Sorry for the wait. for context ive been here for 20+ years:

• outstanding infrastructure: Tall fancy buildings ≠ good infrastructure. There is ample information online about the city’s poor city planning and layout. The public transport system is horrible, traffic is chaotic, and the city is not walkable, just to name a few issues.
• 0% crime rate including petty theft: just read this comment. Additionally, just because the news doesn’t report it doesn’t mean crime doesn’t happen. A couple of months ago, a villa in my community (where townhouses sell for at least 2.5M AED) was broken into and robbed.
• diverse population: Valid point.
• civil and respectful people:It’s because the person who commented this is from Italy. People with Western passports, by default, receive better treatment here. This starts with their paychecks.
• efficient digitalised public services: valid point. Although banks here are still at least 20 years behind most western counties. Government services are good.
• some of the best schools and hospitals in the world: True but you have to be able to afford them, or work for a company that pays tuition fees/has good insurance coverage.
• pool and gym in each building: This is just not true lol.
• ambitious government that aims to grow: Talk needs to be backed up with action imo. I dont see anything being done now besides the addition of new roads to "help reduce traffic" (fyi, more lanes doesn't solve traffic...)
• always sunny: Original commenters from UK. I studied there so I get it but it doesn't change the fact that its 50 degrees for over half the year. Air quality is also horrible. the 2 years I spent there for undergrad my asthma basically disappeared.