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thenakedcellist
Posts: 2666 - Karma: 218
This city is fuckin beautiful. I was watching 60 minutes on it, place is so legit. I'm moving there once Im outa college.

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Oct 15 2007 9:14PM
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skiminnesota
Posts: 9093 - Karma: 429
and they have SNOW


just not outside
Oct 15 2007 9:17PM
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marsland
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ive wanted to visit there since i first started seeing shit about it.  place looks so ill. 
Oct 15 2007 9:17PM
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DrStrangelove
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this lebanese chick i know really wants to go there soon...i just dont really know much about it so it's kinda far down on my travel list right now cause ive already got like 7 other big trips lined up
Oct 15 2007 9:18PM
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hurrisun
Posts: 6284 - Karma: 49
i no a kid who lives in a palace there i dont like no him well but he was a douche
Oct 15 2007 9:18PM
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jacqui-la-fripui
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yeah no shit,, my brother used to work in dubai

everybody says like oh bill gates is the richest man in the world,, or donald trumph   they have like what 100 billion dollars
thats nothing

some of the oil daddies in dubai own hundreds of trillions of dollars worth of oil.  they build cities as a hobby
Oct 15 2007 9:19PM
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TheButterHashira
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Place is sick. I heard they like americans too. Probably just our wallets but as long as they arent deuches its cool

Oct 15 2007 9:19PM
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MLB
Posts: 4462 - Karma: 298
soo sick to have a city made of oil......i mean for wars......wait i mean off of the backs of the poor......
Oct 15 2007 9:21PM
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jimmychung
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yeah my girlfriend's mom went there for a wedding. the place is ridiculous, but it pisses me off because they have TOO MUCH MONEY. why build the world's tallest skyscraper and then have the ability to keep making it taller so it can never be beat? why build man made island systems in the shape of a palm tree and a map of the world? why not give it to the poverty stricken areas immediately surrounding the rich and beautiful city? seriously, there are serious poor areas directly surrounding one of the richest cities in the world, and they don't do shit for them. all they do is flaunt it with all of their architectural wonders, including hundreds of ridiculous hotels. but here's the thing, no one goes there. according to my girlfriend's mom, the hotel she stayed at was massive, but nearly empty.

i don't know it just bothers me what they do with their money. still a beautiful city. the "seven star hotel" (the one designed to look like a sail) is a customer of a company my dad used to work for. i always wanted to see if we could get to stay there.

and one more thing, it's amazing how quickly that place blew up to how it is now. i read a natgeo article on it, and they compared pictures of the same main strip of road down the middle of the city, and about 10 years ago it was a gas station and a toyota dealership, that's it. now look at it, fucking crazy.



Oct 15 2007 9:22PM
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jacqui-la-fripui
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yeah but they are helping make millions of jobs for the poor people, dubai is gonna be like the next hong kong
Oct 15 2007 9:27PM
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thenakedcellist
Posts: 2666 - Karma: 218
Yeah the guys crazy. He wants it to be done it 5 years. The place is filling up tho. Like 25,000 a month or something people are coming.
Oct 15 2007 9:27PM
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ForestryIs8nice
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Oct 15 2007 9:28PM
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thenakedcellist
Posts: 2666 - Karma: 218
Is that dubia? Oh shit, dude one long serve and...
Oct 15 2007 9:29PM
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ForestryIs8nice
Posts: 745 - Karma: 40
yes it is
Oct 15 2007 9:30PM
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jacqui-la-fripui
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my parents were visiting my brother           AT THAT HOTEL     AT THE SAME TIME AS THOSE TENNIS PLAYERS WERE PLAYING ON THE HELIPAD   they got to meet marat safin and i think ferrer but yeah they ended up being on the same elevator with some baller tennis players,,

its funny you posted that picture
Oct 15 2007 9:35PM
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sowstochd
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only downside is that thers no alcohol allowed in dubai.

Oct 15 2007 9:41PM
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jacqui-la-fripui
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duh they drink oil
Oct 15 2007 9:45PM
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skithedirt
Posts: 1759 - Karma: 382
coz their so fucking rich
Oct 15 2007 9:53PM
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Quinny
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Do you ever think about anything before you type it?

