This is a bit out of my normal topic area, but I really do love this article on the planned and ongoing construction in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
If you love seeing insane building projects, this is the article for you. I grew up in Las Vegas, so I’m used to constant construction and a tourism-focused economy, but this really takes the cake.
What sadly mars the city’s reputation through all this, however, is the treatment of low-wage workers from India, Pakistan, and other countries. Unfortunately the Gulf states in general have a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to poor, expatriate workers; in fact, when I was studying Arabic in school, I heard quite a bit from Egyptian friends about how the elite citizen minority in the Gulf treat migrant Egyptian workers.
What is it with money and bad behavior?
