version of that principle. Just a flashy place to hang out and feel important, but nothing of substance. - I hope, like malls, one day it will be an abandoned dilapidated shell, exemplifying what went wrong with the modern human. - It can be swallowed by the the desert and the ocean for all I care.
That depends on location then because there are many malls by me and even family members in other places of the nation where malls are still VERY popular and very frequented. Parking is a nightmare. @@michaelmonstar4276
I learned a few scary things about Dubai and UAE from an airline pilot friend of mine who was considering flying for them. As a foreigner you will belong to your employer and your permission to stay in the country is bound to them. This is also true in Qatar. The cabin crew are forced to live in corporate accommodation where the building is riddled with CCTV, there are guards at the door and keycards track the cabin crew coming and going. They are subject to strict curfews and travel restrictions. For example they cannot spend the night elsewhere. They must return for curfew. They are restricted to their apartment for hours before every work related event. All visitors are recorded and male ones are often banned. They must get permission from the airline to get married and pregnancy is immediate grounds for being fired. They are even afraid of interacting with the pilots and desperately avoid going to the cockpit or limit their time in there as much as possible for fear of being accused of being too close to men. It’s a horrible culture of fear and very typical of the UAE. Dubai is just as bad-I just happen to be more familiar with ex-Qatar employees.
QR is notorious for its treatment of its crewmembers, matching the more heavy-handed laws and social norms of Qatar in general. Those flying for EK probably have similar restrictions, but don't seem as high-strung.
@jjandos6 they're in fact not free to leave though at any time because they signed a contract with the employer it would be pretty hard to leave the country. You can go on TH-cam and look at women's story who were on QT flight crews. And don't take offense or take anything personally they're just relaying their experiences
He didn’t mention how you literally can’t step outside. You always have to be inside with AC. Whether it’s the desert heat or the absolutely freezing deserts, deserts are super cold because there’s nothing in the landscape to help slow down or interrupt cold winds so they keep growing stronger
I was forced to visit a construction site in Dubai as part of my degree (I'm from the UK) and my brother in Christ, these reports are NOT some fringe conspiracy in the least. I saw things first-hand that I would've thought were exaggerations if I'd read about them online. Signs posted up around the site forbidding workers from eating or napping (dishing out massive fines equivalent to a month's wage). Grown ass men literally crying. A whiteboard with 'accidental deaths this week: 0' as if it was some noteworthy achievement. A Project Manager telling us brazenly that "yes we have some jumpers, this is to be expected." That was when I learned that the anti-slavery policies we see on corporate websites mean absolutely fuck all. There is absolutely no way a single person from the client's company could spend ten minutes on-site and not be aware of this. There's no way.
@@zaynumar0 it was years ago, i did a Masters degree in Quantity Surveying, essentially managing the commercial aspects of construction projects and ensuring cost efficiency in procurement etc
When I went to Dubai I was appalled at how many of the those big new shiny skyscrapers appeared empty and hallow. Almost none of those buildings had businesses on the first floor. The artificiality of the place was getting old to me and I was only there for a few days. All of this slave labor and human trafficking just so they can say they have the “biggest” of everything. Such a shame!
Human trafficking is what the workers from abroad are an example of and everyone ignores it. I have no interest in visiting such a place. It's disgusting.
A lot of people are just worthless. Low IQ, low self-esteem, lazy, addicted to social media. That's how you get cringy influencers who capture people's attention even if they're doing the most hollow and vapid content imaginable.
Wasn't Panem to describe the entire Hunger Games universe? Like all the districts and the captiol was considered Panem If comparing, Dubai would be more similar to district 12, and America as the captiol
They're more concerned about "reparations" and slavery that happened 250 years ago, yet completely choose to ignore actual slavery going on in the middle east and asia
I grew up in Dubai from 1995 - 2006, I have found memories of the place. Thats were I did my primary school but I remember seeing horrendous cases of discrimination. My father being white I would be treated like a king. But then my mother being South East Asia I would often see the tragedy of discrimination. I remember my mother taking me to visit her friends who worked in 5 star hotels all of them chefs on penny wages. I didn't understand at the time why they lived in such small houses compared to our Villas. Then there was the time I broke my wrist and my mother rushed me to hospital for the medical staff saying they couldn't treat me because a parent wasn't around. They assumed the women who had gave birth to me was a maid. Anyway that's been my experience
@@aayushdas19 I went JPS for primary but also went to JESS Arabian ranches cos for one year we moved to Abu Dhabi, when I was in Abu Dhabi I went to Al khubairat.
LA, SF, NYC, London, Tokyo (probably) Seoul, shanghai, Dubai, Rio, Paris, I can keep going. Unless you are a successful cut throat business man, majority of people will prefer a country side.
@@Eidolon5150 A lot of those arent fake. Seoul, Tokyo, and NYC are the legit deal. I have been there multiple times, especially NYC, and while there are a few problems, most of the pictures online are true.
Where going to cities@@DayAndNightTo2099 now i met most to fo the opposite to return when we will be old we all want to have a social life on a clear enviroment
A nurse from the Philippines told me that she was paid $3k a month, and it cost $2k for a room each month. Nurses with US passports made $25k a month. They knew how bad where she was from, and paid her accordingly.
It is the same everywhere. I was an expat in UK but was paid even less than UK locals because the ‘home salaries’ in my country were so low - while western expats in my country were getting crazy pay-checks
They are scumbags when it comes to business. Treat people as slaves or ATMs. Spent 12 months there abd found it a place of horrible people, especially the wealthy. Best decision I made to leave
Migrant workers are undoubtedly treated terribly and its an unfortunate situation. The situation is improving and it's important to know that they get better opportunities here than in the other government's. I live in dubai and it is very similar to the west but safe and tax free. Some people find themselves stuck with the law and end up being punished but it's the same in America! I know a friend who was jailed for a crime he did not do and that was in America!
I feel you, but I'm not quite sure that I can agree; While I agree that Dubai is a Dystopia, but when it comes to the ultimate representation of a Dystopia, it's hard to compete with L.A. and Detroit
Ever see the silent film "Metropolis?" Dubai and similar Arab cities remind me of that: two distinct classes, one that lives in beautiful elegance at the top, and the downtrodden poor that do all the work. And there's nothing in between (at least American cities still have the middle). I've been to Doha, which is similar. It was fascinating, but I would never EVER live in a place like that. Still, I hope they can turn themselves into something better and sustainable. I don't wish collapse on anyone.
@yokuzo11 Much of America is amazing and I would rather live there than Dubai but I can't justify paying such a massive tax especially with how everybody is acting in regards to crime and activists.
as someone who is living in the UAE i see and live with everything mentioned in the video, i'm very proud that finally someone was ABLE to say the truth about this country.
I've been to Dubai like fifteen times between 2004 and 2008. It's nice staying there for a couple of days but I would never want to live there. It is empty and pointless living there. It has virtually nothing to offer after three days but just another shopping mall like all the others or another club like all the others.
It's not only Dubai and the Emirates. I was offered a job in a design agency in Kuwait City. A common practice there is that your employer confiscates your passport, returning it only when HE thinks it's suitable for you to visit your family in your home country. I have a friend in Qatar, and she mentioned that this is a prevalent practice there too, even though her employer doesn't engage in such actions. Sounds like modern slavery to me.
One of the first things I learned before I went to work abroad was never, ever let your employer confiscate your passport. It's your property (although technically, it's really the property of the government of your country) and no-one other than the government of your country has the right to take it from you, ever. If they try to insist on it as a condition of employment, run.
@@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci100% and also never take a job where this could potentially happen in a city where your country does not have an embassy. One further condition should be an initial payment of the value of return transportation. Particularly if you are new to working outside of your home country.
A friend's family is currently stuck in Beruit, they are Lebannese Americans, and Hezbollah won't give them back their US passports. funny how people are out there supporting these jerks.
I heard about Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi workers not even being paid for more than 6 MONTHS, this is crazy and the suicide rate is upt to 6 deaths per week, i think
Its utterly horrific that they demolished all the old buildings which had historical beauty, it used to look like how you'd expect an old Arabic city looked, and they literally bulldozed them to the ground, forcing the populace out first
Yeah, reminds me how the United States destroyed many housing and historic sites to built that Interstate highway network. I’m glad that European countries like Italy have managed to maintain their history though
It usually depends on the will. Both mean the same, but expat tends to be used for those who chose to move abroad, immigrant for those who have to move abroad due to the circumstances in their country. It’s not the same to have an American move to France than it is to have a Venezuelan trek through the jungle to Panama-and I say it as a Venezuelan myself
That’s white people for you. They hate non-white people so much that they can’t fathom a non-white country actually be good so they have to demonise it.
You don't know how dirty they are. They try to run from muslims criticism every time by making events such as giving a prize for who ever memorize more of the quran or hadiths. The lack or relegion no matter what relegion it is just sets people back into the caveman age where only the strong lives people don't care about cheating drugs is everywhere and the weak is throw like garbage
Dubai is like that annoying kid in school who always had to have the biggest and best of everything and flaunt it. If anyone else got something, he'd tell you he has a bigger and better one. That's Dubai!
What are you talking about? The only people that think Dubai and the Muslim world is awesome are stupid zoomers and wanna be alpha chad influencers. The UAE was and always will be a giant pile of dung where human rights goes to die 😂 Imagine being a worker over there
You often read about the situation "when we run out of oil" but it's more about when the demand for oil decreases under a critical threshold (EVs, Bullet trains, geothermal pumps replacing oil heating, reusable packaging decreasing need for single use plastics). After all we didn't stop using horses for transportation 100+ years ago because we ran out of hay for horses, but because a significantly better technological solution came to the market at a a competitive price.
