City in the sky, Citizens in the sand.

World's Tallest Tower via yahoo news

A yahoo article about Dubai getting ready to open the "World's Tallest Tower"

Unfortunately they make no mention of dubai's current state of affairs, which read something like this.

"Dubai is a city caught in an identity crisis. Struggling somewhere between its desire to be a playground for the rich and its adherence to traditional Islamic roots, rests a city that lacks sufficient infrastructure to support its delusions of grandeur. Visit if you must, but leave quickly before you are sucked into its calamitous void. "

These are the top 20 reasons that outweigh that beautiful gleaming man made marvel up at the top.

some of the reasons:

13. Not only do you have to get your boss’s approval to obtain a liquor license, but you must also get the company’s approval to rent property, have a telephone, or get satellite TV.

8. There are traffic cameras everywhere.

10. People stare at you.

and prob the worst..

6. These poor people are promised a certain pay, but the companies neglect to tell them they will be deducting their cost of living from their paychecks, leaving them virtually penniless – that is, if they choose to pay them.


The Truth about Dubai