United Arab Emirates: Gold Cakes, Blessed Boys And False Rains

A young oil-rich country where the government power is hereditary; where only 11% of people are innate residents, with thousands of USD millionaires among them; where mass media are strictly traced and strongly forbidden to cover sheikhs` lives; where each new family of innate Emiratis is granted a luxury house and USD 20 thousand as a wedding gift, added with USD 50 thousand more for bearing a son.

This is all about the United Arab Emirates, one of the wealthiest countries on the planet fully owing its success to the oil once discovered accidentally. The list of UAE`s peculiarities is to be long continued, and some of them you may follow below.

Unfair richness

UAE is a very rich country, with all natives either working in the public sector where the average monthly salary is USD 10 thousand, or operating their own business – mostly in Dubai as the Emirate released from taxation. However, despite richness, Emiratis paradoxically tend to the low-paid manpower typically represented by Asian people who are rewarded ludicrous monthly USD 200, as opposed to USD 15-20 thousand for the natives. These people work as the supporting staff all around: shops, cleaning, construction etc.

Gold like air

The total love to gold in UAE is simply explained: too much oil money needs to be spent, and there is nothing more expensive in the world than oil and gold. Each Emirati buys approximately 15 kilos of gold every year, as their figures say. With gold being that adored, UAE shows the miracles of fancy making gold-covered cars and clothes, providing for gold dispensers (vending machines selling gold bars and gold coins), making gold tattoos and even using gold for cakes at some confectionaries (this gold is eatable).

Artificial precipitation

Dry seasons with their scorching sun making even winters as ‘cold’ as +30 C caused an unprecedented experiment of making the skies flow artificially. The Emirate of Abu Dhabi pioneered the project developed by the Swiss scientists.. and succeeded: the artificial precipitation appeared to be equal to natural rains as accompanied by hail, lightning and storming wind. Now, people are able to streamline their precipitation independent from the weather. Today, this exclusive technology is extensively used to beat the drought. Yet, if you feel like following the Emirati people and copying the project, don`t be so optimistic: this pilot amounted to as much as USD 11 million, but was fully sponsored by the UAE president deemed one of the richest people on the planet.

UAE is definitely to astonish by its lush sightseeing and amusement: numerous skyscrapers, legendary Atlantis and Burj Al Arab hotels, the tallest Burj Khalifa with a marvelous view of the surrounding from the top floors. The list of technological marvels is to be continued, and if you seek for contemporary architecture combined with posh service, UAE will certainly be the place.

About the author: Amy Rustin, a freelance travel reviewer at http://essay-service.biz/ makes her reports from various corners of the world giving preference to the Orient. Ann is a qualified philologist, with four foreign languages as a baсkground. In addition to making travel reviews, Ann also writes expert philology-focused articles, to earn her PhD.