ShinHell9
I started on here when I was like 14...
I'm sorry, I don't think an area like Dubai could develop like New York did, I mean you have to take into consideration all of the factors that made New York City what it is today. I mean, do they have any influx of immigration there? I mean it's great and all to see a UAE country finally trying to make it's way into maybe in some time turning around the world view of that area (or at least their city) as a third world country. But I mean if you really feel the appeal of New York City is the big buildings down by wall street and the old porno district (Times Square) rebuilt with flashy lights and boring stores then I feel you may be overlooking it's charm of diversity and usually good food in areas not called Midtown, Upper East Side, Little Italy, Chinatown (though there are some good places there) and the buisness district. I mean people don't rave about New York for no reason.
The only other problem I can see besides Dubai establishing their personality, is what it's like to have a sprawling city (or I think that's what it's called). I recently went back to Toronto, and enjoyed it alot, but since we had to come in from outside the city limits, you start to notice how far Toronto is spreading. The problem it seems is that in the Second City of Canada, it appears they don't stop creating suburbs, and Toronto leads on for miles, which is all fine and well, but kind of leaves something to be desired, espesially by visitors, because you have all these great areas but it just seems like you're missing out, it just makes you (or at least made me) feel like there's a big part of Toronto that's being missed.
That being said, I am also pretty weird with my travelling patterns. Like when visiting Rome, I made sure I experienced all I could from the north to the south. Did you guys know Rome has a pyramid? I'll bet not many do, at least I never heard of it til I went there. And please don't take my comments about Dubai wrong, it's just hard to imagine a city trying to develop the way New York or Tokyo did in such a short time when New York had more than 200 years and tokyo had god knows how long (I'd say about 400?) and trying to reach such a level in only a few years. But I do think the mid east has it's own beauties and all and hope it becomes reasonably safe to travel there again. (Though I may be wrong and it may be incredibly safe.)
The only other problem I can see besides Dubai establishing their personality, is what it's like to have a sprawling city (or I think that's what it's called). I recently went back to Toronto, and enjoyed it alot, but since we had to come in from outside the city limits, you start to notice how far Toronto is spreading. The problem it seems is that in the Second City of Canada, it appears they don't stop creating suburbs, and Toronto leads on for miles, which is all fine and well, but kind of leaves something to be desired, espesially by visitors, because you have all these great areas but it just seems like you're missing out, it just makes you (or at least made me) feel like there's a big part of Toronto that's being missed.
That being said, I am also pretty weird with my travelling patterns. Like when visiting Rome, I made sure I experienced all I could from the north to the south. Did you guys know Rome has a pyramid? I'll bet not many do, at least I never heard of it til I went there. And please don't take my comments about Dubai wrong, it's just hard to imagine a city trying to develop the way New York or Tokyo did in such a short time when New York had more than 200 years and tokyo had god knows how long (I'd say about 400?) and trying to reach such a level in only a few years. But I do think the mid east has it's own beauties and all and hope it becomes reasonably safe to travel there again. (Though I may be wrong and it may be incredibly safe.)
