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[quote=Anonymous]Dubai is fine for expats but terrible for saving money. The Emirate is basically bankrupt so they are trying to get as much money from expats as they can. They've just introduced 5 percent VAT on everything, liberalized gas prices (I spend less on gas here than I did there) and raised the cost of fees - and you pay fees for everything from getting a driver's license to renewing your visa and getting a license to drink alcohol. Most of the jobs that young people would get here - like working in a store, being a secretary, etc. - are filled by highly qualified Filipinas and Eastern Europeans who are willing to work for basically nothing. There are lots of places to go overseas if they want to work and save money (Bangkok, Uruguay, Europe) but I would say Dubai is definitely not it. [/quote]
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