Funniest part about having lived in the UAE for a while is the BS detector I’ve developed in knowing exactly when people lie about how much they like certain parts of the Middle East.

There is just this tone of enforced gratitude: “no better place to be”; “land of opportunity”; “I’m so lucky to have a chance to come here” that sounds completely insincere and borderline fearful

It’s even funnier when I see people’s press releases. I’ve worked with those publications lol they just want money