@ FrankR
I too enjoy life here in Dubai and could think of a hundred worse places to live off the top of my hat. These would include a majority of EK destinations.
As l live on the fringe of DXB as an expat with family in company accommodation, l can observe, to a great extent, what the author of this article was talking about, and nod my head in agreement.
I enjoyed it. Complete with stereo types and gross generalisations. But l feel with a limited amount of space for the author to write what he thinks, l am sure we can all get the gist (and are very well aware) of what he is saying.
halas