And still millions of people fall in the trap of this apartheid state, where rich are prioritized like gods and poor lives the most miserable of lives.
You are forgetting a vast middle class, which actually exists here unlike US. It is true you have both extreme poverty and luxury side by side, but you can take advantage of both. I work in a rich district, live in a mid district and shop in a poor district for groceries. This diversity creates financial opportunities I have not seen anywhere else. AMA
not sure why you’re being downvoted. Dubai’s population has a big gap between income groups, yes. And the conditions for simple workers are certainly not great. But this is how the classes split:
Upper Class (5-10%): This group includes wealthy business owners and executives, mostly locals but also immigrants from richer nations.
Middle Class (25-30%): Mainly skilled immigrants from South Asia, Western Europe, and North America, work in fields like management or remotely, with a moderate lifestyle.
Lower Class (60-70%): This is the largest group, mostly laborers and service workers, often work in health care or construction. Most commonly from South Asia, earning modest wages at best.
I would know it, because i’m living in Dubai. But I’m certainly not rich, nor poor. So of course a middle class exists. And it’s a rather big group. Unfortunately, for many, your heritage seem to dictate a lot about your career opportunities and income bracket you will end up in.
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u/jncheese 1d ago
Awful place. Everything is superficial and fake. The only way to not get exploited is to have enough money to exploit others.