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About everyday life in Dubai - Impressions after three weeks

25.5.2007

Augsburg. "Inshallah!" If and when something is going to happen, it is up to Allah. Many people in Dubai use this expression. Most of them are smiling and know that something is going to happen. Those, who are not so sure, make a longer emphasis in the middle of the word: "Insha'allah"! Then the projects are probably uncertain. For three weeks, hospitalityInside.com moved between locals, expatriates and experts in Dubai. A colourful picture of this city developed. A city that markets itself globally as a superlative but partly seems to be naïve in everyday life.

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