tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post1801717157176770816..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: DubaInterludeMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-19573293564382864422016-02-19T23:29:39.220+08:002016-02-19T23:29:39.220+08:00Really enjoyed your post! I visited the UAE in 201...Really enjoyed your post! I visited the UAE in 2012 and was left with much of the same impressions as you about the three emirates you saw. Though, as a minor quibble, Dubai's wealth isn't built on oil, but rather banking and trade. Abu Dhabi is the emirate built by oil. If you get a chance to go back to the UAE, I highly recommend visiting Umm al-Quwain, which is the emirate that time forgot. Or the emirate whose ruler has decided not to pursue frenetic modernity at all cost to culture. Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322982872414000086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-87974039939026516222016-02-19T16:33:55.583+08:002016-02-19T16:33:55.583+08:00Your telling comment about what was missing on the...Your telling comment about what was missing on the streets of Dubai reminded me of Luc Sante's comments about how we have forgotten what a city is:<br /><br />http://www.delanceyplace.com/view-archives.php?p=2984Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-26872766904514865992016-02-19T09:52:29.633+08:002016-02-19T09:52:29.633+08:00I read the whole damn thing and kept waiting for y...I read the whole damn thing and kept waiting for your street photos to suck, but it never happened. I even kept reading after your opening paragraph, which is not exactly what I imagine the Dubai Tourist Bureau had in mind. Funny stuff.P. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11503894022260641010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-56812616745167031302016-02-19T03:12:38.741+08:002016-02-19T03:12:38.741+08:00Michael, it was a sincere pleasure to have you joi...Michael, it was a sincere pleasure to have you join me in UAE during Gulf Photo Plus. I think you've taken a step forward with your photo selection here today. With practice, it gets easier, but at day's end, shoot and show what you like. It's your style.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467630040627676868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-88667942307362677632016-02-18T19:53:23.784+08:002016-02-18T19:53:23.784+08:00Those are some fabulous pictures of Dubai Michael....Those are some fabulous pictures of Dubai Michael. Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-17694231923641245792016-02-18T19:10:45.100+08:002016-02-18T19:10:45.100+08:00Haha I have had the same experience with Chinese a...Haha I have had the same experience with Chinese abroad, when you talk to them in Chinese and they don't seem the slightest bit surprised.<br /><br />It's funny, because as you say people seem more surprised to hear white people speak Chinese within China then they do outside of China, when actually the opposite should be the case. I think it's also to do with some Chinese feeling shy about displaying surprise, or not wanting to ask questions of a stranger. Still it's a weird phenomenon. I also don't think it's an "of course the whole world speaks Chinese" attitude. The Chinese have many faults, but believing everyone speaks their language isn't one of them. Actually a lot of them assume that no foreigners can ever speak their language, which is equally silly.Ji Xianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406727999722525339noreply@blogger.com