The People of Dubai

The people of Dubai
So, enough of the hotel. Dubai is a very fascinating city and I must say that I really think I’m going to like it here. First of all it’s very English, or shall I say British. Since Dubai was once under British protection, they, or maybe the Prince o Dubai, really likes all things British. Even the plugs are British, the bathrooms are not though, thank God. Ha, ha. Yes, they have all the British shops here, mothercare, Bhs, Debenhamns, Next, Boots, and a few very English food shops, like Waitrose and Spinney’s etc. One of my favorite café’s is called Shakespeare’s and they serve the best scones. There are also a couple of Irish Pubs and tomorrow they are celebrating St.Patrick’s Day. Need I tell you that Dubai is heaving with Englishmen? Like Jon said, it’s not surprising when you can have some of the best things with England, but with palm trees and beautiful sunshine every day. There are also plenty of Americans and Asians. It’s actually like a small British Empire, the whole of Dubai. The language connects people here, that’s for sure. The people who work though, are not. They are philipinos, sri lankan or Indians. But they all speak English, of course. Some better than others, some much worse. They are usually referred to as 'the workers' and you see them everywhere, on building sites, as maids, taxi drivers, gardeners, etc...With what they earn here, they can support a whole big family in their home country. And most of them go home only once a year, if that. Talk about reality check! The maid next door left her baby son when he was 2 months old and is now going home for his first birthday...I almost cried when she told me. The children are looked after by the family, they raise them together, the once who can get work, they work. And we worry when we are picking up our kids after four o'clock from nursery....we are such bad parents and our children will be hooligans or fail in school because of us.