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gnosis on Dec 1, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: The dark side of Dubai

It's good to hear a different view from someone with a "yachtsman friend", who appreciates the "affordable domestic help" in Dubai, and "salves his conscience by giving a bigger tip to the Asian waiter or Indian taxi driver".

nate_meurer on Dec 1, 2009 [–]

Please note the context of self-deprecation that accompanies the quote about the tips. The writer is admitting to his own frivolity here.

gnosis on Dec 1, 2009 | [–]

Duly noted, as are his attempts to trivialize the plight of the slaves upon who's backs Dubai was built.

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