What is life like in Dubai?

Dubai is relatively a city with obvious social class, and even I personally think it is a city with a little slavery. I can be roughly divided into mysterious top local tyrants, ordinary local tyrants, ordinary working people (excluding service industry), service people and laborers.

My understanding of top local tyrants only stays in the news of walking leopards. Ordinary local tyrants mostly drive luxury cars to live in villas, like local tyrants in normal countries. Nationality, from any country, mostly Arabs.

There are a large number of Europeans and Americans in the general working population. I can't give you the specific salary, depending on the position. For example, where I work, the female receptionist in the Philippines is equivalent to more than 10,000 RMB per month. I know a young chief engineer (no official position), about 50,000 RMB. Then by analogy, the salary in Dubai is very high.

Dubai's service industry is very perfect and developed. As long as you have money, you can live a life of being served everywhere. The service staff are mostly from India, Pakistan, the Philippines and China. However, Filipino maids are allocated by many wealthy families in Dubai, which basically monopolizes the nanny industry. There are also many Filipinos doing some low-tech jobs in shopping malls, restaurants, beauty salons and other places. With the development of tourism in Dubai, there are more and more shopping guides, tour guides and hotel waiters in China.

Indians and Pakistanis tend to engage in more labor-intensive jobs, such as security guards, drivers and delivery. The cheap labor in India and Pakistan makes many Chinese restaurants employ Indians and Indians, and they all speak Chinese very well.

Workers are responsible for urban construction, mostly Indians and Indians and people from Africa or other poor countries, with high work intensity and low wages.

To sum up, Dubai is not all local tyrants, but also a large number of ordinary people live here, some of whom have poor living conditions.

Life in Dubai

Dubai is extremely hot and humid from April to 10. Fortunately, the urban construction is perfect, and even the bus stations are air-conditioned, which can be relatively relieved. The rest of the time, the temperature is comfortable, and it is a little cold at night. Sometimes there are sandstorms, and occasionally there are foggy days and rainy days.

Working days in Dubai are from Sunday to Thursday, and rest on Friday and Saturday. On the rest day, the shopping malls are crowded and the open-air restaurants by the sea are equally noisy. Many people smoke and chat here.

In addition, there are bars and nightclubs specially for foreigners, which are no different from normal bars and nightclubs and also serve drinks. Dressing in Dubai is relatively free, and girls are allowed to wear halter skirts and bare their shoulders and legs (but men and women are still not allowed to kiss or do more intimate things in public, and may go to jail). Generally speaking, compared with other conservative Arab cities, life in Dubai is much richer and more open, but after all, it is a Muslim city with many constraints, so its culture is not diverse. During Ramadan, it is indispensable to ban food and water in public places. On the other hand, Dubai is a new city after all, and the whole city lacks some cultural heritage and sense of history, so street performers are strictly prohibited.

Of course, the price in Dubai is much higher than that in China, but it is still much lower than that in London. For example, light rail starts in 5 yuan, and London starts around 20 yuan. Pork can be bought in Spinneys or some supermarkets such as waitrose and China City, which is very convenient. In terms of shopping, Dubai is a tax-free city, and major shopping malls have brands ranging from cheap goods to luxury goods.

And the social security is very good, at least as a girl living alone, I have never felt dangerous and uneasy. Dubai Metro has women-only carriages to prevent women from feeling uncomfortable. Brush your card and brush your face into the apartment, and check it for 24 hours. Stealing is even rarer.

Compared with domestic first-tier cities, Dubai's housing prices are not expensive. 12 million can buy a small apartment by the sea, and the house price has been adjusted back after the economic crisis in Dubai. In contrast, renting a house is much more expensive. For example, the monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Dubai Wharf is about 15000 RMB (the old city is probably much cheaper), and the high-rise apartments in Dubai have to be said to be really well equipped. Swimming pool and sauna gym are standard, with stable hot water and air conditioning, safe and responsible, and comfortable life. Therefore, if you live in the business circle for a long time, buying a house may be more cost-effective.

A local friend told me that the ratio of male to female in Dubai is about 6:4, and the ratio of non-Muslim girls is even lower. In the past, non-Muslim girls were easily accosted and pursued.

As far as diet is concerned, as long as you don't have to eat Chinese food, there are still many delicious foods in Dubai. Common international chain restaurants Chese Cake Factory/Fridays/Rain Forest Cafe/Pizza Hut can be found in most places, as well as Leng Shi and Pink Berries. Starbucks. Costa is not hard to find. In addition, due to the large number of local Indians and Pakistanis, all kinds of Indian and Pakistani dishes are very delicious and authentic. Turkish food, Lebanese food and local kebabs are also good choices.

I eat traditional Arabic food, mainly cakes, fried noodles, dairy products and syrup. It's not bad or delicious. Dairy products are to my taste, but all kinds of syrups and sweets are too tired for me.

Our host is an American woman who married a local and converted to Islam. She met her current husband in college and then immigrated here to live. The core of the whole activity is that everyone chats with her while eating. In the communication link, she thinks we are a little stiff. She emphasizes that although she is a devout Muslim now, people can ask some embarrassing or sensitive topics. This is the purpose of cultural exchange. Don't be afraid to offend, please feel free to ask. . .

I thought about it and asked her, if others go out to eat with you and friends at the same table eat pork in front of you, will you be angry and offended? She asked me if I was a friend, tried to eat by myself, and got a positive answer. She asked me strangely, since I didn't force me to eat, why should I think it was offensive?