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I am an Emirati, and ur information is 100% a fact and i liked the way u presented it. But there are some things that u may add( our relationship with falcons , camels racing , traditional clothing and traditional food). Keep it up with this way of presenting.
I missed my UAE so much, so many good memories around there, worked for more than 16 years, it's like my second home. Native people generally are humble & wonderful. Lots of love & greetings. Leadership is highly appreciable specially Baba Zayed.
As a UAE resident, it is so nice to see an accurate representation of the region. All other videos i have watched have made us look like all we do is party and live like millionaires and that is not the case at all. The UAE is a beautiful, safe and tolerant place to live, you can build whatever kind of life here you wish.
Bin working in the UAE for 12 years and this is the most I've learnt in 1 video. Really enjoyed it keep up the great work. Will research more on It's history now that you've quipped my interest. Thanks. 🇰🇪🇦🇪💕
Thanks! It seems important to try to give people an idea of how the country became what it is today. Of course I learn about that too, in the process of making each video.
Hey Paul! I am a resident of the UAE, currently living in Abu Dhabi and it was really great and informative watching your video. Your pronunciation of all the Arabic terms was really impressive too. Keep up the good work!!
This was a really good written article about the UAE. It might be missing some details but I enjoyed every bit of it. Hope you do well in your next videos.
Hey! I usually don't comment, but thanks for that video. I'm from France and I lived in Dubai a couple years ago, as I was still in high school. I really miss a lot of things from there, and especially the food! (not really from Dubai though, it's pretty uncommon to find it - I rather mean the kosharis, manakish, shwarmas and so on from the middle east, that you can't really find easily in Europe). And obviously the summer (in the european winter, more accurately in the european summer it's rather a 'hell' season) all year long, the only places where you might need a jacket are the malls or the subway because of the - sometimes brutal 😄 - air conditioning. Also great that you showed pictures of the Hajar mountains, I really loved the sight of these rocky mountains as you go to Fujairah. Now obviously it's a dictatorship (but well, sadly just like 60% of the countries in the world) and you can't say what you want without risking jail, deportation and maybe torture, and it's not good for the workers either as you mentioned - you always see these buses that have no AC whatsoever running all day and all night long. If you exit the Metro at ADCB/Al Karama and go inland for a while, you can also see the appartments where some workers live, and it's not hard to understand that you wouldn't like to be at their place. But although the country has its problems which should not be sugarcoated, it's nonetheless a great place to visit and it's really pleasant to be there and to explore the country! A thing I'd like to say to others about the country? It's incredibly cheap to travel though the cities and through the country using public transport. The Dubai Metro and buses have a zoning system that basically adds half the fare each time you cross a river arm, but the prices for a trip are usually comparable to those of Poland rather than those of Switzerland. Not to speak about the other emirates that you can all reach by bus (I heard you may also reach Muscat in Oman by bus now, however you can't reach Saudi Arabia or Qatar by bus to my knowledge) for realtively low prices - and using your Dubai metro card. As said in the video, I agree that the other emirates are very different and interesting to see (although you have quickly seen everything to be honest) and still have that 'dormant fisher town' atmosphere, everything still closes at noon and so on! It feels like moving to a radically different place. I really liked to travel to every corner of the country, and (to the one reading) I wish you all the best if you visit someday! 😄😊
Your comment is really accurate. It's a poor country, with a ditactorship, low wages, censorship with an island of progress. I'm from a poor country too: Brazil.
Thanks Paul, interesting and informative as usual. Just a note on the meaning of Abu Dhabi, it is correct that Abu means father, but many times in Arabic when we say "Abu.." this doesnt necessarily mean "father of.." but it can actually mean "has...". Meaning that this location has a lot of / a significant population of this particular thing.
I am a citizen and I really enjoyed your video and how well you explained the information. Also, I really appreciate the fact that you pronounced the names of the Emirates very well!
Spent the summer of 1992 between Bahrain and Jebel Ali (near Dubai ) when I was in the Navy. We used to take the bus into Dubai for the day. I remember it being a decent size city but nothing like today. I also remember the gold souk and it being “face of the sun” hot in the Jun-Aug timeframe. Plus you didn’t want to be caught outside in the heat during call to prayer time. It was impossible to find a cool place to pass the time until prayers were over.
Hi Paul . I am regular viewer of you channel both channel. Lang Focus and Geo Focus. Because of your videos , i got motivated to learn Portuguese language. Because you gave such nice explanation that, it generated intrest in that language.
Love this man. It’s like being in my social studies class again, especially the history stuff. Speaking of: In 4:05, we learned that the British actually lied that pirates invaded ships, in fear of the area developing in such a fast pace. That’s we learned at least. Probably to make British look bad and feel sorry for the area. In 10:57, we also learned that the founding family, Al Bu Falah, that when they were grazing their goats, some people followed a gazelle, which lead them to the area now known as Abu Dhabi( which can also mean ‘possession of the gazelle), in which they discovered fresh water. Again, that’s just what we learned. Loved the stuff showed here. Your pronunciation of place names were nice to hear :)
I visited the UAE twice and it is by far the best place I visited so far. It's really incredibly modern. My home country Germany feels like the stoneage in comparison. And the weather is just perfect. When you walk out of the water, which feels like the perfect bathtub temperature, you don't even need a towel. Whatever bullshit you hear about this country from envious nay-sayers, try it. Just go there and be blown away. And if someone finds good working conditions in construction for unlearned people, please enlighten me, because in Germany you have the very same issue.
Hi Paul I love this new channel and thanks for making this video on the UAE. I'm a big fan of LangFocus. Didn't know you had a geographic channel. Well done for being fair and sarcastic too hehe. Also seems there was a lot of research done before you did the video. Congrats on that. Looking forward to more!
