Yea, just kind of sad. Imagine getting drunk and cant figure out what street is yours

And I bet it’s forbidden to paint your house in another colour.

I'd say it's full of live. And people. It isn't aesthetically pleasing, but I suspect many people have and do live in worse conditions.

And horrendously hot. Imagine existing (vs “living”) in that - a place where it’s frequently 100+ degrees (F, ~40C) at 3 & 4am. The heat during the day - in more “coastal”/greener areas - bumps up to 110-120F (~45-50C) as soon as the sun rises, and stays there until it goes down (currently ~6am and 7pm). Cities in the UAE are also built predominantly on the coast, which gives them the added “bonus” of having increased humidity - caused by the sea water literally evaporating into the atmosphere because of the heat. Now: head on “home” and lock yourself in one of these boxes - which being all jammed together in really really tight rows will also act as a windbreak for their neighbours. Almost zero chance of any breeze to help move the smell of your neighbour’s rubbish, cooking, cleaning (or lack of). Hell, that close together, you can probably smell their armpits. Why on God’s green earth do we do this to ourselves? This isn’t a habitat for snakes, let alone humans.

Better than homeless, or barely being able to afford rent?

It's very repetitive, but google images show palm trees and other plants around some houses. It just needs time for some life to grow into it, and good street signs.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nad+Al+Sheba+Villas/@25.1586013,55.3776017,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPIh5MJvep8gwoslosoyFBBlatxG2O6VxVPUNen!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPIh5MJvep8gwoslosoyFBBlatxG2O6VxVPUNen%3Dw114-h86-k-no!7i1156!8i868!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x3e5f6697253463f7:0x4a56e2765554ec5c!2sNad+Al+ShebaNad+Al+Sheba+3+-+Dubai+-+United+Arab+Emirates!3b1!8m2!3d25.1560743!4d55.3751961!3m4!1s0x3e5f6781dd9b7ed1:0x78a8fb67d4e497c9!8m2!3d25.1586013!4d55.3776017

I think its kinda pretty too

And they tried so hard with two colors and all... Just imagine ounting wrong and taking one street to early or late and then wondering where the hell your home is.

And soulless

You'd be liable to get desperately lost every time you attempted to go home!

You're right, however, let's say if it cut down on homeless people, I would support it.

At first I thought it was some sort of electronics.

Looks the same as any cookie cutter Fulton home or similar to me...

No trees? At least that's some life.

Not really. I suspect it's full of life. And the homes, while incredibly crowded and treeless, look nicer than what a lot of people live in.

dude,which ones my house?

That is an understatement !!!

Its what overpopulation looks like...come on folks!!! Overload the planet some more!! Life is endlessly sustainable here!!! Look on the rooftops !!! Grilling out,drying clothes....etc etc extra bedroom for kids...

Not all that different from many suburban American tract house neighborhoods.

Yet beautifully organized

I so agree James......looks like lego land

Looks like Mexico

All houses in the UAE are like this. The only ones that look a bit different that I have seen, is the neighborhood my friend lives in.

truly lifeless, and yet they'd reproduce and add the poor child to this misery

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You do know it's 120 degrees - you'd be lifeless too if you were not in your million dollar AC'd house or Lambo. I do love the stupid British ROUNDABOUT instead of a stop light wasting more housing.

At least in SimCity the building type would vary a little bit (unless we're talking the original SimCity, where each building with the same property value has the same icon, but that could never happen in such a big zone).

Specifically Simcity 2013.

You can tell by the repetition in roof top vegetation by row

I just did that. If these are the same houses I take your point. Dubious though