Burj Dubai prices plumet, $1815 a month for a studio apartment
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What arabs are planing
[url]http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1023149&page=4[/url]
[QUOTE=HeatPipe;25590107]What arabs are planing
[url]http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1023149&page=4[/url][/QUOTE]
[img_thumb]http://i49.tinypic.com/2mrwu15.jpg[/img_thumb]
The people look very shopped in, reminds me of that one advertisement thing.
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;25590186]The people look very shopped in, reminds me of that one advertisement thing.[/QUOTE]
It's an architectural visualization. They're supposed to be shopped in...
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;25590186][img_thumb]http://i49.tinypic.com/2mrwu15.jpg[/img_thumb]
The people look very shopped in, reminds me of that one advertisement thing.[/QUOTE]
Oh god there are ghosts in that building
The arab states are just a big dick measuring competition.
How much is an average apartment in the US?
[QUOTE=Faren;25583959]Who the fuck would want to live in the United Arab Emirates anyway? It's a shithole.[/QUOTE]
Not really, Dubai is like a US city. Skyscrapers, BK, malls, everything. It's a capitalism oasis in the middle of a desert. It's awesome.
Well, it was like that when I was there.
What's the point of living in a country where you can't yell "FUCK THE STATE"?
-automergesnip-
I wouldn't live in Dubai either... I read good things from ex-pats on forums and stuff, but I'm fine right here :P
[QUOTE=Magistrate;25586692]What's with you and everything always having to be about gays[/QUOTE]I just call it like I see it.
[QUOTE=HeatPipe;25590107]What arabs are planing
[url]http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1023149&page=4[/url][/QUOTE]
Where's the rendered image with photo shopped Islamic people on their knees praying towards Mecca? Hmm maybe they have a building or section for it that I didn't see.
[QUOTE=Conspiracy;25584165]The UAE is far from a shithole.[/QUOTE]
Yes it is.
[url]http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html[/url]
Deal with it.
[QUOTE=demoguy08;25603998]Yes it is.
[url]http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html[/url]
Deal with it.[/QUOTE]
because one guy's opinion = fact
[QUOTE=JDK721v5;25604068]because one guy's opinion = fact[/QUOTE]
Ohh hey I can totally see you read the article before deciding to comment on it! Good job!
[QUOTE=demoguy08;25604121]Ohh hey I can totally see you read the article before deciding to comment on it! Good job![/QUOTE]
I can totally see that you posted an opinion article and passed it off as a fact
It's not fact, although he does bring up a lot of facts (worker's conditions, for example. It's well known that they're being treated like shit) but it's very well written and gives a clear picture of what's going on. It's a shithole with a very nice and shiny exterior.
[QUOTE=JDK721v5;25604068]because one guy's opinion = fact[/QUOTE]
On v5 already? Doesn't surprise me.
If you actually read some of the article before posting, you would understand it's not all opinions. Much of what he says is correct.
[QUOTE=demoguy08;25604239]It's not fact, although he does bring up a lot of facts (worker's conditions, for example. It's well known that they're being treated like shit) but it's very well written and gives a clear picture of what's going on. It's a shithole with a very nice and shiny exterior.[/QUOTE]
he doesn't have any sources. it's clearly an opinion article.
[editline]23rd October 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=Ragy;25604295]On v5 already? Doesn't surprise me.[/QUOTE]
not my fault that gunfox is a terrible mod who bans people for dissent
[QUOTE=JDK721v5;25604304]not my fault that gunfox is a terrible mod who bans people for dissent[/QUOTE]
Welcome to Facepunch.
[QUOTE=JDK721v5;25604304]he doesn't have any sources. it's clearly an opinion article.
[editline]23rd October 2010[/editline]
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Do you live in Dubai? Have you ever visited Dubai? If neither is true, then his picture of the city is clearly more valid than yours.
[QUOTE=JDK721v5;25604304]he doesn't have any sources. it's clearly an opinion article.
[editline]23rd October 2010[/editline]
not my fault that gunfox is a terrible mod who bans people for dissent[/QUOTE]
How does one...source an experience
[editline]23rd October 2010[/editline]
"The holocaust was terrible"
"SOURCE OR FUCK YOU"
[QUOTE=Tetracycline;25604696]How does one...source an experience[/QUOTE]
he said that the author brings up a lot of facts
facts require sources to substantiate them
Still cheaper than living in center city Philadelphia. I'll bet in a year, prices will drop to half of the most recent price.
[QUOTE=The golden;25604935]Yeah but in Philadelphia you can give your wife a peck on the cheek in public. In Dubai, that's punishable by jail time.[/QUOTE]
source?
[QUOTE=JDK721v5;25604769]he said that the author brings up a lot of facts
facts require sources to substantiate them[/QUOTE]
Christ, it' not that damn hard to find them.
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7985361.stm[/url]
..and here are some comments from people who actually live in the city. (further down the page)
[quote]I've lived in Dubai and now live in Doha and the situation is really depressing. All the workers are so low paid, the construction workers get the worst of it but cab drivers, shop and restaurant workers and service people get a bad deal too. I've spoken to many who were tricked into coming to the Middle East and are now trapped due to visa regulations and sponsorship laws (as well as not being able to afford a flight home). Businesses here totally take advantage, yet everything costs about the same as in the West - how does that add up? [/quote]
[quote]The bottom line is, I find that Dubai is so concerned about creating this "fairy-tale" image and you will find this place to be very materialistic and pretentious- don't get me wrong, a bit of bling in a city is fun - but when it is at the expense of others it gets ugly. [/quote]
So are you still convinced it's the best place on Earth
[QUOTE=JDK721v5;25604996]source?[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62D14E20100314[/url] :)
Google "jail time dubai" and you'll get loads of articles.
[QUOTE=JDK721v5;25604996]source?[/QUOTE]
See, this is why no one likes you and the fail, childish methods you use to argue.
[QUOTE=Ragy;25605938]See, this is why no one likes you and the fail, childish methods you use to argue.[/QUOTE]
i like him
[QUOTE=The golden;25604935]Yeah but in Philadelphia you can give your wife a peck on the cheek in public. In Dubai, that's punishable by jail time.[/QUOTE]
You can have an apartment in an unnecessarily tall building but you can't kiss your wife/show affection in public?
[highlight]Fuck. That. Shit.[/highlight]
[QUOTE=Tetracycline;25604696]How does one...source an experience
[editline]23rd October 2010[/editline]
"The holocaust was terrible"
"SOURCE OR FUCK YOU"[/QUOTE]
:godwin:
Whos idea was it to build a sprawling metropolis in the middle of a harsh and desolate biome anyways?
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