maxalt, you’re entitled to your opinion, and like all opinions, yours has some elements of truth supporting it, but judging by the conclusions you reach about Dubai, I think it’s safe to say you’re a “glass half empty” man rather than a “glass half full” man in your attitudes to life. If you’re surprised by the passion of some of the Western defenders of Emirates and Dubai, try to imagine, as an Irishman, (or even just a resident of Ireland), how annoyed you’d be if ten years ago someone had flown into Dublin, hundreds of miles away from ‘the Troubles’ in Ulster for a weekend (about as long as you were in Dubai for your interview?) and then proceeded to tell everyone you’d listen “all about” life for those living in said Troubles.