First off, nobody has "hundreds of trillions of dollars" of anything.  In fact, you'd probably be hard pressed to find just one hundred trillion dollars if you put the entire world together. Second, Bill Gates is still the wealthiest single individual on the planet with an estimated net worth of $56 billion.  Thirdly, there is no individual in the Middle East that has anywhere close to the wealth Bill Gates possesses.  The wealthiest single person in the Middle East, for example, is Prince Al-Waleed of Saudi Arabia who has an estimated wealth of approximately $20.3 billion. The wealthiest person in the world to gain the majority of their fortune from the oil industry is even further down the list and probably closer to the 40th spot.
Oct 15 2007 9:54PM
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skithedirt
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ouch


quinny- 1 ns -0
Oct 15 2007 9:55PM
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Alex_G
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my cousin has a summer apartment in dubai. Ive never actually gone because i've had football every summer since they have had an apartment there.
Oct 15 2007 9:57PM
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Quinny
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And another thing...acording to Forbes, Donald Trump is the 314th wealthiest individual on the planet with a comparatively minuscule fortune of just under $3 billion.
Oct 15 2007 10:02PM
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Quinny
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*according
Oct 15 2007 10:04PM
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jacqui-la-fripui
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oil daddies   pwn bill gates in their sleep
imagine owning like 5 percent of the worlds oil reserves,,, you own all that land and oil but you havent been payed for it yet so of course nobody says you are by far the richest man in the world. dude you have no idea how fucking rich those people are but they dont want to be famous for it so they keep it under rapps.
Oct 15 2007 10:05PM
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jimmychung
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that looks so photoshopped.
Oct 15 2007 10:14PM
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Quinny
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You have absolutely no knowledge or concept of either money or economics. Lets put your idea into perspective. The entire United States has a GDP of about $13 trillion. Thus, you mean to tell me that some random Arab oil tycoon with "hundreds of trillions of dollars" has more money than the wealthiest entity on the planet? Thats absurd.

Also, by your reasoning, I should include Microsoft in Bill Gates’ net worth. The current assets of Microsoft are just under $70 billion at the moment, so lets add those in. Plus, we have the net income every year. They currently have profits of around 14 billion, so lets be conservative and say that Microsoft will earn an average annual profit of about $10 billion for the next 20 years (this is in complete disregard of things like growth or inflation).  So thats another $200 billion.  Microsoft also has a total market value of about $300 billion.  So, by your complete lack of practical analysis, Bill Gates would have around $600 billion. Thats also absurd.

Please do everyone a favor and stop talking about things you obviously have no clue about. Though that may be expecting too much from someone that thinks billionaires "pwn" each other in their sleep.
Oct 15 2007 10:29PM
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fresshhhh
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hey dumbass,  that is retarded, and who owns 90% of the PC market, OH YEAH BILL GATES WEIRD
Oct 15 2007 10:32PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 373
holy fuck
that place is soooo baller, i want amon amarth to go there so i go there cause its rad and get to see amon amarth too
Oct 15 2007 10:40PM
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lushlaxstr
Posts: 3063 - Karma: 41
pretty sweet
Oct 15 2007 10:40PM
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SlickRick.
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they also have the worlds largest indoor skiing slope
Oct 15 2007 10:44PM
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SHastatahoe
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Yeah, the only problem is Saudi Arabia is a dry country.  But hotel resturaunts are allowed to serve alcohol with a permit, and I'm sure its not terribly difficult to come by. 