I wish my country would implement such fuel alternatives at a much faster rate; it seems we're woefully behind much of Western Europe. The geopolitical reasons are complicated and I don't understand them all, but the sooner the U.S. gets off the Middle Eastern oil tit, the better off we'll be.
EV seemed like the better alternative environmentally at first but now that we're in the phase of mass production and usage, the problems of toxic metals required to make these batteries are starting to be concerning
that's not true. dubai is arabic not muslim. most muslim countries are good if your in the same culture. dubai is very fake. other countries arent@@Person0fColor
@@Person0fColor nono stop saying that theyre obviously the religion of peace as they say😀 and as we can see after two swedish people being shot for no reason other than pea sized brain
I live in Dubai, and lots of the people are talking about skyscrapers but they dont even MIND to develop areas like Deira anymore, causing more poverty, unemployment, and the infrastructure to be way worse. Lots of areas are neglected and I live in one of them.
@user-sq2qr8kk4k It must suck living such a shallow and worldly life. "Oh cool, I'm in this place that is arbitrarily 'fancy,' therefore I have status! Now take a shit on me so I can get paid!" It would do a man nothing to gain the entire world but lose his soul.
The concept of human rights originates in Europe and it was heavily influenced and inspired by the Bible, for the rest of the world is an imported nuisance
@@paolamaria1992 are you talking about the same europe that colonized the world and stolr the wealth and land and slaved pepole and made the crusades and did two world wars. you are right abiut humain rights if you only consider non european not humain then yes europe is the huain right source
this isn't a new thought, in fact, this very topic has been debated for decades whether it should be legal or not. It's something called prostitution, and theres a reason its illegal.
@@baljeetpatel1745yep, the most progressive places seem to decriminalization (not legalization, which comes with corporatization) altogether, OR just decriminalize thr prostitutes but still arrest and expose the johns.
As an American born in Dubai in the '80's and returned for several years in the late '90's, I can attest to everything that is laid out in this video. Literally everything. While living there, my family was involved in Christian outreach to the immigrant population. (Which in itself, was a pretty dangerous thing to do) While spending time among them, we came to hear countless stories illustrating their horrendous treatment and clear human rights violations. Every one of them had been conned into going. Only to have their passports confiscated and forced into indentured servitude at best and outright slavery at worst. I appreciate you for raising awareness of this Moon. Keep it up!
The same thing happens to sex workers in the United States. There seems to be a hate Dubai group of people who like to post videos on TH-cam. There are a lot of good things about Dubai. Half of the haters have never been there.
My parents worked in Dubai in the early 2000s before I was born and they said Dubai was the worst place to ever live as Christian, as hotel workers and as a couple. They worked in the hotel industry and they were forbidden to work during the day so they had no choice but work the night shift and witness large platters full of food get thrown away every night, each plate enough to feed a whole village just waisted away because they can. My mother suffered the most for she was asked to be a concubine to who ever saw her even though she is married. My father hated how he was treated because they weren't allowed to have days off on Sunday and Christmas and New year's were working days only Saturday was a day off. My parents left Dubai a year later and told me there daughter 22 years later from that day to never live or work in Dubai. You are a slave, they don't care if you have a family. You are nothing but a filthy pig not worth the slaughter forced to work into dept until you die or have connections to save you.
Singaporean here, while for the most part I too feel that migrant workers rights are kinda better here, it still isn't as ideal as what you said in your video. The upskilling benefits you mentioned are mostly for locals or permanent residents. Actual migrant workers like household helpers and construction workers don't actually get access to those advantages. There are also a fair share of migrant workers mistreatments here, just that it is often overlooked by the populace.
At least a lot of Singaporeans are aware of the situation and do not think it is correct. The Gulf Arabs and the Arab world at large seem to think treating outsiders like slaves is the natural order of things and have no problem with it.
I worked on a project at the Jebel Ali Port back in 1998. Back then, the only notable structure of "New Dubai" that had been completed was the 7-star Burj Al Arab and some other low rise resorts. The slavery trade was as clear as day even back then with Indians/Pakistanis for labour, Filipinos for maids and Russians for prostitution. I remember driving to the port one day and passing a cattle truck full of labourers peering through the wooden slats. The newspapers also kept the back page for "wanted" ads chasing down absconded workers who had fled from their "masters"
@@ennjaychannel it was my first real job after graduating college and it was a shock, given what I then realised was my very sheltered upbringing in a safe and fair country
Yeah bro russian women are beautiful, way better than American prostitutes. if i go to Dubai i hope to buy as much of them as possible and enjoy the time before I leave.
I hate how people scream and are up on arms about racism and sexism everywhere but the places that actually have that problem. Edit: an alarming number of the people in the comments are cringe. Enter at your own risk.
you're looking in the wrong places then. there's plenty of news organizations focused on asia and africa that cover this stuff, like al-Jazeera. but even the BBC covers Dubai and it's labor and gender issues. but you shouldn't expect everything to be discussed in English. these complains are gonna be in Begali, Tagalog, Arabic, and many other languages.
? What are you talking about “worlds biggest tourist trap” 😂 there are more so was today in the UAE than at any other time in history. But Trump calls countries like this “shit hole” countries and people actually get upset over than. 😂 Dubai is a trash pile, the entire country smells like poop and the people radiated that pool smell everywhere . You can smell them a mile away. Dubai is a disgusting place and all these IG models going over there and doing the ugly with those Arab oil princes 😂😂😂😂
Perfect for shallow people- even better for the soulless. Places like this, with ppl like these, shouldn't exist. We need to protect our population and our one planet from outcomes like this.
Shallow people who have 0 value to human life and nature, full of greed and cherish their wealth, and drive everywhere they go. Sounds just like Dubai alright!
Any country that allows companies to confiscate your passport should immediately be a HUUUGE red flag. Dubai honestly looks like a soulless shithole. I cant imagine why anyone would want to go there much less live there.
Meanwhile America keeps murdering countless civilians in Middle East and ruining lives of millions more by turning them into refugees. Yeah, Dubai with their labor exploitation is totally worse than America who won’t let there be world peace.
Standard of living for people with a decent job is much higher than in western countries, especially when you factor in the tax benefits, and the weather is better than most countries.
@@blackbelt2000All paint is chemical based, there's no difference. "chemical based" versus "green dye" is just clever rearrangement of words designed by newspapers to make you believe their political opinion.
Just this year I received 21 offers to be a "model" in Dubai. I'm not active online, just by people in my own country. Some even tried giving me an "advance". I'd rather starve.
My sister was a teacher in Dubai. It’s one thing for westerners, it is another for the people who built and maintain it. Think about the Philippina maid who begged her trash boss to help her while she was dangling from a high rise window. Then fell. That’s what I think of when I think of Dubai: horror.
@@sirsancti5504 "when it was being built" - LOL - its been "being built' since the Dutch set up a fur trading center at the tip of Manhattan back in the early 1600s. Please stick to whatever it is you think you know.
Dubai is the perfect depiction of "the Lust of the Flesh, the Lust of the Eyes, and the Pride of the Life" You already know what type of people are Living and Thriving in this type of place.
As a Sri Lankan lot of people try to find jobs in Dubai and I've heard a lot of stories and seen a lot of news about how Sri Lankan laborers are treated there, this is completely true.
Do you know why the Sri Lankan government (or Indian, Phillipine etc.) don't take this more seriously? I mean you would think that they demanded the foreign workers to get extradited back to their home country when they find out how they are being treated? They are practically violating human rights and nobody even cares. I wish the UN could do a military intervension or something because this is horrible to learn about.
I have lived in Dubai for 8 months and was desperate to go out for a walk through a park. No nature just stupid malls. I was so glad when we moved away from there
“It’s called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it” George Carlin. You can apply this concept to any big city or tourist attraction in the world especially Dubai. On paper it’s a paradise but behind the scenes their the world leaders in human trafficking.
Theres only 756 billionaires in America out of 331.9 million people. Yes totally hard but possible for the average person to become a billionaire. LOL. And i'm sure legally and without exploiting those that work for them too...... Why would anyone in their right mind even want to be a billionaire? You literally can't become one without exploiting large swaths of people in most cases. Its like saying when I grow up I want to be hitler. Its absurd to anyone with any morals or sense of justice. To someone that only cares about themselves and hedonism sure. Chase after your self interest in our satanic capitalist society.
For every 1 billionaire in America there is 437,830 people who aren't a billionaire. Totally attainable through hard work. Look at that equality. For everyone who makes it 437,830 dont. Still better odds then winning the lottery at least.
Influencers who go to Dubai are as disgusting and approving of the system of slavery. Just because they might be unaware of the slavery behind doesn't make them good.
I take it you don't have a mobile phone, laptop, clothes, trainers even chocolate in that case after all are produced by slaves, making noises about slavery doesn't make you good it makes you a hypocrite.
@@sammic7492 by the way I've used just two smartphones all my life, one was stolen as a guy robbed me in the street. You don't know who people are, your comments are just dumb and dumber
@@sammic7492 also you are so ignorant to basically comparing basic necessities like having a phone or a computer (which we know it's a necessity nowdays) to having a millionaire trip to Dubai and driving in a Ferrari. Seriously you have some mental retardation.
The fact that a city has to go harder with their branding/marketing campaign than any phone/car/pharmaceutical product etc. told me all I needed to know from the start
I notice that too. They are trying "too hard" to sell us a dream and because they are trying so hard to sell us, I am justifiably suspicious. They are selling a big lie.
@@noticing33- Clowns use "woke" for everything. Always taking stuff from black ppl and using it to fit whichever agenda you'd like. Get some creativity in life.
I worked in Abu Dhabi during the nineties and visited Dubai a few times. I was there when the Burj al Arab was being built. Frankly, I disliked Dubai quite a lot and thought it was very phoney. Like a lot of Western expats too. I have no intentions of going back.
