Could you answer a few questions about Dubai for me - I went out there in 2000 for a very short time and came away very disappointed - I went basically to see what the fuss was about, to see whether I could get work there.

I found the place unbearably hot, nothing to do, teeming with people from India and hardly any actual natives out during the day (apparently they sleep during the day and come out at night). The genuine Rolexs (which I was hoping to buy) were NO cheaper than the UK and the so often boasted/bragged about duty free was ABSOLUTE CACK.

Work seemed like a no-no (cheap indians/phillipeanos etc took care of that).

I came away thinking 'hype, hype, hype'.