Well its obvious that 1pilot12345 doesn't have much experience living in a arab country . Of course there is going to be advantages to the locals, thats the way it works, and with the amount of forgeiners that live in the UAE its not surprising at all. I think there one country who acually knows how to look after there own people instead of handing out passports like sweets as some countrys do in the name of political correctness ie canada, australia.
But don't forget that advantages that westerners enjoy living the expat lifestyle in dubai.
I know plenty of the arab emirates crew that are great guys and don't discriminate at all, if anything you can have a laugh with them over the sterotypical arab and the wasta that some use.
Yes I agree that emirates crews are not looked after as well as they used to be.
At the end of the day the system is what it is , you just have to play the game or go home and pay tax !!