RIP old video, hello new video. This time without any potential copyright claims.

@AndrewMellor-darkphoton

2 жыл бұрын

Hi

@LazarusDescent

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewMellor-darkphoton Old or New its always fun to rewatch your videos

@AKAThatKid

2 жыл бұрын

damn that mustve hurt man. They didn't get the revenue from it, did they?

@chompythebeast

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, oligarchs, can't get rid of our comrade Adam _that_ easily

@Styyxxxx

2 жыл бұрын

I am going to ignore the fact that I watched it before and watch it again now.

Let's be real and simple here. If your billion dollar house, hasn't even been planned with a sewage system, it's just a glorified tent.

@gaggioaxel

2 жыл бұрын

Nah you're wrong, rich and selfish people don't poop, neither women do. That's a joke don't take it ser... ->Dubai enters the chat.

@LOLERXP

2 жыл бұрын

They just ran out of money for it.

@b.alyousef1362

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with palm island, cuz its stupid and expensive Another thing Dubai is not emarati oil deponent, unlike Abu Dabi. True that burj khalifa is not linked to sewage system, but dont forget there was economic issue back in 2009, and they had to decide whether to build a skyscraper cost 1.5 billion with temporary sewage system, or spend 30 billion for the infrastructure with no sightseeing. Dubai has started aggressively with their infrastructure, and it is expected to be done by 2025. By that time, their system should be big enough for double the size of the city currently For ur info 2020 GDP of dubai alone is 100billion dollar , most of which is from Tourism

@jordie4423

2 жыл бұрын

The pandemic, and specific, the Omicron variant, will bring lockdowns for years to come. It will be hard for Dubai to survive in a world with constant lockdowns and COVID restrictions. Hope UAE has deep pockets to borrow from

@TheJoyriderzz

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordie4423 like the previous variants, the omnicron won’t be effective like you say. It’s a very mild variant. Stop trying to use scare tactics

Moment of silent who lost their life for building skyscrapers. My uncle lost his life and he made 120$ a month. Working 12 hours a day. 6 days a week.

@wizardkoer782

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that my man :(

@abdulrahmanotaru3473

2 жыл бұрын

Not only the building people die of hunger everyday here.. we need help

@thanchoul2754

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss

@imperialstardestroyer712

2 жыл бұрын

I am very sorry man 😔

@deltafrost8642

2 жыл бұрын

@Clu Rosencrans thank you for the info, what a nice story :)

My ex was kidnapped in Dubai by an Uber driver and drove out into the desert where they waited for another car to show up. When the other car got there, she realized if she was going to get in with that person she would never be seen again, so instead made a run for it. She made it back to Dubai and told the cops, who didnt believe her, saying "this doesnt happen in Dubai". Crazy shit.

@danilookovic7971

10 ай бұрын

This doesnt happen in dubai? Thats their response? "They killed my family" "But that doesnt happen here"

@anisa2273

10 ай бұрын

there's no kidnapping in Ba Sing Se, here we are safe

@allenk6373

10 ай бұрын

@@danilookovic7971trust me Our guide told us that he barely lock his car and one day he left a IPad that’s and nothing ever happened so it’s very safe

@zgaming6806

10 ай бұрын

She made a run for it in the middle of the desert from dudes in cars, and got back to the city? Did they just stand there watching her sprint across the desert? Struggling to visualise that...

@Kito-Anime-Arena

10 ай бұрын

@@zgaming6806 uh no, not at all. First off it was at night, they brought her to some construction site she said, she could duck in between places where cars couldn’t reach and eventually ran back after hiding a bit.

Hello. As a person who went to school in dubai, this is all 100% accurate. To give you the picture.... schools would often host these charity events. Basically they made kids buy toothbrushes to gift to construction workers. Toothbrushes. All the kids thought this was completely normal until they got to the age where they had a conscience. The workers have so little, they are gifted TOOTHBRUSHES by schools. They don't even have the money to buy toothbrushes. This was a problem with the school cleaners as well. There would be a day at the end of the school year to donate money to the cleaners... this money went to a big-ish lunch for them. They get paid so little, they aren't allowed to question, get angry, show any sign of emotion other than happiness, and the best the school can give them is a big lunch.

@jjaa_joyjoyartist

10 ай бұрын

Chilling...

@zianawind2970

10 ай бұрын

I’m glad you can speak up as a person who lived there. Honestly it might seem a small thing but it isn’t. Speak up because the world knows nothing really of such places I believe people being willing to state their experiences objectively goes way further than any media coverage

@RisenPhoenix68

10 ай бұрын

Sounds like SLAVERY.

@NeNukee

10 ай бұрын

Is everyone in dubai rich? I dont understand

@gusbrowner4089

10 ай бұрын

yo dude that's very scary

Dubai is a perfect literal metaphor of pure materialism without context, culture and value.

@luigi1606

2 жыл бұрын

Capitalism on crack

@lipikagoswami2817

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@juniorm641

2 жыл бұрын

So America 2.0 basically

@samuela.botello2881

2 жыл бұрын

@@juniorm641 um no

@rarecandy3445

2 жыл бұрын

@@samuela.botello2881 uh, yeah. american cities were later on built like shit.

Dubai is the perfect example that you can't buy taste, a soul and culture.

@mervin06

2 жыл бұрын

And also you can’t buy VPN in UAE, it’s banned in Dubai and all other cities. I don't live in Dubai but if this video gets sponsored by VPN, it’s gonna look more cool.

@tonyantony1977

2 жыл бұрын

In dubai People from developed nations represents greed.

@aaronbrown3820

2 жыл бұрын

Stop wasting your money in Dubai

@ardrahmatpratama362

2 жыл бұрын

They treat the people well. Subject to 0% tax, in fact, they were given a house. The standard of their simple house will be equivalent to a luxury house for us. What can your government do for you? They don't even care about your life.

@ardrahmatpratama362

2 жыл бұрын

@Бразилец True. If I was born there. I must have at least been given a house by the government. A simple house (but luxurious enough for British and Americans standard house). I have at least 1 ferrari.Also have a tiger as a pet 😂 I am free to travel the world. Because I was given enough money from the government. I'm not sure he who said bad things could get that in his country.

Dubai is a great case study of what would happen if you gave unlimited resources to someone who doesn't know what city planning is and told them to plan a city

I always said that Dubai is a HUGE caricature of all the worst in our society

@arthas640

10 ай бұрын

it's basically just a copy of Vegas

@The_Ballo

10 ай бұрын

@@arthas640 Vegas has one of the world's most advanced sewer systems. Nothing is wasted.

@belinskiniko

10 ай бұрын

@@arthas640yeah at least you dont have to have a bunch of literal shit trucks come and haul shit away… sewage systems are so taken for granted. “out of sight , out of mind”

@arthas640

10 ай бұрын

@@belinskiniko pretty standard when it comes to infrastructure, especially electrical and plumbing. Nobody really think about either until something goes wrong. In many first world countries its even expected that companies have standby generators so that even if the power grid goes down they can still shop.

It feels like Dubai is just some guy's first attempt at playing Cities: Skylines after watching a few videos on KZread and immediately using the Unlock All mod rather than learning about city development whatsoever

@jacobbaird951

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@alexanderismylove

2 жыл бұрын

It is insanely accurate

@gormauslander

2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what it looks like when you gain money that is given to you rather than gaining it through hard work and development of character

@nathanbrown6279

2 жыл бұрын

It is tho

@genesisbustamante-durian

2 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to learn about city development and planning by playing Cities: Skylines?

I never understood why “modern” has to automatically mean ugly glass and steel crap. I think mixing old beautiful buildings with modern looks so much better.

@syppy7416

2 жыл бұрын

true

@troy5094

2 жыл бұрын

hi person with the same name

@TankEngine75

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@tite93

2 жыл бұрын

True, I don't think Dubai had any old buildings though. Would've been cool if they at least tried to keep a kind of local spirit in the architecture

@superchargedpetrolhead

2 жыл бұрын

@@tite93 it does have old buildings...search Dubai old town....that was the OG Dubai, and it looks beautiful but instead of building upon that architecture and history they just started building abominations because MONEY.....

Dude don't apologize for this getting dark... it was brilliant how you ended this. Your criticisms are legitimate. Don't apologize to make weak people more comfortable with something that should be disturbing them. This video is amazing and insightful and my only criticism is that you felt the need to apologize when you were so right.

