I suspect I would prefer the Beirut of the 1960s.
Not sure about a barf alert on Dubai, I would far prefer it to succeed and not fail. If people must be muslim, we would be better off if all were like Dubai and not any alternative muslim country. And I would prefer influence for Dubai to influence for European globalists.
I bet you don’t just walk into U.A.E. unseen by uncaring border non-guards, but once in, it seems like quite a melting pot of cultures. It is a center for international sport too, big golf tournaments (one past weekend) and owners of several big European soccer teams. Dubai 1, Davos 0.