Tens of thousands of residents and tourists have left UAE since the US and Israel started bombing Iran two weeks ago, leaving beach bars, malls and hotels eerily empty

Tens of thousands of residents and tourists have left UAE since the US and Israel started bombing Iran two weeks ago, leaving beach bars, malls and hotels eerily empty

  • xerxes@piefed.socialEnglish
    27·
    4 days ago

    I’ve lived in both and while the similarities are there, it’s a bit different. Singapore still has a majority non expat population while Dubai has only about a 10% local population. Singapore also invests heavily in local education with one of the highest densities of PhDs in the world.

    • phutatorius@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      19 hours ago

      And Singaporeans actually work. They’re not just an idle rentier class like the Emirati royals. Expats in Singapore work alongside the locals, not while the locals find a comfy sofa, drink coffee and watch as in the UAE.