@guysumpthin2974

10 ай бұрын

Legendary Wisdom & Delivery in this video (a gift from the creator)

100%, lived and worked in Dubai and other major centres throughout the Middle East for 10 years. It's all the same and everything that you've highlighted in your documentary is completely accurate. Ruling families seeing which can upstage the other the most, most luxurious, tallest building, most outlandish architecture, most opulent palace, it's outrageous. And you hit the nail on the head with your coverage of 'modern day slavery'. Coming to this part of the world makes one feel complicit in all the wrong doing towards the migrant worker population and the daily human rights violations that occur, that they endure by coming here. Promised better lives only to be treated like slaves; human trafficking that isn't covered in the news.

@RedCloudBeechWaveAhh

10 ай бұрын

I like to focus on things that are beautiful, but folks need to, pity, forgive, shame, laugh at these rulers and plutocrats... I Dubai is a sham and a shame, and an embarrassment. Now back to beauty and love

As someone who loves to travel, Dubai never really appealed to me. It feels like everything is made of "plastic". The city has no character at all and too superficial.

@abrahamlincoln9758

2 жыл бұрын

This is the best humanity can do.

@vict0ree

2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense why its the mecca of every toolbag "influencer" on KZread.

@ivanjimenez4985

2 жыл бұрын

How can you say that if you haven't been there. I love Dubai and have lived in 9 countries and travelled to 60. It would be childish to think that modern cities have been built through completely ethical practices. Still, that does not detract from the beauty of Dubai. You can have a Devil's Lake in Wisconsin where thousands of American Indians were slaughtered till the lake turned red, but if you go there you will see the beauty of the landscape. Human beings confuse things. Dubai, Babylon, New York, Mexico City and many other cities have been built over the backbone of suffering workers, but that does not detract from the beauty of what may have been built. It may actually make it even more beautiful. People should learn how civilizations and empires have been built. It hasn't exactly been a child's game.

@gordonwilson1631

2 жыл бұрын

@@abrahamlincoln9758 Wealth creates inhumanity.

@ivanjimenez4985

2 жыл бұрын

@Good Gi indeed. I am not trying to excuse anyone. Simply illustrating the double standards. Mexican and Central-American farm workers in Southwestern USA or Africans treated as slaves in Spain certainly tell us a lot about the double standards. 🤔 The ideal would be to raise standards worldwide and not condemn Dubai for what runs rampant in many very rich countries.

Moment of silence for the 9 and a half million views that the original had. January 2023 Edit: Nvm it’s back lol

@thinkbeforeyoutype7106

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! It had over 9 million views? I remembered when it was just few hundred thousand. My man Adam is definitely starting to heat up in the nice way.

@quintencabo

2 жыл бұрын

He still got money for it right?

@tmarritt

2 жыл бұрын

@@quintencabo if ita a copyright claim the could also take the money...

@harshit1570

2 жыл бұрын

@I care what Bullshit is this ?

@michaelkeaton5394

2 жыл бұрын

Wait what???

I'm from Africa and everybody wants to go to Dubai on vacation. To me it always seems to be a parody city. If I want middle east culture I go to Egypt or Jordan. If I want to be blown away by bling bling capitalism Las Vegas seems to be the place. But my fellow countrymen just love Dubai for some reason.

@nyangedickson4360

10 ай бұрын

I think Dubai is just to hyped in Africa.

@echodelta2172

10 ай бұрын

dude, Vegas is gross. When I went there I saw many Africans wandering around and couldn't imagine what they were taking away from the experience.

@FutureCommentary1

10 ай бұрын

@@echodelta2172 We probably take away the same thing other tourists do; it's a major tourist destination for a reason. My point was Dubai seems like a pale copy of everything you can already see somewhere else.

the poop trucks part gets me every time LMAO

@hobbypsychologist6444

10 ай бұрын

Its not only some poop trucks it sa whole street of poop trucks Lmao

@GeDePeU

10 ай бұрын

I think I saw a video about a North Korea hotel suffering from EXACTLY the same poop affliction.

@somethinganonymous1723

10 ай бұрын

Mom found the poop trucks

@sheawilliamgalley9608

10 ай бұрын

a quick googling says the poop trucks thing is false.

@ryankramer

10 ай бұрын

@@sheawilliamgalley9608 Or rather, it was a temporary thing that's no longer true.

dubai is like when you stumble beyond the game map borders into an unfinished shell of a city

@alanmalan3819

Жыл бұрын

Dubai is like Chicago and NYC in 1930s, poor immigrants and reach immigrants with rasism and nationalism stopped by money and supported by mafias

@MrDino1953

Жыл бұрын

Gtreat analogy.

@snoote533

Жыл бұрын

That makes alot of sense

@321Tdog

Жыл бұрын

Debug mode

@bluegold21

Жыл бұрын

It's a white elephant.

"Smooth brain dictator plus construction equals dumb shit" pops into my head every so often.

@uprightfossil6673

11 ай бұрын

That is a dig of intellectual proportions

@andytrillion6030

11 ай бұрын

And poverty, homelessness, prostitution is highly intelligent to you? Lol sad.

@games_on_phone89

10 ай бұрын

oh hey i know you

@ArtGirl82

10 ай бұрын

You should see the road he had built in the middle of nowhere. Google Ceausescu's Folly, it's a fucking trip and a half.

@wedemboyz

10 ай бұрын

How you gonna quote something and not provide the timestamp for said quote?

Lived and worked in the UAE for a year in 1999. I could tell so many horrible stories, mostly about the locals. Watching the abuse you mentioned was what wore me down. All you people who "just love the UAE" obviously lived isolated and privileged lives. Think of the city as levels. I had to "scratch the surface" and was led to the bottom levels, spending a year advocating for one of their immigrant victims. A Muslim from a Muslim country who was, like most of their Muslim immigrant 'brothers', treated worse than I can describe. Worse than you can imagine. It took me five years time...and a lot more time money and energy...to get this innocent young quadriplegic rehabed and repatriated back home. It was an absolute battle the entire way. It wasn't consistent with my philosophy , but I had to, for the first time in my life, realize that human beings can actually be...evil. Yeah tourists and expats, pray you never have to 'scratch the surface' and experience the Dark Ages Hell that is the true heart of this abomination of a country. And all their oil rich Gulf neighbors are pretty much the same.

@loordaminasmr

10 ай бұрын

Wow . I am writing a book about those crimes if u can let's get more stories please

@IrfuTuber

10 ай бұрын

nice story time to make an Aesop fairy tale outta this.

@Heellp

10 ай бұрын

do you smell that ? No try again ! ooh I smelled Bullshit here you go.

@Hamad93

10 ай бұрын

Who cares

@Heellp

10 ай бұрын

@@Hamad93 تراه كذوب

the "sand mafia" is a real problem: there are whole beaches disappearing because so much sand gets sucked up from the sea floor. (to install equilibrium again the sand from the shore moves naturally to the sea) it is mostly used for concrete but also for insane projects like this. sand is often considered one of the most valuable resources on earth. as mentioned in the video, the sand from the desert (aeolian sediment, shaped by air) cannot be used because of a different texture, making it less "sticky"

@arthas640

10 ай бұрын

There's been issues in places like Indonesia from this. They've had huge issues with people stealing sand for construction projects in the Gulf states and Singapore, I've heard estimates of 10% or less of the sand being taken being from licensed, legal operations and it's caused ecological damage across the region as the dredging oeprations kill off tons of plants and animals on the seafloor which disrupts the food chain and ultimately affecting fish and crustaceans as well.

As someone who grew up in Dubai for the first 15 years of my life. I will tell you, everything about this video is extremely accurate. Dubai is just a show but if you actually live there you realise the bad, evil and the horrible thing about this city.

@bernhardtsen74

2 жыл бұрын

my biggest spit take moment I heard about the city, is the floating islands!it keeps sinking into the water and have to be restocked/piled on every 3-4 months!

@carlosr192

2 жыл бұрын

The best of thinkers of the world project it. We can't blame the local Arabics. There's slavery like this every country, that is a modern society problem. If you have at least 4 months of reserves, a local language and any skill...you will not be a modern slave. Any...any city haven't a inteligent urban plan. A urban plan in cell model. Where you can walk just 40 min in any direction and have everything you need to live. More houses than skyscrapers, plazas trees and little malls north, south, west and east in that cell. A car just to move to another 10 km cell. If you can't limit the number of visitors in that cell...you can't have quality of life. You have to make it like a condo.