Paul! I'm glad you pointed out with some sarcasm the fact about the Persian/Arabic gulf, and pointed out also the fact regarding labor exploitation in UAE. I'd like to add that one of those palm trees was made over a reef - and destroyed it. Also in Ipin some cities there are "sewer trucks" since there's no sewage system in place for taking care of the city's daily "needs." Now speaking of things I've learned today, the cloud thing for plantation is news to me. Seems amazing to say the least. As always, thanks for sharing! 💖
The sewer trucks is false. Please state credible resources. As a civil engineer I can confirm that billions have been spent to build the infrastructure including sewage which seems like an attractive subject to some.
I am glad that all the information were correct both negative and positive - as a person living in UAE 🇦🇪 I usually watch theses clips to see how wrong people get it - this time I am impressed 👍
Please kindly explain the scattered territories in the east coast of UAE. For example Kalba is ruled by Sharjah which is 130 kilometers away from Kalba.
lnteresting; l am obviously keen to learn more about the UAE, as it became in 2020 the third Arab country, after Egypt and Jordan, to normalize relations with lsrael (it has since been joined by Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan). A lot of lsraelis visit there these days; but there is not all that much to see.
I was born in India after 5 months I was bought to Dubai where my parents lived before my birth, after 3-4 years of my age, we moved to Jeddah, KSA(Saudi Arabia) and till this, I have never been to Dubai (11-12 years) well last year we went for a holiday in India (we went via Muscat) but we were coming back we came via Sharjah that was the last time stepped into UAE (a year ago) but I still want to go to Dubai it has been almost 12 years (This comment date is according to December of 2022)
There is something kind of indulgent about Gulf State vanity projects that are useless foe their described goal like the palm trees and world islands being meant to be covered in luxury homes and hotels. Building a giant urban center in an inhospitable desert in the first place really
I think it’s mainly to put their city and country on the map to attract visitors and investment. The grandiose and one-of-kind projects get a lot of attention, even if they serve no functional purpose.
Burj khalifa was originally called Burj Dubai then changed to Khalifa after the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Khalifa bailed Dubai out after the 2008 financial crisis that affected Dubai, and to honour him the name was changed at the opening
The Persian Gulf was (and will always be) Persian from the time of the Persian Empire more than 3,500 years ago when the Arabs were roaming the desert on their camels as Bedouin tribes, with no concept or sense of nationhood. The UAE is only 50 years old. You were all part of the Persian Empire at some point in history. So please, keep it factual.
That's just wrong, very wrong. What you guys are trying to do history does not make sense. It's called Persian Gulf or Golfe Persique in all English and French history books. UAE and KSA are spending billions on promoting tourism into their country and they keep sourcing this wrong name. It's horrendous and inhumane to let Pan-Arabism change the course of history. I see no difference between your act and ISIS destroying historic sites of Iraq. Both are a form of historic destruction.
it haunts me sometimes when I learned that burj khalifa is supposedly not connected to its sewage system and buncha poop trucks queue up behind the building to drag feces out. Anyway, another excellent video and I hope this channel of yours will catch on in the near future as did the other one.
The Burj Khalifa is definitely connected to the sewage system. There are parts of the city which are not but down town and business bay area are connected.
Omid Djalili - British-Iranian comedian performing live: “Dubai is an interesting place because when you go there, they give you this sort of tour guide who shows you around. And this tour guide said to me “Omid you come here, we are the Las Vegas of the Middle East! You want girl? We get you girl. You want drink? You can drink. You want to gamble? You can gamble. Girl, drink gamble, gamble, drink, girl all day long… You want to drink girl? We blend girl and you drink it! You want to do all three? We blend girl, you drink it and we bet how quickly you down it in one!” And I just said “Nah I’m actually not into any of that. I’m actually quite hungry”. So he said “Ah, what would you like my friend? Anything you want”. So I said “Umm, I quite fancy a bacon sandwich”. And he went “PORK?! WHAT DO YOU THINK WE ARE? INFIDELS?! THIS IS A MUSLIM COUNTRY! NOW KINDLY DRINK YOUR WOMAN AND LEAVE!!”
2:03 Unfortunately Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on May 13th 2022 and now Mohammed Bin Zayed is the new President. We are still sad and shocked by the passing of Sheikh Khalifa (May Allah have mercy on his soul).
The breakdown by nationality is from the CIA World Factbook, though the data is a few years old (2015), so they might be slightly different from now. The total population and gender ratio are from UN projections, meaning past population figures plus projected growth. The website is confusing to find your way around, but it's from here: population.un.org/. You can do data queries for specific countries (if you can figure out how).
I never understood two things: 1.) Rich countries why don't pay workers properly or even higher than the rest of the world? 2.) What's the point to visit cities that technically nothing but a giant mall?
1) capitalism 2) it's more than a giant mall.. it has nice architrctural monuments and great nature when you visit during winter. 1) İs actually more complicated than just that.. allow me to expalin So basically in UAE you can get paid really well or really bad depending on your qualifications, nationality, and the market. So the cheap labour everyone keeps mentioning usually come from countries that are cheap. So the main life goal for these people would be: (İ go to one of the GCC states, work like a slave for a couple years.. then go back home where my minimum wage is basically a small fortune.. and İ can start a home, get married, open small buisness which otherrwise could never do) On the other hand you wouldn't find a first would country citizen work like this.. on the contrary actually, they would get paid all. Well it's basically because you home country/nationality defined your worth in the internation labour market. UAE only used that to its advantage. So İ, for instance ,would blame my country and my goverment for pushing me to live like that elsewhere..
Besides simple greed (which is definitely a big part of it) and the above-mentioned dynamics of international labor markets, you could also say that capitalism incentivizes concentrating wealth at the top. Companies maximize their profit by minimizing what they pay to labor, and companies are typically held by either individuals or a limited number of "stakeholders," so those profits effectively become part of their wealth.
