tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post3708906962676643916..comments2024-03-28T09:46:24.020+02:00Comments on A Political Refugee From The Global Village : I hate Dubai but it's not the place's fault (actually it might be)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-77295099070988619322023-01-28T20:04:04.989+02:002023-01-28T20:04:04.989+02:00It is strange, you are the only person I know who ...It is strange, you are the only person I know who has visited Liechtenstein and has disliked the place - but as I have never been myself I can not really comment further. As for Buffalo New York - its peak was just before the First World War when it was, perhaps, the most advanced city in the world. Even in the late 1940s it was, I am told, a fine place - but visiting it in modern times is clearly an error, after all most of the traditional population of the city have left over the last several decades. The destruction of American cities is quite horrible - and totally deliberate. For example, today I looked up the city of Troy in New York State (I had just seen someone from there on television and wanted to know more about the place) and there was, for example, a beautiful railway station constructed in 1903 - but it, along with most such excellent buildings in most American cities and even small towns, has been destroyed. Not destroyed by natural disaster or war - destroyed by deliberate human choice. The decline of American culture has its physical manifestation in the hated of beauty and its replacement by ugliness.Paul Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376632035812989444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-51258771705419481552021-07-20T10:17:54.018+03:002021-07-20T10:17:54.018+03:00I think the place is just built in the wrong perio...I think the place is just built in the wrong period - modern architecture tends to be over bearing and unpleasant. It is not really the fault of anyone in Dubai - one could say the same thing about any city build during the same period.Paul Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376632035812989444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-84715898032337715212014-08-15T02:15:37.054+03:002014-08-15T02:15:37.054+03:00That exchange was bit awkwardThat exchange was bit awkwardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-90092123291682249692014-04-17T13:50:36.335+03:002014-04-17T13:50:36.335+03:00I hate shopping and have no inclination whatsoever...I hate shopping and have no inclination whatsoever to visit the concrete monstrosity Dubai. Your very interesting blog adds to my resolve to never ever visit the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-42778352428529719512014-02-10T10:44:54.307+02:002014-02-10T10:44:54.307+02:00I told this to two women. They both knew they were...I told this to two women. They both knew they were.Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-14498692622555681432014-02-09T23:33:16.321+02:002014-02-09T23:33:16.321+02:00Thought so.
So when you met these psychopath acqu...Thought so.<br /><br />So when you met these psychopath acquaintances of your's, did you just tell them at one point 'I know you're a psychopath' ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-39764468731136410732014-02-09T23:08:35.766+02:002014-02-09T23:08:35.766+02:00She was a Romanian female psychopath, as it happen...She was a Romanian female psychopath, as it happens/Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-23603588812698639282014-02-09T21:12:52.037+02:002014-02-09T21:12:52.037+02:00My name is Sandy....male, 24, Romanian, now living...My name is Sandy....male, 24, Romanian, now living in the UK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-18937094502111266662014-02-09T20:47:23.309+02:002014-02-09T20:47:23.309+02:00Who am I speaking to?Who am I speaking to?Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-43704168229391001662014-02-09T20:28:31.721+02:002014-02-09T20:28:31.721+02:00And what do you mean your friend came from a '...And what do you mean your friend came from a 'cold and distant planet'? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-31154366853401279732014-02-09T13:33:45.190+02:002014-02-09T13:33:45.190+02:00Hard to say. Something to do with money laundering...Hard to say. Something to do with money laundering, fat young men in suits with large briefcases, a toy train which took Japanese tourists round the centre of tiny Vaduz, the 1980s five star hotels.Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-31993646290949512252014-02-09T13:27:35.250+02:002014-02-09T13:27:35.250+02:00Why did you dislike Liechtenstein so much?Why did you dislike Liechtenstein so much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-47651880211346040632013-08-19T09:40:31.260+03:002013-08-19T09:40:31.260+03:00I just came back from Istanbul and love the Fatih ...I just came back from Istanbul and love the Fatih area which for me is the true Istanbul - working class and full of greengrocers, barbers and men drinking tea on little stools. However every city is unique - Beirut and Cairo are too. Why are the Turks European? 