there about Dubai is the shiny, sparkly, glitzy stuff. So while I can certainly see that this article is not THAT, I interpret it as something written with the goal of tempering the "Dubai is Disney World" mentality.
The rebuttal in the arabian business mag that tallg posted the link to was interesting to read as well, but I think that like most Gulf citizens, that gentleman isn't used to critical press. He kept wanting to bring up the good things about himself and Dubai, but nobody is denying those things; they're simply not the topic addressed. The article clearly was intended to focus on the "dark side" as it was titled.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou
there about Dubai is the shiny, sparkly, glitzy stuff. So while I can certainly see that this article is not THAT, I interpret it as something written with the goal of tempering the "Dubai is Disney World" mentality.
The rebuttal in the arabian business mag that tallg posted the link to was interesting to read as well, but I think that like most Gulf citizens, that gentleman isn't used to critical press. He kept wanting to bring up the good things about himself and Dubai, but nobody is denying those things; they're simply not the topic addressed. The article clearly was intended to focus on the "dark side" as it was titled.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou