Quote from Dogfish:
Yes, but not recently, used to live in the Sultanate of Oman to the south in the early 90s which isn't as open minded as Dubai and absolutely loved it. Dubai was a sparse place in those days
when I was first there in 1991
<img src="http://www.buzz.krify.com/my_documents/my_pictures/BZ7_image002.jpg">
and now, note the same buildings in the foreground
<img src="http://www.buzz.krify.com/my_documents/my_pictures/DE6_image001.jpg">
I know a few people who've been posted out there in the last couple of years and think it's a great place to live