I prefer the perspective from Kenya…The UAE is a rich country. Kenya is not.
I know many people prefer not to see poverty, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. In the UAE the workers arrive crammed in buses early in the morning and are shipped off in the evening. In Kenya, you are amongst people in worse conditions all the time. And whilst this means more crime and danger, it also gives you a better sense of reality. I felt more grateful for what I had when I saw what many people did not. But in the UAE, it was the opposite. You want much more because you see much more.