And yes, they are American friendly.  They are capitalists just like us.
Oct 15 2007 10:45PM
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Quinny
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Somebody obviously failed geography. Dubai isn't in Saudi Arabia.
Oct 15 2007 10:54PM
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anxju
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i remember watching something on the discovery channel about making that rib thingy with a ring around it beach thing.  they took giant ships with cannons that shoot sand it was sick
Oct 15 2007 10:57PM
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Alexander_Keith
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Oct 15 2007 11:14PM
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Alexander_Keith
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Top picture is 2005, Bottom is 1991
Oct 15 2007 11:15PM
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alaskakid
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Damn to picture above. But in a tv show I watched, explains the billions being spent to make Dubai a new tourist attraction. Basically, their oil is suppose to run out with in the next couple decades, and once the oil is gone, so is their economy. Their trying to make Dubai one of the world's biggest tourist attractions to feed their economy. Sounds pretty smart to me...
And yah, people there are super rich. If only it had mountains with resorts like whistler...
Oct 15 2007 11:27PM
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jimmychung
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yeah that's like the picture i was describing before. it's fucking INSANE.
Oct 15 2007 11:27PM
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Valind
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http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4DKUS_enUS224US229&q=cache:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Flists%2F2007%2F10%2F07billionaires_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank.html
Oct 15 2007 11:32PM
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Valind
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Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence 1 William Gates III United States 51 56.0 United States 2 Warren Buffett United States 76 52.0 United States 3 Carlos Slim Helu Mexico 67 49.0 Mexico 4 Ingvar Kamprad & family Sweden 80 33.0 Switzerland 5 Lakshmi Mittal India 56 32.0 United Kingdom 6 Sheldon Adelson United States 73 26.5 United States 7 Bernard Arnault France 58 26.0 France 8 Amancio Ortega Spain 71 24.0 Spain 9 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong 78 23.0 Hong Kong 10 David Thomson & family Canada 49 22.0 Canada 11 Lawrence Ellison United States 62 21.5 United States 12 Liliane Bettencourt France 84 20.7 France 13 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia 50 20.3 Saudi Arabia 14 Mukesh Ambani India 49 20.1 India 15 Karl Albrecht Germany 87 20.0 Germany 16 Roman Abramovich Russia 40 18.7 United Kingdom 17 Stefan Persson Sweden 59 18.4 Sweden 18 Anil Ambani India 47 18.2 India 19 Paul Allen United States 54 18.0 United States 20 Theo Albrecht Germany 84 17.5 Germany 21 Azim Premji India 61 17.1 India 22 Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong 79 17.0 Hong Kong 23 Jim Walton United States 59 16.8 United States 24 Christy Walton & family United States 52 16.7 United States 24 S Robson Walton United States 63 16.7 United States
Oct 15 2007 11:32PM
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Valind
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The richest person in Dubai only has 2.5 Billion, want proof, no problem.

http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2007/0326/172.html
Oct 15 2007 11:38PM
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Jamesl48
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My brother had a few days of shore leave in Dubai while serving with the Navy ROTC. He brought back a really cool curved knife and postcards of that "7 star hotel." That place is ridiculous.

Also, in response to the question of "why build man made island systems in the shape of a palm tree and a map of the world?" the reason is to create valuable shore front property. Imagine how much coastline real estate is worth in a hub like Dubai and then realize how many miles of artificial shoreline were created to satisfy the unlimited demand for land. Assuming the new islands are geologically stable, investing in land seems like it was a very wise investment because that shore front property will retain enormous value even after UAE's oil reserves are long gone.
Oct 15 2007 11:45PM
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Skipig25
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one of my friends just graduated with a masters in architecture, and got to do an internship in Dubai. it's amazing, he said architects are just loaded with stuff. right place at the right time.


Oh, and NOBODY should ever try to argue with Quinny on anything. it's just asking to get owned. Smart people usually don't argue unless they are certain what they are arguing about
Oct 15 2007 11:46PM
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da-bling
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place looks real sick, i remember learning about it in world cult. in high school
Oct 15 2007 11:49PM
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bkjumpr
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I believe i remember hearing something about the islands that they made.  Isn't it really bad for things that used to leave under water where those islands now stand?  Maybe its just me but it seems like our oceans are in trouble and don't get much attention.
Oct 15 2007 11:54PM
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SHastatahoe
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Ok, UAE.  My bad.  And I didn't fail. . . I took human geography. . . which is more of a sociology class.  Either way, I got a C.  Cs get degrees, remember that.
Oct 16 2007 12:10AM
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.jon
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what country is that in?

im pretty sure its either saudi arabia or egypt
Oct 16 2007 12:10AM
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Quinny
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God, what is it with people in this thread?!?!

Bang head here:

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Oct 16 2007 12:15AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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I know a guy from Dubai. I've always wanted to ask him about those penis islands but I never have.

Its definitely a cool place. Too bad its in the middle east.
Oct 16 2007 12:36AM
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CBROOKS
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you my friend, are on a roll.
Oct 16 2007 12:39AM
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Jamesl48
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UAE = United Arab Emirates

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Oct 16 2007 1:04AM
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wrenegade
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Dubai hasn't very very little oil. The UAE has a bunch, but not Dubai specificially. Their economy is far from going in the toilet. The Sheik who runs the country is extremely smart. He's turned a pile of sand into a banking and financial centre that is approaching the likes of New York, London, Hong Kong and Mumbai, and has holdings diversified in countless different industries (Real Estate is huge, and remember that whole Ports thing a couple years back?). Dubai will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come. Oh and Carlos Slim is now the richest person in the world. I believe his net worth is now north of $70 billion. It'd be nice to own like 90% of the telecom industry in Mexico.
Oct 16 2007 1:19AM
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