@mesa9724

2 жыл бұрын

The only mistake I think you have made is thinking the city was built for you, the common citizen when in reality it was built for the 0,1% super rich oil barons.

@jewla1585

2 жыл бұрын

@@carlosr192 quit making excuses for “rich people “ who act shitty. This just needs to stop period and a lot of the worlds problems would be fixed overnight. It’s time we start holding them accountable like everyone else is held accountable. It’s ridiculous this day in age to let this keep going on

@rayRay-pw6gz

2 жыл бұрын

People of great wealth see things from a different perspective. They are getting what THEY want . Slavery has and will always exist , it is part of the capitalist system . The video may bring up many good points but , it is from a COMMENERS perspective . You do not count . Read history books .

"They hated him, for he spoke the truth"

@DyslexicMitochondria

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the real world

@sterlingarcher8041

2 жыл бұрын

@@DyslexicMitochondria your username made me click on your profile. Your channel is a hidden gem bro

@beanlentil

2 жыл бұрын

@@sterlingarcher8041 same, his channel is as fine as wine

@nobodygrognak3087

2 жыл бұрын

@@sterlingarcher8041 found the alt account

@vexilloman

2 жыл бұрын

Lol it got deleted because of copyright, not because of the topic.

An old friend of mine lives In Dubai, he had an opportunity to live in Berlin, a not-perfect city but a comparatively much better place ethically. When he moved there first he did when he visited back home was complain about the "quality of cleaner" in Berlin is not up to par compared to Dubai. Number one I work in retail am working class and definitely don't have enough for a cleaner, so he's already lost me. But what made it even worse is how he went on to say "The cleaners in Dubai have more of a passion for the work, the one in Berlin always for more money if she worked overtime, found her to be quite a drag". I stopped wanting to be friends with him after this point.. He moved back to Dubai recently from Berlin and said "Berlin has too much culture, it's distracting me from my work"... I think Dubai is also corrosive to the souls of people who live there. It chips away at people's concepts of fairness and justice, leaving only a facade of opulence. I would love nothing more than to see the exploited workers why mince words the people in slavery rise up and take the city they made for themselves.

When I went to Morocco I asked my local travel guide as well as a fellow traveler (who works for a travel agency and has been around the world) about Dubai and Qatar and whether it's worth going. They more or less said exactly the same thing. "No. They have no history. Just skyscrapers." They recommended that I should go to Oman or Jordan instead.

@MOHI_59

10 ай бұрын

bruv oman is a fucking desert. Either ur tour guy is drunk or he is that one arab that only loves deserts🤣🤣

my family over in the philippines is extremely poor and theyre all farmers and/or former human trafficking victims. my aunt met someone from dubai who promised that her family would be rich if she came and worked for him and she fell victim to it. we didnt hear from her for YEARS until the entire family worked as hard as they could to get her back because my mom found out about what happens to immigrant workers in dubai. when she finally came back to the philippines, my aunt told everyone that she was a hotel maid and described it as slavery because all the money she made would be taken right back.

@text9305

2 жыл бұрын

Disgusting, your family sounds awesome though

@oight

2 жыл бұрын

i'm so sorry for what you and your family went through, i can't even imagine 😭😭 i hope your aunt is feeling much better now, that's amazing your family didn't give up xx

@avI4439

2 жыл бұрын

I hope your family and aunt is doing better now.

@drizzledking8770

2 жыл бұрын

yea sadly that happens and it’s sickening but I can ensure you that real maid companies gives a month out of a year for a maid to go back to family and usually most of the money would be sent back to family and the maids would eat from what we eat and they choose their dresses but that is from my experience most of our maids live with us for years And years and one came back to work with us again after she left again this is all my experience as someone who has a maid I hope your ain’t is doing well

@inertiafn1k641

2 жыл бұрын

You guys do know the government doesn't do this?

2:10 I respect those engineers. They risked their lives in order to serve the people they were designing the metro system for. That's a great level of civic service.

@alister_kroulenko

10 ай бұрын

metro is more longterm project that life duration of stupid goverment leaders, they really care about next generations

@Ray.6406

10 ай бұрын

That's where the "civil" part in civil engineering comes in

@R_Karri

10 ай бұрын

That's pretty badass not gonna lie. Building those in secret from the government.

@athens31415

10 ай бұрын

Still a form of Exploitation

@DTN358

10 ай бұрын

Naaah, I'm pretty sure they just did it to steal the money that would be allotted to building a proper station later with public pressure. They probably just pocketed that money and presented the station they built earlier.

Regarding migrant workers it is not just a Dubai problem but rather a common problem with Middle Eastern countries. As a fellow Muslim it embarss myself to be associated to Arabs who think they are a cut above others because of their wealth.

@thecringeprince2040

10 ай бұрын

Hasn’t that always been the case?

@ReikiMaulana

10 ай бұрын

Rich gulf countries has always been like that, don't generalize The Middle East with these hellhole i know there are still some good Arab countries that are worth to visit

@Paonporteur

10 ай бұрын

It's funny that muslims are treated vastly better in North America,Oceania and Europe (to the point that they join the military in the US or run for higher office), while they are treated less than filth in, say, Myanmar, China (which authorities straight up said in UN that islam is a mental disorder AND a terrorist threat) and pretty much by their own people in muslim countries everywhere. It was really cute when muslim leaders endorsed several times China's conduct and India's stomping repeatedly.If only muslim activists tried to scrutinize harder their true oppressors instead of screeching at France or Quebec.

@theemperorisnaked6791

10 ай бұрын

you literally pray in THEIR language. of course they think they are better than other muslims

@wanwall151

10 ай бұрын

@@Paonporteur interesting I will like to see your reference for China saying Islam is a mental disorder in UN. From what I know China is against fundamentalist Islam. If china has issues with Islam they will have made life difficult for Hui Muslims too besides the Ugyhurs who is seeking for a seperate identity

The term "expat" always makes me eye roll, especially coming from the US where pretty much every foreigner, regardless of means, is called an immigrant. Yet, overseas, Americans live in "expat communities". I liked your cheeky definition of the difference!

i LOVE the idea of future humans finding those dumb man-made islands underwater and just thinking "what the fuck"

@tiefensucht

2 жыл бұрын

..and they will think: "they had all the ressources, why didn't they build dams?"

@baronnuuke7821

2 жыл бұрын

"probably some kind of ceremonial island"

@losfromla1480

2 жыл бұрын

They won't find anything there, the ocean will eat it all over the next hundred years, not a single toothpick will be left. Well, if they used any plastic that won't float away or be carried away by currents, that might remain.

@stephenschultz9901

2 жыл бұрын

I picture those folks thinking... Ancient Aliens 👽 🤣

@ggttuuxx

2 жыл бұрын

Actually I think they will find a disappeared, unrecorded civilization of mystery. Humans tend to over-rate unknown old junk, that disappear for a reason.

I was born in Dubai and honestly I was really confused as to why my parents moved to New Zealand when I was 10. There were no taxes to pay and the idea of moving from a mega city to a cosy suburb was a perplexing move. But growing up and hearing awful stories from my parents when working under a state-owned construction company made me think otherwise. My parents were smart enough to get the fuck outta there

@ges735

2 жыл бұрын

@@mustafaaljasmi4058 Just saying, its not just me. A lot of my parents colleagues have also left due to similar reasons

@soldieridk4356

2 жыл бұрын

Why did they leave? What were the stories if you don’t mind me asking

@ges735

2 жыл бұрын

​@@soldieridk4356 Well my family already have relatives here. They also heard it was a good place to settle down without having the pressures of the rough work environment. A friend of theirs lost their job not being able to meet a deadline for the plan of a small landscape mound, removing his work visa. One story that comes to mind

@shrimpbro1

2 жыл бұрын

I was born in New Zealand, and I can see why they chose to go there amazing country, though I haven’t had the chance to visit again

@n0wsinn

2 жыл бұрын

im from nz and have a lot of friends whose parents moved to here for better living. your story sounds true

"With foresight, they built it in secret." Sounds like my job. 😂 Where everyone waits until the boss is on vacation to plan things quick and properly.

@FelicityUwU

10 ай бұрын

What do you do as your job?

