I was born and raised in Dubai. I have spent 24 of my 28 years in the Middle East. Growing up in the Middle East was great. We lived in a flat in a high rise like most expat families. The thing about the Middle East, especially in primarily expat cities, is it is planned…
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People
I’ve spent almost all my life in the Middle East and never had a local friend, acquaintance, colleague or neighbor. It’s recently that I’ve made friends with a few locals. It is shocking how similar we are. To start with, we are all the same age, grew up in the Middle East doing the same…