Dubai is sort of an ME version of Scottsdale, AZ. Fancy shopping mall, good restaurants (for the region) huge golf and hotel resorts, etc. Its where expatriates and Arabs/Persians alike go to let their hair down. Homosexuality is still a crime, and public religious processions are banned, but other than that, its a pretty tolerant place.
>>> Dubai is sort of an ME version of Scottsdale, AZ.
LOL!