These pictures were taken from the exact same viewpoint.
Dubai in 1990.
Dubai in 2003.
Dubai in 2007.
Look at that. In 17 years, it went from a patch of desert to looking like downtown Manhattan.
Massive amounts of money were poured into Dubai, trying to make it look like a metropolis, in the shortest amount of time possible.
It feels fake, because a city doesn’t really belong there. It’s literally a patch of desert. The flashy buildings and resorts just try to hide that.
Beneath all the flash, it’s really a pretty terrible country for anyone that isn’t a millionaire. Working conditions are horrible, and living conditions are just as terrible for poor people. Poverty rates are estimated at about 20%, plus they have a terrible human rights record. It isn’t really even considered a free country. It’s pretty awful. United Arab Emirates
Dubai is a perfect example of a facade. A layer of wealth and opulence veiling a grimy and tarnished center.
Chinnu Jeeva tech 