@someonewithsomename

10 ай бұрын

you got to change your job, mate, that's not normal

@sasha1586

10 ай бұрын

Do you happen to work at a paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania ? 😅

As an arab (not from the gulf): the worst arabic people I’ve met have mostly been from the UAE and KSA. The unwarranted pride and the utter lack of humility is kinda funny

As Dolly Parton once said: "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap." 😂

@GustavAgar

Жыл бұрын

lol

@patrickjackson9128

Жыл бұрын

Facts I don't get why people with so much money have so little innovate and unique thoughts

@KcKeegan

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickjackson9128 because theyre back water, ruled by their delusions/faith in a mystic being. If u gave cave men all the money and resources in the world, show them modern countries.. what would u expect them to achieve?

@alternate5108

Жыл бұрын

@@KcKeegan I’m interested. Could you elaborate?

@Poptart133g

Жыл бұрын

@@alternate5108 Not the OP, but I'd guess they'd make themselves out to be their vision of a king, and use that money to surround themselves with what they thought of as "grandeur". Nothing would go into the infrastructure backing their vision, only towards making that vision happen. That grandeur would not extend further than the environment he personally interacts with, so the wealth would naturally stay centralized to keep his self worth comparably high in contrast to the people and areas around him The people would suffer as this caveman king wouldn't interest himself in accommodating the workers, only ensuring his wealth spent is directed towards making his vision happen. This pattern has repeated throughout history, and even continues to this day in various forms.

Dubai just feels like a Sim City game with infinite cash. RIP comment

@doom1894

2 жыл бұрын

😔😔 a moment of silence

@ffaz123

2 жыл бұрын

Residential tax set to 0%, infinite cash cheat indeed 😂

@MMMMMMMMM2

2 жыл бұрын

Its the type of cities i used to build back in SC4 with Infinite money mod and CAM Plugins.

@Nabium

2 жыл бұрын

Dubai is what Sim City would be like, if there was a slavery mod pack you could install.

@v.k.rt.m.6030

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot about Spec Ops: The Line

when you turn on cheats in cities skyline and start building without actually knowing anything

@USBCord

10 ай бұрын

yes

I always wanted to visit UAE because of all the buzz around it. I've been there few months ago and... I call it 'glittering void': everything is luxurious, showy, sparkling but in the essence, it's soulless and empty... I'm glad that it's not only my impression.

As a former Dubai “expat”, I couldn’t agree more with everything that you’ve mentioned. I lived close to Dubai airport because I worked for Emirates airline and from my place to Burj Kalifa, there were around 25 km. The distances are huge and if you do not own a car, it’s almost impossible to go anywhere without spending crazy amounts on taxi/uber. The infrastructure is entirely developed for cars, which on the long run it’s only damaging the enviroment. There is a metro, but it’s only a straight line that doesn’t cover all areas...the buses are taking way too long and they have wierd routes...I never understood why they build such a huge city with so many “dead” areas where you have to drive for so long...just to get on a random building in the midle of the desert ... Regarding the workers whose blood Dubai was built on, that is unfortunately also true. I remember going out in the summer where the temperature can even be 55°C and instantly feeling like fainting..my whole body was sweating in 5 seconds and I would feel like I’m suffocating because of the humidy and the heavy air...but at the same time I would see so many people working on consturctions, they were up on those huge buildings in the middle of that unbearable heat working continuously...even in the middle of the pandemic..they were still there...it’s a sad reality...a fake city with fake everything built by the poor so random people can flex on their gucci bags and luxury cars...

@josephk87171

2 жыл бұрын

There’s a law that you can’t work outside when it’s 50 degrees or above. Of course that just means that the “official” temperature says 49. Also just as there’s a law against withholding someone’s passport. It all comes down to “wasta”, if you have connections or power, the rules don’t apply to you.

@andrijavasiljevic

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephk87171 UAE has some of the best employee rights on paper, but almost none of them are enforced. You still have many people whose passports are being withheld from them, and many people who have to work in above 50 heat.

@r0land4323501

2 жыл бұрын

So basically its the modern pyramid built by modern slaves and ran by modern kings. Its basically repeating all over again.

@zachzanal1067

2 жыл бұрын

things built out of the blood of people have proved again and again to be erased in history Babylon,Assyria,Egypt,mughals ,Spaniards,British and now it is turn for Gulf states and USA

@marekmarecki2464

2 жыл бұрын

dubai is great place for nuclear warheads

It's funny I often hear that some recently-made wealthy individual announces they're moving to Dubai, and it's almost a 90% chance that a couple months later they're in trouble with international law for massive fraud and other crimes.

@MrG_11

Жыл бұрын

Dubai and London are notorious safe havens for financial criminals. I'm from India and lots of people run away to these places when the game is about to be up

@Karu171717

Жыл бұрын

Dude really telling made up stories just to prove a point 😂😂

@Fldldk

Жыл бұрын

@@Karu171717nd you’re trying to defend dubai lmfao. It’s an absolute joke of a city

@Karu171717

Жыл бұрын

@@Fldldk Only broke or islamophobic people say that, lmao.. For you, I very much can tell it's both 🤣🤣

@willmaud2359

Жыл бұрын

@@dquatrouno6095 "put the blinders on. stop questioning things. look away"

100% accurate. I grew up there and yet i couldn't help but always be disappointed at how fake and pretentious it was. The weather was unbearably hot, and the culture....what culture?! Oh and did i mention the extremely restrictive laws on anyone who wasn't Muslim?? (not that they weren't restricted but they had it a lot better!) Take some of the worst qualities of human beings, add a lot of money and oversized buildings and there you have Dubai!

his last point about "slavery" is absolutely true. I used quotation marks as its not slavery in the sense people think of. I lived in Bahrain for a year and they have the same practice there with foreign workers, from the same 3 countries. Saw it first hand, hordes of them bused in everyday in their blue jumpsuits and reflective vests. Learn first hand from locals how the scheme worked.

Dubai isn’t a joke because jokes are funny. It’s just a cruel and disappointing waste.

@cetus4449

2 жыл бұрын

well said!

@lukky6648

2 жыл бұрын

Worst part is how they potray it as the Future City and the big thing that you NEED to visit atleast once in your life. The Bait is hard to see through

@zafwan1

2 жыл бұрын

Really amusing that ppl who don’t live in dubai trash talk about the place when the qualify of life here is extremely high and racism almost is non existent , y’all just jealous that u can’t afford to visit this place

@ToastyFresh1

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah ig quality of life is extremely high in Dubai! Even though there are thousands of people in poverty getting paid a fraction of a fraction for the labour they are doing, living closely clumped together with hundreds of people in work camps hoping they don’t starve, it seems you did not even watch the video.

@MastaGambit

2 жыл бұрын

@@zafwan1 spotted the ignorant rich kid with no concept of the outside world

Dubai: pursues "modernity" Also Dubai: didn't build a sewage system for a billion dollar building Edit: Fookin hell, I just made fun of an ironic event and you guys just created an argument here lol

@Inhale_8632

2 жыл бұрын

Bro... its like the highest skyscraper in the world, do you really think that you could build an entire sewage system through 70+ floors and not have it fail? Maintenence would be a nightmare.

@SYFTV1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Inhale_8632 still, having it would still be better than not having one at all

@osoretro2721

2 жыл бұрын

@@Inhale_8632 id imagine. Yk being loaded with cash, theyd atleast make a working sewage system.

@Inhale_8632

2 жыл бұрын

@@SYFTV1 believe me it'd fail faster than it works

@Inhale_8632

2 жыл бұрын

@OsoRetro Reply below me

Hi, I shall say I love your videos :) but there's a tiny error at 5:06 when you said : "They can't use it because the grains [of the desert's sand] are too big." In fact this is the contrary, the grains of sand from the desert are too small and smooth and construction companies need big grains with bumps to make concrete. I hope you'll keep doing videos like this one :)

I visited dubai with my family years ago before i learned about what was going on there. When talking to our bus driver he talked about how he had lived there like 30 years, his kids were born there, and none of them would be or could ever be citizens. he was still legally from pakistan i believe. it just felt so profoundly depressing. he tried to keep it light, but we all wanted to hear him and his life and his opinions on it. and he was probably objectively doing well compared to lots of workers but there was also something deeply dystopian when he said if he lost his job and didn't get another one right away his whole family would have to leave to a place they'd never been. the things i appreciated most about that trip were actually getting driven out of dubai to visit cultural centers. the tower was neat from my perspective as a teenager, I liked going high up, but the experience was sort of like visiting a combination mall and tourist trap. like 'if we're here i want to see it' but not something that needed to exist. I'm not convinced my brain could tell the height difference between that and any American skyscraper, tall is tall past a point.