@marniekilbourne608 Your freedom would be messed in middle east? You mean discipline and enouragement to be polite and not to be loud and obnoxious to others and actually think about what comes out of your mouth instead of yapping nonsense because you 'feel so'? 5 times calling for prayer to work on yourself to be a better human is terrible? But going to club for a 'hook up' is amazing and being used as an sexual object from early as 15 years old. Tell us more about freedom pls like you ever lived in middle east 😂 americans love their propaganda
Born and raised in Muscat, Oman, then moved to Dubai, then quickly moved away from Dubai. I cannot agree with you more. Oman is really a heaven, it's the opposite of Dubai in every respect, there are no high-rise buildings, glitz, or bling-bling. It is all very clean, safe and developed, also it's very simple and natural, like the beaches, mountains, and greenery parks. It's such an amazing place, the local people of Oman are also the kindest and simplest people you will ever meet.
Ah yes, Oman, another dictatorship that only has a good economy because they pump oil from the ground. I can't say I ever respect a country that won't listen to their population. All these oil rich dictatorships are no better than other dictatorships like North Korea.
@@elin_ One of the very few good things that blasted Duterte guy did for us: Ban the migration and employment of overseas workers to the Middle East. . . Unless certain conditions are met. It kind of worked, but the abuse never ends. It really is an issue of culture. . . But yeah, everybody *really* should stop going there. But someone has to pay the bills, and to be frank, overseas work is one of our country's main exports.
I have connections in the Philippines and anytime I hear someone going to the middle east for work, I feel so bad. It is horrible how they get treated over there. 😢😢
I grew up in 7 countries, and never witnessed the racism and utter disregard for human dignity on regular display in the UAE. As a Filipino teen, there was a lot of in-fighting in our community. But you knew shit got real when you ran into a group of locals.
Something that most people don't mention about Dubai is the extreme heat and bad climate that supresses you every moment you are out side if your air conditioned building. The weather is so tiring that you don't want to go out and explore the city by foot, and then the taxi is very pricy because they drive a "luxury" Lexus instead of other cars
@@liammcdonnell3435 yeah, dubai taxis are quite cheap compared to Europe. But keep in mind, in dubai it's a necesity while in Europe I only booked a taxi twice in 10 years. In Dubai I had to do it almost once every day. At the end of the month it's a lot: 40aed here, 40 there...
the normal taxi is a Camry or a Sonata LMAO, and they are very cheap compared to the US. You can also go anywhere in Dubai using buses and metro, which cost 70 cents for a ride. this is exactly what I would expect from someone who probably never lived in Dubai.
@@Tlow_ Yes but everyone in the metro stinks and it feels like chemical warfare in there. Also I stayed in a poorer area when I visited and it really wasn't any different than regular countries. Also the sights available are really pointless and artificial. I went there on a budget since I am not like the rich people travelling there so I couldn't really do a lot of things and honestly they weren't really worth the prices. I get the same and even better products from my hometown
Anyone who has been in the average tall building that dubai is littered with will tell you that, although pretty on the outside, the inside of those buildings are filled with the most blank and souless rooms you will ever enter.
And appalling building regulations. Block fires are common. The torch tower where I foolishly invested in had 2 so far. Fire safety inspectors had ridiculed the tower.
@@ManuelGrossi Judging from your profile picture, seems like you're part of the rich folks who constantly shills for the mirage that is Dubai. Of course you'd find the place to be the best for you, because you don't have to worry about your passports getting confiscated while getting paid less than $4 a day
At 12:34 - wtf is that control center with the giant monitor screens? Looks like an updated Apollo moon launch control room, but they're watching... highways?
I don't know about that, women have little rights in Dubai. You don't even have freedom of speech. You're not under sharia law either. If I had to choose, id take Vegas over Dubai. I'm not wealthy, I'd get treated lesser than a second class citizen.
In 2007, I moved from West Virginia to Dubai to work as a petroleum geologist. I moved back in 2014 when the industry collapsed. Let me put it this way. I call my little hometown a shitty place in the most endearing way possible. But Dubai is just a shitty place, both literally and figuratively.
A friends uncle was there 20 years ago, flipped off someone who cut him off in traffic, was spotted by a traffic cop and received 2 years in jail. That place is fucked
I can't even phantom how people fall for it in the first place. Forget the "dark side"; even the bright side looks extremely dystopian. Okay, the slave labor etc., but this still looks like the bad Sex and the City sequel it is, with random-ass AI-generated shiny skyscrapers in the middle of the desert. And all these dudes wearing bath towels for hats, while every once in a while, a wild lime green Lamborghini drives by, just because it can? Like, the fuck is this place? 😅
i have lived in the emirates' neighboring country of Oman for 10 years, and despite Oman not having a single skyscraper, the atmosphere in the capital city of Muscat felt much better than in Dubai, and it did not feel as oppressive as back in the emirates. i have visited dubai several times, given oman's proximity to the UAE and i can safely say than i'm glad that i lived in Oman, and not in Dubai. Omani people were friendly and they were nice to talk to, and unlike the emirates, which is literally just desert, Oman has way more natural and cultural beauty. by the way, Oman does not have the kafala system, unlike Dubai. It's a much more relaxed and laid back place, which is what i've always liked about the country, and despite a recession that happened throughout the mid-2010s, most people i've met in Oman still preferred the jewel of the middle east over the dystopian hellscape. it saddens me when people mention the progress of Dubai and not the insane growth and modernization of Oman under Sultan Qaboos. i genuinely hope that more people realise the truth that the leadership of Dubai tries to hide and visit places where natural and cutural beauty excell.
Okay, while I have never been to Oman myself, but after looking at some google images, I immediately prefer it over the fakery of Dubai. Everything looks more natural, and exactly as how I'd expect a proper gulf country should look like
It seems all the haters from Western world don't like this video. I love Dubai. I travel to Dubai once in 2 months, set up the company, grew faster, it's a dreamland where dreams come true.
I remember having a mental breakdown in the middle of the street near Dubai mall, I felt like I was in a cage full of robots. 15 days I spent there, worst 15 days of my life
I have gone through Dubai twice and I don't know how you could live there with that heat. The doors opened and it's like the oven door opened on our faces. I was sweating just walking out in it. This was in the middle of the night too. I don't know how anybody could work in that,it must be horrendous.
Moon Newsletter - mailchi.mp/3ded12821743/moon
Support the channel here (all money goes straight back into the channel):
► Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/MoonReal
► Follow my Twitter: twitter.com/MoonRealYT
❤
Do all quiet on the western front it warnings for the world
To the Moon!
@@tylerdohuynh5281 me? If so I don't have an accent ur just hearing my fat.
Ok😊
I travelled almost all of Europe and I got so used to the experience of landing in a European city, walking around walkable streets, seeing locals go about their day, chilling in a park or even taking public transport to the edge of the city to escape the urban sprawl... and then I came to Dubai.
That trip had this "Lost in translation" feel to it, I was there alone, moving through the empty streets under the skyscrapers, getting on the metro line and only ever seeing people from India, Pakistan, Africa, never any Arab people, then walking these long roofed corridors for 20 minutes to get from one place of interest to the other, then being surrounded by vapid influencers in the malls taking selfies. The best way to describe my experience there would be 'surreal', like I was walking in a dream, never able to connect with anything or anyone on an emotional level, just cruising through liminal spaces in an artificial environment in a place where nothing lives.
That sounds like nightmare fuel incarnate.
@@emghee2510 Indian workers build the cities & what about white American girls?
they get pottied on lol. Which one is worse gh ettorican animal?
Hahaha, you described exactly my experience when i booked a 3 days stopover in Dubai in 2018. I kept looking for a market square, or something that would mark the center where people would come together and talk about life. I didn't find it.
Sounds tight. I wanna experience that. I love liminal spaces, they're so intriguing.
I've always gotten a similar feeling in ultra-new places; for example when I lived in Japan two decades ago (I lived in an older "suburb" of Tokyo, really another city that had become part of the metro area, in an older and definitely not upscale neighbourhood) I took a day trip to a new suburb, Makuhari, where the school I worked for was planning to open a new branch. I was just curious to see it. One of my students told me it had been built on reclaimed land. It was so new to me that it didn't seem real, almost everything raised above ground, getting around on raised walkways from one shopping complex or housing complex to another. Maybe because I was born in a very old British city and mostly grew up in a small Canadian prairie city this was so, so far from my "normal". "Science-fiction-y" was I think how I later described it. I was happy and relieved to finally find a little park right in the middle of it, and feel actual ground under my feet.
Dubai is a big Shopping Mall. You will be amazed for a day or two but then you realise it is useless.
I wouldn’t be amazed. I’m dissapointed
Have you been there !!
Did anyone else hear discord notification 4:20
@@sesos1232009I’ve been there and it is useless
@@Broccolisodaye
I don't know how is it possible that people still get fooled by Dubai's image. It always sent the wrong/dark vibes to me since I first heard of it.
How long have you lived in Dubai?
@@fawazsullia5620He thinks its too good to be true, and it must have some catch, thus relieving his conscience.
Sheeple and brain dead people
I won't because it might sound harsh but it is the truth it's a middle eastern country
Same. It reeks to hell and back. Cursed place attracting immoral people.
The abuse of workers is so widely known that it's amazing they can still find people to come.
Your country is built by slaves and low paid workers as well! Tell me how come your country is different?
@@pankaj3746they never said their country is different or better, what is your point? 🤦♂️
People come to Dubai because there is no better option available for them.
They are the folks that don't have internet reach as fast as us and have huge urgency to work and earn a living.
They were sold a dream of stable income and good work conditions and ended up in totally reverse situation. Forced so sign a death contract and so on.
