20 Years In DUBAI. Was it WORTH it?

After two decades in Dubai, I can confidently say it was one of the best decisions of my life!
Dubai UAE sounds like a dream to many. But after 20 years in Dubai, was it all worth it? Join us as Leo reflects on his time in this bustling city and share his experiences living in Dubai.Let's see what it's like living and working in Dubai and if he has any regrets.
Time codes:1:33
Al Quoz 2:54
Business Bay 3:18
Apartment project 5:01
Deira 5:43
Yacht project 7:36
Hatta 8:42
Arabic Food 10:10
What is Majlis 12:45
Sailing in Dubai 18:38
Interview with Leo 22:16
Khor Fakkan 24:00
Fujairah 25:55
Jebel Jais 28:46
Is Dubai a good place to live?
#dubai #DubaiLife #DubaiJobs #RussiansInDubai

[@kelvinwarui2963]

Perspective from a local is such a cool idea. Loved it!

[@realcoolvision]

Thanks so much!

[@normansindana4366]

First time I get this perspective. Very settling

[@jeffsnider3588]

I'm too old to visit Dubai so I really like this video from a local perspective. Thanks Slava.

[@Nerzhina]

Hi there. Thank you for making this down to earth video documentary about life in Dubai, UAE. 🇦🇪 Dubai is definitely a city I want to live & work. It really looks & feels beautiful & very safe.

[@Didi22206]

One of the best Videos about Dubai,without the bling bling👍👍

[@realcoolvision]

Thank you. I felt the same way

[@sudhakarg1000]

Useful video Slava. Thanks for that. Spending time with someone who has been living there for couple of decades and getting realistic answers for common questions is very useful indeed. Yet another great presentation.

[@mirkhwand]

Thanks for this video. Please do more like this. I hope to see one from Abu Dhabi in the near future.

[@consciousmachine6246]

If there is Sun, there will always be Fun ..🥰🌞🌞

[@iamMidnightGloom]

No there’s to much sun

[@consciousmachine6246]

@@iamMidnightGloom this is what i meant 😀

[@harryfallius7470]

The only video on UAE I've watched that showed me what life for ordinary people is like

[@LandscapeMaster33]

*Great video. Would love to see more. I just got back from Dubai. Was there for three weeks. Got to experience it feet on the ground. Loved the place.*

[@lifestylepretoria9181]

I think I like Fujairah more, it seems quiet and peaceful.

[@Bh9140]

Everything looks so otherworldly and expensive! Never been there but hope to make a holiday there one day on a rainy day😊

[@realcoolvision]

You should!

[@patrickharris5903]

Yet another interesting and informational video. Thanks Slava and a very Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@realcoolvision]

Thank you too. Happy New Year!

[@Kebasr71]

I’ve been looking for this kind of vid for a long time, always interested in the life of the locals

[@Europeanspadubai]

Expat... we are... but not local that is term for Emirati

[@TheTruth-ko9ov]

Europeanspadubai Which they have much better life

[@aitaisakura4281]

Dubai is on my bucket list. My friend who are flight attendant visited there many times, one of my colleagues worked there but they did not want to live there for so long.

[@foggycraw6758]

Are they in jail now?

[@connorluka7149]

Cmon

[@CyPsyGuy]

flight attendant ... visited there many times...so, a part-time escort?

[@aitaisakura4281]

@@CyPsyGuy no… she works in saudi air…. She loves Dubai but not on May since its too hot.

[@perezpepito104]

Bucket lists are overrated. Just go visit.

[@abdullahhakan1]

During nighttimes in UAE avenues, streets are lit like daytime comfort with best lightning that you can observe in Guangzhou, Shenzen, Los Angeles nighttime lightning.

[@amiasyaska8447]

Great video. Hope you make such videos where we see a city through the eyes of a local. Cost of living, rent etc 10/10 video💯

[@realcoolvision]

Thanks! Will do!

[@HappyJiyoung]

Thank you for sharing. I am relocating to Dubai next month. :) Looking forward to checking out some places.

[@beautifulflorida]

Great video! Thank you very much for sharing!

[@henrysmith1464]

thanks for the maker of the video and the guy receiving the interview. interesting and let me get a feel of what it is like to work and live in dubai.

[@realcoolvision]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@zhanar_love]

Как всегда, все ваши видео на высшем уровне, я в восторге❤❤

[@seidbabic8713]

Amazing video Slava👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 you covered all the things we want to know and many thanks to Leva, who gave us some amazing inside info. Great job guys!!

[@SpaceCadete101]

I love how detailed your work is.

[@futurevision2317]

Great video! Thanks for showing the beautiful sites from other emirates.

[@theweekendman7156]

Ive been to the uae 2x....and now i want to relocate...just beautiful... cosmopolitan....safe...efficient

[@jubaleroi1]

Honest Man , said the real things well done

[@gbird5000]

You really upped the editing on tho one! Great stuff as always!

