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Hope to see AD in the next few days too

Dubai also very different from my previous visit 5 years ago

Lots of the old character lost

I like Abu Dhabi a lot more than Dubai. I feel AD is working to make life easier for the working class, by providing the public transportation services and having generally lower prices than those in Dubai.

i like AD but its too quite for my taste

Anyone who says that Abu Dhabi is smaller than Dubai is fooling themselves. Abu Dhabi city is not just the island; and if you count in ALL the suburbs such as Raha Beach, Khalifa A, Khalifa B, Musaffah, Mohammed Bin Zayed, Rahba, Shahama, Yas Island, Bani Yas, Al Wathba, and Al Mafraq; you will see that Abu Dhabi is MUCH bigger than Dubai.

Furthermore, to the person who said that they did not like Abu Dhabi because its not western..err.. you moved out to the MIDDLE EAST to live in a place identical to a western country? What kind of logic is that? Yes, Abu Dhabi is more arabic than Dubai and thats how it should be, explain to me why that is a bad thing?

Born and raised here, I can say that i have never seen a bolt in the middle of the pathway. I can also say that Abu Dhabi is not under construction 24/7. I can also say that the city is planned much more efficiently than Dubai; who the heck builds a zillion towers BEFORE building a highway interchange and finishing the inside feeder streets?? Abu Dhabi's roads have been 3-4 lanes wide for over 20 years, and only in the past year or two has traffic numbers really picked up: it was UNHEARD OF to stay past one red light on any of the streets here but now its different (and things will only improve now that people are finally moving out of the downtown core and into Khalifa A, B and other regions)

abu dhabi may be the way it is right now as you mentioned, and you may not be used to it when compared to Dubai, but the reality is that development, wealth and jobs are moving to abu dhabi. it is a much stronger place fundamentally. expect it to overtake dubai in the coming years. it will be much bigger, wealthier and better and it will actually be sustainable unlike dubai's promises..

Dubai has successfully marketed itself, compared to Abu Dhabi, which is why we have heard so little about Abu Dhabi compared to Dubai. Dubai is well established in terms of overseas investment interests and the property market, but Abu Dhabi is getting more appeal than Dubai in terms of long-term investment plans. Experts predict that Abu Dhabi real estate prices are growing and expanding.

I've been wondering about this for quite some time.

Which city is more known as a global city? AD or Dubai?

Thank you guys...one cool thread, got the site address. Bookmarked it, thanks very much now i'll start monitoring my consumption.

priya