Dubai Aims to Top Its Own World's Tallest Tower

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

My father worked in Dubai for about 7 years. Great healthcare, great packages, tax was all sorted, had nothing to complain about, especially no violence.

[peacemf]

My father worked in Dubai for about 7 years. Great healthcare, great packages, tax was all sorted, had nothing to complain about, especially no violence.

ive flown with ryanair for 6years, at least 8 flights a year, never had a problem in 5 years......

but when things go wrong your screwed!

same with this country

[Ci7]

I love it when they go really high with these buildings but how long until this is built?

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lol not the City 17 citadel :laugh:

just soon enough when the six daysseven hour war start in earth :alien:

Edited October 7, 2008 by Skynetfuture

[Azusa]

lol not the City 17 citadel :laugh:

just soon enough when the six days war start in earth :alien:

The war lasted for seven hours not six days

also it's awesome that some where people are building up instead of out........

[VidER]

This is the new Comparison Chart after the Announcement of the new (Nakheel Tower) in Dubai:

i gain nothing by telling things that arent true.....

check this out:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/0...ddleeast.gender

before you even think of applying!!!

i had a friend who worked there for a bit, it was fine, but they were living in an army camp basically

Army Camp in Dubai?

And this lady had sex on the beach! What was she thinking?

VidER

[Rappy Veteran]

I am sure its only going to get taller after this one!

[Seb]

I visited Dubai in the summer after 7 years. It has changed a lot. I was born and brought up over there. Lived 17 years of my life in UAE. Beautiful country, with lots to do. Going back over there after 7 years, it didn't feel like the same country i once lived in. It has become very expensive to live in. Rents there increase day after day. If you were to buy a condo for US 1 million in the pre planning stages, you could sell it for double the price once it was actually built.

It is true, the lifestyle over there is lavish. If you have a degree, your life there would be splendid. my dad worked for HSBC whilst in the UAE. car allowance, free dental and health, home allowance, education allowance, one free trip per year for the family. It was good back then, now it is far too expensive to maintain the same lifestyle.

I also forgot to add this, while on my trip from the airport to my relatives, we crossed the Burj Dubai and the driver was telling me that a lot of workers have died. A lot have fallen from the crane that is on the highest level currently. And since working up there on the crane has such a bad track record, a female crane operator is currently employed, she wanted the job. The second tower that Nakheel wants to build might have started laying its foundation, but getting workers to go that high will be a challenge they will be facing very soon.

I just read the link regarding the woman facing upto 6 years of jail for public adultery. Dubai is a muslim city, it has muslim laws and they must be followed. Such public acts anywhere in the world are punishable by a fine or some jail time and Dubai is no exception. Laws are strict over there. If you want to live somewhere and reap the benefits, you have to respect their system. Just because you can not afford a room to make out does not mean you complain about being caught on the beach.

[VidER]

Dubai is a muslim city, it has muslim laws and they must be followed. Such public acts anywhere in the world are punishable by a fine or some jail time and Dubai is no exception. Laws are strict over there. If you want to live somewhere and reap the benefits, you have to respect their system. Just because you can not afford a room to make out does not mean you complain about being caught on the beach.

Precisely.

Thanks Seb.

VidER

[Scirwode]

I am sure its only going to get taller after this one!

The day we stop building tall skyscrapers is the moment we achieve world peace and everyone is friends with each other and so on :p .

Scirwode