If not Emirati the top managerial and scientific leadership was offen American, English, Scottish, Irish, or European. Sometimes Egyptian, Hungarian. Large Russian diaspora. The working class is dominated by Pakistani and Indian migrant workers, plus other Middle Eastern, African and South Asian, hence amazing Indian food everywhere you turn. Old Dubai has souks that are like walking though a manicured New Delhi street market. Of the ~9m non-citizens, over a million work just in construction. Some Chinese but less than I expected.
Curious if you were able to get a sense of what the employee workforce looked like? Mainly locals or global talent?
If not Emirati the top managerial and scientific leadership was offen American, English, Scottish, Irish, or European. Sometimes Egyptian, Hungarian. Large Russian diaspora. The working class is dominated by Pakistani and Indian migrant workers, plus other Middle Eastern, African and South Asian, hence amazing Indian food everywhere you turn. Old Dubai has souks that are like walking though a manicured New Delhi street market. Of the ~9m non-citizens, over a million work just in construction. Some Chinese but less than I expected.