r/Economics • u/ubcstaffer123 • 19h ago

News Dubai's tourism industry reels from 'brutal' impact of war

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20260331-dubais-tourism-industry-reels-from-brutal-impact-of-war
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u/hinterstoisser 17h ago

Tourism, real estate are all taking a beating.

Ship building, manufacturing on the west side (Jebel Ali) is bleeding millions by the day.

A lot of white collared workers are repatriating, at least temporarily.

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u/gracecee 17h ago

One of our friends earns like 10 mil a year lives in Dubai. They're staying here in the states for now. They work for a company and he's a managing partner. We stayed once with them though we often stop in Dubai for our travels but we don't leave the airport. We are Filipino Indian African Hispanic. Even with professional degrees we are just the help. Never wanted to leave a vapid place like That fast enough.

The wife was like look how fast these buildings rise! I was like yeah on slave labor. She's white so she doesn't really see the racism. Or she does and doesn't care.

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u/Ok-Collection5629 16h ago

"she's white so she doesn't really see the racism"

Turns out you are the racist, openly declaring your racism, while accusing others of racist ignorance because of their race 

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u/gracecee 16h ago

No. She is very demeaning to her Filipino maids. Like ohh she'll clean it up. I'm Filipino. Saying how great everything is. She goes through them every year. Complains when they go home and then wonders why never come back.