Misunderstandings about Dubai that most people think are true

Dubai has a lot of billionaires, locals raising lions like pets or Dubai as an independent nation are all wrong knowledge.

Dubai is a city of billionaires

This is what most people think when a lot of pictures and news about luxury come from this city. In fact, there are only about 20 billionaires living in Dubai, out of 5,000 billionaires in the world. And the city is really the capital of the wealthy people of Beijing (China), second is New York (USA).

There are no poor people in Dubai

This is also completely a misunderstanding when following the data, there are many people living in poverty in Dubai. The average salary of a worker here is 200 USD, while the cost of living here is very expensive. A phone subscription package is at USD 30. A lot of people have to live in a small room because there is no rent.

Dubai is a country

Quite surprisingly, many people have had this thought. In fact, Dubai is just a city in the UAE - the emirate, but not the capital (the exact capital is Abu Dhabi). And there are 7 emirates in the UAE with different governments. However, Dubai belongs to the most crowded and developed emirate.

Do not drink alcoholic beverages in Dubai

Tourists and those who are not Muslim can still drink alcohol.

Being inhabited by Muslims and alcohol is prohibited for these people but tourists and non-Muslims can drink them. To buy alcoholic beverages, you need a special card or passport to prove you are a foreigner. You can enjoy wine, beer, cocktails in most hotels, nightclubs and bars. Usually, these amusement parks are located in hotels and there are about 500 such places in Dubai. This number is quite impressive for a Muslim city.

There are no unemployed people in Dubai because the city grows

This is true, but not because of the above reason but because all foreigners without working visas (visas for employees) will be deported after 30 days. Local people are easy to find work with a university degree.

Dubai is a healthy ecological city

Due to the continuous increase of population, construction speed is dizzy, lack of water for living and climate change, so this place cannot completely become an ecological city. In addition, this place lacks a waste management system and a huge number of cars that are constantly discharging into the environment.

Dubai weather is very beautiful, sunny

Dubai owns a desert climate so it is very dry and hot. In spring and summer, temperatures can reach 48 degrees Celsius. The sky is rarely blue but mostly gray in color due to the large amount of dust in the air. So if you are expecting a vacation in a clean place, consider it again.

Dubai is an old city

The Arab emirate began to unite since 1971. Dubai is a very young city but has achieved outstanding achievements in areas such as finance, engineering and tourism in just over 40 years.

Police in Dubai only ride to luxury cars

In fact, the police here use some more modest cars like BMW, Audi, and Toyota when performing the task

"The whole world" says that police in Dubai use Lamborghini and Bentley to patrol the streets. In fact, the police here use some more modest cars like BMW, Audi, and Toyota when performing the task. Because local people use sports cars very popular, so to meet the requirements, police also have to own some high-speed cars.

Everything is automated in Dubai

Technology is everywhere in the city from buses, police robots, subways, airports . However, Dubai also has many deprived areas, even lack of simple water supply and drainage systems. , just like anywhere in the world.

Newspapers and lions are domestic pets

Some pictures of Dubai giants raising newspapers and lions like domestic pets make many believe they are very popular here. In contrast, illegally keeping wild animals is a violation of law in Dubai and only a few of them are licensed. If you go for a walk with a leopard or lion in Dubai street without a valid license, you can be jailed for 6 months and fined from 2,700 to 138,000 USD. Most locals raise cats and they don't like dogs very much.

Dubai only has skyscrapers

Local people still retain many low-rise houses, living separately.

This is a city that always contains contrast. It has 163-storey skyscrapers, multi-storey villas, apartment buildings and even one-story houses. There is no doubt that there are so many skyscrapers here but the locals still retain many low-rise houses, living separately.

In Dubai most are local people

The fact shows that only 9% of local people live in their homeland and 91% are left from other places to settle down, work and work at construction sites and factories. Most of them are Indians with 25% of the city's population.

Dubai is rich in oil

The main economic source of this city for a long time came from pearls.

The economy of the city flourished since ancient times and started when the people here developed their pearl dive. Pearls from the Persian Gulf are always appreciated and famous all over the world. The main economic source of this city for a long time came from pearls, it was later developed oil. Unable to buy oil as a gift, you can buy pearls instead, which is very beautiful and has local significance.