tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232599512907232718.post4084379527769724007..comments2023-08-14T23:29:33.586+04:00Comments on Meanwhile, back in The Sandpit...: In defence of DubaiMeanwhile...http://www.blogger.com/profile/15898807351781047288noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232599512907232718.post-62696065182504676042009-02-19T08:13:00.000+04:002009-02-19T08:13:00.000+04:00Intresting article.As far as cultural identity is ...Intresting article.As far as cultural identity is concenred,it preserved well in dubai.They are taking much pain to preserve this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232599512907232718.post-37705825079789484842009-02-18T10:15:00.000+04:002009-02-18T10:15:00.000+04:00I came across this same article the other and I th...I came across this same article the other and I think it's a brilliant defense of Dubai by Siobhan. <BR/><BR/>Every metropolis you visit today has an ugly side along with its lovely side. Dubai however, has turned itself around and made both these elements the very foundation of what it stands for- progress.<BR/><BR/>I can't think of another city that has gone so out of its way to pander to the tourists and more importantly, I cannot even envisage how they would go about doing this!<BR/><BR/>Besides, is there any other Arabic state more forward-thinking than Dubai?<BR/><BR/>Enough said :)<BR/><BR/>- Casey AndrewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232599512907232718.post-77146101826000833912009-02-18T08:31:00.000+04:002009-02-18T08:31:00.000+04:00The writer has the nerve to refer to the *supposed...The writer has the nerve to refer to the *supposed* burst bubble - I suggest she opens her eyes, gets out of her comfy office and starts talking to real people who've lost their jobs particularly in real estate. There is no supposed, this is real, the bubble *has* burst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com