@@husky2961I mean what do these people expect?
I know someone from Africa who went to UAE to be employed by a family to nurse their kid. Passport confiscated. Not one single day off since two years. Was supposed to end contract on april 27th then has now to stay there one more year. Modern slavery. Sick! Utterly disgusting!
Horrific 🥲
I've known people who worked in Saudi Arabia, but in skilled labor. They said the Saudis do everything to keep from paying and if possible, will pay nothing for labor. The people I knew were savvy enough to stop work immediately when they weren't paid, but low-skilled workers don't have such leverage. I wouldn't do business in the Arab world for anything.
@@kurt1391goes to show how they all stay rich, they are barbaric crooks
@@kurt1391 It's funny when you consider the welfare state that it is and how "rich" everybody is.
Does Africa not have any embassy your friend can contact for help?
you underestimate the endless supply of hollow empty vacuous people
@BB-xx3dvWhere did you get the standard by which you judge your ‘letdown’?
@brian Brian you’re a spiritual flat-Earther. There are better human worlds in better universes that exist beyond your limited horizon
@@js2749 Did you discover all these in your astral plane surfing adventures? Or maybe the ascended masters provided you with a masterclass on the subject? Do tell how you know about these additional races and their multiverses!
@@brianmgrim Ah yes. Weirdo hippy references. You really ARE a spiritual flat-Earther aren't you Brian?
@@js2749 I don’t continue conversations with people who neither ask questions nor answer them.
Dubai is full of billionaires and young grifters. One of the most shallow places I’ve ever been, the only people worth talking to are the cleaners and hotel workers who are treated like absolute slaves and paid pennies.
They are slaves, technically
@@nfbconnectWe all slaves, technically
They're not treated like slaves they are slaves
@@cookdislander4372 Not really. Slaves can't leave their employment. I can.
I heard they even take away their passports to trap them
I honestly believe that all the influencers and actors are paid out to praise Dubai.
Of course they are. Its not even a secret.
Same with pushing the Religion of Peace now
Why would they do it for free?
@@walther2492na Dubai is actually nice. Idk what more people want. People talking shit about it can’t even affford to go😂
Ehh, influencers is only good for sex…
the juxtaposition between traditional religious values and unreal wealth & commercialized depravity is crazy
Traditional Islam is already depraved
😂 it’s 2023 and people are just realizing the world outside America is horrible!
😂😂
There are more slaves alive today than at any other period in history.
Its actually not, psychologically speaking. When societies are oppressed, they tend to lean into the Taboo, see the Alphabet rise in America vs Christianity.
@@bobSeigar Wrong, the rise of the alphabet community was strategically orchestrated. Depopulation, and depravity.
@@Person0fColorexactly, and it's crazy people don't even realize or don't want to that there are today: more people dying from war and famine, there are more slaves and forced labour especially children, more descrimination. Than ever in the history of the world.
As a gardener and someone who is very enthusiastic about nature, seeing Singapore handle their park areas and greenery so well in such a crowded city is mind-blowing and should really be more respected
I lived in Singapore for 5 years and even when Marina Bay is packed or any part of the country, people would put their litter to the proper bin. What's more is there's police drones patrolling some parts of the Area, I remember some in Jurong East and in South Marina Pier.
Singapore was my favorite place to visit on my travels
Yes I respect Singapore
@@thelagginggamer1309I live in the US and it's so aggravating that as a rich country, we're so wasteful and can't even bin our rubbish properly. I've seen shit and garbage firsthand; I was born in Calcutta & I love that city but it's so dirty. People there don't have civic sense and it seems like people here don't either.
Granted the pollution isn't off the charts, but it's still depressing
@@chicagotypewriter2094same here with the UK, at least England. No wonder the Scottish are happy to have the higher ground.
I remember seeing someone say "Dubai is like a shopping mall, lots of luxury, lots of famous brands, but that's it"
I was actually just thinking something similar: Over the last few decades, shopping-malls have fallen "out of fashion". Mostly because the consumer-market changed with online shopping, but also because they're just not "the place to be" like they were back in the late half of the 20th century. - Today there are massive shells of abandoned buildings just rotting away because they couldn't be sustained anymore. And seeing them just shows how shallow and materialistic the human mind had become. I think even people got fed up with it, even though we still suffer of "materialism" with things like phones and social media trying to convince us it's important. - Anyway, malls are just a great example of what was wrong with society for decades already, and a place like Dubai is indeed like an enhanced version of that principle. Just a flashy place to hang out and feel important, but nothing of substance. - I hope, like malls, one day it will be an abandoned dilapidated shell, exemplifying what went wrong with the modern human. - It can be swallowed by the the desert and the ocean for all I care.
Glad i never went there, luxury shops=superficial people🤮
That depends on location then because there are many malls by me and even family members in other places of the nation where malls are still VERY popular and very frequented. Parking is a nightmare. @@michaelmonstar4276
That's the impression I get every time I see pictures or videos of it.
@@MrLifeUnderTheScope often,not always. I wish i was rich however i am glad i am not superficial. Maybe 1day i will be rich whilst remain grounded👍🙂🤲
I learned a few scary things about Dubai and UAE from an airline pilot friend of mine who was considering flying for them. As a foreigner you will belong to your employer and your permission to stay in the country is bound to them.
This is also true in Qatar. The cabin crew are forced to live in corporate accommodation where the building is riddled with CCTV, there are guards at the door and keycards track the cabin crew coming and going. They are subject to strict curfews and travel restrictions. For example they cannot spend the night elsewhere. They must return for curfew.
They are restricted to their apartment for hours before every work related event. All visitors are recorded and male ones are often banned. They must get permission from the airline to get married and pregnancy is immediate grounds for being fired.
They are even afraid of interacting with the pilots and desperately avoid going to the cockpit or limit their time in there as much as possible for fear of being accused of being too close to men. It’s a horrible culture of fear and very typical of the UAE. Dubai is just as bad-I just happen to be more familiar with ex-Qatar employees.
QR is notorious for its treatment of its crewmembers, matching the more heavy-handed laws and social norms of Qatar in general. Those flying for EK probably have similar restrictions, but don't seem as high-strung.
Qatar and Emerites employees seem a lot happier than employees on US airlines. Jesus christ. They even smile and talk like people and not robots.
They are always free to leave, and find another job.
@@jjandos6 You have added nothing to the conversation.
M0ron.
@jjandos6 they're in fact not free to leave though at any time because they signed a contract with the employer it would be pretty hard to leave the country. You can go on TH-cam and look at women's story who were on QT flight crews. And don't take offense or take anything personally they're just relaying their experiences
He didn’t mention how you literally can’t step outside. You always have to be inside with AC. Whether it’s the desert heat or the absolutely freezing deserts, deserts are super cold because there’s nothing in the landscape to help slow down or interrupt cold winds so they keep growing stronger
i think they are cold at night
The city isn't cold it's hot even at night.
isnt canada worst?
@@prerakchoksi2379 Canada dry
You can in winter tho.
I was forced to visit a construction site in Dubai as part of my degree (I'm from the UK) and my brother in Christ, these reports are NOT some fringe conspiracy in the least. I saw things first-hand that I would've thought were exaggerations if I'd read about them online. Signs posted up around the site forbidding workers from eating or napping (dishing out massive fines equivalent to a month's wage). Grown ass men literally crying. A whiteboard with 'accidental deaths this week: 0' as if it was some noteworthy achievement. A Project Manager telling us brazenly that "yes we have some jumpers, this is to be expected." That was when I learned that the anti-slavery policies we see on corporate websites mean absolutely fuck all. There is absolutely no way a single person from the client's company could spend ten minutes on-site and not be aware of this. There's no way.
what degree u doing?
Thank you for speaking out 🙏
@@zaynumar0 it was years ago, i did a Masters degree in Quantity Surveying, essentially managing the commercial aspects of construction projects and ensuring cost efficiency in procurement etc
me when i spread false info on internet
@@rasheen1036 Nope, sounds about right to me. Most suicides here are commited by Indians, who account for a majority of workers.
You can buy all the skyscrapers and landmarks in the world, but you can't buy culture.
Yes the culture of diabeties and degenerecy, just what i like.
@@thatundeadlegacy2985Dubai and America are just as bad in my opinion
Who’s the King of Culture?
@@LilithsCosmicLoungeI second that😂
Spot on! What ancient monuments does Dubai have? Where are its stone age artifacts or WW1/WW2 relics. Oh, right...
I stayed only one night in Dubai, and barely went beyond the airport, but this is exactly the vibe I got from it. Wouldn't ever want to go back.
When I went to Dubai I was appalled at how many of the those big new shiny skyscrapers appeared empty and hallow. Almost none of those buildings had businesses on the first floor. The artificiality of the place was getting old to me and I was only there for a few days. All of this slave labor and human trafficking just so they can say they have the “biggest” of everything. Such a shame!
It's raw & uncut narcissism...lol.
@@alainvosselman9960fr man, its a Big D competition, humans are fools
@@alainvosselman9960 at least you can’t say you feel bad for what happens in spec ops: the line though.
Shame you went there in the first place
@@greygaston1263Explain; I'm into video games and that is a game I plan on making time for one day; What is the story about?
Human trafficking is what the workers from abroad are an example of and everyone ignores it. I have no interest in visiting such a place. It's disgusting.
where are you from?
They have no interest in you going there as well. They don't like impoverished lackies with no jobs visiting their country.
@@shazzadhasan3970doesn't matter where hes from dubai is still disgusting
Does it matter? No matter where you’re from, you can agree with the underlining perspective.
America does that too
I will never understand why people listen to actors and influencers. None of them are real
Because said people are stupid sheep with no capacity for critical thinking, and sadly, they are in inexhaustible supply.
