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Sordid reality behind Dubai's gilded facade

Jonbvn
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6716543.ece

Excellent article in the Times from Rod Liddle.

A real tale of massive over-development on a huge scale. An estimated £335 billion of projects have been halted or are on hold.:eek:

Really puts our problems into perspective.
In case you hadn't already worked it out - the entire global financial system is predicated on the assumption that you're an idiot:cool:
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  • inspector_monkfish
    inspector_monkfish Posts: 9,276 Forumite
    edited 23 July 2009 at 1:34PM
    in the words of jason statham...

    Dubai = proper phucked !

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    Please take the time to have a look around my Daughter's website www.daisypalmertrust.co.uk
    (MSE Andrea says ok!)
  • nearlynew
    nearlynew Posts: 3,800 Forumite
    An economic, social, political and environmental disaster zone.

    And a hideous monument to the shallow, unsustaiable debt-fuelled consumerism of recent years.

    May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the testicles of all its supporters.
    "The problem with quotes on the internet is that you never know whether they are genuine or not" -
    Albert Einstein
  • Jonbvn
    Jonbvn Posts: 5,562 Forumite
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    What programs can they put on the Discovery Channel now that the Palm Island and other landmarks are a busted flush?
    In case you hadn't already worked it out - the entire global financial system is predicated on the assumption that you're an idiot:cool:
  • nearlynew
    nearlynew Posts: 3,800 Forumite
    Jonbvn wrote: »
    What programs can they put on the Discovery Channel now that the Palm Island and other landmarks are a busted flush?


    "Homes under the sand" perhaps
    "The problem with quotes on the internet is that you never know whether they are genuine or not" -
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  • Masomnia
    Masomnia Posts: 19,506 Forumite
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    nearlynew wrote: »
    May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the testicles of all its supporters.

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    (I have nothing constuctive to add.)
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  • spuds_2
    spuds_2 Posts: 874 Forumite
    I just never understood the appeal of buying a holiday flat in Dubai. Built with slave labour, in a country where women cannot speak to men they are not related to, run by corrupt despots. It deserves to go down the pan.
  • wigglebeena
    wigglebeena Posts: 1,988 Forumite
    Is it true that half of it is built with slave labour? I read an article quoting one architect laughing and joking about it and calling it 'inevitable' and 'necessary'.
  • wigglebeena
    wigglebeena Posts: 1,988 Forumite
    I had a Muslim pal who used to educate me on the basic principles of Islam. Doesn't seem to square too well with them, but I suppose you can justify anything if you really want to.
  • worbikeman
    worbikeman Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    You have to feel sorry for all the sporterati who have bought apartments there:rotfl:
  • andygb
    andygb Posts: 14,655 Forumite
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    spuds wrote: »
    I just never understood the appeal of buying a holiday flat in Dubai. Built with slave labour, in a country where women cannot speak to men they are not related to, run by corrupt despots. It deserves to go down the pan.

    Yes, and the slave labourers usually have their passports taken away from them by the gang-masters, and are forced to "live" in containers for the duration of the project. This is Capitalism at its very worst, and the fact that the UK/US have very good relations with Dubai (conveniently turning a blind eye to the treatment of women), merely highlights our double standards with regard to human rights abuses.
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