Iver, I see you've fallen hook, line and sinker for the "guest worker" crap people love to spout. Always worst when it comes form a fellow expat who's been converted.
I truly hope it does not ever happen but if some local doing 120km/h in a 60 zone takes you out in a roundabout one day, and, god-forbid, someone dies, and the cops decide it's YOUR fault, try to remember to tell them you are a "guest" here.
What about all the indian, bangladeshi and paki labourers? You've read all the stories and you've SEEN how they're treated. Are they guests, too?
The "guest" concept is just one more in a long line of deceitful and inaccurate impressions given to the place to lure in the cash in all the ways necessary.
As for localisation, they tried to "emiritize" the Spinneys checkouts a few years back. After about 6 weeks of confusion, disinterest and lackadaisical performance, it was fielded back to the flippers and "service" resumed.
No idea why they're called emiratis. KSA is a kingdom; theyre not called kingies.
As for performance, it's hard to look past The Link.