97% of Turkey is in Asia and why should people decide it is somehow a European country? And as for Muslim countries Turkey has a far higher proportion of Muslims than have Egypt or the Lebanon where many Christians live. Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-27527264713937820582013-08-08T00:03:55.404+03:002013-08-08T00:03:55.404+03:00Though your experience is interesting to read, I s...Though your experience is interesting to read, I stuck with the comment of yours about istanbul. I really wonder,when you have visited the city, which parts and did you really embrace its culture and ''real'' people - istanbulians. I myself a one, and I argue you cant compare istanbul to beirut or cairo etc. The city is just UNIQUE on its own way and because the turkish people are indeed european folks that shaped with islamic cultures/traditions, though it does not mean that you can count istanbul with those so-called muslim countries and their people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-72525834323250870122013-06-11T18:39:49.970+03:002013-06-11T18:39:49.970+03:00-) love this :" Immorality requires style to ...-) love this :" Immorality requires style to make it attractive and Dubai does not have any."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-64161595483757088252013-06-06T18:08:51.574+03:002013-06-06T18:08:51.574+03:00A sober point of view. Never been to Dubai myself,...A sober point of view. Never been to Dubai myself, but photos of it disgust me - artificial, soulless place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-13108882286060028512013-05-13T19:42:41.691+03:002013-05-13T19:42:41.691+03:00I also went to less de luxe places as mentioned in...I also went to less de luxe places as mentioned in my post. Where I stayed was ritzy and by the sea and marina and near very smart shops. If you are going to be in Dubai it was a pretty good place to be but I only felt I was really in Dubai when I stayed a night in a 4 star hotel on my way back from Ethiopia - very luxurious, incredibly obsequious staff and a very reasonable price. Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-74739766747058272982013-05-13T16:49:02.249+03:002013-05-13T16:49:02.249+03:00Paul, that was another incisive and riveting artic...Paul, that was another incisive and riveting article. You laid bare the place. I somewhat like it but I can see merit in your criticism of it. Some places grow on me. Other places I soon get tired of. GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-61378583838190907622013-05-09T18:24:52.563+03:002013-05-09T18:24:52.563+03:00Thanks.Thanks.Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-84286072272986634462013-05-09T18:20:57.334+03:002013-05-09T18:20:57.334+03:00Nicely done. I think you may enjoy my post on Duba...Nicely done. I think you may enjoy my post on Dubai<br /><br />http://acollectionofmusings.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/dubai-the-city-of-cities/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-27342809442802296102013-05-04T01:55:32.607+03:002013-05-04T01:55:32.607+03:00here herehere hereAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842742469267232094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-2972851511842217172013-05-04T01:53:29.969+03:002013-05-04T01:53:29.969+03:00Yeah so what else is there to see?Yeah so what else is there to see?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842742469267232094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-26291599853610944442012-11-30T15:16:01.323+02:002012-11-30T15:16:01.323+02:00Same feeling, after visiting twice. Even the luxur...Same feeling, after visiting twice. Even the luxury accommodation did not make me feel that I am in holiday. Emptiness is the feeling I had all along....NicoletaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-45706203351676761302012-11-29T20:36:57.755+02:002012-11-29T20:36:57.755+02:00None but I doubt conditions are worse than in Burm...None but I doubt conditions are worse than in Burma Pakistan or the Philippines where the people come from though I am sure many people are ill treated in Dubai. But perhaps you know better? It seems unrealistic to judge Arab countries by the standards we apply to Western countries? Still I did not like Dubai at all.Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-2535493593872207082012-11-29T20:34:30.708+02:002012-11-29T20:34:30.708+02:00How many did you talk to who worked in constructio...How many did you talk to who worked in construction?<br />Hilary Jane Margaret Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.com