# Dubai has a message for those who don't believe that bigger is better. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 15, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302 "2008-08-15T11:42:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/61 "2008-08-16T08:27:57Z")
Meh, there are nicer buildings, architecurally, but that is pretty bad ass. I want to visit Dubai someday. wait wat. And LOL at the title. Bastards. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/62 "2008-08-16T11:26:47Z")
Meh, there are nicer buildings, architecurally, but that is pretty bad ass. I want to visit Dubai someday. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/63 "2008-08-16T12:50:26Z")
Meh, there are nicer Dubaii, bad ass, but that is pretty architecurally. I want to visit buildings some day. ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/64 "2008-08-16T12:54:39Z")
Meh, there are nicer bad ass, Dubai, but that is pretty buildings. I want to visit architecurally some day. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/65 "2008-08-16T12:56:54Z")
:lol: ---
**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/66 "2008-08-16T13:06:31Z")
Meh, there are nicer buildings, architecurally, but that is pretty bad ass. I want to visit Dubai someday. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/67 "2008-08-16T13:07:09Z")
Dubai,meh, architecurally is pretty bad ass, but I want buildings to visit me someday. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/68 "2008-08-16T13:07:10Z")
You ever say/read something so many times it starts to lose it’s meaning entirely? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/69 "2008-08-16T19:19:10Z")
Whats the over/under on when that building falls? Gotta see it before then. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/70 "2008-08-16T20:24:24Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > You ever say/read something so many times it starts to lose it’s meaning entirely? Meh, there are nicer buildings, architecurally, but that is pretty bad ass. I want to visit Dubai someday. ?? ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/71 "2008-08-16T21:09:43Z")
You ever say/read something so many times it starts to lose it’s meaning entirely? ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/72 "2008-08-16T21:17:38Z")
> [@MicaH](#): > > You ever say/read something so many times it starts to lose it’s meaning entirely? Meh, there are nicer buildings, architecurally, but that is pretty bad ass. I want to visit Dubai someday. You ever say/read something so many times it starts to lose it’s meaning entirely? ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/73 "2008-08-16T21:23:51Z")
You ever say/read something so many times it starts to lose it’s meaning entirely? ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/74 "2008-08-16T21:44:48Z")
Dubai is awesome from what friends of mine in EU have told me. This one is pretty bad ass… ![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Burj_al_Arab2_SvG.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Burj_al_Arab2_SvG.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/75 "2008-08-16T21:45:35Z")
probably the heaviest sail boat ever, i bet it doesnt even move ---
**Author:** ![JSTANEON](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jstaneon/32/7267_2.png) [@JSTANEON](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSTANEON)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/76 "2008-08-17T05:51:41Z")
> [@walter](#): > They already have. Its called Brampton. :drama2: > **[Breaking News - Headlines & Top Stories | The Star](https://www.thestar.com/)** > > thestar.com is Canada’s largest online news site. Live news, investigations, politics, sports and the heartbeat of Toronto, Canada's largest city. > **[Breaking News - Headlines & Top Stories | The Star](https://www.thestar.com/)** > > thestar.com is Canada’s largest online news site. Live news, investigations, politics, sports and the heartbeat of Toronto, Canada's largest city. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/77 "2008-08-17T06:19:55Z")
I believe that is the only 6 star hotel in the world. Which going to the hotel page… a King delux suite is only 1K a night… for the best hotel in the world, that seems totally reasonable > [@evane](#): > > Dubai is awesome from what friends of mine in EU have told me. > > This one is pretty bad ass… ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/78 "2008-08-17T08:54:55Z")
Meh, there are nicer buildings, architecurally, but that is pretty bad ass. I want to visit Dubai someday. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/79 "2008-08-17T09:14:28Z")
> [@JSTANEON](#): > > They already have. Its called Brampton. brampton = bramladesh as we say in Ontario… > [@EvilJay](#): > > Fail. > > A majority of the emirate’s revenues are from trade, real estate and financial services.[7] Revenues from petroleum and natural gas contribute less than 6% (2006)[8] of Dubai’s US$ 37 billion economy (2005).[9] Real estate and construction, on the other hand, contributed 22.6% to the economy in 2005, before the current large-scale construction boom.[10] Dubai has attracted world-wide attention through innovative real estate projects [11] and sports events. This increased attention, coinciding with its emergence as a world business hub, has also highlighted human rights issues concerning its largely foreign workforce.[12] I’m surprised that an american would actually know this. Had i posted it i’m sure everyone would have thought it was a conspiracy theory as with all other truths that don’t align with whatever you get fed. However, even that explanation, real estate being the primary driver of Dubai’s economy, is not the primary reason, it is a symptom. Dubai; like delaware, the caymans, the bahamas, and especially Liechtenstein, are and were strategically developed as corporate tax havens. I dont have the ratio on Dubai, but in Liechtenstein the number of corporations calling it home more than doubles the national population. The tax revenues and subsequent participation of these corporations in the economies in which they pay their taxes have a crazy impact on the countries or regions. In that sense, oil money does play a major impact. You have thousands of multi-billionaires throughout the middle east that go to Dubai or Abu Dahbi (similar tax appeal) to reside or house their money and build thier investment portfolios because of the tax implications but also because of the slightly westernized lifestyle, with a towel-head twist. then there is the las vegas, macau development type mentality… just build the shit and then make the people come. most of the developments in Dubai are ghost towns despite their grandeur and buildings of archetexually dubai are visting the me someday ---
**Author:** ![matter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@matter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matter)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/80 "2008-08-17T09:27:34Z")
I heard dubai is planning on putting a bid in for the olympics within 20 years, once the dubai sports park is finished. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302.md?page=5)