Dubai from Aussie eyes!!!!
I read this in dubai-discussions@ yahoo groups forum by auschef@gmail.com and found it apt,crisp and releavant: Life in Dubai is different, in fact whole lot of different from Australia with some aspects better. Things that are positive : No crime, cheap fuel, very international. Police are amazing. Very polite and helpful, but switched on. No attitude. Business is easy to run, with fewer restrictions and opportunities more flexible. At higher positions the rewards here are better than in Australia, financially and otherwise, for lesser experienced / qualified / in a lesser position, then the financial benefits would be far less ( 1/10th). There are no politics here; no pressure groups, no political bickering, and things get done. The sheikh has support and respect that is usually only found for much loved apolitical Kings, such as in Thailand. The pace, vision and development here is the envy of the world (or should be). The hotels are lovely places to go out despite the shocking