UAE, like many Middle Eastern countries, use slave labour, mostly from Africa, N. Korea or SE Asia. These people have no rights and are beaten, or worse. Many die in the heat and are dumped somewhere. The commenters saying it's safe...well, they're likely male and wealthy.

Someone said NYC is as bad as Dubai? That person has some real problems. You might be able to walk while rich, but it's literally unsafe for every other type of person in Dubai.

"The video has sparked divided opinions, with some praising Dubai's safety..." Yeah, safe for the straight men who are citizens who don;t criticize the government but literally no one else.

Friend of mine got deserted there by her now ex-husband, they lived and worked there. She and her 6 month old daughter weren’t allowed to leave the country without his written permission. She’s from SA, he’s a Brit. She was stuck there ‘cause he left the country, had a breakdown and didn’t return. Obviously a lot more ins and outs but essentially she was stranded there until he decided to return. Bizarre.

What the Muslims do in the Middle East, the "christians" want to do the same thing here in the US.

It is literally a paradise for a few wealthy men and their trained from birth to be domestic/sex slave "wives", I had friends that would have a local medicine man/ priest/ voodoo/islamic nonsense pimp who would marry them to a beautiful and completely obedient russian/eastern european woman for a few hours then divorce them all for a generous "donation to the priests pocket" . These guys were dressed and probably completely legitimate religious men but they specialised in the legal loophole of prostitution with a few extra steps. This is not a rumour or something exaggerated, it was routine and accepted at major hotels. Islam has a lot of loopholes as do most religions for exploitation for monetary gain. The women get nothing, just pretty dresses and nice rooms to stay. no retirement plan for UAE overnight wives club.

Let's not forget that sharia law in in place there. A girl from UK was raped there, and upon reporting that to police, she got arrested for "having sex outside marriage". Rapist was never proccessed since he was an local arab.

"Safety" is the rallying cry of fascists and authoritarians everywhere. "What about human rights abuses?" "Yes, but it's *safe* [for the favored few, but why let that detail get in the way of glitz and glam]."

There are some places in the world I have zero interest in living. Dubai is one of those places. People can say "Why didn't you ..." F that! People are ALLOWED to not like a place. People are allowed to complain about a place. People are allowed to go somewhere without doing research, or having bought into the marketing of a place, or having heard only a limited perspective of a place, and then arriving there, be shocked about things they don't like. I notice that a lot of people agreeing with her are women and a lot of people making snide and disgusting comments are men. I don't find that surprising.

Let's not forget that sharia law in in place there. A girl from UK was raped there, and upon reporting that to police, she got arrested for "having sex outside marriage". Rapist was never proccessed since he was an local arab. BTW, rascism is the norm. If there are 3 people in the shop, first one to be serviced is an arab, then a white man, and a black girl at the end.

Bit what I really, really do not understand is why, if you have so much money and you are a religious person, why you do not make sure that your workers have clothes and food?? Why?

All the Arab countries are like this.

I never understood the appeal of Dubai. It sounds like Las Vegas on steroids. There's no history and no true culture. Honestly, it is just a playground for the super wealthy. I don't think I would feel comfortable there as a queer woman as some parts of the Middle East unfortunately does not have the best track record for human rights. Furthermore, Dubai was built and is still being built using slave labour.

you know there are other parts of the UAE other than Dubai, ones that are less fake

When I hear Dubai I think sand, slavery, malls and Lambos. That's all, no appeal to me.

I know I'm commenting this from my safe ( ish ) home in the US but Saudi Arabia and the UAE are all just countries built on the bodies of slaves

yep, I mean everything that is used to attract people to Dubai involves being exceedingly wealthy. If you're already rich you can enjoy yourself anywhere...you have means to. Well unless you're into some shady s**t like owning a person or hunting people or some dark s**t like that. Come on... equating Dubai to NYC is BS. You can always leave New York that can't be said for Dubai.

I'd rather gouge my eyes out than go to Dubai!

I like the person who said NYC is the same thing as if that was a winning argument. Everyone already knows nyc Is awful lmaoo

Drop insane oil wealth, Islam, and a desire for foreign tourism into a bowl. Stir. Now you've got Dubai. If my daughter wanted to go there, I'd eat her passport.

And Dubai tickets are 1000+….

Who in the right mind would like to live there. I mean if you are not wanted by your country law enforcement agencies.

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I have lived in Qatar and now Bahrain, and have visited the UAE many times, only two of the Emirates though, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and I really don't understand the hate these places get, obviously Dubai in this instance. Have most of the people trashing Dubai, ever actually been, or are they just commenting on how much they hate the idea of a place? I love the middle East, love living in the region, love working in the region, though Dubai probably doesn't hold the same appeal as a weekend destination that it did in my late 20s early 30s now that I am 40, but that's no different from a city like Vegas, its not just the Strip, people live work and raise families there. . After stints in Myanmar and Thailand, we realized we needed to move back to the ME, we missed it, it was a great lifestyle and lovely people. On the most basic level, who argues with big salaries, no taxes and low crime?

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6 years in the UAE and I do feel safer here. After all I can still keep my table by just leaving my phone and bag there when I need to go to the bathroom outside of the cafe. Can you do it in Europe? We don’t lock the doors. I am not worried about weirdos sending their unsolicited images to me or my kids, my car won’t get vandalized or stolen like it happened in my own country to me before etc.

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Did she do no investigation before moving her life to a country that is KNOWN as being patriarchal to the point of misogynistic and expecting them to just change to suit her? 🤔 Would she also expect to pack up and relocate to a place that practices cannabilism and not wind up between 2 slices of bread? What a fruitloop.