uaekid wrote:Dubai is the 8th visited city in the world ,thats tourism, not a show off, it means $.
The busiest hub in the M.east is not an appearance or a show off, it business, it means $.
the reliance on expats is due to UAE local population Vs available jobs, do some math hon.
and when you are done calculating you will figure out that its 1million Vs 6 million jobs, we "locals" are just not enough .and yes we wont see locals working with expats ,not bcz of the education rate but your salaries are just not to our standers hon. its really a simple observation that you should've knowen figured living here for some time now.
and no ventured out side by them selves hon, they are all on scholarship from the government,since the 80s.and us sending our kids to private schools is just a high stander living style due to higher income and not bcz the private ones are better, I personally think that 90% of them are just a money sucking machines.
p.s.over 90% of UAE locals are educate the rest are just our grandfathers
Hi Pinhead.
How have you been???
Where to begin. First, I wasn't being negative in what I had to say, but clearly you took it that way. Better education should have been a priority, not glass and steel. Lessen the need to leave the country in order to get a good solid education. AD is on the right track with the education.
So, since your response had a negative tone, let me respond in kind:
That 90% you refer to being educated: Does that include the 85% that reached grade 8 and stopped?
The government did fund most of those who sought education outside the UAE. Those are the ones who can read, write and speak English as well as have a solid education, apply their knowledge and who actually work - and not necessarily in government. I know some very high level local government officials and executives who completed their PhD.
For many the attitude is: why would you want to work when you can get more money living off the dole or papa?
Higher standard of living? The government provided you with land and/or money to build those houses you live in, and in some cases, the land and house came as a package deal, as well as reduced utilities, otherwise you would still be commuting from grandfather's farm. Obviously being employed (note I did not say working) for the government pays off. For one to think they have a "higher standard living" does not necessarily mean they have any class to speak of.
Do you think that if the Burj Kalifa wasn't built it would make a difference to tourism? Tourism was big before the building went up. One of the properties that put Dubai on the tourist map over 10 years ago was the Burj Al Arab. There are definitely certain developments that are a draw - such as the new racetrack. Absolutely beautiful, enjoyed by residents and tourists.
If the government education has such a high standard - and I'm not sure what standard you are comparing it to, but I'm sure it's safe to say it's not the US, UK, India, Germany, France, (and the like) there would be no need to send local children to international schools. Obviously it is worth all the money you are paying to international schools who are ripping you off to give your child a better education than the one they would receive in a government school. If you think it's such a rip off to send your children to international schools, in other words not getting what you pay for, then as a concerned parent you should pull them and send them to a government school and then they can come out and be fully qualified to work for the government. Isn't that the goal most aspire to?
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desertdudeshj wrote:I would like to see what Sym has to say though, as he seems to be someone much more reasonable and better informed than your average Uaekid.
Agree, a much more rationale individual.