Life in Dubai used to be the closest thing to a paradise that a white-collar expatriate can reach. Private schools are good, beautiful beaches, abundant air connections, and legal alcohol — as long as you are not Emirati or Muslim. Expats do not pay the income tax, so there are no annoying inspections of their finances; there is no ostracism, so Chinese crypto-millionaires and Russian oligarchs can rub shoulders with Western bankers, Arab real e…
Life in Dubai used to be the closest thing to a paradise that a white-collar expatriate can reach. Private schools are good, beautiful beaches, abundant air connections, and legal alcohol — as long as you are not Emirati or Muslim. Expats do not pay the income tax, so there are no annoying inspections of their finances; there is no ostracism, so Chinese crypto-millionaires and Russian oligarchs can rub shoulders with Western bankers, Arab real e…