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Not only do we have amazing things to say about Dubai, but we also love hearing what others have to say.

Be it those little office breaks where colleagues who have just moved to the city tell you how incredible it is or when friends are visiting and are in awe of everything this gorgeous place has to offer.

You'll probably only meet one 'local' person

Here are just some of the things tourists have to say…

It’s not as tall as you think

Dubai police cars are epic.

It owes a lot to Abu Dhabi

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Emiratis tend to keep to themselves, away from the main tourist drag, so it’s highly unlikely you’ll get chatting on the beach – indeed, most tourists only encounter one Emirati on their holidays: when they get their passport stamped at the airport.

It should have had a Steven Gerrard Tower

The extravagant city mostly known for its modern and Islamic architecture, marine life, theme parks, entertainment and the night life has much more to offer the tourists coming from all parts of the world.

Border control is staffed almost entirely by Emiratis (indeed, most bureaucratic roles are reserved for “nationals”), but this isn’t the ideal place to strike up a conversation about local life. If you do have burning questions, keep them for a visit to the Sheikh Mohammed Museum of Cultural Understanding – a brilliant initiative that connects holidaymakers with Emirati people for cooking lessons, traditional dinners and heritage tours.

The locals are rich, but occasionally forgetful

Before you plan your next vacation, you will find a number of reasons to visit Dubai at-least once in your lifetime.

There are far more men than women

At last count, Dubai has 1,344 completed skyscrapers – that’s small fry compared with Hong Kong (6,606) and New York (6,180), according to construction data from emporis.com. The city is indeed home to the world’s tallest tower (Burj Khalifa – more of which later), which peaks at 828 metres.

Its Crown Prince is an action man

Dubai is United Arab Emirates’ business capital. It is the hub of trade and transportation and now mostly relies on tourism despite the whopping, approximately 4 billion barrels of untouched oil.

In 2006, a quarter of the world’s cranes were working on Dubai building sites, but those days are over – after the 2008 financial crisis, the crazy construction rate has slowed.

It was built on pearl diving

You can buy pretty much anything from a vending machine

With so many supercars on Dubai’s roads, its law enforcers couldn’t just pootle around in Fords like the British constabulary. To keep up with the crims, they turn to Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Bentleys – of course.

The rulers believe that they don’t need it now. So, why extract it? How did they generate revenue back in the day? Read on to find out!

They added a McLaren to their fleet in December 2013, and a Bugatti Veyron in 2014. Powered by a 691 horsepower mid-mounted V12 engine, the force’s Lamborghini Aventador can go from zero-to-60 in less than 3 seconds, and has a top speed of 217 miles per hour. Its BMW i8 makes mincemeat out of fleeing villains, going zero-to-60 in 4.2 seconds.