I’m a citizen of UAE I live in Dubai I want to know about the history of world expo because couple of hours ago the closing ceremony of expo 2020 has finished
I’m a citizen- kinda disappointed that you didn’t talk about the northern Emirates much- and our territorial desputes with the Persian occupation is far larger, they occupy lengah and Qashem which were part and are part of the Qawasim territory, heck Qashem is named after the Qawasim.
That is true. I am from Qeshm island and I love history. My grandmother is from Al Moeini family who ruled Qeshm for many years and they were being ruled by Al Qawasim in Ras Al Khaima which why the culture of people in Qeshm and UAE is so identical to this day.
As always, thank you for the interesting video. Even more than oil running out, I would worry about climate change. UAE's population and settlements lie very low above sea level. Besides, the climate is already hot... two more degrees and it could really become extreme (and environmentally unsustainable). The UAE are definitely facing some tough challenges. I will admit I am not particularly drawn to the country. I am not a businessman and beautiful seaside resorts are very easily found. But things might change in the future, who knows!
Nice video. Very nice place with very people. Each Emirate is ruled by a shiekh not Amir . Amir in Arabic means Prince and they are in kingdoms like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
If I'm able to keep doing this channel then I'm sure I'll do Iraq someday. Every country is on my list. But if this channel doesn't succeed I won't be able to keep doing it (because it costs lots of money and time to make these videos). If you like and share the videos it helps the channel.
Persia or Iran has a history going back over 3,500 years with the Persian Empire ruling over 50 % of the worlds population at the time, including the Arabian peninsula. Ancient culture, art, literature, poetry and the pillars of the modern nation state are all attributed to Persia and the Persian Empire. Now lets talk about the UAE. It only became a state 50 years ago, prior to which it was a collection of Bedouin tribes roaming the desert. So please, lets talk facts and get things in historical perspective. The Persian Gulf has been Persian for the last 3,500 years and will remain Persian for the next 3,500 years.
The name of this waterway has been and is in all valid international maps of the Persian Gulf. The Arabs themselves called it the Persian Gulf until the Arab racist movement known as Pan-Arabism began. The Arabs themselves, if they put aside bigotry and seek the truth, will realize that this insistence on changing the name of the Persian Gulf is nothing but extreme bigotry. 🇮🇷🕊🇦🇪
Prejudice and racism are the cause of war in the Middle East. I hope people get the insight that we are all human and that we are no different from each other. 🌍🕊
I have to disagree with you about using the term “Arabian Gulf.” Offending the Iranians is no better than offending the Arabs. There is an entire sea named after Arabia. Persia can have the Gulf. That way each country gets a body of water, and the Arabs get the bigger one.
When I say things like “Persian Gulf…Oops, I mean Arabian Gulf” that’s not a statement that I prefer the term “Arabian Gulf”. It’s me making a joke of the fact that people will get angry if I say it the way they don’t like.
@@GEOfocusChannel The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World dodges the bullet by simply labeling it “The Gulf.” 😏 The Times Comprehensive is the most magnificent atlas in my collection, and my atlas collection is substantial. 🌎🌍🌏
@@janach1305 I haven't owned a physical atlas in quite a while. Digital images on the screen aren't quite the same, so maybe I'll buy myself one as a Christmas present. :)
@@GEOfocusChannel Physical maps are art, at least sometimes. Digital maps almost never are. I am a retired cartographer, and I got into the business forty years ago because I wanted to be an artist. The Times Comprehensive is a beautiful work of art. I bought it in 2000 as a gift to myself before my mastectomy.
Im in Dubai now... laughing my head off- i am in the cheapest worst hostel i have ever seen LOL.... and ive been 7 countries lol bedbugs, bitten to shreds, dont even want to talk about the kitchen or bathroom LOL.... out of here tomorrow lol ... overall... am so happy to be enjoying the weather 3rd time round but im noticing the poor side of it... so much struggle and africans here working long hours and cheap labour.... africans should be given more opportunities.....and nope before ya say it- i picked a cheapo hostel out of curiosity.... lol .... I think you need a good bit of money in any city but 2 million to buy apartment here - crazy lol
I’ve never stayed in a hostel there, but Dubai has a range, of course. I stayed at 3 star hotel there which was simple but pretty good, and it cost under $50 in 2010. Abu Dhabi was another matter. There was nothing under $100 then. It seems like there is now though, after doing a quick search.
@@GEOfocusChannel ive been reading some reviews early hours of this morning... seems a lot of hostels here are quite filthy lol but i think i will book 1 night a 3 star seen that for 15 dollars ... probably get another terror mess hahaha but hey ho all part of travelling. How are you? 😉😉
Thanks Suzy for mentioning that bit about Africans because the very thing that made me unhappiest in the UAE was being overworked & a lack of opportunities
@@GEOfocusChannel its simple, we don't call Indian ocean, ocean of Pakistan or we never call Canada anything else but Canada! the body of water we are talking about here is in fact called "Persian Gulf" and that is backed up by the oldest maps we have available to us. cheers.
@@siamakamidi3685 Right, but that's from your point of view. People who grow up in Arab countries learn from a young age that it's called the Arabian Gulf. There are some bodies of water whose names are not in dispute, like the examples you gave. But there are many examples of bodies of water whose names are in dispute. Just to give one example: The Sea of Japan vs. The East Sea.
