Dubai is trying to market itself as the rich-man’s Vegas/Miami. It’s for trendy fashions, high-scale jewelry/watches, gourmet dinners, and spending of money. Naturally, this attracts a lot of folks from England, Germany, and such....to run the business operations, and they need the lifestyle that the skyscraper offers.
Everyone seems to act like it’s all set to run forever.
Beirut was once the combined Paris and Switzerland of the Middle East...