Dubai was beautiful but in a superficial way, everything very big and bright and man made, most people were foreign, I only met two locals I think. Most of the locals I saw were dressed traditionally although there was no law saying they had to like in Saudi. I was really surprised over 80% of the Emirati women I saw out in the street wore the black abaya AND niqab face veil in 50 degree heat, while I was dying in my Iranian manteau and pants, even though there was no law stating they had to, when women in Tehran were doing pretty much everything possible to get around the compulsory hijab laws there.

https://www.swfinstitute.org/fund-rankings/sovereign-wealth-fund

I see your enlightened leaders telling people they are their families are going to die, or to go out , smoke because nicotine helps, inject your self with disinfectant.

Our leader came out and said don’t worry. We don’t have any food shortage , loans are deferred , rent is not a concern, No body was fired and everyone is working from home and receiving a salary. Kid are being home schooled the ministry of education provided laptops for the kids and the telecoms providers provided internet for free to whom ever needed it. People are remaining in their homes willfully and leave only if they need too. They’ve donated Because we are educated , kind and care for our communities as a whole. The UAE is A country that is leading humanitarian efforts of CoViD-19. all around the world , not just money but a physical presence of brave men and women who are putting their lives on the line to help reunite loved ones and bring them home.

We’re not backward or racist but you’ stayed in Dubai for 4 years and most of the information that you have is incorrect.Other than the shaaria law.
In regards to selling alcohol and it being forbidden, according to our religion… this is true however , We do not sell it , drink it , sit with people who drink it , pay for it nor do we serve it to people.We are tolerant of the residents and they have the right to do as they wish as Islam is not their religion and they do not have to follow it. Also your argument makes no sense what ur saying we should do is the equivalent of us saying it’s mandatory for you guys pray 5 times a day with us. The meaning of The word Islam is peace. We have our religion and you have yours. Meaning we do not judge you for yours or lack there of so do not judge us for ours as we are accepting of everyone for they’re actions not for anything else. They have you pay and the hotel pay to be able to serve alcohol and for you to buy it as has to be regulated as monitoring it is a cost to the government. Or you would have a black market situation where people would be paying in the thousands and other things that come with black market crime. ?

Yes there is human trafficking/prostitution it is not legal and there’s not one city In The world that is not plagued with the problem. We don’t legalize or decriminalize it in our country by calling it an escort service that don’t “solicit “ sex but your getting sex if you pay! Also sweety like you said we’re a rich country and they pay us to “Shut up”. That’s why our law enforcement and legal system is so strong because money can’t sway us to do something wrong just as easily as it does to people around the world.

Also let me be clear everyone works for a living, however there are a lot of fundamental needs that the government takes care of for us such as health care , education etc. Which gives us more disposable income. Where ever you look in life there will be someone with a better situation than you. Work to get to what you want but, be grateful for what you have.

You aren’t grateful for what you have your your watching people’s successes too much that you spin everything in a negative light with no understanding what so ever.
Also, when you say that workers are exploited here , you have no idea how in depth the labor laws are here in the UAE. Again you can not blame it on DUBAI if you guys are misinformed on your rights , have not read your contracts And do not know your own HR policy where you work. Trust me the law is mostly to protect the employees rights. If you did the same thing abroad , no one will tell you that what they’re doing is against the law because you don’t know and you’d be worse off than here . People here are less imaginative with laws that effect the people’s well being .

As it comes to polygamy as you said you have to have the means to take care of them all equally as well as their children and needs . However the father and the husband is more than just a provider there are many other duties that he must fulfill in order to be considered to be treating the wives equally and taking care of the family. there are many verses and sayings of the prophet that “allow “ up to four wives but it is discouraged -but it is a solution in some cases

Such as a married man taking aa widow as his second wife because she has young children so that they are taken care of.

Or after a war as the women’s population has gone up and there are less men. Men are made to sew their seed where they may and women are biologically programmed for monogamy. It helps with the balance of the population and procreation. Look at how the one baby law still affects China till this day.

We are not degraded as you say nor are we debased by our men . We are respected and empowered by our husbands, brothers fathers etc. We do have rights just as equal as men in regards to this subject specifically it is as follows : A woman can have it in her “prenup” that she doesn’t want the man to take a second wife. According to Shaaria law the first wife must agree to the husbands second marriage and has the right to refuse. She also has the right to ask for a divorce.
Where as in other societies people are married both cheating , STDs and STIs I think that’s a loveless marriage because he doesn’t even care enough to put on a condom!