@@GEOfocusChannel I think he's trying to reiterate that the name arabian gulf is wrong. I've always known this as Persian Gulf (as cited in all English history books) and Golfe Persique (as cited in all French history books). You cannot find a legitimate source that says otherwise. The name arabian gulf started with the wave of Pan-Arabism, which aims at destroying/modifying history with an ideology of unifying Arabs. However, as with many political movements, certain Arabs took it to extreme and decided to deform historical facts. It is simply unacceptable to flash cash to promote tourism and feed them wrong information (what UAE is trying to do inside the country, I've been there and seen how they promote the wrong name at every opportunity). Long story short: it's Persian Gulf!
@@TheBerserker545 two adults who want to marry and being happy. Nothing OBJECTIVELY wrong. Now. You wanting to procreate and spread your defective intellectual genes. OBJECTIVELY wrong. HumanKind need superior humans, not gargabe subhumans as you 🙃🙏🙃🙌☄🌈
There’s actually soooo much to do in UAE and there’s so much to discover… we have sand an desserts but these are cultural site since UAE cares a lot about the culture but there’s always many exciting theme parks, beaches, islands, mountains, natural reserves as well as malls and shopping centers… it depends on where you go since every Emirate is known for something… I feel like I’m advertising rn🌚
@@khawlaalali4778 I'm from Malaysia and malls, theme parks, cityscape, beaches are the last thing I'd want to see. Though I'd like to really like try the desert safari if I ever stopped by again.
Cool video. For years I worked in Afghanistan and Somalia and going to Abu Dhabi or Dubai from those places was like going to heaven. Never visited Al Ain but know it as the place where the flights from the south turn left to line up with the runways at Dubai. And now I know why it’s there. Looking forward to visiting RAK one day and doing the world’s longest zipline (so they claim) at Jebel Jais. A country of superlatives!
I’m not sure if “slaves” is the right word, though it might be in some cases. There’s definitely indentured servitude, and in many cases they are misled by the recruitment agents in India and Pakistan. And the actual working conditions are often terrible. When hiring people from poor countries there is often the idea that they are used to being poor at home, so they can tolerate poor pay and working conditions. But of course no poor worker wants to leave their home and family to go be poor somewhere else. They’ll only do that if they think they’ll be rewarded for it. So when they’re not being rewarded for it, they’re probably being misled.
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I am an Emirati, and ur information is 100% a fact and i liked the way u presented it. But there are some things that u may add( our relationship with falcons , camels racing , traditional clothing and traditional food). Keep it up with this way of presenting.
Yes I agree, the information was on point but I wish that you would have added more of our traditional and cultural side
I missed my UAE so much, so many good memories around there, worked for more than 16 years, it's like my second home. Native people generally are humble & wonderful. Lots of love & greetings. Leadership is highly appreciable specially Baba Zayed.
There are no "natives" just the slave labour sub continental Asians
As a UAE resident, it is so nice to see an accurate representation of the region. All other videos i have watched have made us look like all we do is party and live like millionaires and that is not the case at all. The UAE is a beautiful, safe and tolerant place to live, you can build whatever kind of life here you wish.
i also live in the UAE and i dont know why people see us this way.
Honestly I’m really impressed of how accurate the information in this video was 😯 I haven’t been seeing much of that lately so thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you, Khawla. I'm glad to hear that! :)
Bin working in the UAE for 12 years and this is the most I've learnt in 1 video. Really enjoyed it keep up the great work. Will research more on It's history now that you've quipped my interest. Thanks. 🇰🇪🇦🇪💕
God bliss the UAE, it’s rare to find videos with this accuracy
Thank you for covering my country! ❤️❤️🤩🇦🇪
I love the historic explanation you provide of the countries in your videos.
Thanks! It seems important to try to give people an idea of how the country became what it is today. Of course I learn about that too, in the process of making each video.
@@GEOfocusChannel That is awesome and cool, thanks for your hard work!
I spent 10 years between Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman. Your videos are great and very close to reality. Thank you for sharing those great videos
Hey Paul! I am a resident of the UAE, currently living in Abu Dhabi and it was really great and informative watching your video. Your pronunciation of all the Arabic terms was really impressive too. Keep up the good work!!
This was a really good written article about the UAE. It might be missing some details but I enjoyed every bit of it. Hope you do well in your next videos.
Hey! I usually don't comment, but thanks for that video. I'm from France and I lived in Dubai a couple years ago, as I was still in high school. I really miss a lot of things from there, and especially the food! (not really from Dubai though, it's pretty uncommon to find it - I rather mean the kosharis, manakish, shwarmas and so on from the middle east, that you can't really find easily in Europe). And obviously the summer (in the european winter, more accurately in the european summer it's rather a 'hell' season) all year long, the only places where you might need a jacket are the malls or the subway because of the - sometimes brutal 😄 - air conditioning. Also great that you showed pictures of the Hajar mountains, I really loved the sight of these rocky mountains as you go to Fujairah.
Now obviously it's a dictatorship (but well, sadly just like 60% of the countries in the world) and you can't say what you want without risking jail, deportation and maybe torture, and it's not good for the workers either as you mentioned - you always see these buses that have no AC whatsoever running all day and all night long. If you exit the Metro at ADCB/Al Karama and go inland for a while, you can also see the appartments where some workers live, and it's not hard to understand that you wouldn't like to be at their place.
But although the country has its problems which should not be sugarcoated, it's nonetheless a great place to visit and it's really pleasant to be there and to explore the country!
A thing I'd like to say to others about the country? It's incredibly cheap to travel though the cities and through the country using public transport.
The Dubai Metro and buses have a zoning system that basically adds half the fare each time you cross a river arm, but the prices for a trip are usually comparable to those of Poland rather than those of Switzerland. Not to speak about the other emirates that you can all reach by bus (I heard you may also reach Muscat in Oman by bus now, however you can't reach Saudi Arabia or Qatar by bus to my knowledge) for realtively low prices - and using your Dubai metro card.
