Qatar (Doha), United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai)
June 11th 2012 After two weeks in India I was ready for a change. This was probably the biggest culture shock to date - going from a developing country like India to some of the most affluent places in the world. Qatar, my first stop, has a GDP per person over $180,000. I just made it out a day before the monsoon season started. To be honest it would have been nice to see some rain. I can't remember the last
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ahmed
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Dubai is a really fabulous and exciting city. during my visit there i met a lot of people from different cultures and backgrounds. i also explored their culture and heritage which was more exciting as i was able to communicate with the locals in their Language which is Arabic. The Phrasebooks from Eton institute helped me a great deal in learning such words.