If you’ll indulge an expat’s perspective from the ground here in Dubai, I’m happy to respond with a touch of clarity. 😵‍💫Your comment: “Why on earth would any decent person spend their money in UAE?” ✨My Response: Everyone speaks English, all religions are fine, you can leave your bag on the beach without worrying, service is great, top schools if you have kids, it’s a beautiful mix of people from everywhere, and it’s becoming a huge finance/tech hub like early Wall Street. Tons of opportunity and growth. Healthcare’s solid, streets are clean and calm (even with stuff going on in the region), and the government keeps things stable so life just goes on normally. You sleep easy here. If that’s not a draw for the discerning traveler or indeed the discerning resident, I’m not sure what is. 😵‍💫Your comment: “Dubai was built on slavery” ✨My Response: History everywhere has dark parts. No country’s hands are clean. The locals themselves hail from Bedouin tribes not so long ago, mere decades before the federation in 1971, many lived modestly as pearl divers, fishermen, or nomads in a harsh desert landscape, building what they could with the limited wages and resources available then. As the oil era dawned and vision met opportunity, wages rose, infrastructure surged, and this place transformed at a pace few nations have matched, much like any booming society that starts small and scales up through determination. Migrant workers are key here. They come voluntarily for better pay than back home and send billions back to their families (India, Pakistan, Philippines, etc.). Reforms keep happening: better sick pay, leave, health rules, easier to switch jobs. Some still work tough hours in the heat, no doubt, but protections are improving (new laws in 2024/2025, ILO stuff). A lot of us leave water/snacks for delivery guys. Small things, but people here are generally kind and willing to held anything that asks for help. 😵‍💫Your comment: “It’s the only place in the world you can get child s** slaves delivered… like a doordash and police… look the other way…” ✨My Response: Human trafficking in any form is a global scourge, and the UAE has laws with severe penalties (years to life imprisonment), dedicated anti-trafficking units, and prosecutions. I have not seen any credible evidence that supports routine, unchecked “delivery” of children; such claims distort isolated horrors into systemic policy. Your claim is a horrible exaggeration. 😵‍💫Your comment: “UAE is literally the Arab version of Israel” ✨My Response: This seems more of a geopolitical jab than reasoned critique, so I really don’t even k ow what to tell you. Experiences differ, and fair criticism is fine when it’s based on facts, not hype. But for those of us here, it’s stable, opportunity-packed, warm in winter months, and yeah, a very nice day-to-day life. Come visit with an open mind sometime. It might surprise you.