Remember Dubai? You were dreaming

[kaciara]

I am phenomenally stupid. Stupid in every conceivable way except one: I'm dimly aware that I'm stupid. This means I spend much of my time assuming the rest of the world knows better, that everyone else effortlessly comprehends things I struggle to understand. Things like long division, or which mobile phone tariff to go for. In many ways, this is a comforting thought, as it means there's a limitless pool of people more intelligent than myself I can call on for advice.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/30/charlie-brooker-dubai-dream-crashes

 

[MattF]

in the comments:

"It reminded me of the Pharoahs building the pyramids with slave labour."

 

[5_wave_decline]

if ancient Egyptian Pharaohs had our technology, dubai is exactly the city and society what they would created

 

[MaklodaSux]

pretty funny.

 

[adadadog]

Few weeks ago, I learned Dubai World has most luxury hotel, cheapest room was $5000 per night. I was even dreaming I could travel there and stay a few nights in that hotel some day.

 

[Ash1972]

Yeah that $5000 has now been cut to $49, tonight only

 

[Pension_Admin]

Quote from Ash1972:

Yeah that $5000 has now been cut to $49, tonight only

Will there be air condition in the room?

 

[dtan1e]

pharoahs watching over slaves scouping up sh*t on the beaches, lol

 

[peilthetraveler]

Quote from adadadog:

Few weeks ago, I learned Dubai World has most luxury hotel, cheapest room was $5000 per night. I was even dreaming I could travel there and stay a few nights in that hotel some day.

The Burj is only $1592 per night right now. Goes up to $1,715 for Christmas(hahaha imagine spending Christmas in the middle east!) In January price goes down to $1,494 after Jan 10. So basically the room costs more than the plane ticket.

 

[nutmeg]

Kick 'em when they're down. Boyaah!

It would probably take 10 years to get a permit let alone build anything like the Burj in the US.