As said in the video, I agree that the other emirates are very different and interesting to see (although you have quickly seen everything to be honest) and still have that 'dormant fisher town' atmosphere, everything still closes at noon and so on! It feels like moving to a radically different place.
I really liked to travel to every corner of the country, and (to the one reading) I wish you all the best if you visit someday! 😄😊
Your comment is really accurate. It's a poor country, with a ditactorship, low wages, censorship with an island of progress. I'm from a poor country too: Brazil.
Honestly, I really like the content of this youtube channel. The information is real and very interesting. Thank you, Paul!
Thanks, Marta! I'm glad to hear it. :)
Thanks Paul, interesting and informative as usual.
Just a note on the meaning of Abu Dhabi, it is correct that Abu means father, but many times in Arabic when we say "Abu.." this doesnt necessarily mean "father of.." but it can actually mean "has...". Meaning that this location has a lot of / a significant population of this particular thing.
Thanks for adding that!
I am a citizen and I really enjoyed your video and how well you explained the information. Also, I really appreciate the fact that you pronounced the names of the Emirates very well!
Spent the summer of 1992 between Bahrain and Jebel Ali (near Dubai ) when I was in the Navy. We used to take the bus into Dubai for the day. I remember it being a decent size city but nothing like today. I also remember the gold souk and it being “face of the sun” hot in the Jun-Aug timeframe. Plus you didn’t want to be caught outside in the heat during call to prayer time. It was impossible to find a cool place to pass the time until prayers were over.
Wow, but a lot has changed here in the UAE since 1992. Drastic changes since
Yep. I was born in UAE but a different nationality. Only in the early 2000s did sheikh zayed rd. get the sky scrapers.
Hi Paul . I am regular viewer of you channel both channel. Lang Focus and Geo Focus. Because of your videos , i got motivated to learn Portuguese language. Because you gave such nice explanation that, it generated intrest in that language.
Thanks, Rajdeep! I'm glad to hear that my videos have given you motivation or inspiration.
God bless us very beautiful and relaxing place. Regards to all of you there in your country. Thank you so much po
Good Informative video. Good luck with your youtube channel. Thank you. 👍✌️❤️🙂😍
As someone who lives there, this is basically my social studies book every year
Muy buen vídeo, muy interesante. Felicidades.
Love this man. It’s like being in my social studies class again, especially the history stuff. Speaking of:
In 4:05, we learned that the British actually lied that pirates invaded ships, in fear of the area developing in such a fast pace. That’s we learned at least. Probably to make British look bad and feel sorry for the area. In 10:57, we also learned that the founding family, Al Bu Falah, that when they were grazing their goats, some people followed a gazelle, which lead them to the area now known as Abu Dhabi( which can also mean ‘possession of the gazelle), in which they discovered fresh water. Again, that’s just what we learned.
Loved the stuff showed here. Your pronunciation of place names were nice to hear :)
Great video as always! You're a great presenter, Paul :)
Thanks, Katrina! I appreciate it. :)
Great video as always!
Great video!
Alright another video! Me encanta!
This was a great video one of the best ive seen on youtube!
Thanks! That’s great to hear. 👍🏻
I visited the UAE twice and it is by far the best place I visited so far.
It's really incredibly modern. My home country Germany feels like the stoneage in comparison.
And the weather is just perfect. When you walk out of the water, which feels like the perfect bathtub temperature, you don't even need a towel.
Whatever bullshit you hear about this country from envious nay-sayers, try it. Just go there and be blown away.
And if someone finds good working conditions in construction for unlearned people, please enlighten me, because in Germany you have the very same issue.
Hi Paul I love this new channel and thanks for making this video on the UAE. I'm a big fan of LangFocus. Didn't know you had a geographic channel. Well done for being fair and sarcastic too hehe. Also seems there was a lot of research done before you did the video. Congrats on that. Looking forward to more!
Good video Paul!
Paul! I'm glad you pointed out with some sarcasm the fact about the Persian/Arabic gulf, and pointed out also the fact regarding labor exploitation in UAE. I'd like to add that one of those palm trees was made over a reef - and destroyed it. Also in Ipin some cities there are "sewer trucks" since there's no sewage system in place for taking care of the city's daily "needs."
Now speaking of things I've learned today, the cloud thing for plantation is news to me. Seems amazing to say the least.
As always, thanks for sharing! 💖
Yes, there’s definitely a negative side to the rapid development, and sometimes the focus on appearance more than function.
The sewer trucks is false. Please state credible resources. As a civil engineer I can confirm that billions have been spent to build the infrastructure including sewage which seems like an attractive subject to some.
ALLAH BLESS THE UAE
9:04 - You done _gooooooooofed!_ :P
Thanks for another great video!
It’s my pleasure!
I am glad that all the information were correct both negative and positive - as a person living in UAE 🇦🇪 I usually watch theses clips to see how wrong people get it - this time I am impressed 👍
Even in the first passport of Sheikh Zayed (founder of UAE) the name "Persian Gulf" is mentioned twice.
Money would not change the history!
Thank you for including the workers and the workingconditions! ❤️
much informative
Please kindly explain the scattered territories in the east coast of UAE. For example Kalba is ruled by Sharjah which is 130 kilometers away from Kalba.
It is Persian Gulf. It has always been and will forever remain the Persian Gulf!!!
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ikr, persian been there for thousands of years but arabs came from africa doing giraffe chasing and now herding camels.
@@p4p4juju 😂
lnteresting; l am obviously keen to learn more about the UAE, as it became in 2020 the third Arab country, after Egypt and Jordan, to normalize relations with lsrael (it has since been joined by Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan). A lot of lsraelis visit there these days; but there is not all that much to see.
You are one of my favorite UA-camr .