I lived in UAE for 14 months. I then went back years later for a 7-day vacation. The problem with UAE is that it killed its culture for the sake of tourism. What I mean is that if you go there, you won't really feel anything. It lacks soul. When I visited Turkey and Serbia, I actually felt something. I experienced their actual cultures, and it was great. It's true that the UAE if full of a bunch of nice hotels, houses, and apartments. The problem is that the demand is low due to an overage of supply. The UAE built far more than what was ever needed. The good thing about it is that you can rent or purchase a place over there for less than a similar place in the United States. Another problem with UAE is RACISM! I am a black American man. I experienced so much racism there, that it's not even funny. The people from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), and other countries like that had it worse. It's true that their passports were confiscated. They would then be forced to work like slaves and live like they were cattle. A lot of them are even given curfews. The people from those countries would beg me on a daily basis to help them escape the UAE. Another problem it that the crime rate is artificially deflated. Overall, the crime rate in that country is low, but it's not as low at they portray it to be. For example, when I visited Dubai back in 2018, someone stole my suitcase from the airport. When I tried to open up an investigation with Dnata, I was told that my suitcase never actually reached the country and that it was still in Canada. I spent an entire week in Dubai without any of my property. When I finally flew back to Canada, the worker at the airport actually provided evidence that my suitcase did in fact reach Dubai the same time I did. That means that Dnata lied about everything. Since Dnata didn't consider my case as a theft, that means that it did not factor into their crime. There are other problems there that I won't even get into. I'd much rather go back to Turkey or Serbia than visit the UAE again.

@porassaini2066

Жыл бұрын

I never understood how they had slaves in 21st century, now I do!

@Bacnow

Жыл бұрын

You stated that “I experienced so much racism there” but gave no examples. Can you enlighten us on the day-to-day racism that you encountered as a tourist? I feel that this kind of stuff should be exposed! Your personal perspective would provide potential tourists with a better understanding of what they may be facing!

@ApricityVal

Жыл бұрын

As a Pakistani, I have to make sure to tell you that we aren't being worked as slaves there, but people go there for jobs, like a nani and no they aren't scamming us. The same thing goes for Qatar but people think we are being used as slaves. Being a migrant worker in the UAE isn't as bad as people say it is, but I just thought that I should share this with you.

@ApricityVal

Жыл бұрын

@@porassaini2066 they dont.. its just what we get as jobs there

@slesperado

Жыл бұрын

@@Bacnow I did not experience racism while I was there on my 7-day vacation, nor did I experience "day-to-day racism". I actually lived in UAE and experienced racism while I was living there. I'm am not obligated to give examples, as they would serve no purpose to people planning on living or visiting there.

You had my support at "burying sea coral". Destroying the environment for a tourist attraction is fucking ridiculous.

@lep3984

Жыл бұрын

And those corals could be another source of tourism if they had diving spots for the corals or freediving

@Tzshchsjsjxijyo

Жыл бұрын

the even worse part is that the islands are sinking so basically they did all that for nothing

@chelizard2516

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, fuck Dubai!

@thrillereighties8241

Жыл бұрын

​@@Tzshchsjsjxijyo Nope, they sold them. The developer made his money and is long gone. Those who bought into it need to start rebuilding their houses on pillars. Then again, it is people likely the Beckhams who buy that kind of property. They will just write it off as a minor loss. There are people who have cash to burn.

@Tzshchsjsjxijyo

Жыл бұрын

@@thrillereighties8241 b e r u h

I used to roll my eyes every time someone said to me "Oh I'd love to go to Dubai." Some of this I knew some I didn't, giving me more justification to hate this festering shithole in the desert. Thanks for such a great video on the topic. Hopefully one day everyone will know the truth

"tasteless parody of everything wrong with modern humanity" SO TRUE - but I see this as the norm in every day life these days!

As someone who spent my childhood in the UAE, I agree. It’s a vapid place smothered with the appearance of luxury while brushing aside the borderline slavery and poverty they exploited, and still exploit, to maintain their “perfect” and “ideal” image. I wouldn’t even feel completely comfortable typing something like this if I hadn’t already moved to the US, they have no such thing a freedom of speech and I was already at risk and advised against criticisms I made about the country while I was in high school.

@huda..

Жыл бұрын

you were advised against it? so far we didn't, and hope we don't get it either. but we were lectured on unconsented photos and videos, and we were also told that ''tagging'' your friend without their permission could land you in jail. oh, and not to mention the minimum age of prosecution being 8 years old. funny.

@mdreza3471

Жыл бұрын

This sounds like how the arabs used to behave pre-islamic period with slaves and exploiting people. These people have reverted almost entirely to unislamic beliefs and values.

@studentchirag90

Жыл бұрын

Since you are a Muslim, I would suggest you to share your knowledge with Kerala in India where all the muslim population only aspire to go and work in Dubai. They may take you more seriously since you are one of them (religion matters more than country)

@salamandersounds

Жыл бұрын

@huge asian man x tiny white girl Saudi Arabia is definitely worse but you could argue the UAE is worse in a unique way because there’s still so much bad being covered up and silenced for the sake of their “clean” tourist-attracting image

@salamandersounds

Жыл бұрын

@@studentchirag90 my dad was Muslim but I don’t follow Islam, he’s not been in my life since I was a small child. Of course that wouldn’t stop me from using it to help or inform people lol

As a Romanian, i busted out laughing to find out there is somewhere out there dumber than us 🤣

@jb-xc4oh

Жыл бұрын

Closer to home, we don't tell Polish jokes for no reason....!!!!

@riturajput2462

Жыл бұрын

They call all cities dumb. Chinas shanghai, tokyo, taepei. Exceot their own . Las vegas is cultural city for them. Thats their culture. Gambling Prostitution

@heralnd

Жыл бұрын

Romanian people are not dumb sir, don't be quick to put a stamp on. On a different note , the politicians are a whole other story.....

@DogaruG

Жыл бұрын

Poate si tu esti daca te desconsideri!

@BCA-up2ez

Жыл бұрын

Oh I know origin of your suffer

Hello Adam, really appreciate your commentary on these bizarre engineering projects. Mentioning topics such as car dependency/ sewerage systems/ ordinary and unrepresented people is highly commendable and the sarcasm appreciated. Keep up the good work🤩

If Dubai ever got destroyed, I wouldnt even be mad

@ZRcinema-buff

10 ай бұрын

why? Can you elaborate?

@dirgeface

10 ай бұрын

@@ZRcinema-buff the video

@jacinto1477

10 ай бұрын

@@ZRcinema-buff because it's an horrible place born out of greed of the rich masses and it aint even environmental friendly.basically what the video said

@realABN

10 ай бұрын

Y’all have been praying on it’s downfall since 2009 Global financial crisis and it still stands unfazed LMFAOOOOOOO

@daveroy9683

10 ай бұрын

@@realABN y'all? Bro dubai is the world's oil capital, praying on it's downfall since 2009 wouldn't be necessary because just having the average amount of brain cells would let you know that it wouldn't affect them that much, same goes for Singapore.

One thing Adam didn't even mention is how the entire city is one massive surveillance state. Everything and everyone everywhere is watched 24/7.

@GenericUrbanism

Жыл бұрын

There is so much wrong with Dubai that it would take an hour to cover.

@thedoctor7158

Жыл бұрын

@@GenericUrbanism Only an hour?

@GenericUrbanism

Жыл бұрын

@@thedoctor7158 oops, I mean many many hours.

@happylilac29

Жыл бұрын

@@GenericUrbanism Complete rubbish, living in Dubai I love it and I know they are some not very amazing things about Dubai but mostly it’s wonderful, they just want to keep there citizens safe from danger that’s why it’s one of the safest places on earth

@shanexm3062

Жыл бұрын

@@happylilac29 At the expense of the planet, marine ecosystems and Indian subcontinent slave workers.

Dubai was entirely designed to say "look at how fucking rich we are." It's entire purpose is to say fuck you to environmentalists and sea creatures alike. It will be fantastic, however, when it all comes crashing down within our lifetimes.

@hamsterpouches

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I look forward to that

@marioanid4766

2 жыл бұрын

Well they built a lot of parks and green places. And they take care of their people.. And the kings are giving back a lot and investing to build the country, instead of keeping the money .. So kudos to them actually

@enjoe3837

2 жыл бұрын

@@marioanid4766 “And they take care of their people” …well how about the overseas workers they’re enslaving?

