A chef isn't a worker. A chef is an artist and as such they get paid a lot more than the average worker, so yeah...he's gonna feel more at home. I'd rather get paid to cook than to bust my arse for minimum wage.
7So just befoer we went the drivers found they could open the manhooes to the clean water drains and put it down there. I wanted to swinm inthe sea (sicne shopping malls are not my idea of entertainment) but everyone warned against it as those who had recently had either got obscure respiratory problems or headaches or skin rashesand burns. And tourism is supposed to be one of the triple pillars of the economy. - Cleishbotham
6The bit that struck me most inthe Independent story was the question of shit. They have built the whole place without a sewage system.Every set of flats has its own septeic tank which have to be emptied regularly. But there is only one place the tanker drivers (always Asian) can deposit their waste and have to queue for days (sleeping inthe cab in front of big red tanker full of shit.
5It is no accident that the crisis has forced this "fairy tale" to be exposed since the Maktoun's had to flog off a huge share in Emirates airlines to Abu Dhabi whilst we were there and sicne then have had to go capi i hand for more extended loans. I a tempted to say the whole thing is built on sand!
It is alsoan ecological nightmare as they water every single plant in the place with its own little water suppply (which is more than the building workers get).
4 this is a microcosm of global expolitation but run in such a way that is it like something out of Aldous Huxley. It is absolutely sickening but the Whites have to kepe their mouths shut or else they get evicted (as they do for many misdemeanours or simply just going broke. It has taken a long time for the world to wise up to this place abut as you can see their are institutional reasons why the censorship works (plus all the endorsements from twats like Michael Owen etc).
3then the long established Indian commercial class who provide lawyes and accountants as well as including some very rich merchants. The Whites from anywhere in the world (who don't have to have visas unlike the others) are also stratified from fairly casual jobs like singing in the bars to big executives in gated communities.
The whites include quite a few who can see what is going on (and Rottweiler is right -
2.Pakistanis and Indians do 12 hours a day six days a week and on their day off sit by the rooadside in the desert near their absolutely insanitary camps watching the 4 x 4s driving around (they care not allowed to own vehicles and anyway you can only have newish cars in Dubai so they could never afford one). Above them come the Filipino servant class who are just slaves (their "owners" hold their passports),
1.Was in Dubai last November. Workers who strike simply get locked up for three weeks and then get kicked back to India or Pakistan withjout hundreds of dirhams in back pay (and back home the moneylenders you probably borrowed a couple of grand from are after you. It makes stuff like Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" almost bearable. The article in the Independent is quite good at showing how there is actually a strict apartheid in Dubai based on your relation to the means of production.
@ 01:19.. the Snow Area was made.. for Europeans? His statement is a reflection of his own battered mentality.. the world largest Aquarium in Dubai Mall with its 'Largest Acrylic Panel' according to Guinness, was made for whom? 'Merfolks'?
i think he meant western people. Most skiers are indeed westerners.
And aren't the best ski resorts in Europe or is it just me?
Sure Canadians have great ski town such as Whistler/Blackcomb and Americans have Vail and Aspen, but Europe was the birthplace of skiing and has Chamonix and such..
Ski Dubai was made for Europeans and Westerns in general? Come on, not for Asians too? Indians? Or us, the locals, and the Arabs? What sort of mentality is that?
.. and I don't think that he was thinking of Aspen or any other skiing place in the world when he said his comment!
I see a battered tired man.. who claims that my people are kissing ass for westerners, and trying to please them.. His Highness Sheikh Muhammad is doing all this for everyone, with the idea of providing luxurious comfortable life to all of his people...
I would summon up the 'Jealousy Line' from a Shakespearian note... and I would say that.. not only him.. there are many others like him.. whither impoverished or living successfully in Dubai, they are just jealous..
It is sad to see how blind you are to the sufferings of others. "His Highness" Sheikh Muhammad is NOT BUILDING THOSE MALLS, HOTELS, ETC FOR EVERYONE!
How can you say that, when the same people that constructed those buildings are afterward banned from entering them?
