High costs cloud island idyll

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High costs cloud island idyll - World - theage.com.au

DUBAI'S sheikhs have claimed it is "the eighth wonder of the world", and seen from space the tree-shaped sand and rock formation of the Palm Jumeirah looks exactly that.

But after the hype about David Beckham buying a mansion here and the novelty of living six kilometres out to sea has faded, that claim is starting to look shaky. It seems there is a little trouble in paradise.

Four thousand "Palm pioneers" have moved in and are getting to grips with life in the sweltering Arabian Gulf

 

[NYCguy]

Well, I'm shocked... Dubai is boring. What a surprise.

I'm also shocked that anyone would think it could cost less than $1700 a month to air-condition a $6M house when it's 48 celsius outside.

Sorry folks, you've been had. I could have told you that before you even put down a deposit! It's fine to have a house in a place like Dubai (or on the Gold Coast, or in Miami) if you just go there occasionally, but to actually sell-up and move out there? Yeesh...