Cartoonist's Dream

A car drove to a group of neat villas somewhere in the urban area.

The spacious taxi was driving slowly, the bodyguard Bott was sitting in the front seat, three women and a half-old child were sitting in the back seat, and Mu Man, Sura, Li Mu and Mo Moxin were counted from the car.

"Look, this is the slum of the Emiratis in Dubai."

The finger in Mu Man's robe pointed to the villa area outside the car, and the rows of villas were the residences of the poor.

"This is your slum?!" [

Li Mu looked at the light yellow villas, and his heart was already filled with turbulent waves.He didn't doubt Mu Man's words at all, or he didn't doubt it because he was here——

——The poor people in the UAE live in these luxury villas in front of them.

The reason is very simple, every style he saw in the Dubai villa area is very different.However, the styles of the villas in front of us are exactly the same, and they are so out of place in Dubai, which is full of personality.

"The poorest Emiratis also have a villa and three cars, a Mercedes-Benz or other RV, a Toyota or a SUV, and a Cadillac or a pickup. If they find it embarrassing and unwilling to live in the facilities under construction, the state will invite them to live there with conditions.”

Mu Man said this fact in a calm tone, piercing into Li Mu's heart like a sharp knife.

Although these single-style villas are mass-produced villas, they are more glamorous than the two-story bungalows of Limu's house—the poor in this country must be too proud.

"Your social system is very good, and the government is very smart." Li Mu gave a thumbs up and praised from the bottom of his heart.

Speaking of which, the United Arab Emirates was indeed blessed by the ancestors to obtain this geomantic treasure land in the Middle East, and it was on this basis that the United Arab Emirates was able to develop.But since then, the UAE government has taken precautions, completed various ultra-modern projects when the oil was fully exploited in 2015, and established a complete logistics transfer and gold trading network.

If the discovery of oil 40 years ago was luck, then the subsequent development is the result of the combination of its own integrity and the wisdom of the Arabs.They use oil funds as their original accumulation to reinvest, create a money vortex to pay money, and use the three major industries of tourism, gold, and logistics to maintain long-term stability in the future.

"This is the slum of the Emiratis. Do you want to see the slum of the migrant workers?"

The car slowly drove out of the villa area, and the host Mu Man continued to ask.Li Mu naturally nodded fiercely, and replied with certainty——

"Yes!"

"Azshara Gremen, Dilla Swooshlozler (driver, go to Dra Gold Street)."

Mu Man pointed at the driver and told the driver to turn around and drive towards the migrant workers' residence near Haikou.

Emirati citizen slums and UAE migrant slums are of course not the same concept.

According to statistics, the UAE's population is around 400 million.The whole country of A is not much bigger than Nanhua city.Among them, less than 18% are citizens, that is, less than 80 people are citizens, and the rest are migrant workers who can only live temporarily for three to five years. They can apply for an extension when they expire, but they will never be considered official citizens of the UAE. .

There are 199 nationalities in the whole country, which is a veritable "United Nations".

Migrant workers in Dubai are also divided into different classes.High-end ones like software programmers, low-end ones like dockers.Near the estuary, Limu met the "Golden Bar Street", which is called golsouk locally, the gold market.

"I heard from my family that the people living in these buildings are all Indians and Pakistanis."[

Mu Man blinked at Li Mu, and said uncertainly, after all, she had nothing to do with the slums.

"Yeah." Li Mu looked up to the balcony.It is still the unique architectural style of Islamic countries, and it is white, light yellow and khaki as far as the eye can see.

"These houses are all rented out by our people. Although some good and bad people are mixed, don't worry too much. Under the protection of religious beliefs and strict laws, our crime rate is lower than that in the UK." Mu thought for a while and then added.

"You're right, none of them sealed the balcony."

Li Mu nodded in agreement with her statement.If the apartment on Gold Street is moved to the mainland, it will become a favorite paradise for thieves in all likelihood. This kind of fully guarded building is rare even in the UK.

Although the income of Indian and Pakistani laborers is far lower than that of locals, they may never be able to afford villas in Dubai.But the income is still several times higher than the mainland.Working for four or five years is equivalent to working in China for 30 to 60 years, and working for ten years is equivalent to working hard for a lifetime.Returning to the hometown cannot be said to be a return to the hometown, but it can also spend the rest of the five or sixty years of life in peace.

The car drove past the gold market.

Under Mu's guidance, after watching the two "slums", Li Mu felt sorry for dragging everyone down, so she decided to suspend the collection of materials, and went to see the scenery of Dubai with her hard-working secretary under the leadership of two local girls.

