Traffic is thinner, housing prices are in freefall, and hotels are more affordable. Schools that once furiously turned students away are suddenly welcoming, and snobbish sports clubs are unexpectedly friendly.
This is the new Dubai – a city that, for the fortunate ones who are holding on to their jobs, now feels a lot more pleasant.
The gossip among expatriates – and they form the vast majority of the population – is about how the global financial crisis has arrested the city-state’s wild ride and driven some of their friends away.
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