In coversation the topic of "best city" was discussed. My choice was New York (by a country mile). Someone actually compared Dubai to New York City - Fuggedabout it!
What say you?
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arniegang wrote:Cons
I suppose it depends on how you view NY, at the end of the day its down to personal choice.
The reasons i didnt like NY was mainly centred around the issue of safety and smoking. As you know the Yanks are totally obsessed with the political correctness of treating smokers like the have some kind of disease. Basically you cant smoke anywhere except the pavement, and it looks like they will shortly stop that as well.
On concerns of safety, the total number of "robberies" in NY exceed in one week that of the whole middle east in a whole year. It is not a safe city by anymeans, and the advice to all tourists is keep your wallet very close and watch out for the huge number of lunatics branding guns.
The shops are mediocre by any cities standards. Yes they have big dept stores, but so what. London has bigger and Dubai has better malls.
The food is crap, well brill if you like cheap fast food inc Burgers etc.
Just my opinion.
arnie
a city is more than stats and crime ....at the end of the day where would you come away with a satisfied mind and your curiosity being truely stimulated...NY!!...dont get me wrong...i love dubai...i think living standards wise we have it the best in dubai compared to NY...but cultural and intelectual point of view...no comparision...arts/plays/music/...man i'm almost tearing my hair out ....anyhou...food in dubai rocks!!...especially the indian and the paki ones...oh man!!...
arniegang wrote:What a load of crap . Talk about creative statistics.
A violent death in a car in not the same as being shot for your wallet.
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