The Deira district where the gold market is located is the old town, and the beautiful scenery is all in the Bur Dubai district.There are still many projects under construction in Dubai area at this time.Things such as the Burj Khalifa and the Palm Artificial Island have not yet been built, but there are also Jumeirah Mosques, exotic gardens, and legendary 7-star hotels to visit.

Due to staying in Dubai for as long as a month, Limu does not need to arrange the itinerary too tightly. It would be better not to visit...so.Arrange morning shows in the morning and evening shows in the evening.

During the day, the UAE is very sunny, and to be honest, it is a scorching day.

Dubai's title of Sunshine City is by no means in vain.A piece of clothing can be dried in an hour at noon, and even Limu can't stay in a place other than a car or a shopping mall for a long time.It was unbearably hot to be in a place without air conditioning, not to mention wearing an airtight robe.In fact, Li Mu spends most of his days at Mu's house painting and saving manuscripts, and most of his luggage is painting equipment.

Mild evenings, cool nights, they are the best time to act.

In the UAE, the most exciting game is "sand rush."

In the evening, in the desert area outside Dubai, you can always see cars washing sand from time to time.

The sand rushing game in Dubai is like a roller coaster. The desert is full of sand dunes one after another. In a city where water is more expensive than oil, they all push the accelerator to the maximum.Even if the car is running at a speed of 180-200 kilometers per hour, there is still a risk of collision in the vast desert.It’s just that when you cross the dunes, you will have a feeling of flying. When you fall, you have to wait for the impact of the landing, and the shock is not strong when you fall on the soft sand.

The amount paid by tourists directly determines the quality of the car. Cars such as Land Rover and Hummer are the most exciting, and the more expensive the car, the more comfortable and safe it is.

The driver for Limu and the others was not a professional sand scourer, but a young man from the Mu family, but he drove without fear.The off-road vehicle he drove drove the crowd over the dunes, and rushed down from the highest peak of the dunes almost upright. The feeling of weightlessness was more exciting than a roller coaster.It's not bad for Mu and Sura who are used to playing, but Mo Moxin grabbed the iron frame beside the off-road vehicle with both hands, and sat in the car for a long time when she returned to the camp and couldn't get off the car.

There are a few food and water stores in the desert and on the edge of the city. If you are not a local, it will be outrageously expensive to buy things. In fact, the camps in the desert have free food and water. People who don’t know will be fooled. awful.

There is a dance program at the desert camp.

Dinner is grilled chicken and beef. If you want to add starch, you can eat pancakes. Salad is a side dish.

Take a boat ride on Dubai Creek at night. [

Sitting on a boat, to the northeast of the river is the emerging Bur Dubai area, where you can see glass curtain walls shining brightly. Most of the super-era buildings are built here, but there are also museums and a fabric market selling all kinds of fabrics; to the south of the river It is the traditional old town of Deira, where you can see the domes and minarets of many mosques, where there are spice markets, gold markets and fish markets.

When you go ashore and come to the Deira District at night, you will be greeted by the aroma of the spice market, and the aroma of various plants will make you feel intoxicated by the pear wood.The busy Indian and Pakistani bosses shouted and sold their spices and gold, performed traditional aromatherapy techniques, and lit wisps of light smoke.Arab men in white robes and mysterious women in black robes shuttled through the labyrinth-like narrow streets, and the melancholy prayer chants of the male priest of the mosque echoed in the air.

It takes more than a few days to play here.

The customs and customs of Dubai are gradually enriching Li Mu's material book. The more he understands the culture of Dubai, the heavier his heart is, and a force called unwillingness is brewing in his heart.

Just when Limu was frowning and thinking about complicated things, a question came from his ear

"Well, Li Mu...can you apply sunscreen for me?"

In Afghanistan, religion has strict requirements and constraints on women. Almost all Arab women have to wear burqas, headscarves, and veils when there are men. They can only show a small part of their faces, and even show them with their eyes. .According to Muslim regulations, Arab women's bodies belong only to their husbands, and without their husbands' consent, they must not easily reveal any inch of skin to outsiders.

When Limu visited the United Arab Emirates, all she saw were women in such tight attire. Wearing short-sleeved clothes on the street is definitely a violation of religious regulations.

However, there are also scantily clad women in Dubai, located near Jumeirah Beach, where many Arabs originally lived.But since Europeans like to honeymoon on this beach, the locals can't stand their nudity and move out.Those unsightly foreign women were only wearing half skirts, lying on the beach with their bare upper body, basking in the sun... Even Li Mu couldn't bear to look at this sight. (to be continued...)