Open your eyes, because the rest of the word is already seeing Dubai for what it is: A metropolis made of crystal that will shatter at any given moment.
1. This shows us there is no humanity in bourgeois thinking whatsoever. They would have the entire world along the lines of Dubai if they could get away with it. No excess is enough for them and they pleasure in their ruthless exploitation of labour. They live in luxurious indolence while the builders of their castles live in cess-pits and work in slavery.
2. Dubai is one of the most conspicuous living examples of what class society and capitalism is: the crazy remuneration for power and property and punishment for real effort and contribution. Class society is savagery. The world is upside-down. - rottweiler
Well yes im not arguing with that either. He did say it was to make them feel at home. I can see where his statement came from. I live in a ski resort and the winters are harsh!
But you are right perhaps he sees other Arabs not as people that go to such places because he is a lower class Arab and forgets about the wealthy ones.
The same happens with me. As you can tell by my name I am mexican, but have lived in an american ski resort my whole life. I think that all Mexicans come for work and not leisure which is wrong and closed minded because there are very wealthy Mexican people as well as Arab! It is majestic and one day I hope I can visit far away lands! However, this documentary states that happiness is for tourists which I agree completely because I experience it as an immigrant to the tourism industry.
Asian labourers are banned from the glitzy shopping malls, new golf courses and smart restaurants. - MIKE DAVIS: FEAR AND MONEY IN DUBAI. What sort of mentality is it which stops a worker from having a drink of water?
It means that it is the language spoken in all the Heavens in the Afterlife! Not Finnish, Swedish or Sami! : )
.. and clearly you have no idea of our language, the languages youve heard here, that did not appeal to you, were not Arabic, they were Asian! Arabic is so soft, elegant and beautiful! For God's sake, youve got YouTube! Do some research!
you are a skillful intellect omair. truly. your sense of storytelling is awe-inspiring. this reminds me of great films & documentaries, yet.. it stands as a powerful entity with no need of referencing & other comparisons. i eagerly await to see more films from you..
Take that film to the Cannes film festival or sell the rights to a networks like PBS, BBC, Nat Geographic or Discovery. Make a DVD. I found it straight to the point, down to Earth and very true to many from the workers angle. The tittle is brilliant. You can get an award for that movie.
At the top of the social pyramid, of course, are the al-Maktoums and their cousins who own every lucrative grain of sand in the sheikhdom. Next, the native 15 per cent of the population (many of them originally Arab-speakers from southern Iran) constitutes a leisure class whose uniform of privilege is the traditional white dishdash. Their obedience to the dynasty is rewarded by income transfers, free education, subsidized homes and government jobs...MIKE DAVIS - FEAR AND MONEY IN DUBAI
Please, don't mix the white dishdasheh (kandorah) with Iran, and those "rewards" (and you missed a lot of other envy-gaining loving privileges) are not because the way you put it, loyalty towered the wise elders in ancient Arabian tribes is like the loyalty of the knights toward their king or father.. So, what is wrong with this image?
You are talking either hate, envy, ignorance or misconception.
The video is very well produced. Rivals most documenteries published by the BBS. However, I must admit that your simply covering the obvious side effects of construction. The people here are unhappy, and are portrayed as individuals who cannot change thier status by simply raising thier own standards. My father was a worker, but did everything to ensure I'd enjoy a lifestyle such as that neglected by this film
I lived in Dubai as a social worker for 12 years. Dubai has a superficial society - all about wealth, properity and luxury. I thank you for capturing the hidden "truths" about the arab culture. As the boy in the video suggested, the locals lack the "soul" and human touch. This is exactly what made we leave the country in disgust... it is the way people in the lower strata of the social structure are treated, it is miserable.
"You people" = the hater/ objector/ disapprover/ condemner/ denouncer/ criticizer/ the jealous/ bias/ vile/ evil/ villain/ the smart ass ignorant... make your pick..
Youve highlighted some of the issues of Dubai. Overdevelopment and treatment of guest workers. What camera were you using? I love the quality. It has a movie feel to it. And what software were you using for the editing?