They're just in it for their pay check, totally shallow examples of humanity
They are paid to lie to us
A lot of people are just worthless. Low IQ, low self-esteem, lazy, addicted to social media. That's how you get cringy influencers who capture people's attention even if they're doing the most hollow and vapid content imaginable.
They are all vapid narcissists who do nothing but take selfies and psycho-babble. They don’t really “influence” anything except societal decay.
For all the Hunger Games fans out there, this is the "Panem" of the world. And not the only one
Wasn't Panem to describe the entire Hunger Games universe? Like all the districts and the captiol was considered Panem
If comparing, Dubai would be more similar to district 12, and America as the captiol
@@Soge.Ami99 You are absolutely right
It's seriously saddening that not many people know about these atrocious crimes against humanity
welp, i am not surprised.
Well why do you care then
Yet people still seek jobs there, I mean a sane human wouldn't do that unless you're just trying to tarnish their image
It's only a crime if you get caught.
They're more concerned about "reparations" and slavery that happened 250 years ago, yet completely choose to ignore actual slavery going on in the middle east and asia
I grew up in Dubai from 1995 - 2006, I have found memories of the place. Thats were I did my primary school but I remember seeing horrendous cases of discrimination. My father being white I would be treated like a king. But then my mother being South East Asia I would often see the tragedy of discrimination. I remember my mother taking me to visit her friends who worked in 5 star hotels all of them chefs on penny wages. I didn't understand at the time why they lived in such small houses compared to our Villas. Then there was the time I broke my wrist and my mother rushed me to hospital for the medical staff saying they couldn't treat me because a parent wasn't around. They assumed the women who had gave birth to me was a maid. Anyway that's been my experience
That's what you get for being a disgusting racemixer. You're a hapa LOL.
damn
Pretty normal all around the middle east and Asia outside of the western bubble the world is a different one i am also 1/4 east Asian
what school? I grew up there too from about 2004 to 2016.
@@aayushdas19 I went JPS for primary but also went to JESS Arabian ranches cos for one year we moved to Abu Dhabi, when I was in Abu Dhabi I went to Al khubairat.
If it's popular on Instagram it is fake.
LA, SF, NYC, London, Tokyo (probably) Seoul, shanghai, Dubai, Rio, Paris, I can keep going. Unless you are a successful cut throat business man, majority of people will prefer a country side.
@@Eidolon5150 why, country side people are going to cities, it is clear which is better
@@Eidolon5150 A lot of those arent fake. Seoul, Tokyo, and NYC are the legit deal. I have been there multiple times, especially NYC, and while there are a few problems, most of the pictures online are true.
Where going to cities@@DayAndNightTo2099 now i met most to fo the opposite to return when we will be old we all want to have a social life on a clear enviroment
@@DayAndNightTo2099 yeah only because of job oppertunities. Most people definitely prefer living in a quiet town.
A nurse from the Philippines told me that she was paid $3k a month, and it cost $2k for a room each month. Nurses with US passports made $25k a month.
They knew how bad where she was from, and paid her accordingly.
She's lying about the cost.. A room costs much less.
she is lying
@@j.h3442pretty sure that’s what they (her “employers”) charged. The prices were inflated and they are usually given shady contracts.
It is the same everywhere. I was an expat in UK but was paid even less than UK locals because the ‘home salaries’ in my country were so low - while western expats in my country were getting crazy pay-checks
They are scumbags when it comes to business. Treat people as slaves or ATMs. Spent 12 months there abd found it a place of horrible people, especially the wealthy. Best decision I made to leave
A futuristic looking but medieval nightmare.
bro hi whats ur opinion on philosophy?
@@lovethyneibor22736It's all right, innit?
Sounds like Dubai is every dystopian society I’ve read in books as a kid
Migrant workers are undoubtedly treated terribly and its an unfortunate situation. The situation is improving and it's important to know that they get better opportunities here than in the other government's. I live in dubai and it is very similar to the west but safe and tax free. Some people find themselves stuck with the law and end up being punished but it's the same in America! I know a friend who was jailed for a crime he did not do and that was in America!
I feel you, but I'm not quite sure that I can agree; While I agree that Dubai is a Dystopia, but when it comes to the ultimate representation of a Dystopia, it's hard to compete with L.A. and Detroit
Ever see the silent film "Metropolis?" Dubai and similar Arab cities remind me of that: two distinct classes, one that lives in beautiful elegance at the top, and the downtrodden poor that do all the work. And there's nothing in between (at least American cities still have the middle). I've been to Doha, which is similar. It was fascinating, but I would never EVER live in a place like that. Still, I hope they can turn themselves into something better and sustainable. I don't wish collapse on anyone.
@ressljs I will watch the movie. In dubai I am middle class living in an apartment, nothing crazy but It shows there is a middle.
@yokuzo11 Much of America is amazing and I would rather live there than Dubai but I can't justify paying such a massive tax especially with how everybody is acting in regards to crime and activists.
as someone who is living in the UAE i see and live with everything mentioned in the video, i'm very proud that finally someone was ABLE to say the truth about this country.
Same. Same. 🙋🏻♀️
this was the last message rafefdahham6852 ever posted...
So why are you there?
I've been to Dubai like fifteen times between 2004 and 2008. It's nice staying there for a couple of days but I would never want to live there. It is empty and pointless living there. It has virtually nothing to offer after three days but just another shopping mall like all the others or another club like all the others.
🤣🤣🤣
The line "luxury at all costs" was the perfect summary of the mindset at play.
In fact, my dad, who's Lebanese, had once called Dubai "fake happiness."
my dad is also arab and said the same lmao
too bad dubai feels like my home :(
Well your dad is not wrong now is he
"SHIT HOLE".
Both my parents are arab and they say its just skyscrapers no culture
@@noodleuwu7006 yea same , although for a normal life its fine. It does have its downsides
It's not only Dubai and the Emirates. I was offered a job in a design agency in Kuwait City. A common practice there is that your employer confiscates your passport, returning it only when HE thinks it's suitable for you to visit your family in your home country. I have a friend in Qatar, and she mentioned that this is a prevalent practice there too, even though her employer doesn't engage in such actions. Sounds like modern slavery to me.
One of the first things I learned before I went to work abroad was never, ever let your employer confiscate your passport. It's your property (although technically, it's really the property of the government of your country) and no-one other than the government of your country has the right to take it from you, ever. If they try to insist on it as a condition of employment, run.
That's the only reason why they pay influencers.
To bring in naive young people from other countries to enslave them.
@@KathyPrendergast-cu5ci100% and also never take a job where this could potentially happen in a city where your country does not have an embassy. One further condition should be an initial payment of the value of return transportation. Particularly if you are new to working outside of your home country.
Arabs and africans never got rid of slavery
A friend's family is currently stuck in Beruit, they are Lebannese Americans, and Hezbollah won't give them back their US passports. funny how people are out there supporting these jerks.
always felt there's something creepy about dubai. no wonder the worst celebrities go there.
Or maybe media cancels the celebrities that go there and your simple brain thinks that they are worst celebrities because media says so
Same.
Go see for yourself...don't be propagandized by a TH-camr
I've been 3 times while in the Navy and the shine wears off pretty dang quick. and this was in 2007. I hope i never go back.
@@ssembatyajohn8926 go and get stuck there I’m good ☺️ not everything that hurt your feelings is propaganda but try harder okay bud
I heard about Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi workers not even being paid for more than 6 MONTHS, this is crazy and the suicide rate is upt to 6 deaths per week, i think
Its utterly horrific that they demolished all the old buildings which had historical beauty, it used to look like how you'd expect an old Arabic city looked, and they literally bulldozed them to the ground, forcing the populace out first
Yeah, reminds me how the United States destroyed many housing and historic sites to built that Interstate highway network. I’m glad that European countries like Italy have managed to maintain their history though
Most of the Europe has their cultural heritage preserved (sans WW2)
eh thats just how the middle east rolls
nothing survives and living is on the harshest of conditions.
thats the mentality the desert breeds
Dubai still has some of their old city preserved, but it’s nothing compared to new city that everyone knows.
They have to destroy evidence of the Tartarian empire. They did the same in Turkey and recently in Maui. They can't let us see the truth.
I love how rich people are called expats and poor ones calked immigrants.
It usually depends on the will. Both mean the same, but expat tends to be used for those who chose to move abroad, immigrant for those who have to move abroad due to the circumstances in their country. It’s not the same to have an American move to France than it is to have a Venezuelan trek through the jungle to Panama-and I say it as a Venezuelan myself
See the thing about that is, well, expats often return to their home countries...
I'm sure some "guest worker" immigrants would want to leave when they wanted to being treated unfairly and unjustly, often inhumanely.
No. You should hate it. What's wrong with you.
That’s white people for you. They hate non-white people so much that they can’t fathom a non-white country actually be good so they have to demonise it.
Dubai has tower of Babel vibes from the bible.
Yes!!
100% it’s demonic
😂
You mean the Muslim world is a horrible place to live?
No!
You don’t say? 😂😂😂😂
Well Dubai and the UAE are not to far geographically from where the actual Tower of Babel once stood.
@@M0rshu64 farther from one another than Denver is to SF lol
also the prostitution, lack of representation of culture also lack of representation of religion i hate it…
You don't know how dirty they are.
They try to run from muslims criticism every time by making events such as giving a prize for who ever memorize more of the quran or hadiths.
The lack or relegion no matter what relegion it is just sets people back into the caveman age where only the strong lives people don't care about cheating drugs is everywhere and the weak is throw like garbage
Dubai is like that annoying kid in school who always had to have the biggest and best of everything and flaunt it. If anyone else got something, he'd tell you he has a bigger and better one. That's Dubai!