[@realcoolvision]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ДмитрийСмирнов-д1п]

Slava, all your videos are GREAT!!! Very professional, interesting and with warm energy... I found your channel not long ago and very grateful for your work! Best regards from Moscow! Welcome if you'll need here something!

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Thank you very much Slava for this very interesting video. I think that Dubai is a place where many people made their fortunes Personally I would visit it even if I couldn't live there, firstly for the weather which is too hot for me and then there is too much concrete! Anyway your videos are so beautiful and informative. I wish you and family a fantastic 2024, full of everything you wish❤⭐️❤️

[@RussianPlus]

Thank you, Gabriella. The best time to visit Dubai is in the winter.😂. In the mountains, it actually gets cold.

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

@@RussianPlus Thank you very much Slava!❤️⭐️❤️

[@markwarchol3139]

Thank you Slawa for another fantastic vlog!

[@tiko2916]

Dubai money stays in Dubai…..that’s a rule of thumb

[@dangertomarketing]

Come to see Green Communities - I live in the West one... with a 4+ million people spread through countless communities, life is as it really is. Live here for 10 years, and yes - it does get hot, but at least the AC systems can keep the temperature. Lived in California for almost 10 years, and the back of Silicon Valley got as hot as Dubai or more, but the AC systems could not hold the temp under 90F...

[@LeonardoSuarezGarcia]

Guys. I'm watching while i'm working now and u made my day 🎉

[@mariapadilla7501]

I lived in Dubai > 3 years, enjoyed it.

[@FriedaDionisiuDionisiu]

I was really inspired from your perspective on Dubai.You are real,I felt like I was visiting at the Same time,Thumbs up 😊Great work of a civil engineer ❤My son is an Engineer too and I could relate.

[@TiagoSilva-js9dn]

Visiting Dubai in May, really looking forward to it!!

[@glori3051]

It will be super warm! Good luck! I'm going next week. And have lived there before. I didn't mind the heat and the warm sea. But many people don't like it. Have fun!!!

[@abdullahiabdulrahman335]

god bless you man for letting us know more about dubai , i would like you to come to african too, i will happily be your tour guide and show you many traditions in africa, and why africa is different from europe🎉.

[@OffTom5783]

Dubai is a dream. I'd love to live there. Meanwhile I'm planning vacation in Dubai again ❤

[@zijechase1293]

Nice to visit but not to live there. Thanks for the nice tour 😊

[@annkk5037]

Dubai is not an easy place to live if you are an expat. Rents are very high, the whole standard of living is high and if you are not paid as a CEO or engineer/doctor there should be compromises. From a tourist point of view Dubai is great, for permanent living not so much.

[@OffTom5783]

I disagree. The guy just proved you wrong. Did you watch the video?

[@Deporter83126]

Might not be easy for you but plenty of expat friends live there. They aren’t CEO’s or doctors. They are teachers and live a very good lifestyle there and have been for the past 15 years. They never return to visit the uk anymore

[@ecod7r]

So Point: 1- Be Rich or (At least $1 to 2 millions) of cash in your bank account to start with 2- Buy your own property (rent free) 3- Work or start your own company or invest, so you can live a good lifestyle since you own your own (rent free) 4-Enjoy your life (sun, water, and life style, marry and make kids) Point: You need money to start your life at acceptable level of living.

[@djzrobzombie2813]

You always need money no matter where on this planet 😂😂😂😂

[@alialii8050]

@@djzrobzombie2813yes but I don’t have to deal with the desert everywhere on the planet 🥵

[@TheRealDaily27]

Fantastic video, thank you🙌

[@abby-a]

I don't think I could ever live there but I would love to visit 😅😅

[@YungPickleDaSour]

Why?

[@egretfx]

cause you are broke?

[@barbarasara4033]

Why

[@HamztaZ]

Cause u need a Ferrari just to feel the same 🤣 u need to be shitting money or dnt go, you will just be broke and hot af

[@egretfx]

hahah for real bro@@HamztaZ

[@Taro.transformation]

❤️❤️amazing Chanel :)) Well yea I would like to find something there but my major is hard to find anything anywhere 🙈 My friends in Emirates and they liked as well there!

[@Vishal.AustinTX]

Your content is always amazing 🤩

[@realcoolvision]

Thank you so much 😁

[@johncarey4186]

Love your shows.

[@nathalienurse3336]

Super informative video, thanks. If I were younger I would love to move there. Still want to go to visit…..🤗🇨🇦

[@mehmeteminkadiroglu1994]

Dubai is like modern Metropolitan city with skyscrapers

[@realABN]

This joke is kinda getting old now

[@matrices3987]

That's a very warm and culturally inspiring view of the country. Great job.

[@nudawn110]

? mass mental illness, where the weakest are taken advantage of with employment/lodging/credit. is that normal slava

[@Sourceofknowledge-2024]

nice video. Thanks for sharing.

