Moving to Dubai?

Originally posted by Palynka
Only you can answer if you care or not.

I'm a bleeding-heart liberal -- of course I care! Question is -- so what?

Edit: Reading Czeslaw Milosz isn't helping me at all.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
I live in Cape Town -- and I use public transport! --; my stomach's pretty strong.

In Dubai I'd see much less poverty. I might forget that it exists! Would that be good for my survival instincts?

I see Dubai and Sandton as being advanced exponents of insulated modular living for professionals. Tint your car windows and you won't even notice the b ...[text shortened]... (Thankfully for security-conscious Sandtonites, bullet-proof windscreens are now available).

Would your stomach endure living in Sandton? It's not the sight of poverty that makes me queasy, but the attitude* of the rich living in such places.

*how do you say prépotence in English?

Originally posted by Palynka
Would your stomach endure living in Sandton? It's not the sight of poverty that makes me queasy, but the attitude* of the rich living in such places.

*how do you say prépotence in English?

No, it wouldn't. Death by boredom ... a slow, suffocating extinction. Of course, there isn't much poverty to be seen in Sandton -- although its twin suburb Alexandria is close by.

'Prepotence' exists but is seldom used. 'Superior attitude', 'superiority', I guess.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
there isn't much poverty to be seen in Sandton -- although its twin suburb Alexandria is close by.

LOL, don't let any of those Sandton-slette hear you say THAT in polite conversation.

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Were they being held against their will under threat of force? If so then they might be called slaves, and I don't see anyone defending that. People like to exaggerate, throw the word around, be emotive and work themselves into a self righteous froth. The over-use and abuse of the word detracts from actual cases of slavery.

As for exploitation, my employer exploits me, and I am thankful for that.