Thank you, Kunal! 😊
@@GEOfocusChannel mine as well
@@prajodcp7145 Thanks, Prajod!
I was born in India
after 5 months I was bought to Dubai where my parents lived before my birth,
after 3-4 years of my age, we moved to Jeddah, KSA(Saudi Arabia)
and till this, I have never been to Dubai (11-12 years)
well last year we went for a holiday in India (we went via Muscat) but we were coming back we came via Sharjah
that was the last time stepped into UAE (a year ago) but I still want to go to Dubai it has been almost 12 years
(This comment date is according to December of 2022)
I like the part about the animals who live in the country, and the oasis which is an UNESCO World Heritage site
There is something kind of indulgent about Gulf State vanity projects that are useless foe their described goal like the palm trees and world islands being meant to be covered in luxury homes and hotels.
Building a giant urban center in an inhospitable desert in the first place really
I think it’s mainly to put their city and country on the map to attract visitors and investment. The grandiose and one-of-kind projects get a lot of attention, even if they serve no functional purpose.
A comment on Dubai’s property development would have added a bit of spice to the story
Burj khalifa was originally called Burj Dubai then changed to Khalifa after the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Khalifa bailed Dubai out after the 2008 financial crisis that affected Dubai, and to honour him the name was changed at the opening
I love All Ain, i love UAE
Hey body, That piece of water is called PERSIAN GULF, not Arabian gulf.
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Thank you man for acknowledging that we call it the Arabian gulf.
Because it’s the Arabian gulf. There 7 Arabian countries surrounding the Gulf with the 8th being the occupied Arab Ahwaz region in Iran..
The Persian Gulf was (and will always be) Persian from the time of the Persian Empire more than 3,500 years ago when the Arabs were roaming the desert on their camels as Bedouin tribes, with no concept or sense of nationhood. The UAE is only 50 years old. You were all part of the Persian Empire at some point in history. So please, keep it factual.
@@aryabastani stop living i the past bro
That's just wrong, very wrong. What you guys are trying to do history does not make sense. It's called Persian Gulf or Golfe Persique in all English and French history books. UAE and KSA are spending billions on promoting tourism into their country and they keep sourcing this wrong name. It's horrendous and inhumane to let Pan-Arabism change the course of history. I see no difference between your act and ISIS destroying historic sites of Iraq. Both are a form of historic destruction.
@@aryabastani Arabs were mentioned earlier in the region than the Persians.
Very interesting!
Their artificial islands interests me the most.
What do the indigenes do for a living?
I live in UAE and not only I found it interesting but even bored at the same time 😂
Lol. That makes sense. 😄
it haunts me sometimes when I learned that burj khalifa is supposedly not connected to its sewage system and buncha poop trucks queue up behind the building to drag feces out.
Anyway, another excellent video and I hope this channel of yours will catch on in the near future as did the other one.
That’s a step up from dumping it into the ocean. Hopefully they move it up another step and build proper sewage infrastructure.
The Burj Khalifa is definitely connected to the sewage system. There are parts of the city which are not but down town and business bay area are connected.
@@takethecannoli999 Thanks for clarifying that!
Omid Djalili - British-Iranian comedian performing live:
“Dubai is an interesting place because when you go there, they give you this sort of tour guide who shows you around. And this tour guide said to me “Omid you come here, we are the Las Vegas of the Middle East! You want girl? We get you girl. You want drink? You can drink. You want to gamble? You can gamble. Girl, drink gamble, gamble, drink, girl all day long… You want to drink girl? We blend girl and you drink it! You want to do all three? We blend girl, you drink it and we bet how quickly you down it in one!” And I just said “Nah I’m actually not into any of that. I’m actually quite hungry”. So he said “Ah, what would you like my friend? Anything you want”. So I said “Umm, I quite fancy a bacon sandwich”. And he went “PORK?! WHAT DO YOU THINK WE ARE? INFIDELS?! THIS IS A MUSLIM COUNTRY! NOW KINDLY DRINK YOUR WOMAN AND LEAVE!!”
I loved everything 😁✌
2:03 Unfortunately Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on May 13th 2022 and now Mohammed Bin Zayed is the new President. We are still sad and shocked by the passing of Sheikh Khalifa (May Allah have mercy on his soul).
great
Hi Paul. Do you mind sharing the source of the UAE demographic data you included in the video? Thanks.
The breakdown by nationality is from the CIA World Factbook, though the data is a few years old (2015), so they might be slightly different from now. The total population and gender ratio are from UN projections, meaning past population figures plus projected growth. The website is confusing to find your way around, but it's from here: population.un.org/. You can do data queries for specific countries (if you can figure out how).
when I went to Dubai in 2018 all the hotel staff where Indonesian
I never understood two things:
1.) Rich countries why don't pay workers properly or even higher than the rest of the world?
2.) What's the point to visit cities that technically nothing but a giant mall?
How do you think they got rich? The people at the top get rich (for the most part) by giving the shaft to the people at the bottom.
1) capitalism
2) it's more than a giant mall.. it has nice architrctural monuments and great nature when you visit during winter.
1) İs actually more complicated than just that.. allow me to expalin
So basically in UAE you can get paid really well or really bad depending on your qualifications, nationality, and the market.
So the cheap labour everyone keeps mentioning usually come from countries that are cheap. So the main life goal for these people would be: (İ go to one of the GCC states, work like a slave for a couple years.. then go back home where my minimum wage is basically a small fortune.. and İ can start a home, get married, open small buisness which otherrwise could never do)
On the other hand you wouldn't find a first would country citizen work like this.. on the contrary actually, they would get paid all.
Well it's basically because you home country/nationality defined your worth in the internation labour market. UAE only used that to its advantage.
So İ, for instance ,would blame my country and my goverment for pushing me to live like that elsewhere..
