Dubai is as it always is. One word describes its core value: magnificent.
This place has the biggest airport I have ever visited. After getting off the plane, passengers spend only about… 15 minutes on the shuttle bus to get inside.
Vietnamese workers in Dubai are still mainly employed in less knowledge-intensive jobs through overseas labor programs. Although the climate is harsh, with summer temperatures reaching 50°C, somewhat better working conditions and wages attract workers from our country.
This is still a shopping paradise, because on my previous visits neither Dubai nor the UAE had any VAT at all, which theoretically means products here were 10-20% cheaper than on the global market. It seems Dubai only introduced VAT in January 2018, and even then it was only around 5%.
This is my 3rd visit to Dubai. This time, though, it is only a Transit. By the time you read these lines, I am no longer in Dubai but using the power of technology to access Facebook at an altitude of 11,000 meters aboard an Emirates aircraft. It feels Yomost too!
