Seven facts showing Dubai not the city of dreams

Dubai is a city that is amazing to all people around the world. Various photos and stories show Dubai is the magic place where people are rich, technology is highly developed and everyone lives as in fairy tales.

But is all this true? Of course it's not. These are the facts that prove Dubai is not the place of miracles, not everything they show is true.

Dubai is not the capital of billionaires

Indeed, most billionaires live in Beijing. And second place is New York. So it's not Dubai!

Dubai gets city status

It's a city of Emiras, part of the United Arab Emirates. It's not a real country, it's not even the capital of the United Arab Emirates! Because it's Abu Dhabi.

Police in Dubai do not use luxury cars

While they have a lot of luxury cars in their garage, they even use “deste”, even Toyota brands! That's not true at all.

They're rich in pearls and their production 

Indeed, Dubai is a pearl country and very successful in this regard. So oil wealth is not the main thing.

In Dubai there are not only Allahs.

The photos we see mostly are those of the skyscrapers. However, they have regular and modest homes. It is a city where the landscape of real estate and unique buildings can be moved dynamicly if you travel several miles in the same direction.

In Dubai poverty is a current phenomenon

The average salary in Dubai is only $200 (U.S.) $300, so many people have to live together to rent an apartment. Spending and living is very expensive, so it's a very expensive place to live!

They don't carry exotic animals like pets

This is actually against the law in Dubai, you can be arrested if you take this action. Most of the local population with animals choose to carry a cat.