I was trying to avoid making it a sob story for the workers, because many of them absolutely love it in Dubai. So I personally don't think its a negative film, but maybe a film about how absurd and strange Dubai is. I used a Canon XM2 miniDV camera, i used final cut pro to edit.
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golffyzaa 4 months ago
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There're 99.9 % true that workers ppl in Uae ain't been treated in the right way...
golffyzaa 4 months ago
There is 99.9 % true that workers ppl in Uae ain't been treated like human being
golffyzaa 4 months ago
When your in Dubai it's all about money baby,
AlizaRockParade 1 year ago
A chef isn't a worker. A chef is an artist and as such they get paid a lot more than the average worker, so yeah...he's gonna feel more at home. I'd rather get paid to cook than to bust my arse for minimum wage.
Cstrife234 1 year ago
it seems like people in dubai have so much they waste and do not care
korahaplayas 1 year ago
lol, that guard in the mall got a little deep there didn't he? 7abaitah <3
Spunkette87 1 year ago
omg i cant belive this i want to live or maybe i wanted to live in dubai i thought is the paradise i am soccer player from europe answer me
adryan1993 2 years ago
7So just befoer we went the drivers found they could open the manhooes to the clean water drains and put it down there. I wanted to swinm inthe sea (sicne shopping malls are not my idea of entertainment) but everyone warned against it as those who had recently had either got obscure respiratory problems or headaches or skin rashesand burns. And tourism is supposed to be one of the triple pillars of the economy. - Cleishbotham
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
6The bit that struck me most inthe Independent story was the question of shit. They have built the whole place without a sewage system.Every set of flats has its own septeic tank which have to be emptied regularly. But there is only one place the tanker drivers (always Asian) can deposit their waste and have to queue for days (sleeping inthe cab in front of big red tanker full of shit.
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
5It is no accident that the crisis has forced this "fairy tale" to be exposed since the Maktoun's had to flog off a huge share in Emirates airlines to Abu Dhabi whilst we were there and sicne then have had to go capi i hand for more extended loans. I a tempted to say the whole thing is built on sand!
It is alsoan ecological nightmare as they water every single plant in the place with its own little water suppply (which is more than the building workers get).
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
4 this is a microcosm of global expolitation but run in such a way that is it like something out of Aldous Huxley. It is absolutely sickening but the Whites have to kepe their mouths shut or else they get evicted (as they do for many misdemeanours or simply just going broke. It has taken a long time for the world to wise up to this place abut as you can see their are institutional reasons why the censorship works (plus all the endorsements from twats like Michael Owen etc).
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
3then the long established Indian commercial class who provide lawyes and accountants as well as including some very rich merchants. The Whites from anywhere in the world (who don't have to have visas unlike the others) are also stratified from fairly casual jobs like singing in the bars to big executives in gated communities.
The whites include quite a few who can see what is going on (and Rottweiler is right -
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
2.Pakistanis and Indians do 12 hours a day six days a week and on their day off sit by the rooadside in the desert near their absolutely insanitary camps watching the 4 x 4s driving around (they care not allowed to own vehicles and anyway you can only have newish cars in Dubai so they could never afford one). Above them come the Filipino servant class who are just slaves (their "owners" hold their passports),
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
1.Was in Dubai last November. Workers who strike simply get locked up for three weeks and then get kicked back to India or Pakistan withjout hundreds of dirhams in back pay (and back home the moneylenders you probably borrowed a couple of grand from are after you. It makes stuff like Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" almost bearable. The article in the Independent is quite good at showing how there is actually a strict apartheid in Dubai based on your relation to the means of production.
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
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..sounds like a bunch of jealous poor people passing judgement on the wealthy.
If you have to stand around for 12 hours a day, too bad...get a new job, or go back to school and learn to do something else..
..otherwise, STFU.
propagandagroup 2 years ago
Nice video, but..
