n1h said:It's a muslim country but not as strict as Saudi-Arabia and Dubai is the most liberal of the emirates. A lot of Saudi's go to Dubai to party and to get entertained by hookers (lots of Russian women). They have huge shopping malls and it's by far the best place to be when you are in the Middle-East. I wouldn't go there for a very long vacation, but a stopover of 2 or 3 days in Dubai can be fun from a tourist point of view and there are loads of expats in Dubai. Oman is also nearby and you can find some nice cultural stuff there.
Some pictures:
Ski Dubai
Dubai Mall
I just talked to my co-worker who was born in Syria. He said they have the largest indoor ski area, the largest mall, the soon-to-be tallest building, the largest underwater hotel.
Bennyshoe said:That place looks awesome. I would go there in a heartbeat if someone was paying for it.
Also they're building a group of islands called "The World" there. Pretty cool fucking idea if you ask me.
My co-worker says that these are all man-made islands and that Wayne Gretzky and Rod Stewart have bought islands here.
Anti-liberal said:
I upgrade computer systems all over the country and occasionally internationally. Nothing is for certain though. It all depends on the selection process for my company. Not many people are willing to leave their families for 4 to 6 months so something like this is usually left up to us single guys.
quantumleap said:
Yeah, saw a thing on TV about that, no rights and they don't have much of a choice but to work there or get deported back to even worse conditions or something. Long days, dangerous work.
Is this what you're going to be doing? I'm sure you can just work construction in the U.S., join a union and you'll be set...
