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Last week we suggested that Dubai sounds like hell on earth, on the grounds of it being a) super-hot; b) a permanent building site; c) full of drunk Brits with sunstroke. That argument still looks good to us. But not to some of you, least of all Louise in Dubai:
You are so wrong Dubai is brilliant.
Tell you what else is brilliant: commas!
I live here and love it and, helen, it isn’t sexist that much I think you are getting Dubai mixed up with saudi arabia where women aren’t even allowed to drive. Dubai isn’t that hot last winter it got down to 12C and last summer it got up to 60C and you can go back to the UK. It’s not Dubai’s fault that tourists don’t check the temperatures.
PLEASE can you apologize to the whole of Dubai.
I could. But it would literally mean nothing.
Then we received the following counter-argument from Joe in Dubai:
i thought i would pass on my knowledge after being in Dubai for 12 years.
1, The Burj Khalifa is an Armani hotel on the bottom, Spa in the middle and apartment on the top. The aquarium did leak due to the shitty building standards.
2,The shaped like a sail IS the Burj Al Arab.
3, Helen, it is A) really hot in the summer months, winter is heaven on earth.
B) it is modern in some places but the government has epically failed in trying to embrace western rules
C) IT IS the most sexist and RACIST place i have ever visited (and ive been to Louisiana)
Marting the sound man ( you are amazing by the way) IT IS a muslim state which is a complete nightmare.
Helen (again) all the brits DO come out here and get all drunk and sunburnt which is rather funny, and yes they do get arrested, and there is a HUGE debate about that in the papers over here.
I am a long time listener, and completely blown out the water that you talked about dubai.
PS it really is hell on earth dont ever come here because you will be ripped off and disappointed. 😀
Well, now we don’t know whom to believe! Mike in Dubai, your email is the tiebreaker:
Apropos your ill informed rant about Dubai last week:-
– stop right there, Mike! I think you’ll find our rant was addressed to stupid Brits going over to abuse Dubai and forgetting that they are still expected to remain civilised, even though it’s sunny there.
Answer Me This:
Have any of you ever been to Dubai?
If you should wish to venture here I will gladly show you the old preserved heritage areas; the two hotels, apartments and office in the Burj Khalifa and the freedom which women enjoy – both local and visitors.
It’s really not the most appealing holiday prospect to any of us, but ta ever so for the offer.
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