@ 01:19.. the Snow Area was made.. for Europeans? His statement is a reflection of his own battered mentality.. the world largest Aquarium in Dubai Mall with its 'Largest Acrylic Panel' according to Guinness, was made for whom? 'Merfolks'?
Rewayah 2 years ago
i think he meant western people. Most skiers are indeed westerners.
And aren't the best ski resorts in Europe or is it just me?
Sure Canadians have great ski town such as Whistler/Blackcomb and Americans have Vail and Aspen, but Europe was the birthplace of skiing and has Chamonix and such..
DanTheMexicano 2 years ago
'No argument with that.. but,
Ski Dubai was made for Europeans and Westerns in general? Come on, not for Asians too? Indians? Or us, the locals, and the Arabs? What sort of mentality is that?
.. and I don't think that he was thinking of Aspen or any other skiing place in the world when he said his comment!
Rewayah 2 years ago
I see a battered tired man.. who claims that my people are kissing ass for westerners, and trying to please them.. His Highness Sheikh Muhammad is doing all this for everyone, with the idea of providing luxurious comfortable life to all of his people...
I would summon up the 'Jealousy Line' from a Shakespearian note... and I would say that.. not only him.. there are many others like him.. whither impoverished or living successfully in Dubai, they are just jealous..
Rewayah 2 years ago
It is sad to see how blind you are to the sufferings of others. "His Highness" Sheikh Muhammad is NOT BUILDING THOSE MALLS, HOTELS, ETC FOR EVERYONE!
How can you say that, when the same people that constructed those buildings are afterward banned from entering them?
Open your eyes, because the rest of the word is already seeing Dubai for what it is: A metropolis made of crystal that will shatter at any given moment.
hermioneghp 2 years ago
1. This shows us there is no humanity in bourgeois thinking whatsoever. They would have the entire world along the lines of Dubai if they could get away with it. No excess is enough for them and they pleasure in their ruthless exploitation of labour. They live in luxurious indolence while the builders of their castles live in cess-pits and work in slavery.
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
2. Dubai is one of the most conspicuous living examples of what class society and capitalism is: the crazy remuneration for power and property and punishment for real effort and contribution. Class society is savagery. The world is upside-down. - rottweiler
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
Rewayah:
Well yes im not arguing with that either. He did say it was to make them feel at home. I can see where his statement came from. I live in a ski resort and the winters are harsh!
But you are right perhaps he sees other Arabs not as people that go to such places because he is a lower class Arab and forgets about the wealthy ones.
DanTheMexicano 2 years ago
Rewayah:
The same happens with me. As you can tell by my name I am mexican, but have lived in an american ski resort my whole life. I think that all Mexicans come for work and not leisure which is wrong and closed minded because there are very wealthy Mexican people as well as Arab! It is majestic and one day I hope I can visit far away lands! However, this documentary states that happiness is for tourists which I agree completely because I experience it as an immigrant to the tourism industry.
DanTheMexicano 2 years ago
Asian labourers are banned from the glitzy shopping malls, new golf courses and smart restaurants. - MIKE DAVIS: FEAR AND MONEY IN DUBAI. What sort of mentality is it which stops a worker from having a drink of water?
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
their language sounds so annoying.. alalalalalalaltalattlalalalalalalalalta
harhainen 2 years ago
Our Language is that of The Noble Quran!
Do you know what does that mean?
It means that it is the language spoken in all the Heavens in the Afterlife! Not Finnish, Swedish or Sami! : )
.. and clearly you have no idea of our language, the languages youve heard here, that did not appeal to you, were not Arabic, they were Asian! Arabic is so soft, elegant and beautiful! For God's sake, youve got YouTube! Do some research!
Rewayah 2 years ago
Rewayah, LOOOOL well said!!
JozyIbnBitch 2 years ago
Isn't there a site were I could find a job in sales in dubai? I would love to go back!!
If someone could help it would be greate.