Besides simple greed (which is definitely a big part of it) and the above-mentioned dynamics of international labor markets, you could also say that capitalism incentivizes concentrating wealth at the top. Companies maximize their profit by minimizing what they pay to labor, and companies are typically held by either individuals or a limited number of "stakeholders," so those profits effectively become part of their wealth.
I’m a citizen of UAE I live in Dubai I want to know about the history of world expo because couple of hours ago the closing ceremony of expo 2020 has finished
I wasn’t able to go, but some of my friends went and it looked amazing!
They whole video is all about Dubai and abu dhabi, I wished you talked more about the east side were the nature and puer uae is there
اناني سعيد جداً جداً في مشهداً فيديوهاتك جميلة هل ب أمكن أن نتشر في عن اليمن 🇾🇪 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 👋🏻 متابعك من اليمن 🇾🇪
I’m a citizen- kinda disappointed that you didn’t talk about the northern Emirates much- and our territorial desputes with the Persian occupation is far larger, they occupy lengah and Qashem which were part and are part of the Qawasim territory, heck Qashem is named after the Qawasim.
That is true. I am from Qeshm island and I love history. My grandmother is from Al Moeini family who ruled Qeshm for many years and they were being ruled by Al Qawasim in Ras Al Khaima which why the culture of people in Qeshm and UAE is so identical to this day.
@@aljasmi2020 soon we’ll be reunited
@@Zaabi InshaAllah 🙌🏻. I live in UAE already 😅
As always, thank you for the interesting video.
Even more than oil running out, I would worry about climate change.
UAE's population and settlements lie very low above sea level. Besides, the climate is already hot... two more degrees and it could really become extreme (and environmentally unsustainable).
The UAE are definitely facing some tough challenges.
I will admit I am not particularly drawn to the country. I am not a businessman and beautiful seaside resorts are very easily found. But things might change in the future, who knows!
Nice video. Very nice place with very people. Each Emirate is ruled by a shiekh not Amir . Amir in Arabic means Prince and they are in kingdoms like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
But the definition of an emirate is that it is ruled by an emir.
Can you make a video about Iraq
If I'm able to keep doing this channel then I'm sure I'll do Iraq someday. Every country is on my list.
But if this channel doesn't succeed I won't be able to keep doing it (because it costs lots of money and time to make these videos). If you like and share the videos it helps the channel.
3:04 She kind of looks like Israeli actress Gal Gadot, cute.
I see what you mean.
I reckon it was better Qatar 🇶🇦 and Bahrain 🇧🇭 to be part of the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
A question would be: How does influence the high proportion of men to women the local culture, ethics or other things related to that?
Ebar toh Akbar doya kore bharot niye vedio banan 🤗 please 🥺
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Your Expat related information is wrong please correct it
I used the most recent UN projected population data available. Some are a few years old.
please make about syria 🇸🇾
I am an also from uae some the stuff that you said was kinda wrong three of them أن خالد
من الامارات
40 degree is cold for Americans
It’s time for them to adopt celsius. 😊
Persia or Iran has a history going back over 3,500 years with the Persian Empire ruling over 50 % of the worlds population at the time, including the Arabian peninsula. Ancient culture, art, literature, poetry and the pillars of the modern nation state are all attributed to Persia and the Persian Empire.
Now lets talk about the UAE. It only became a state 50 years ago, prior to which it was a collection of Bedouin tribes roaming the desert. So please, lets talk facts and get things in historical perspective. The Persian Gulf has been Persian for the last 3,500 years and will remain Persian for the next 3,500 years.
The gulf before it was called Arabian or Persian had called Kangar gulf
It was also call Musandam Sea
@@Hi5Ripon never heard. Could you please, provide references? Very interesting. Would like to know more
It's been called Persian Gulf or Golfe Persique in all English and French history books.
The name of this waterway has been and is in all valid international maps of the Persian Gulf. The Arabs themselves called it the Persian Gulf until the Arab racist movement known as Pan-Arabism began. The Arabs themselves, if they put aside bigotry and seek the truth, will realize that this insistence on changing the name of the Persian Gulf is nothing but extreme bigotry. 🇮🇷🕊🇦🇪
Prejudice and racism are the cause of war in the Middle East. I hope people get the insight that we are all human and that we are no different from each other.
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The Arabian = camel, desert, rich culture, oil, kebab, sahara empty quarter area.., ok terima kasih (thx)
Arabian gulf is an obvious distortion of history.the true name is the Persian gulf.
Ur rask al khaima pronountation bit natural seems u might some deal with arab
7:58 is this a horse ?
I see what you mean 😄 It looks a little like the Lascaux cave drawings in France.
Do not come here in july! It feels like 60 degrees celcius!!!
I have to disagree with you about using the term “Arabian Gulf.” Offending the Iranians is no better than offending the Arabs. There is an entire sea named after Arabia. Persia can have the Gulf. That way each country gets a body of water, and the Arabs get the bigger one.
When I say things like “Persian Gulf…Oops, I mean Arabian Gulf” that’s not a statement that I prefer the term “Arabian Gulf”. It’s me making a joke of the fact that people will get angry if I say it the way they don’t like.
@@GEOfocusChannel The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World dodges the bullet by simply labeling it “The Gulf.” 😏
The Times Comprehensive is the most magnificent atlas in my collection, and my atlas collection is substantial. 🌎🌍🌏
@@janach1305 I haven't owned a physical atlas in quite a while. Digital images on the screen aren't quite the same, so maybe I'll buy myself one as a Christmas present. :)
@@GEOfocusChannel Physical maps are art, at least sometimes. Digital maps almost never are. I am a retired cartographer, and I got into the business forty years ago because I wanted to be an artist.