@-Ricky_Spanish-

2 жыл бұрын

@@marioanid4766 Did you actually watch the fucking video?

@marioanid4766

2 жыл бұрын

@@-Ricky_Spanish- yes… ofc i did… Would u explain what was wrong with my comment or what showed that i did not?

What looks clean on the surface is very dirty underneath. I was there, and my experience was not of a tourist nature. Do not go. Ever.

_"It's this strange mixture of Futurama and Evil Los Angeles."_ What a perfect way to describe Dubai xD Kudos, Adam. You hit the nail on the head hard enough to break the hammer itself.

using a traditional (ish) design for Dubai's architecture would have been more suitable for the hot Dubai climate. The local architecture uses passive cooling.

@abaan8911

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree its also more cultural

@anamore

2 жыл бұрын

Can you elaborate on this a bit? I don't know a lot about architecture, but this sounds interesting.

@dangerouslytalented

2 жыл бұрын

@@anamore basically, it uses air flow, pools of water, shade and other ways to cool the buildings down and keep them cool

@wavyy

2 жыл бұрын

@@anamore Traditional arabic cities have small alleys. Clay buildings were placed really close to each other so that shade is provided for the people who walk through the city. And all kinds of different craftsmen and vendors would have their shops in those alleys. Often they incorporated round arches into those alleys to provide further shade. You can still see this in traditional souks/bazaars all around the arabic world. You really notice the difference in temperature when you walk from a big square into those alleys. Dubai could've built ontop of that principle. They could've mixed that building style with modern building techniques to create walkable cities that fit to the local climate.

@ristekostadinov2820

2 жыл бұрын

@@wavyy in the middle east they also use marble on the walls to keep it cool

Dubai feel like what happens when your playing a City Sim and you just throw all the expensive shit randomly in one place.

@ressljs

2 жыл бұрын

After I visited Doha (kind of like Dubai, but in Qatar), I described it as being like if Disney built a fake city for people who've never seen one before. Kind of like the castle in the Magic Kingdom, it's only cool if you've never seen a real one.

@jout738

2 жыл бұрын

Yes six year old simcity dream city. Just build bunch of high skycrapers and big motoways middl of dessert, because they look epic, while not making proper city for the everyday pedestrian and that 6 year old does not care about the slave labor needed to build that kind of city.

@axelfirekirby

2 жыл бұрын

And then also didnt try to actully make your city a utopia via unlimited funds

@kakahass8845

2 жыл бұрын

Dubai is literally CallMeKevin's city "Profit over people" but in real life.

@kakahass8845

Жыл бұрын

@Hajos Armandio-Liviu This is psychotic and I'm saying this as someone who believes in God.

Very few people have the mind to make videos like this, thank you sir!

My freshman world history teacher showed us the original version of this video and I loved it, it became one of my favorite videos and looking back as a college sophomore, it was really the launching point of me learning more about urbanization and becoming very anti-car centric cities/anti-suburb/anti-whatever the fuck you can call what places like Dubai and any city in the US that has a stroad are doing. It feels wrong to call it urbanization because I like urbanization when it's done correctly, but like you said, Dubai is taking every worst practice and slamming them all together, it's crazy. I really like the part about the modern day slavery that takes place, the only other thing I've seen recently that talks about that issue is John Oliver's episodes about it that came out around the time of the world cup. I'm glad you reuploaded this and I'm glad it popped up on my recommended so I could watch it again :]

For me Dubai has always felt like the ruling billionaires after travelling the world just replicated all their personal favourite things from all over the world in a bigger, glitzier, shinier format. See a nice skyscraper in NYC or Singapore ? Build a bigger, taller , shinier version. Enjoyed that Alps ski resort? Build a huge indoor one in the desert. Loved Miami or Malibu? Build loads of fancy glass & steel beachfront hotels with infinity pools. Love London restaurants ? Just open identikit versions of all your favourite ones. Everything in Dubai seems to be based on something in some western metropolis, resort or pacific beach paradise - Nothing really feels organic. No real original thought or true imagination .

@trik1asdg

Жыл бұрын

nothing is organic because its a 50 year old country, what do you expect?

@rajbhattacharya4427

Жыл бұрын

@@trik1asdg Dubai didn't just magically start existing 50 years ago, though. The place has culture and thousands of years of history. You just wouldn't know based on how they choose to operate the place.

@rorke6092

Жыл бұрын

@@rajbhattacharya4427 weird, why isn't gay marriage legal then? I think not having gay marriage and believing lesbians don't exist is a clear reflection of their 1300+ year old history as a muslim region, don't you?

@rorke6092

Жыл бұрын

For me south side Chicago has always felt like the lower classes after living in the US just replicated all their personal favourite things from all over the world in a shitter, poorer, more criminal format. See a nice suburb in Maryland? Build a cheaper, more decrepit version. Enjoyed the marijuana in LA? Build a huge underground drug economy based on criminal gangs like the Black Disciples. Loved the barbeque and blues music of the south? Just open identical jazz bars and soul food restaurants. Everything in Chicago seems to be based on something in some American plantation, ghetto, or city - Nothing really feels organic. No real original thought or true imagination.

@GenericUrbanism

Жыл бұрын

@@rorke6092 what does Chicago have to do with Dubai?

It’s like an IQ test for me when someone says that they love Dubai - I immediately know that we can’t be friends

@TakoGoksadze

Жыл бұрын

exactly, if a person lived and worked there and still likes it, most probably they're shallow.

@miovicdina7706

Жыл бұрын

Great filter, actually, to filter out good quality vs low quality people.

@gulliegulliver4546

Жыл бұрын

I met a couple that I took an instant dislike to. When the guy said he was a security consultant in Dubai I thought, yes, that explains everything about you.

@bloomy27

Жыл бұрын

Fr

@wellardme

Жыл бұрын

We'll be mates then. I got back from Dubai after my first trip there a week ago. Soulless lifeless superficial place. My wife asked me if i could ever live there. I said: I'd prefer living in an igloo in -60.

Well done. History never talks about the real heroes who gave their lives for the leader who was not always present.

GREAT VIDEO! I had heard about some of this stuff but had NO idea! My mom - RIP - was an Urban Geography expert who lectured and your grasp about the crucial need for solid public transpo alone is impressive!

As a Romanian citizen i laughed my a$$ off when you started talking about Romania outta nowhere lmfaoooo

@ilyas_elouchihi

Жыл бұрын

I like Romania ngl

@paradox5556

Жыл бұрын

@@ilyas_elouchihi why would anyone like romania lol

@adrian-victor2727

Жыл бұрын

@@paradox5556 Most of the people(younger side) are open minded and know how to have fun. Also there are very beautiful sights as everywhere else. There are many nice things about Romania, and oh...oh damn...the food...

@LegioCorvus.

Жыл бұрын

@@paradox5556 because it’s beautiful

@franky1650

Жыл бұрын

I'm curious about that train station - is there any reason why its platforms haven't been expanded?

damn yea never thought of how uninspired the city of dubai is. An ancient arabic city with giant white/tan stone houses building and bridges would've been incredibly unique and would've had people in awe, truly admiring arabic culture and architecture. But nah, instead you get bejing/shanghai pt 2 with american suburbs and shopping centers.

@MegaCityOne

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, maybe giant pyramids made of stone, or like some Lord of the Rings looking temples.

@rishyfishy8799

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but that wouldn’t attract as much tourism $$. People like these stupid ‘futuristic’ stuff. People don’t care about history. This includes both rich people and the vast majority of people who visit dubai

@teardataco8913

2 жыл бұрын

Well this is impossible because technically the arab culture isn't rich, islam stopped some norms in the arab culture like burying babies alive if they're a girl. but the arabs continue till this day to have cultural norms such as discrimination against the lgbtq people and the allowance of child marriage. This plus the fact that the architecture of the mosque and more islamic buildings didn't come from the arabs, it came from the ottoman empire.. an arabic mosque before the ottomans was basically a church without a cross or a mosaic or pictures. add to that the fact that the 2 largest arab caliphates the Umayyads and the Abbasids were notably racist empires (the Umayyads were officially racist towards non arabs and the Abbasids were unofficially racist to non arabs due to corruption), I am a central Asian Muslim that has visited and experienced middle eastern culture and politics and frankly they're the worst. If you want to visit a real beautiful Muslim country visit Kazakhstan or uzbekistan or Brunei or Malaysia or Indonesia.

