35 MILLION Dollars

quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

That, apparently, was the completely absurd amount that was spent on the incredible opening of the Atlantis Hotel and Resort in Dubai two days ago. Just been chatting to my mum on Skype and decided to youtube it, observe, one of the most incredible fireworks displays I think you'll EVER see Thumbs Up

Bear in mind, the area depicted in the video is also the Palm Island on which the resort was built, my brother went to his friend's house next to the 'trunk' of the palm tree and he said the noise was absolutely deafening, at a guess, it's probably about 3 miles squared.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2EtnJZcrHQ&feature=related
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Alex-RS · Traffic Copper Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Karma :

Erm..........wow!

Dubai is the place to be at the moment, and it's only going to get better.

https://realestate.theemiratesnetwork.com/developments/dubai/palm_islands/images/palm_jumeirah.jpg

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quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

Wolf, you're right, I've heard about the sewage problem as well but I heard it was cleaned up for a few weeks and now they've started doing it again. I look forward to seeing what the government are actually going to do about it this time as it's potentially something that will completley destroy Dubai's tourist trade.
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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

I wonder what it looked like from space Shocked

michael j · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Karma :

I'm spending Christmas there. Will try not to swallow any sea water when I'm wake boarding Sick

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Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

That would be such a cool place to live. Saw the fireworks, was mad Neutral

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Skudd · Super Spammer Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Karma :

I would love to go there, but you can't shag on the beach like you can at Blackpool.
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instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

Got to be the tackiest city on the planet. Laughing

Paddy Blake · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Karma :

If I did own property there and was renting it out I would be worried.
There are more builders there than there are residents and when they leave soon who do you rent to.
Property prices down as much as 40% since September.

https://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSTRE4AK4DR20081121

https://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-GAL1.htm

Paddy.

quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

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quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

Fair point Insti, but still, get out there and sample it when you can. I guess most people regard the buildings etc as feats of accomplishment rather than tacky, I personally think they're quite cool but you're right, some of them do look fugly. If you work in the construction industry, I'd get out there, you'll make quite a bit Thumbs Up

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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

Bonny, I've been back there quite a few times since I've lived back in the UK and there probably is traces of marijuana in my shoe or jeans or something but I'm yet to be suddenly arrested for it. Yes you'd have to be f*cking insane to actually try and take something but otherwise it's fine, just give all your clothes a good wash before you Laughing

Colin, I think that law was brought in originally to protect the expatriates who live and work over there now and have done for some time. The old laws used to be as such that only UAE Nationals were allowed to own property and everyone else had to rent (usually covered by the employer) but in recent years they'd been abusing that and had started increasing the rates by stupid amounts.

I'll give you an example, our house over there we live in now that we moved into when I was 10 cost my parents (well, my dad's company) 90,000 AED a year. They're now paying 210,000 AED just over 10 years later.
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