The Times Comprehensive is a beautiful work of art. I bought it in 2000 as a gift to myself before my mastectomy.
Next Dubai republic chenchnya Grozny Russia.
Persian gulf
u lose ur money dnt invest.many island will sink in water by few years temparture will increase more then 55 degree u cnt stay there.cash out fast
Im in Dubai now... laughing my head off- i am in the cheapest worst hostel i have ever seen LOL.... and ive been 7 countries lol bedbugs, bitten to shreds, dont even want to talk about the kitchen or bathroom LOL.... out of here tomorrow lol ... overall... am so happy to be enjoying the weather 3rd time round but im noticing the poor side of it... so much struggle and africans here working long hours and cheap labour.... africans should be given more opportunities.....and nope before ya say it- i picked a cheapo hostel out of curiosity.... lol .... I think you need a good bit of money in any city but 2 million to buy apartment here - crazy lol
I’ve never stayed in a hostel there, but Dubai has a range, of course. I stayed at 3 star hotel there which was simple but pretty good, and it cost under $50 in 2010.
Abu Dhabi was another matter. There was nothing under $100 then. It seems like there is now though, after doing a quick search.
@@GEOfocusChannel ive been reading some reviews early hours of this morning... seems a lot of hostels here are quite filthy lol but i think i will book 1 night a 3 star seen that for 15 dollars ... probably get another terror mess hahaha but hey ho all part of travelling. How are you? 😉😉
Thanks Suzy for mentioning that bit about Africans because the very thing that made me unhappiest in the UAE was being overworked & a lack of opportunities
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What’s this?
Rigid composition!
We all know it’s called the “Persian gulf “! I’m sure you went to school….
Is your point that it's not called the "Arabian Gulf"? Or is your point that I don't need to talk about it because everybody knows about it already?
@@GEOfocusChannel its simple, we don't call Indian ocean, ocean of Pakistan or we never call Canada anything else but Canada! the body of water we are talking about here is in fact called "Persian Gulf" and that is backed up by the oldest maps we have available to us. cheers.
@@siamakamidi3685 Right, but that's from your point of view. People who grow up in Arab countries learn from a young age that it's called the Arabian Gulf.
There are some bodies of water whose names are not in dispute, like the examples you gave. But there are many examples of bodies of water whose names are in dispute. Just to give one example: The Sea of Japan vs. The East Sea.
@@GEOfocusChannel I think he's trying to reiterate that the name arabian gulf is wrong. I've always known this as Persian Gulf (as cited in all English history books) and Golfe Persique (as cited in all French history books). You cannot find a legitimate source that says otherwise. The name arabian gulf started with the wave of Pan-Arabism, which aims at destroying/modifying history with an ideology of unifying Arabs. However, as with many political movements, certain Arabs took it to extreme and decided to deform historical facts.
It is simply unacceptable to flash cash to promote tourism and feed them wrong information (what UAE is trying to do inside the country, I've been there and seen how they promote the wrong name at every opportunity).
Long story short: it's Persian Gulf!
It's not an "ultra modern", specially in cultural and moral aspects 🤷🏻♂️🙃👍
Yea because same gender marriage is good morals according to you 😂😂😂😂😂
@@TheBerserker545 two adults who want to marry and being happy. Nothing OBJECTIVELY wrong. Now. You wanting to procreate and spread your defective intellectual genes. OBJECTIVELY wrong. HumanKind need superior humans, not gargabe subhumans as you 🙃🙏🙃🙌☄🌈
@@TheBerserker545 Women, LGBTI rights are human rights.
Persian Gulf increase your knowledege
It's not modern, it's just full of stupid gimmicks. The public infrastructure is abysmal
There's nothing much to do in UAE. Just a concrete jungle, with lots and lots sand, and really hot.
There seems to be a lot to do in Dubai. It depends on what kind of activities you enjoy, though.
There’s actually soooo much to do in UAE and there’s so much to discover… we have sand an desserts but these are cultural site since UAE cares a lot about the culture but there’s always many exciting theme parks, beaches, islands, mountains, natural reserves as well as malls and shopping centers… it depends on where you go since every Emirate is known for something… I feel like I’m advertising rn🌚
@@khawlaalali4778 I'm from Malaysia and malls, theme parks, cityscape, beaches are the last thing I'd want to see.
Though I'd like to really like try the desert safari if I ever stopped by again.
@@khawlaalali4778 yes, So much to do, only visited Dubai (many times) and Abu Dhabi but keen to see RAK andJebel Jais.
Cool video. For years I worked in Afghanistan and Somalia and going to Abu Dhabi or Dubai from those places was like going to heaven. Never visited Al Ain but know it as the place where the flights from the south turn left to line up with the runways at Dubai. And now I know why it’s there.
Looking forward to visiting RAK one day and doing the world’s longest zipline (so they claim) at Jebel Jais. A country of superlatives!
Why does the UAE have slaves?
They are not forcing anyone to come work there so you need to know the word “Slaves” mean
@@hunterzolomon6963 it's not about attract. It's about how they treat (foreign) workers 😉
@@hunterzolomon6963 But what do you call it when their passports are stolen? When that happens to a Ukrainian model they call it human trafficking.
I’m not sure if “slaves” is the right word, though it might be in some cases. There’s definitely indentured servitude, and in many cases they are misled by the recruitment agents in India and Pakistan. And the actual working conditions are often terrible.
When hiring people from poor countries there is often the idea that they are used to being poor at home, so they can tolerate poor pay and working conditions. But of course no poor worker wants to leave their home and family to go be poor somewhere else. They’ll only do that if they think they’ll be rewarded for it. So when they’re not being rewarded for it, they’re probably being misled.
We don’t use slaves in the muslim countries… not in the gulf at least… since islam reached our countries it erased slavery… these are payed workers