LOL! So true :-)

They have a tendency of doing everything bigger and with more grandeur. I have never personally been to Dubai but over the years have come to know it from countless friends and relatives. I lived in France for a year and I visited Paris a few times. Yet I'll say that I know Dubai better than Paris.

For me it has to more with getting to know that heart of the place than the buildings.

They have made more efforts in making a name for the city in the desert than most cities do. That shows in the architecture of the city and sometimes it even comes of as a little 'too much'. Still I think the mixture of Emirati and subcontinental cultures more than makes up for it. In fact it probably could be one of the nicest things there.