Isn’t that good that you have bigger and better stuff?
Dubai reminds me a clout chaser.
What are you talking about?
The only people that think Dubai and the Muslim world is awesome are stupid zoomers and wanna be alpha chad influencers.
The UAE was and always will be a giant pile of dung where human rights goes to die 😂
Imagine being a worker over there
@@m.cxr_NO
Dubai reminds me a lot of the kid who peaked in HS
In Dubai an influencer usually means a prostitute.
Lol,😂 so true, tho
Human toilet😂
@@NFSBeast2365 Very tragic. They're like I'm an influencer, I influence Sheeks by the hour!!!
It kind of means that everyone when you think about lol
@@jackbits6397 Kinda but especially in Dubai, in a more direct way than elsewhere.
You often read about the situation "when we run out of oil" but it's more about when the demand for oil decreases under a critical threshold (EVs, Bullet trains, geothermal pumps replacing oil heating, reusable packaging decreasing need for single use plastics).
After all we didn't stop using horses for transportation 100+ years ago because we ran out of hay for horses, but because a significantly better technological solution came to the market at a a competitive price.
I wish my country would implement such fuel alternatives at a much faster rate; it seems we're woefully behind much of Western Europe. The geopolitical reasons are complicated and I don't understand them all, but the sooner the U.S. gets off the Middle Eastern oil tit, the better off we'll be.
🤣🤣🤣 we will never run out of o & g
Technically, there is a point where we'll run out of oil, but it's not that the oil is gone, but rather that drilling it is no longer profitable.
@@CrystalStarscape no, no won’t, o & g is naturally made never from carbon life forms either.. that was brainwashed into people
EV seemed like the better alternative environmentally at first but now that we're in the phase of mass production and usage, the problems of toxic metals required to make these batteries are starting to be concerning
I love traveling around the world but I have never had even the slightest inkling to visit Dubai.
When someone tells me they love Dubai or they want to go there so bad, usually I'm 99% sure we wont get along
many people will have very meaningful lives without knowing you or even getting along with you. You are just a nobody living in this mother's basement
These people are unbelievably superficial.
Those are the type of people who thinks Pyongyang is a nice place to be in after one(1) Tiktok video showing a Lexus there
They probably just dont know better, they've only seen the surface level ads
Tbf visiting pyongyang would be very interesting@@jsw973
Dubai feels like a real live nightcity from cyberpunk. A dream city for the rich an a nightmare for the poor
Well at least NC has public transport and almost none restrictions or stupid laws :D NC>Dubai.
in NC the poor can get weapons or possibly make a choice or two in their lives. In Dubai the system crushes you into total indentured servitude.
The only time I went to dubai was in SPEC OPS The Line looked so much better with most the city up to its neck in sand.
@@marcuskahn3783It will be like that eventually.
@@traiascacodreanu4553 That's Bach to my ears. And we'll all be the better for it in the long run.
Dubai is the world leader in human trafficking today.
😂. 2023 and people are just now realizing the Muslim World in a “S#^% hole” 😂
that's not true. dubai is arabic not muslim. most muslim countries are good if your in the same culture. dubai is very fake. other countries arent@@Person0fColor
@@Person0fColor nono stop saying that theyre obviously the religion of peace as they say😀 and as we can see after two swedish people being shot for no reason other than pea sized brain
Game is game
No comment.@@Person0fColor
I live in Dubai, and lots of the people are talking about skyscrapers but they dont even MIND to develop areas like Deira anymore, causing more poverty, unemployment, and the infrastructure to be way worse. Lots of areas are neglected and I live in one of them.
The recent flooding in Dubai just makes this more true. Poor urban planning.
its in a desert they dont normally get rain at all.
@@claudiameier666 that's why no city was never build in desert. Only failed states would do that. I look at you Las Vegas...
@@pierregravel-primeau702 yup once Lake Mead dries up Vegas is DOA
@@claudiameier666you are just dumb. They get floods since ancient times just like egypt. Its not dry all year pfff
@@pierregravel-primeau702i really believe you are just westerners who have never been in MENA countries. We have dry seasons and flood season
The glitzy materialism looks like an absolute nightmare to me. Designed for empty shells.
Agreed !
Or maybe it’s the same as a normal person
Looks like an ideal environment for Andrew Tate. All the 'alpha' males and botoxed females can go there to live out a parallel reality.
@user-sq2qr8kk4kAre you sure you're not an NPC?
@user-sq2qr8kk4k It must suck living such a shallow and worldly life. "Oh cool, I'm in this place that is arbitrarily 'fancy,' therefore I have status! Now take a shit on me so I can get paid!"
It would do a man nothing to gain the entire world but lose his soul.
The words "human rights" in Dubai evokes laughter. Once you land in UAE airports, you are the personal property of the Sheikh.
Slavery was still legal in much of that area up until the 1960s and the mentality is still there, just don't use that word.
@@bhatkatthey have their own words. Slavery is very much alive with these stone age primitive bstards
The concept of human rights originates in Europe and it was heavily influenced and inspired by the Bible, for the rest of the world is an imported nuisance
Its true no matter how hard that truth is for people....@paolamaria1992
@@paolamaria1992 are you talking about the same europe that colonized the world and stolr the wealth and land and slaved pepole and made the crusades and did two world wars. you are right abiut humain rights if you only consider non european not humain then yes europe is the huain right source
They have already scared me away!!!!
I care nothing for Dubai.😮😮😮😮
Dubai is like North Korea. They can do whatever they please with you, even make you disappear.
I love travelling but would never go near Dubai.
If you're a woman, sheikh's dogs gonna have a good time
I live in Dubai and I hate it, If I disappear you should screenshot this.
@@DelsinRoweInfamousare you still here?😮
@@DelsinRoweInfamous...you still here brotha 🥺
Someone taking 50k to get shit on is not a victim, that's a choice.
Exactly. I don't feel bad for vacuous 304's.
Totally agree on that!
Exactly
this isn't a new thought, in fact, this very topic has been debated for decades whether it should be legal or not. It's something called prostitution, and theres a reason its illegal.
@@baljeetpatel1745yep, the most progressive places seem to decriminalization (not legalization, which comes with corporatization) altogether, OR just decriminalize thr prostitutes but still arrest and expose the johns.
As an American born in Dubai in the '80's and returned for several years in the late '90's, I can attest to everything that is laid out in this video. Literally everything. While living there, my family was involved in Christian outreach to the immigrant population. (Which in itself, was a pretty dangerous thing to do) While spending time among them, we came to hear countless stories illustrating their horrendous treatment and clear human rights violations. Every one of them had been conned into going. Only to have their passports confiscated and forced into indentured servitude at best and outright slavery at worst. I appreciate you for raising awareness of this Moon. Keep it up!
You are right but isn't 'Christian Outreach' a con too?
@@thusspokezarathustra1847exactly
The same thing happens to sex workers in the United States. There seems to be a hate Dubai group of people who like to post videos on TH-cam. There are a lot of good things about Dubai. Half of the haters have never been there.
@@LindaOliver-e8q bro this sort of shit exists all over the world
@@LindaOliver-e8qexplain
My parents worked in Dubai in the early 2000s before I was born and they said Dubai was the worst place to ever live as Christian, as hotel workers and as a couple. They worked in the hotel industry and they were forbidden to work during the day so they had no choice but work the night shift and witness large platters full of food get thrown away every night, each plate enough to feed a whole village just waisted away because they can. My mother suffered the most for she was asked to be a concubine to who ever saw her even though she is married. My father hated how he was treated because they weren't allowed to have days off on Sunday and Christmas and New year's were working days only Saturday was a day off. My parents left Dubai a year later and told me there daughter 22 years later from that day to never live or work in Dubai. You are a slave, they don't care if you have a family. You are nothing but a filthy pig not worth the slaughter forced to work into dept until you die or have connections to save you.
"Asked to be concubine", but she didn't do it, right?
Singaporean here, while for the most part I too feel that migrant workers rights are kinda better here, it still isn't as ideal as what you said in your video. The upskilling benefits you mentioned are mostly for locals or permanent residents. Actual migrant workers like household helpers and construction workers don't actually get access to those advantages. There are also a fair share of migrant workers mistreatments here, just that it is often overlooked by the populace.
I was about to comment on this! thanks! fellow Singaporean here
He knows as little about Dubai as Singapore, just parroting other incorrect videos.
At least a lot of Singaporeans are aware of the situation and do not think it is correct. The Gulf Arabs and the Arab world at large seem to think treating outsiders like slaves is the natural order of things and have no problem with it.
@@marial8415where do you get your facts from? Rubbish bin?
Singapore has a terrible history of racism and segregation that a lot of people just pretend to ignore because its a "rich" "developed" country.
I worked on a project at the Jebel Ali Port back in 1998. Back then, the only notable structure of "New Dubai" that had been completed was the 7-star Burj Al Arab and some other low rise resorts.
The slavery trade was as clear as day even back then with Indians/Pakistanis for labour, Filipinos for maids and Russians for prostitution. I remember driving to the port one day and passing a cattle truck full of labourers peering through the wooden slats. The newspapers also kept the back page for "wanted" ads chasing down absconded workers who had fled from their "masters"
Sounds like a nightmare
@@ennjaychannel it was my first real job after graduating college and it was a shock, given what I then realised was my very sheltered upbringing in a safe and fair country
Yeah bro russian women are beautiful, way better than American prostitutes. if i go to Dubai i hope to buy as much of them as possible and enjoy the time before I leave.
@@ennjaychannel Capitalism do be like that.
@@kristoffer3000 no, a lack of regulation & proper workplace safety does
I hate how people scream and are up on arms about racism and sexism everywhere but the places that actually have that problem.
