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24 Hours in Dubai - Dunes and Dinars

Naeem Randhawa June 18, 2007

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#5 Posted by txnaeem on June 19, 2007 2:39:14 am
Glad you like the article.
I refrain from calling it a ``bad`` place - its like every other country in the sense that it is struggling with its own internal issues - in this case immigration workers being at the top.
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#4 Posted by devkant on June 18, 2007 11:48:14 pm
`#3 by Love2love on June 18, 2007 10:44pm PT
Great article, Naeem. Your observations hit home well. Never did like Dubai, but ironically after reading this article, I`ll give it another shot. :)`

i live in dubai and i still don`t like it. no matter how many shots you give it, i ddon`t think u will like it!!!!!
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#3 Posted by Love2love on June 18, 2007 10:44:52 pm
Great article, Naeem. Your observations hit home well. Never did like Dubai, but ironically after reading this article, I`ll give it another shot. :)
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#2 Posted by devkant on June 18, 2007 4:18:59 pm
`Americans want to be Americans, and Arabs want to be Americans, the world wants to be American.`

how correct. everyone here claims they hate americans, but eventually end up aping them!!

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#1 Posted by stuka on June 18, 2007 1:09:03 pm
good fast paced read, thanks.
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