City of the Futre (56k stay away)

[Summa]

maybe we should run a plane into that building.....

[duel pasta]

maybe we should run a plane into that building.....

You are a very original person.

[Emaho]

No really. Dubai is like paradise for terrorist with all the high buildings. Besides it's close to work too!

[Jeansi]

It's located in a pretty muslim part of the world, and as terrorism is in people's eyes closely related to extreme muslims, Being an Islamic country, I'd say Dubai is a pretty damn safe place in that aspect.

[Displaced]

aye, jeansi is correct.

the leadership in the emirates is very careful not to piss other countries in the region off, and have close ties to many of the neighbouring countries.

i for one was never scared while living there, that said, i wasn't scared in Saudi Arabia either.

also, the reason dubai is expanding at such a horrific rate, is simple, they expect oil revenues to run dry before 2020, as such they are literally throwing money at their infrastructure, and trying to get a sustainable tourist based economy.

now, i think they succeeded with that about 10 years ago, with cheap prices, insane shopping festivals, the dubai desert classic, tennis events, A1 and possibly F1, you name it, dubai has it. what is going on now, is what you get when you have more money than you know what to do with.

also, about the divide between rich and poor, there are no poor emiratis, they all live in government subsidised housing, get money thrown at them every month, iirc dubai locals have the highest GDP in the world.

[ZeUs!!]

Paulo Futre?

[Galleleo]

A1 and possibly F1

Isn't it already sure that the F1 is starting there in, I believe 2009?

[Displaced]

afaik its still not certain wether it will be in Abu Dhabi or Dubai, last i heard Dubai wasnt willing to advertise alcohol at the event, but Abu Dhabi would allow it.

[Da1andonly]

räikkönen!

[D1st0rt]

I saw them making the islands on some Discovery Channel show, was pretty crazy.

One of my buddies here in a bunch of my classes is from Dubai, he talked about stuff like how only citizens can own businesses and you can't become a citizen; anybody who wants to have a business there has to get permission and pay regularly to have it "licensed" under somebody's citizenship.

I do think it's kind of bs that they made a "7 star" hotel though, because the rating system only goes up to 5.

[Liquid Blue]

I'd be happy to go there for a week and stress test their 7-star hotel and see if it's really up to par

all expenses-paid of course, since I'm doing them a favor

[megaman89]

holy shit?

[Money]

wow

[Vykromond]

maybe we should run a plane into that building.....

Stop.

[Galleleo]

afaik its still not certain wether it will be in Abu Dhabi or Dubai, last i heard Dubai wasnt willing to advertise alcohol at the event, but Abu Dhabi would allow it.

Today the commentator said it's gonna be Abu Dhabi in 2009, they already have a countdown running on some website.