@connorlowis4774

2 жыл бұрын

@@MegaCityOne seriously could've been amazing. World of the rings universe seems to have some of the most beautiful landscape/architcture too, would love to see a real world version of rivendell or the woodland elves forrest, or even a full sized recreation of the shire!

@connorlowis4774

2 жыл бұрын

@@teardataco8913 always wanted to go to kazakhstan

Amazing video thank you for putting in this work and sharing for us! Even reposting with edits. Amazing. What an eye opener

"Smooth brain dictators + construction = dumbshit" was a sentence I didn't know i needed to hear 😂

When I was in the Marines a friend of mine was offered a job as security in Dubai. He made $250,000 a year. But he said a prison lined in gold is still a prison. Also if you ran afoul of anyone important you can count on having your life turned upside down. He said a former German special forces guy that worked with him was set up with booze and women and then was arrested the next day. His crime was talking to the wrong woman

@xpresstv7689

2 жыл бұрын

Security $250,000? do you know what you talking about?

@eshelly4205

2 жыл бұрын

@@xpresstv7689 yes he was hired as head of security for this person and his family…his salary was 250k a year.

@xpresstv7689

2 жыл бұрын

I live in dubai.... and I can guarantee even the super rich Royal or big families will not pay that to a head of security.

@jout738

2 жыл бұрын

Was that some oil sheiks person woman, so he made a crime. Dubai is not place you want to go for work, so rather as european stay away from Dubai, when evil dictators can do you stuff like that german guy was done.

@MMABeijing

2 жыл бұрын

well then dont fuck the wrong women

Ouch. I actually thought of the copyright implications of that clip when I saw the first version, because that same company was quoting me hundreds of euros to license a few seconds of a video of 1960s Amsterdam. 😬 Now, let's get this version to 9 million views. Let's goooooooo!

@acdeeiprrt

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I was sure it was a scheme to buy up something obscure and take down some popular criticism. You think it's legit? Love your channel btw! ❤️

@massinakmin8340

2 жыл бұрын

Not just bikes.. stop promoting Holland as a utopia. You never talk about how bad and racist the government is. You are a kind propaganda channel. Especially your video about black face in holland.

@Herkan97

2 жыл бұрын

@@massinakmin8340 Bad in what way?

@LeonardTavast

2 жыл бұрын

Companies demanding fees for old stock footage are just silly. They probably bought the rights for cheap anyway. It's a bit like finding an old rusty VW Beetle and demanding that everyone seeing it should pay for the gas. Copyright sometimes don't make any sense in the internet era. Much more content should be part of the public domain.

@greg_1492

2 жыл бұрын

what is the company you mentioned that do this?

Thank you for this detailed information. I am stunned that the "civilized world" does not stop this use of slave labor.

Thank you for educating me and showing me how blind i was. This goes to show media covers up alot of truth and glorifies "beauty" without recognizing suffering.

Shame the orginal got taken down it had over a million views

@GravityTrash

2 жыл бұрын

It had like 8 million actually

@veljkomicic

2 жыл бұрын

@@GravityTrash 9,8

@Sporax

2 жыл бұрын

not taken down i suppose but man wasn't making money cus copyright, hope this gets some views

@uzidayo

2 жыл бұрын

Rip

@mrnubnub4584

2 жыл бұрын

This will really hurt his channel

Sounds like an excuse to watch again

@DyslexicMitochondria

2 жыл бұрын

Haha ikr

@user-vp8qq3ev7m

2 жыл бұрын

@@DyslexicMitochondria its you

@why_tho_

2 жыл бұрын

@@DyslexicMitochondria I love your work.

@boyvidi9041

2 жыл бұрын

TRU

@josephjoestar995

2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

Dubai is an underdeveloped country that became wealthy not through the sweat of its brow or the intellectual capital of its people but rather because it is fortunate enough to sit atop a rich deposit of petroleum and natural gas. As a result it suffers from the ugliest brand of unbridled capitalism and the iniquity characteristic of the nouveau riche to squander their wealth in vanity projects.

thank you for making this vid. so many don't know this everybody talks so good about the country and the people.

"You had all that money and you just rebuilt the worst parts of America?" "Yes."

@h00db01i

2 жыл бұрын

that's what money alone does. you also need a plan, which is communism. maybe now you will respect hobos

@NoVisionGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@der Führer communism is basically oligarchy in clusters, I hope that makes sense lmao

@benjmiester

2 жыл бұрын

@der Führer Makes no sense, but it sounds nice

@fifervonpiper6707

2 жыл бұрын

@@NoVisionGuy communism is just a handful of politicians making sure everybody else doesn't get richer than them. capitalism but only for the head of government.

@retorik7246

2 жыл бұрын

And just like America, killing poor defenceless people from the air with advanced weapons, and still lose the war THEY STARTED.

I am an Indian and I feel people here are blinded by the money in Dubai and miss the part that it's built on blood of our fellow people

@enigma_7772

Жыл бұрын

L

@58shawnshibu58

Жыл бұрын

@@enigma_7772 hey how about you worry about your country's cartel issue and extremely terrible city planning and very corrupt government

@muhummadkhan5787

Жыл бұрын

Its sad, but yea, as a joke i often said people from the indian subcontinent are obsessed with moving into other countries, its just reality though, families rely on foreign relatives or people in the military, and wouldnt pass up any chance these companies would throw at them.

@enigma_7772

Жыл бұрын

@@58shawnshibu58 Too busy spending money in Dubai.

@enigma_7772

Жыл бұрын

@@58shawnshibu58 “terrible city planning” Cities in my country are older then your whole state clown 🤡

I had no idea Dubai felched. I'm taking it off my bucket list.

I cant remember the last time i watched something so informative yet funny. Thank you for your work :)

Hey, those artificial islands were a fantastic ideas. Several Dutch engineering firms made billions of euros on those projects. And now Dubai will have to continue paying billions a year to keep those islands afloat. Great success!

@jordinagel1184

Жыл бұрын

“Wat een domkop!” - Dutchman, probably, after realizing how stupid the guys paying for the contract were

@murphy7801

Жыл бұрын

Ok but what's the environmental cost

@mrchocolatebean8878

Жыл бұрын

@@murphy7801 the person was being sarcastic

@MenacingWithVideos

Жыл бұрын

@@murphy7801 Nothing a good PR firm can't sweep under the rug. Check out these sexy instagram models posing on the fake beach.

@MakisFour1

Жыл бұрын

In Russia, we have an anecdote: A young lawyer resorts to his father, an old lawyer, and joyfully says: - Father! I won the case that you've been leading for 20 years! His father answers him: - You're a fool, son! Thanks to this case, I have been feeding you for 20 years...

Never visiting Dubai. The real joke is the western people saying that they are done slavery, yet still visit Dubai. As an architect-student I really like the Burj Khalifa for it’s accomplishment. But really it is made of blood.

@abdullahh3194

2 жыл бұрын

Even if it was build humanlly, it does not serve any fucking purpose, just showing off. I would get it if there are so many people and the land is very small also i would not mind showing off if you have achieved a good quality of life and decent democracy with freedom of speach.

@mai-qn6sl

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Dubai and there ain’t NO SLAVERY💀

@Dylestocolors

2 жыл бұрын

Of course it is bad how the UAE treats the workers but they do earn more money in the UAE then in their home countries with the same job.

@Dylestocolors

2 жыл бұрын

@@mai-qn6slFax

@mikedavies3361

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah as long as they don’t die at work along with the other thousands. Canon fodder really aren’t they…so easily replaced

Modern Dubai looks like "my first drawing" The buildings look so cartoony and silly just all lined up like that.

This is such wonderful work. Concise and professional and entertaining. Awesome!!!

I will not get tired of the equation "smooth-brained dictator + construction = dumb shit"

@lizziecastricum4382

2 жыл бұрын

Same! And luckily there's a near infinite supply.

@SM-oc4rc

2 жыл бұрын

Very versatile too. I use this at work : Smooth-brained client + Complex problem = Dumb demands

@hzdvb

2 жыл бұрын

Works like a charm too. Just take a look at "the line" of Saudi-Arabias NEOM project. The newest and worst of dictatorial city design.

@liberatetutemeexinferis5902

2 жыл бұрын

" Shit " being the magic word here. Literally.