Ohhhh and democracy Democracy it’s 2020 and the West are still under the illusion that there is such thing as democracy. It’s just something they sell you to believe that you have some part some say some free will cause you don’t get jack shit else. Yap yap … no medical care… yapbyap… u pay for your own pensions… yap yap… the government robs you than they over spend making the richer richer , the poor poorer and leaving ur economy worth nothing. Not even enough to protect the medical workers who lay their lives down everyday for the people. No appreciation for the value of life.

We have not for voted our leadership But we chose them blind folded , with no questions asked . That is called loyalty and faith. We will choose them and our country over anything and we have such love and loyalty that we would lay down our lives for it.

Would any of you lay down your life ?

Here’s why we don’t complain it might come as a surprise to you because you would never know what it’s like but, we are happy we don’t have anything to complain about . That’s why we have nothing negative say… guess what else there are local and federal government departments that have been structured to fulfill our every need as a human being. So if we do face a challenge in our life our government supports us through everything . Also there are departments that provide opportunities for us in our lives in so many aspects . from the day we’re born and until the day we Rest In Peace and we know that our children will live the same life we did so their children too.

Also Emirati or resident if you have an issue that you feel that you can not handle on your own. Our leaders open their majlis ,which you can visit and speak to the leadership face to face speaking on your challenges and what you’d need. I never never seen this any where around the world where the leadership are that close in touch with their people that they take 2 days out of their week and meet and discuss what they can do for their citizens and residents to make their lives easier.

About that fundraiser issue you raised a family member of mine works in a government organization called the Zayed Higher Organization for over 20 years working with people of determination, we don’t call them special needs it’s offensive.

https://zho.gov.ae/en/MediaCenter/news/Pages/default.aspx

The government does sponsor charity events it’s not that they do not have money in fact they have a lot . However they do not give it out like it grows on trees there are policies and procedures to ask for charity donation or a sponsorship you must meet a certain number of criteria to be eligible for that money. I feel bad that your charity event did not go well but it wasn’t well planned or executed and that is through no fault of the government. There’ are checks and balances companies go through especially the government ones as well as auditors that keep track of spending .
Our government does not spare any expense when it comes to the health and well being of its citizens or its residence.

What you’ve said about people having to leave even if they were born here etc and they and others are not welcome. You’ve just stated that the UAE has people from all over the world and it’s a multicultural country. Meaning we welcome everyone. When I leave the UAE I have to apply for a visa for that foreign country and I can’t retire there or any of that and my visa expires too and I too have to go back home. Foreign Policy???

And actually actually have you heard of freehold…. so if someone were to decide to stay in the country they could.

Also please Google UAE special Olympics so you can see what a humanitarian event means and what we give from our hearts not from our wallets .

If you felt the support of a whole nation and leaders that want to give you the opportunity to reach your dreams or even space …wouldn’t feel as proud , and confident and as strong as we do.

We are a friendly , social and welcoming nation. You lived in one of the safest cities in the world where you could walk around freely and not have to worry about knives and gunshots and nursed and kidnapping or leaving your house alone or worrying about whether u can pay for your health care if your sick.

You come here so you don’t have to pay taxes in your own country because you have no loyalty to your fellow country men talk about out for themselves. What were you doing getting a lump sum of cash , As per your post you went out to eat at nice restaurants and you went out with your friends and you lived in a nice place because it was afforded to you while you were here. But you were disgusted by yourself because other ppl didn’t live that way?
We actually have a good standard of living and the gap between the wealthy and the “poor” If you look at the counties with the widest wealth gaps The UK and the USA are in that list. We are not :) there will be people that are less fortunate than you in life , it seems to me if u wanted to make a difference because you do believe in what you wrote. You would have tried to help in anyway that you could. Also we do not have any homeless people or ppl in shelters . You do not end up on the streets because of any mistake life brings you. There are ways to solve problems and rehabilitate . Not left alone to fend for themselves.

Guess what so sad to say this but you probably didn’t make friends is because of your attitude it sucks and it’s negative and no one wants that.

Last but not least my dear lady who has lived here for four years and has nothing positive to say about her experience they say :
Often those that criticize others reveal what he himself lacks. ― Shannon L. Alder

Hope you have a better understanding