Dubai isn't somewhere I want to go on holiday nevermind live
A friend of mine was there a couple of years ago and she said never again. She's white British and her husband is originally from Pakistan but has lived here for over 20 years.
A few years ago they were going to Pakistan to see his family and on the way back stopped off in Dubai for a few days.
She said the racism and name calling that they experienced as a couple was absolutely horrible.
On the other hand, she said that they didn't have any bad experiences in Pakistan and even though they didn't speak much English and she doesn't speak much Urdu, she got on great with his family and they were lovely to her.
She'd been very nervous going to see them as her husband is the only one of 6 brothers who married outside his culture.
She said people (especially kids) stared at her, but only because she's a pale, blue eyed blonde and the area where her in-laws live is quite rural and seeing a white person there is quite rare. She had little kids running up to her asking if they could touch her hair, but it was just pure curiosity.
The fact that Dubai is allegedly a modern country, the comments and abuse really shocked her. She said rural Pakistan was much more accepting of her and of their relationship.
She'd love to go back to Pakistan, but will never set foot in Dubai again.