I went to Dubai 16 years ago (when I was a teenager). My uncle lived there, so we went over to stay in the summertime cos flights were cheap. The heat is absolutely relentless, there was no relief at night either because it is so humid. We spent the entire time walking around shopping malls, which isn’t too much fun when you have no money.
I’m no psychiatrist but I can see how anxious Big Saz is. I think the only reason she went on live is because she was nervous walking to the pool- she kept saying ‘it’s so busy’ and seemed really intent on not filming anyone except herself and Esme. When has she ever been arsed about that? She’s not comfortable, and her level of isolation/lack of friends is really going to be so much more pronounced in a country completely different from what she’s used to. Once the ‘holiday’ feeling is gone she’s really going to struggle. At least in the UK she can see her sister or her Nan. She’s got no one except her VERY WEIRD AND GROSS husband. I almost feel sorry for her, but not really.
Also, we were told by my uncle (and discovered it ourselves), that Dubai nationals, emiratis, get priority in queues and will push in front of you and you can’t say anything about it. No idea if that’s still a thing but I’d love to see their faces if someone pushed in front of them