@DialecticRed

2 жыл бұрын

@@SM-oc4rc On a technocratic note, I take issue with simply casting any people aside as "smooth-brains," be they dictators or those with ineptitudes concerning computers. Although I understand this anecdote to be humorous in nature, I'd advise against using this kind of rhetoric generally, as this is the standpoint that right-wingers and fascists rally behind. No one is born a dictator, or born incapable of meaningful interaction with computers. These are things that are brought about by society and the conditions around the environment of those people. So we shold probably avoid slandering those who frustrate us as "smooth-brained," because in my humble opinion it doesn't quite send the right message. That being said, I am pretty much certain you know this already, but nonetheless I felt the need to pitch in.

Im a arab who lived in UAE for 13 weeks working as a civil engineer, and i think you are been too kind to them. If you know the s##t i know you would lose your mind. Ps i was deported from Abu Dhabi back to the UK for asking to many questions about health and safety regarding my staff. Was told the are disposable by the project manager. Nothing in this video is a lie.

@rohinipatil6925

2 жыл бұрын

Now I'm interested. What's more shitty happening over there?

@greensoaphehe2606

2 жыл бұрын

please may you say what more fucked up shit happened in there?? i need to know dude

@McProGuyz

2 жыл бұрын

I can confirm this aswell, my dad worked as a construction manager for skyscrapers in Dubai. His company routinely went to india to gather workers wo got minimal wage in dubai. The monthly income was a lot higer for the workers working in dubai than india but still, they live in horibble conditions. Workers ususally work 4-5 years to pay off their employment fees while sending money back to their familys in india. This left them with barely anything for themselves. It is in fact modern slavery.

@adijaber4236

2 жыл бұрын

One of the other thing is money laundry, and human trafficking, mostly Eastern European women. Its sickening but when i asked questions i was deported.

@elishh8173

2 жыл бұрын

@Adi Jaber Thank you for sharing this. Eastern European women are treated like slaves by these rich arabs and also sold in Israel by Jews. I hope people stop going to these kinds of oil rich countries and stop supporting them until they give every human in their country human rights!!

My dad went some time ago and said that it was the most fake city he's ever seen. And workers were outside at 40°c+

I always got this impression from Dubai but it's good to see it all laid out here in detail as to what exactly is wrong with the whole conceit of the city.

I lived in Abu Dhabi for 16 years and I can confirm literally all of this, especially the modern slavery aspect. Referred to as labour camps but absolutely just Slums on the outskirts. It's so twisted and broken. Countries with that much money should not have people li

@elishamale4130

2 жыл бұрын

Living like that under any circumstances.

@mortuus4601

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody is forcing them is always a choice in life

@emalyndaniell7964

2 жыл бұрын

@@mortuus4601 they took the workers passports.. where are they supposed to go?

@mervin06

2 жыл бұрын

@@emalyndaniell7964 They couldn't go anywhere, it's same in Qatar like building a stadium for Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 on what they were doing to Nepalese people and they couldn't go back to their homeland, I don't really recommend for Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Nepalis to move to Middle East that has slavery taking place.

@rim2955

2 жыл бұрын

@@mortuus4601 Ben shapiro on his fake account

I can only imagine, if the billions spent on skyscrapers would have been partially devoted to building walkable small towns of traditional Moroccan, and other wonderful Arabic architectural designs out of stone, plain and carved, with beautiful carved wood interiors that truly celebrate human artistic achievements and that it would be a great delight to wander amongst the towns and feel like one's soul was greatly enhanced by the experience. Instead we are confronted with brutal glass and steel.

@munip9777

Жыл бұрын

But...but...if we build that what about my goldie lambo? Where can i parade it if there's no 12 lane road? 😢

@thenarkknight278

Жыл бұрын

Like in Anno 1404

@BlessedByAlMighty

Жыл бұрын

Moroccans are not Arabs, they also have nothing to do with UAE!

@colinguo5855

Жыл бұрын

I'm someone who would disagree, as I am more attracted to the cold, empty steel and glass structures, as it fits my aesthetic. My aesthetic is the aesthetic of futuristic cities with skyscrapers and more buildings. Unlike others I belong to the people who reject the old and beautiful and accept the new and ugly.

@SolnLase

Жыл бұрын

@@colinguo5855 yeah, but it was supposed to bring tourists. I have seen enough of futuristic architecture but I never saw old in that style.

I lived there and you are right about everything. My best moment in the years I lived there was when a bus full of Iranian workers drove by and one of them gave me the thumbs up. Yes, I know it's code.

I never undrstood Dubai's concept to recreate itself and your video has reinforced that thought albeit you have added more fuel to the fire. Thank you for your time. Cheers from OZ. ps: I love the concept which you put forward for what Dubai could have been

About building the palm islands in the land instead of destroying a coral reef, Kuwait actually did this and it really is just as impressive as the one in Dubai.

@feynstein1004

2 жыл бұрын

For real? I wasn't aware of that. Sounds interesting

@muneeraalhussain7900

2 жыл бұрын

omg im from kuwait and i didn’t know

@ethan.desouza

2 жыл бұрын

@@muneeraalhussain7900 lol Kheiran.

@cosmiceyness

2 жыл бұрын

kuwait grips

@nocturnaljoe9543

2 жыл бұрын

@Clowds If it is build on land. You can just build a dam and you will be fine.

I once travelled to dubai with my mum and stayed for some days. The sole impression I got of it was, emptiness. Just no soul to find anywhere. The only people walking the streets were tourists and it was like no citizens who actually lived there could be found anywhere. I can only surmise that they don't let the people live close to the tourist areas and hide them away somewhere. It was an absolutely soulless experience. No life in the streets

@alecbaldwin8021

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the land of allah to me. It’s the same in any izzlamick country

@LadyVoldemort

2 жыл бұрын

@@alecbaldwin8021 Don't generalize everything. Dubai is the opposite of Islamism, it's a fake heaven on earth.

@LuNaSinger7

2 жыл бұрын

A little dramatic statement 😅 How do you identify a resident on the street? I am one and I live in a very touristic area.

@snowman5377

2 жыл бұрын

to be honest in every arab country you will never find someone walking in the streets ( not even tourists) i guess it because the hot weather

@Fibonacci.04

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like you've only been to the tourist areas. Dubai is more than just Downtown and Jumeirah.

Spec ops The Line got one thing right. There's no better place for Hell on Earth than Dubai

I lived and worked in dubai more than a decade ago and this is absolutely 100% true.discrimination also is appalling,you go to a jewelry store wearing construction clothes and surely shopkeepers will ignore you or even rejected by security guards inside a mall.

@user-xg6tv5hl6s

10 ай бұрын

Why would you go to jewellery shop in a construction cloths 😂

@gogogolem5554

10 ай бұрын

@@user-xg6tv5hl6s why not if you have enough money to buy and no chance to change clothes

I changed my comment so the replies don't make any sense now.

@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012

2 жыл бұрын

Look like a city Godzilla would destroy - some guy in the old video

@matthewvandeventer3632

2 жыл бұрын

that made me think of Jordan Peaterson. He would say that you should clean your own room before criticizing. But he was a drug addict so I don't think you should listen to him.

@indianshrek4299

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't knew I lived in Dubai all the way from India. BTW, F for all my Indian homies in Dubai :.(

@jogo798

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewvandeventer3632 he was on self medication and got addicted, he also denies climate change so ya don't listen to him.

@cosmosheep4306

2 жыл бұрын

@@indianshrek4299 hello neighbour 🇧🇩🇮🇳 F for all my south asian homies working in Dubai and rest of the middle east :(

Dubai to me is an eyesore and a blight to the Arab World, it’s just a playground for the very rich and privileged. If you want Arab culture there are other cities like Alexandria, Cairo, Amman, Baghdad, Jerusalem, Damascus and others that have history and culture.

@intreoo

11 ай бұрын

Yep. This applies to almost the entire Gulf world (Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia). The only Arab Gulf country that isn't busy drowning in its own oil-fed vanity is Oman, which has brilliantly preserved its traditional Arabian architecture and culture. There's also Iraq, but that's a different story compared to Oman.

@alexs5744

11 ай бұрын

@@intreoo I read there’s a lot of archeological sites all across Oman and they’re quite old.

@gabrielgonzalezc1037

11 ай бұрын

Well, in all fairness, the logistics of a leisurely trip to Damascus or Baghdad would be complicated, to put it charitably.

@nope1083

11 ай бұрын

Jerusalem dues vult

@alexs5744

11 ай бұрын

@@gabrielgonzalezc1037 They’re places I wouldn’t go to right now considering that stability is still an issue in those countries.

I love the part where Vin Deasil says "Ride or die" and proceeds to blow up 7 poo trucks.