Edit: an alarming number of the people in the comments are cringe. Enter at your own risk.
It’s because they’re also filthy cowards, spending their lives virtue signalling but running away from real problems.
They're in the comments section, not in the country
you're looking in the wrong places then. there's plenty of news organizations focused on asia and africa that cover this stuff, like al-Jazeera. but even the BBC covers Dubai and it's labor and gender issues. but you shouldn't expect everything to be discussed in English. these complains are gonna be in Begali, Tagalog, Arabic, and many other languages.
Well put...
@@BoomerComment They love being angry at things
This is one of the most well articulated videos of seen in a while. thank you
Dubai is basically the world’s largest tourist trap
french people (aka me) are gonna be relieved that it's no longer Paris
still wont stop it from smelling like piss
it will probably just be a slice of 3rd world paradise. @@tronche2cake
@@soldier7332 Yeah, that's what any french person will tell you
Quite litteraly to because you might not be able to leave
?
What are you talking about “worlds biggest tourist trap” 😂 there are more so was today in the UAE than at any other time in history.
But Trump calls countries like this “shit hole” countries and people actually get upset over than. 😂
Dubai is a trash pile, the entire country smells like poop and the people radiated that pool smell everywhere . You can smell them a mile away.
Dubai is a disgusting place and all these IG models going over there and doing the ugly with those Arab oil princes 😂😂😂😂
Perfect for shallow people- even better for the soulless. Places like this, with ppl like these, shouldn't exist. We need to protect our population and our one planet from outcomes like this.
Shallow people who have 0 value to human life and nature, full of greed and cherish their wealth, and drive everywhere they go. Sounds just like Dubai alright!
Based
Aren't you looking at it too deep
That's where you send the losers though. They have to go somewhere, why not the middle of the desert?
Nah promote the place and try to get the undesirables in one place!
it's going to make a pretty amazing ghost town one day
In your dreams
Yeah…nightmares
Definitely
North Haverbrook and the monorail..
@@paulietv2162stop simping for Dubai. It's the stupidest city ever
Lol going from L.A. to Dubai, "Hey guys why I moved from one desert to an even hotter desert"
that discord ping got me so confused
I had to check mine to see if I had a message 😂
legit hahaha
haha true
lmao
i swear
Any country that allows companies to confiscate your passport should immediately be a HUUUGE red flag. Dubai honestly looks like a soulless shithole. I cant imagine why anyone would want to go there much less live there.
Mostly women go there, with their overpriced iphones and gucci bags. For women, Dubai is a brand and status.
Meanwhile America keeps murdering countless civilians in Middle East and ruining lives of millions more by turning them into refugees.
Yeah, Dubai with their labor exploitation is totally worse than America who won’t let there be world peace.
@@RizwanJaved26both are worst. US/Russia /China and whole of Middle East
@@Todsorand to get pooped on by the royalty and billionaire businessmen there for 50 grand.
Standard of living for people with a decent job is much higher than in western countries, especially when you factor in the tax benefits, and the weather is better than most countries.
Let's just hope UAE doesn't start painting their desolate land green like China is doing
Let's hope they don't start endless wars in the middle east like America is doing
Can you imagine if they spray painted the sand green 😂
@@1000vitkolike how people spray paint their grass green in the western part of the US lol
@@BurntToast502 in the US they use green dye not chemical based paint in chyna. There is a difference.
@@blackbelt2000All paint is chemical based, there's no difference. "chemical based" versus "green dye" is just clever rearrangement of words designed by newspapers to make you believe their political opinion.
I would like to find any recent info on how Dubai is doing after the flooding last month, but nothing is being shown.
I've just been there and everything seemed fine
Just this year I received 21 offers to be a "model" in Dubai. I'm not active online, just by people in my own country. Some even tried giving me an "advance". I'd rather starve.
I'm guessing they are trying to traffick you?
Where you from? Never go!
Kudos to you and God bless you 🙏🙌 Dont sell your soul for a place like that!
Good for you!
What are ya doing Friday?
Dubai is not what is wrong with society, it is what is wrong with humanity.
Today's humanity=Narcissists.
@@alisaaustin8431 same to you
@@juanfervalencia I didn't mean you.
@@alisaaustin8431 but I did meant me, and everyone else
A cespit of endless consumerism and hubris
My sister was a teacher in Dubai. It’s one thing for westerners, it is another for the people who built and maintain it. Think about the Philippina maid who begged her trash boss to help her while she was dangling from a high rise window. Then fell. That’s what I think of when I think of Dubai: horror.
Just like NYC when it was being built.. Kinda what it is going these days, too..
Idk that story, what was she doing dangling like that?
@@sirsancti5504 "when it was being built" - LOL - its been "being built' since the Dutch set up a fur trading center at the tip of Manhattan back in the early 1600s. Please stick to whatever it is you think you know.
the story you were talking about was actually in kuwait btw
@@mambi74 illiteracy isn't your fort, is it?
Please stick to kindergarten-image-only books you think you understand.
Really nice video, well explained. Changed my viewpoint. Thanks a ton!
Like wrapping a turd in gold tin foil.
Dubai is the perfect depiction of "the Lust of the Flesh, the Lust of the Eyes, and the Pride of the Life"
You already know what type of people are Living and Thriving in this type of place.
As a Sri Lankan lot of people try to find jobs in Dubai and I've heard a lot of stories and seen a lot of news about how Sri Lankan laborers are treated there, this is completely true.
it's horrible, I will never go there.
Do you know why the Sri Lankan government (or Indian, Phillipine etc.) don't take this more seriously? I mean you would think that they demanded the foreign workers to get extradited back to their home country when they find out how they are being treated? They are practically violating human rights and nobody even cares. I wish the UN could do a military intervension or something because this is horrible to learn about.
Yep. Especially the horrific treatment of women working as maids.... 😢
Dont even have discord on my phone and the notification sound got me lol
I have lived in Dubai for 8 months and was desperate to go out for a walk through a park. No nature just stupid malls. I was so glad when we moved away from there
lol, it's built in a dessert. Nature there is sand and rocks XD
@@Madi_Ernar👎👎👎👎👎
There r many parks myb u were blind or smth
@@moonwu1076 yeah try to go to a park at 45°C, its really fun
The fk. I spent 2 weeks there and saw many parks.
“It’s called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it” George Carlin. You can apply this concept to any big city or tourist attraction in the world especially Dubai. On paper it’s a paradise but behind the scenes their the world leaders in human trafficking.
@ProGrainer that’s why the pay influencers to lie about how amazing living over there is
Well in America it's hard but possible to become a billionaire it's more of a neutral state Dubai actively makes it harder to achieve set dream
Theres only 756 billionaires in America out of 331.9 million people. Yes totally hard but possible for the average person to become a billionaire. LOL. And i'm sure legally and without exploiting those that work for them too......
Why would anyone in their right mind even want to be a billionaire? You literally can't become one without exploiting large swaths of people in most cases. Its like saying when I grow up I want to be hitler. Its absurd to anyone with any morals or sense of justice. To someone that only cares about themselves and hedonism sure. Chase after your self interest in our satanic capitalist society.
The fact we glorify and look up to these people and want to be them is sickening to me. As if it is a normal or good thing.
For every 1 billionaire in America there is 437,830 people who aren't a billionaire. Totally attainable through hard work. Look at that equality. For everyone who makes it 437,830 dont. Still better odds then winning the lottery at least.
The goers to Dubai never complains but the looker always does.😂
Influencers who go to Dubai are as disgusting and approving of the system of slavery. Just because they might be unaware of the slavery behind doesn't make them good.
I take it you don't have a mobile phone, laptop, clothes, trainers even chocolate in that case after all are produced by slaves, making noises about slavery doesn't make you good it makes you a hypocrite.
Then they’ll make a virtue signalling post about BLM or something 😂
And approving of...
U know what I mean😂😂
@@sammic7492 by the way I've used just two smartphones all my life, one was stolen as a guy robbed me in the street. You don't know who people are, your comments are just dumb and dumber
@@sammic7492 also you are so ignorant to basically comparing basic necessities like having a phone or a computer (which we know it's a necessity nowdays) to having a millionaire trip to Dubai and driving in a Ferrari. Seriously you have some mental retardation.
The fact that a city has to go harder with their branding/marketing campaign than any phone/car/pharmaceutical product etc. told me all I needed to know from the start
fr reminds me of the woke alphabet agenda, tryna shove it into literally everything in life
I notice that too. They are trying "too hard" to sell us a dream and because they are trying so hard to sell us, I am justifiably suspicious. They are selling a big lie.
@@noticing33- Clowns use "woke" for everything. Always taking stuff from black ppl and using it to fit whichever agenda you'd like. Get some creativity in life.
It's a new city, they wanted to attract investors and businessmen. That's why they have one of the lowest taxe rates.
you're such a moron @@noticing33. Just embarrassing.
I worked in Abu Dhabi during the nineties and visited Dubai a few times. I was there when the Burj al Arab was being built. Frankly, I disliked Dubai quite a lot and thought it was very phoney. Like a lot of Western expats too. I have no intentions of going back.
Exactly dubai is an over sold plastic artificially worshipped shithole for spoilt rotten mullers and worldly scum.
At least it’s better than the shithole that the western world sadly became
Glad to be from Singapore
@marniekilbourne608 Your freedom would be messed in middle east? You mean discipline and enouragement to be polite and not to be loud and obnoxious to others and actually think about what comes out of your mouth instead of yapping nonsense because you 'feel so'? 5 times calling for prayer to work on yourself to be a better human is terrible? But going to club for a 'hook up' is amazing and being used as an sexual object from early as 15 years old. Tell us more about freedom pls like you ever lived in middle east 😂 americans love their propaganda
V
I instantly hate people when they tell me they are going to dubai on holidays.
