One of the biggest parties happened on Palm Island, a massive construction project of the government. They have built entire islands that feature dozens of resorts and planned communities. Goodness, naked women and drunkards.
Neighbouring Saudi Arabia, remember, lashes women even Westerners who show a thigh. Dubai can get away with cross-dressing parties and wild partying shows that perhaps they are preparing for the future. How so? The leaders want to make Dubai the party town of the Middle East. Brazen Russians in short skirts and halter-tops frequently solicit right on the street.
Plenty Of Pretty Girls Then there are the fun-loving girls who fly out from Europe and the States to hook up with affluent guys. Magazines here have even published interviews with British women who say they come out for sun, fun, and sex. This gets you a date with a Bangladeshi housemaid if you are lucky.
Ironically, single friends of mine of both sexes make the same complaint: finding a decent partner of the opposite sex is nearly impossible. My male friends all complain that women only want one thing: a guy with lots of spare change.
Yes, the West has arrived. So what happens? The guys with the bucks get a large share of the women. Of course, guys like Ahmed, a local friend of mine, say that they give equal time to both Western and Arab women. You have to spend a lot. Filipinos, in contrast, are cheap dates. Local women, on the other hand, are not even allowed to chat on the telephone with a man outside the family.
