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Dubai's outsize dreams reined in by crisis

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Uploaded by on Mar 23, 2009

Without much oil left to bolster its economy, Dubai has bet on real estate development and tourism to deliver foreign currency to the emirate. But its prime market -- the international jetset and well-heeled travellers -- is drying up in these hard times, and local property values have taken a hit.

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  • @alice0886 Looks can be deceiving, and Dubia only proves it. If your not a mulit-millionaire, it's not a place to consider moving to.

  • @MrGezamo

    Is this a good place to live and a make a career?? I am considering moving to Dubai.

  • This city seems like a dream:O and like a fascinating paradise.

  • @MillyVanillification you couldnt afford to be wanked on by one of these people

  • The city for wankers.

  • lol at all the people hoping to get a job in dubai. the place is a worthless shithole. they rely entirely on tourism for income - they're fucked cos every rich american hates muslims unless they have lots of oil to sell *wink wink*

  • one must love to live in horrible places like new york in order to find dubai a nice city. skyscrapers are just piled up expensive materials. you need vast amounts of energy to cool and to heat them. the arabs should have their own way of construction and build structures that doesnt imitate but deal with the environment. I'm sure such structures and ideas do exist.

  • @lifeseeker1 Ive never seen one... but if thr was a car covered in diamonds... the owner is a dumbass... dont judge a city by the few dumb ones... anyhow... nice mature reply.. i expected trash talking and stuff :P good for you man... or women ?

  • ppl just stfu dubai doesnt suck, if u live there ull love it but the only thing bad about it is the weather

  • @FlippyMyFloppy

    Well, you might be right.

    In no way can I claim to be an expert on their culture.

    I dont remember the country, but I saw a car that was covered in diamonds,

    & another situation where a princess or queen or something, hired a 757 to transport the merchandise from a shopping spree from the US.

    It just struck me as grotesque, crass, dreadful, excess.

    .

    I'm sure they are isolated cases, but what a waste of resources.

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