I was born and raised in Dubai in a family who was reminded every day that if we did not do this or that or if we were to behave like whatever then we would be kicked out of the country etc. We were constantly told how the country was doing us a favor by employing my parents. Money is great, sure, it buys me things I want or need but it shouldn’t be used to dictate the social status of a person. My father left Pakistan for Dubai after his first born died due to a lack of appropriate medical facilities. But he didn’t go there to brown nose or kiss anyone’s behind, and espeically not be spoken down to.

Regarding the accent of the kid’s father I can understand what you mean. It did seem broken and maybe the choice was made to make him look simple. However he really did not seem old enough to actually be the kids father… or related to him at all for that matter.

I’d give this movie a 7/10 only cause the Dubai government did allow them to shoot there and show some form of reality. However script wise it really lacked and the message to be delivered is rather vague.

Just another opinion, friends

I heard Sheikh Maktoum just passed away, my condolences to the family.

My experience in Dubai has been that, I get wound up at being treated like vermin (perhaps you guys think we are). Perhaps I would be less wound up if everyone including Europeans/Americans got treated the same way. However, the select maltreatment of people who really have no choice but to be there in Dubai is most disappointing. The air of arrogance will never go. There are a significant few that are very polite, cultured and a great pleasure to deal with. It is at these times I am most conflicted about my opinions. Yes, I suppose I did take your advice long before you gave it, I got up and left. But then, not everybody has that choice.

The sick condensation of a zealot and a bigot.

So if all Emirati students in the US are treated just like the poor migrants are treated in the US, would you still have the rather cavalier answer of ‘ if you dont like it, leave and go back home

I guess the moderators removed my other respone which I thought was more appropriate

Well i guess you all hate me, as im one of those evil light skinned arabs that are imorally hurting south asians. Sorry for the nasty culture but it could be worse you could be a black immigrant that gets eternal discrimination. I stumbled on here by accident about syriana thinking theyd cast south asians as arabs again whih annoys me cause when i meet an american they say i dont look like an arab, expecting me to look like a pakistani cabbie, and saying im lying? I pity south asians after 9/11 but dont forget even blacks and italians and some irish were attacked too. people are trying to stereotype our look but were basically eastern mediterranean looking, my mom for example is a blonde. I think clooney’s experience in the middle east lets him know what arabs really look like. Not to mention how clooney has morphed into a lebanese looking cleric! LOL!