Ok liberal 😂
Atleast I have a valid reason since many of my old time best friends are there
I have a valid reason since many of my old time best friends are there
@@truewaterparkhorrorstorh Conservatives on the other hand are famously fond of Arabs.
u are miserable
Born and raised in Muscat, Oman, then moved to Dubai, then quickly moved away from Dubai. I cannot agree with you more. Oman is really a heaven, it's the opposite of Dubai in every respect, there are no high-rise buildings, glitz, or bling-bling. It is all very clean, safe and developed, also it's very simple and natural, like the beaches, mountains, and greenery parks. It's such an amazing place, the local people of Oman are also the kindest and simplest people you will ever meet.
And immersed in a civil war
@@MyDemon32 I think you are talking about Yemen not Oman. They are two different countries, there is no war in Oman
are you r3t4rded@@MyDemon32
Ah yes, Oman, another dictatorship that only has a good economy because they pump oil from the ground. I can't say I ever respect a country that won't listen to their population. All these oil rich dictatorships are no better than other dictatorships like North Korea.
Oman brings confortable hospitality to guests coming to visit and I really want to visit or maybe live in Muscat.
Here in the Philippines, you won't (and sadly maybe never) run out of sad and horrifying stories from those who worked in the Middle East. . .
Everybody should just stop going there.
@@elin_ One of the very few good things that blasted Duterte guy did for us: Ban the migration and employment of overseas workers to the Middle East. . . Unless certain conditions are met. It kind of worked, but the abuse never ends. It really is an issue of culture. . .
But yeah, everybody *really* should stop going there. But someone has to pay the bills, and to be frank, overseas work is one of our country's main exports.
@Silverblade416 Yeah, their culture only favors men.. especially muslim men.
I have connections in the Philippines and anytime I hear someone going to the middle east for work, I feel so bad. It is horrible how they get treated over there. 😢😢
@@Silverblade416 if only we can create enough jobs at home by removing corruption...why the need to leave a country for modern day slavery?
Every day that passes I'm more convinced that true wealth is divorcing one's self from vanity purposefully even while affording it.
I grew up in 7 countries, and never witnessed the racism and utter disregard for human dignity on regular display in the UAE. As a Filipino teen, there was a lot of in-fighting in our community. But you knew shit got real when you ran into a group of locals.
Yeah because racism is never happened in U.S right ?? racism is a global issues not just in 1 place or country ..
I lived there too and u are absolutely right!
Where did you live in UAE? And who discriminated you?
@Dom-py6tr hmm weirdlast time i checked america was at the top of the charts for the highest crime rate but you ain’t ready for that 🤣🤣🤣
@@Ryan_tremaine_klarenbach Wait till you see who's committing most of the violent crime in America...
Something that most people don't mention about Dubai is the extreme heat and bad climate that supresses you every moment you are out side if your air conditioned building. The weather is so tiring that you don't want to go out and explore the city by foot, and then the taxi is very pricy because they drive a "luxury" Lexus instead of other cars
The taxi's are a fraction of the price of the UK and most of the european countries ive been to
@@liammcdonnell3435 yeah, dubai taxis are quite cheap compared to Europe. But keep in mind, in dubai it's a necesity while in Europe I only booked a taxi twice in 10 years. In Dubai I had to do it almost once every day. At the end of the month it's a lot: 40aed here, 40 there...
Hell yeah. I currently live there and in the summer the weather is fucking trash.
the normal taxi is a Camry or a Sonata LMAO, and they are very cheap compared to the US. You can also go anywhere in Dubai using buses and metro, which cost 70 cents for a ride. this is exactly what I would expect from someone who probably never lived in Dubai.
@@Tlow_ Yes but everyone in the metro stinks and it feels like chemical warfare in there. Also I stayed in a poorer area when I visited and it really wasn't any different than regular countries. Also the sights available are really pointless and artificial. I went there on a budget since I am not like the rich people travelling there so I couldn't really do a lot of things and honestly they weren't really worth the prices. I get the same and even better products from my hometown
Anyone who has been in the average tall building that dubai is littered with will tell you that, although pretty on the outside, the inside of those buildings are filled with the most blank and souless rooms you will ever enter.
And appalling building regulations. Block fires are common. The torch tower where I foolishly invested in had 2 so far. Fire safety inspectors had ridiculed the tower.
Absolutely not, it's the exact opposite, I've been living here for more than a year
@@ManuelGrossi Judging from your profile picture, seems like you're part of the rich folks who constantly shills for the mirage that is Dubai. Of course you'd find the place to be the best for you, because you don't have to worry about your passports getting confiscated while getting paid less than $4 a day
At 12:34 - wtf is that control center with the giant monitor screens? Looks like an updated Apollo moon launch control room, but they're watching... highways?
If Las Vegas were a country it would be Dubai!! Materialism and hedonism are powerful attractions.
Dubai's a city
No doubt.....both lure people with disposable income to come and spend spend spend.
What's wrong with materialism and hedonism, zimfan101?
I don't know about that, women have little rights in Dubai. You don't even have freedom of speech. You're not under sharia law either. If I had to choose, id take Vegas over Dubai. I'm not wealthy, I'd get treated lesser than a second class citizen.
@@anthonyadeyemi6056😂😂😂😂
In 2007, I moved from West Virginia to Dubai to work as a petroleum geologist. I moved back in 2014 when the industry collapsed. Let me put it this way. I call my little hometown a shitty place in the most endearing way possible. But Dubai is just a shitty place, both literally and figuratively.
I'll take the worst spot in rural Appalachia over the best spot in Dubai all day long.
sounds like you got fired during the downturn and are salty about it for the past decade
@@01hZyou sound like a loser
@@01hZ sounds like you got sent this video during an argument and are salty about being wrong for the past week
West Virginia is a mud hut compared to Dubai bro 😂😂
A friends uncle was there 20 years ago, flipped off someone who cut him off in traffic, was spotted by a traffic cop and received 2 years in jail.
That place is fucked
what! two years??? that is not enough
@@Bigcockacola 😂
was raised in dubai and the same thing happened to one of my primary school teachers
seems like your friend's uncle is just as classless as the locals. maybe he fit right in and should have considered staying
@@brians9508get off your high horse. It’s not that big of a deal what he did.
4:19 why is there a discord ping sound
I also fell for that Dubai trap. Ever since I started to question how everything was built, I saw the true and dark side of it.
I can't even phantom how people fall for it in the first place. Forget the "dark side"; even the bright side looks extremely dystopian. Okay, the slave labor etc., but this still looks like the bad Sex and the City sequel it is, with random-ass AI-generated shiny skyscrapers in the middle of the desert. And all these dudes wearing bath towels for hats, while every once in a while, a wild lime green Lamborghini drives by, just because it can? Like, the fuck is this place? 😅
@@0L1phantom?
What about how America was built .. is one okay and not the other ?
@@0L1thats rich coming from an impoverished white guy who whinges about other races stealing his job.
@@keekssss Not the same at all
i have lived in the emirates' neighboring country of Oman for 10 years, and despite Oman not having a single skyscraper, the atmosphere in the capital city of Muscat felt much better than in Dubai, and it did not feel as oppressive as back in the emirates. i have visited dubai several times, given oman's proximity to the UAE and i can safely say than i'm glad that i lived in Oman, and not in Dubai. Omani people were friendly and they were nice to talk to, and unlike the emirates, which is literally just desert, Oman has way more natural and cultural beauty. by the way, Oman does not have the kafala system, unlike Dubai. It's a much more relaxed and laid back place, which is what i've always liked about the country, and despite a recession that happened throughout the mid-2010s, most people i've met in Oman still preferred the jewel of the middle east over the dystopian hellscape. it saddens me when people mention the progress of Dubai and not the insane growth and modernization of Oman under Sultan Qaboos. i genuinely hope that more people realise the truth that the leadership of Dubai tries to hide and visit places where natural and cutural beauty excell.
Okay, while I have never been to Oman myself, but after looking at some google images, I immediately prefer it over the fakery of Dubai. Everything looks more natural, and exactly as how I'd expect a proper gulf country should look like
Comments like this slowly but surely spread awareness. I didn't know this about Oman, but now I do. Ty for the knowledge.
Oman may not have flashy skyscrapers, but their cities still have soul.
Oman is lovely, definitely the best place to visit in the Gulf.
Omanis are the nicest Arabs I've ever encountered!
I went to Dubai twice for a Jiu-Jitsu tournament. I absolutely hated it. The atmosphere was different. It felt like a prison.
Sounds like a living hell
It seems all the haters from Western world don't like this video. I love Dubai. I travel to Dubai once in 2 months, set up the company, grew faster, it's a dreamland where dreams come true.
I remember having a mental breakdown in the middle of the street near Dubai mall, I felt like I was in a cage full of robots.
15 days I spent there, worst 15 days of my life
Glad you made it out x
@@spelsey228 I'm not Shia you dumb dumb
To be fair, that's how I feel whenever I visit any big city shopping mall in North America.
I have gone through Dubai twice and I don't know how you could live there with that heat. The doors opened and it's like the oven door opened on our faces. I was sweating just walking out in it. This was in the middle of the night too. I don't know how anybody could work in that,it must be horrendous.
I worked outdoors there for 2 weeks. I also worked out in the hot season in mainland china, that was worse.
Just stay indoors is what I did, I rarely went outside during summer, or even went for vacation. Winter is definitely the best season here
Ahh good old Dubai, a beautful golden box covered in diamonds. However when opened, its completely empty.
OHHHHHHH
It's empty, but you can tell that it recently contained sewage
I'd rather say that there is a giant, stinky turd with flies circling around it inside that box.
It's going to be cool for future generations exploring the abandoned ruins in 100 years