Reasons Why Living In Dubai Will Ruin You For Life

Exactly 2 months ago from today, I arrived in the US for a holiday – an extended one as you may notice. I can’t say that I am going through a culture shock but after spending 7 years in the glamorous city of Dubai, it did kind of ruin me in some ways. I am missing a lot of things that are considered normal in Dubai but totally unnecessary to the rest of the world. Yep, the rich city of Dubai spoiled us big time. On the other hand, I am also now enjoying some things that are not found in Dubai. You may take it as good or bad but definitely most of it are good.

Here are just some of the reasons why living in Dubai will ruin you for life.

1. Dubai has the cleanest public toilets which you will never find in any other cities (that I have visited). Cleanliness is what makes this city beautiful and they do take it quite seriously. There will be no shortage of toilet papers, bidet and cleaning staff in any public toilets (that I have visited).

2. Getting a job offer from anywhere in the world is never good enough compared to the tax-free salary you get in Dubai (and the rest of Middle East) along with the 30-day holiday per year, paid plane tickets, health insurance, housing and transportation allowance and the list goes on.

3. Seeing a normal Porsche or Lamborghini without any kind of customization does not impress you anymore. If it’s not gold-plated then it doesn’t deserve a second-look.

4. You’re not used to the cold weather because you get sunshine 365 days a year in Dubai. Hence in this case, when you’re out of the city – you’re covered from head-to-toe with warmers in a 17 degree celsius temperature and everyone’s looking at you with a weird smirk on your face like you came from a different planet.

5. The hotel standards in Dubai is very high (in terms of facilities). A 3-star property in Dubai is like a 4-star property to the rest of the world. Needless to say, most of the Dubai people are quite hard to please as they’re used to a high standard of facilities.

6. We go cray-cray when we go shopping when we’re out of Dubai because we realize how expensive that city really is.

7. We get weird looks whenever we’re out of Dubai since our first 2 questions when we meet someone for the first time are “where are you from?” and “what do you do?” For the people in Dubai, those 2 questions are perfectly normal as most of the people living in the city are expats.

8. You’ll miss having friends of different nationalities. When you’re out with your friends in Dubai, it looks like you’re representing the United Nations.

9. Air-conditioning anywhere in the world is never the right temperature.

10. You don’t get what the hype is all about when it comes to signature restaurants as there are a lot of those in Dubai that it looks to you like it’s the most normal thing on earth.

These are my reasons why living in Dubai will ruin you for life. Please feel free to comment and share your better ideas or a different plafe that ruins you for life. I hope you enjoyed!