A couple of days ago something happened that really, REALLY bothered me.

I was sitting in the computer lab with my classmates waiting for our professor to show up. Girl # 1 says "I'm broke"
Girl # 2 says: "Its ok, university students are always broke"
Girl # 1 says: "Yeah, but thats never the case here."

Anyone else would not see anything wrong with what she said, but you see, I've noticed that girl # 1 always throws around sentences like "yeah theres so much bullshit in dubai".

So I just wanted to make sure if this girl was a racist/bigot, or just someone who doesn't like dubai, which is okay, she doesn't have to love it.

I said: "Why would you say that?"
Girl #1: "Say what ?"
I said: " That its never the case here?"
Girl # 1: "Because the most people have to worry about here is oh my dad didn't buy me a ferrari"
I said: "So even if that MIGHT be the case of the majority, that still does not mean you can say its the case of all."
Girl # 1: "You're one of them"
I said: " Why would you say that? Why would you assume that I am one of them? Because im a local so I must be filthy rich? You don't think I have an allowance like you do and I dont go broke like you do?"

Making the whole conversation short, she shut me up by saying that "Anyway, I wasn't talking to you I was talking to girl # 2" when she had no other way of justifying the fact that she just stereotyped me, and all the people who attended the university. That they're all spoiled brats who never went broke.

We have people from all different backgrounds in this unversity. Some who can barely afford the fees or are in on a scholarship, and people who CAN very much afford the fees and the whole university, but are not spoiled little brats. Should people of higher income be judged directly as spoilt? They have fairly worked and earned their money, so what gives others the right to judge them like so. Is it out of jealousy, spite or racial prejudice? I can't really tell in this case.

And if a man spoils his son/daughter by giving him/her an undeserved car should the man's personal choice affect the way the whole society is seen ? Is it fair ? I do not agree with the man's personal choice but I will not use HIS personal choice and personal life to LABEL ALL OTHERS in the society.

Which brings me to another issue. Why do people assume that all Emiraties are filthy rich, materialistic, spoilt and lazy ?
They might not say it to your face, but they say it alright. The hypocritical thing about it is that their lifestyles are very similar to ours if they are UAE residents.

Its simple: They come to live and work here, earn higher income, can afford luxuries, buy luxuries.
Emiratis live here, the majority started from the bottom, started from scratch, earned a higher income, were able to afford luxuries, and bought luxuries. Why should we be labeled as spoilt then if we have the same lifestyles ?

Second of all, there are so many emiratis that have financial issues and are not necessarily rich. And i bet they would be angry to hear that people are judging them before knowing their situation.

IM SICK AND TIRED OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT DUBAI. STOP BITCHING AND WHINING, YOU CHOSE THIS LIFESTYLE FOR A REASON AND MAKE THE BEST OUT OF IT, APPRECIATE IT AND DONT BE A BRAT.

SICK AND TIRED OF PEOPLE STEREOTYPING LOCALS, AND EVEN JUST STEREOTYPING IN GENERAL

IM SICK AND TIRED OF PEOPLE WHO MAKE NO EFFORT OF HAVING THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF CULTURAL RELATIVISM, AND THINKING THAT THEIR CULTURE IS SUPERIOR TO EMIRATI CULTURE: JUST BECAUSE IT SEEMS RIGHT FOR YOU DOES NOT MEAN IT SEEMS RIGHT FOR OTHERS

AND IM SICK AND TIRED OF PEOPLE THINKING LOCALS ONLY ARE MATERIALISTIC

I DO NOT AGREE WITH MATERIALISM BUT SHMA3NA YOM AY JENSEYEH THANYEH TELBASLEK MARKAAT MN FOG LAIN TA7AT MA7AD EYGOL SHAY BS YOM MWA6EN YLBAS MARKAAT GALO MATERIALISTIC?? ISNT THAT HYPOCRITICAL??

AND IF YOU DONT LIKE DUBAI THEN FIIIIINE YOU DONT HAVE TO LIKE IT Y3LKUM YOU NEVER LIKE IT B3D BS THAT DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO LOOK DOWN ON LOCALS, JUDGE THEM and HATE THEM

no one has the right to stereotype ANYONE. Stop stereotyping.
Nas mafeehum 5air wallah.

I think my head exploded a little. But I'm actually in a good mood today despite my rant