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Dear Dubai....I am divorcing you.....
Dear Dubai
I thought that I would write you a letter to explain my feelings toward you.
When I first thought about coming to Dubai I was excited. I was taken in by the weather, the palm trees the apparent wealth of schools here, the shopping facilities and the wonderful multi-cultural population.
I am disappointed Dubai.
You didn’t tell me that the summers were so hot that you basically had to hibernate all summer.
You didn’t tell me that even the best schools in Dubai were only on a par with good state primary schools in the UK and were at least a year behind private schools.
You didn’t tell me that there is such an air of arrogance from most people that step foot in this place – people don’t say ‘after you’ here. They just walk straight past you and let doors go in your face. I am glad the Titanic did not sink in Dubai.
You didn’t tell me that everyone on the road would try to kill me, nobody has any manners and they toot their horns at you constantly for just letting another driver out of a junction or IMMEDIATELY as the lights turn green.
You didn’t tell me that nobody seems to say thank you.
You didn’t tell me that my husband would have to jump through hoops at work to please his local investors, get treated like an office junior and is expected to wait for people at meetings arriving HOURS late.
You didn’t tell me that the fruit and vegetables here would all look and taste like they have been on the back of a lorry for six weeks and injected with hormones.
You didn’t tell me that all the neighbours think that they are on holiday and have parties after parties after parties, even on school nights.
You didn’t tell me that there was NOTHING to do here apart from the beach or to shop. I never expected to be so bored.
You didn’t tell me that I would be treated like a second rate person because I am not Arabic.
You didn’t tell me that people were treated like slaves here whilst the big shots have it all.
You didn’t tell me that I would get lied to all the time by delivery men, shop workers and repair men.
You didn’t tell me that your road systems SUCK.
You didn’t tell me that the administrative rubbish we have to deal with was like living in the 70’s.
You didn’t tell me that you were no better than anywhere else in the world and would let me down this way.
For that reason Dubai, I am divorcing you. I will be leaving you shortly and I hope that you learn from your mistakes and change.
I will not miss you and I no longer love you.
Goodbye.
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