Thanks
00samir00 2 years ago
dude you have a talent, but I'm sure you already know that. Can't wait for your next project.
nickswitch 3 years ago
you are a skillful intellect omair. truly. your sense of storytelling is awe-inspiring. this reminds me of great films & documentaries, yet.. it stands as a powerful entity with no need of referencing & other comparisons. i eagerly await to see more films from you..
reemirror 3 years ago
go home if u didnt want to work we give u anew life an this is how u deal with us
VIP9009 3 years ago
Take that film to the Cannes film festival or sell the rights to a networks like PBS, BBC, Nat Geographic or Discovery. Make a DVD. I found it straight to the point, down to Earth and very true to many from the workers angle. The tittle is brilliant. You can get an award for that movie.
crazywaters 3 years ago
Ek din hum Desi yeh Dubai ko Take over kar lenge . yeh sale jo hum log ko aaj gali dete hain, woh humare nokur honge.
thetrickman 4 years ago
Dubai reminds me of Luxembourg. Money, money, money and the plastic society
erezija 4 years ago
jealus and hate not more than that
diago13333 4 years ago
Precisely!
Rewayah 2 years ago
At the top of the social pyramid, of course, are the al-Maktoums and their cousins who own every lucrative grain of sand in the sheikhdom. Next, the native 15 per cent of the population (many of them originally Arab-speakers from southern Iran) constitutes a leisure class whose uniform of privilege is the traditional white dishdash. Their obedience to the dynasty is rewarded by income transfers, free education, subsidized homes and government jobs...MIKE DAVIS - FEAR AND MONEY IN DUBAI
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
It is really funny the way you/him put it,
Please, don't mix the white dishdasheh (kandorah) with Iran, and those "rewards" (and you missed a lot of other envy-gaining loving privileges) are not because the way you put it, loyalty towered the wise elders in ancient Arabian tribes is like the loyalty of the knights toward their king or father.. So, what is wrong with this image?
You are talking either hate, envy, ignorance or misconception.
Rewayah 2 years ago
that guard is so insightful. this is a very surreal documentary
jerzkid87 4 years ago 3
Stanly Kubrick style filming.. only I didn't like it.
BestestMoron 4 years ago
ya wery good guy go to the top
uaeboy009 4 years ago
The video is very well produced. Rivals most documenteries published by the BBS. However, I must admit that your simply covering the obvious side effects of construction. The people here are unhappy, and are portrayed as individuals who cannot change thier status by simply raising thier own standards. My father was a worker, but did everything to ensure I'd enjoy a lifestyle such as that neglected by this film
nanohurtz 4 years ago
This film really hurts because my memories after I visited the place in 2001 still reminds me of how I fell in love with the city of Dubai.
Well done anyway!
CreativeManiac 4 years ago
I lived in Dubai as a social worker for 12 years. Dubai has a superficial society - all about wealth, properity and luxury. I thank you for capturing the hidden "truths" about the arab culture. As the boy in the video suggested, the locals lack the "soul" and human touch. This is exactly what made we leave the country in disgust... it is the way people in the lower strata of the social structure are treated, it is miserable.
Heysunshyne 5 years ago 2
Easy easy with that "Truth"!!
You people always find some sort of "truth" to criticize us!!
.. and don't you dare talk about our soul and human touch!!
Rewayah 2 years ago
Who is 'you people' exactly?
ButherLi55ett 2 years ago
"You people" = the hater/ objector/ disapprover/ condemner/ denouncer/ criticizer/ the jealous/ bias/ vile/ evil/ villain/ the smart ass ignorant... make your pick..
Rewayah 2 years ago
There is a man in a Panama hat in the reflection at the start! Truly brilliant.
secretdubai 5 years ago
Youve highlighted some of the issues of Dubai. Overdevelopment and treatment of guest workers. What camera were you using? I love the quality. It has a movie feel to it. And what software were you using for the editing?
fdama 5 years ago
I was trying to avoid making it a sob story for the workers, because many of them absolutely love it in Dubai. So I personally don't think its a negative film, but maybe a film about how absurd and strange Dubai is. I used a Canon XM2 miniDV camera, i used final cut pro to edit.
omairways 5 years ago
I love this documentary and the way it was shot. Innovative.
fdama 5 years ago