[@georgehosea139]

Good vlogging, cool vision, keep them coming 👍👌😅

[@realcoolvision]

Thank you :)

[@jtr789310]

Thanks for the nice video on Dubai, look like I place I would never care to visit or live. Yekaterinburg on my list to visit, but then I live in the Texas Hill Country where there not much of a rush hour or a lot of people.

[@Fahim_Lalani]

I love this channel ❤

[@lamp-ali]

Best video ever, I subscribed.

[@Rahmah-Mercy]

Slava ur best traveler,vloger,etc.I love how you make it to love where ever you visit TY.

[@hasnainhaider8914]

When i went to dubai in 2012 for visit burj khalifa top observatory was done in 1 day, this guy is to busy he didnt even go there in 20 years, or does not want to go. One of my old work mate working in Dubai told me as a tourist the bling bling looks good, however when you live here you start to see the that its all fake. To even survive socially you have to have the best, so you have to work extra hard, ending up with no work life balance. I guess the people having the best life is locals, ofcourse if you are a princess then its a total other story.

[@soundslight7754]

Would be good to live there 6-12 months and experience it all from close

[@hamizbackup]

Traditional educated and productive families from first world countries are moving to UAE, Saudi, Qatar and they have very good reviews. I was thinking to choose a western country but UAE always win, only issue is they don't give passport. In western countries we get passport in 5-6 years.

[@genghiskhan7703]

love these videos!! go back to georgia soon

[@danagatsoeva1695]

It was very interesting! 👍🏻

[@realcoolvision]

Glad you think so!

[@TitusKorir]

Great video, thank you

[@top10now73]

its really nice to live here in dubai

[@slovelyyx7718]

Very tough to find a job in Dubai nowadays so I wouldn’t bother trying especially if you have a weak passport .. there is no such thing as minimum wage in Dubai there are very limited opportunities and for specific ethnicities, so don’t bother trying and if you do, don’t get your hopes up.

[@hhydar883]

I think just like New York, and London; Dubai is also a very luxurious destination where u can live comfortably and enjoy every bit of it only if u have a well-paying job or a business.

[@realcoolvision]

Very true!

[@barbarasara4033]

Thanks for apload

[@theJURN88]

Missing UAE. Lived there for 3 years.

[@jayceontalylor4244]

come back brother, why did you leave ?

[@LilyBelamare]

Not bad ! Great video ! Bravo

[@marlonelias]

KABAYAN means “Fellow Countrymen”

[@sirp194]

He has picked up the middle eastern accent, I love it haha!

[@2duckingcute]

It's kinder to the entry level workers to be more implanted around and inside the city instead of the outside, they can do the same things without extra costs if travel

[@Alamin-rj5sh]

Thank you

[@Cigkoftecimehmetusta]

Dubai the best place in 🌎

[@CD-pm9kc]

Most people like locusts will keep moving to greener pastures. Once the oil is gone it's game over for many.

[@shivendrasingh4631]

I was in UAE last march everyday i remember we use to buy water bottles from supermarket like your friend is buying.

[@egretfx]

bro. where do you get water from where you are living? you can basically take tap water and boil it again and drink it

[@davidpierson4973]

Nice one

[@Dailyshowmore-dd8xv]

I like your video ❤

[@perezpepito104]

I don’t think I could ever visit but I would love to live there 😅😅.

[@hakeemkareem3211]

Dubai is no doubt a very beautiful city. Except you are earning a very high income, it is not a place to live as an immigrant. But if you are making very good income, you will live like you are in paradise.

[@cyrilonurisi277]

Great video

[@Swedish1986]

The only problem in Dubai is that the salaries are not matching the life standard at all.

[@rayhanshakib1841]

Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩❤️🎉

[@___OmerAJ___]

it's nice place to visit but the weather is a big concern for me.

[@michaelj3282]

I've lived here sing May 2005, the place has changed, and not for the better.

[@phxmateo]

If you want to spend time in the desert with 110 degree heat, just spend a week in phoenix in august. You do not have to go to a dangerous area like the middle east.

[@johnjaybonstingl9007]

If you like Phoenix in August, you’ll love Dubai summers.

[@abdullahhakan1]

Dubai gasoline price of 3 usd per gallon equals to Georgia, Alabama, Missisipi rural damping gasoline prices in the USA. Tepe Construction's Regional Manager had been alumni of Perth University Australia, Mining Engineer with Masters in Mining Engineer from same university and aussie citizen , but Turkish descendant. Aussies are everywhere in Dubai, they had been living with Japanese, Korean engineers housing complex.

[@sub3ero984]

I would love to live in Dubai, Good job, Good pay, multiculturalism, sunshine, clean, crime rate nearly 0, Tax free income

[@ecod7r]

crime rate is 0, because once you do any criminal activity, say bye bye to your visa forever. So no one wants ro risk it.

[@sub3ero984]

@@ecod7r lol it's not visa, U steal they'll cuts hands off, sexual harassment cuts Ur banana off, U take someone's life say goodbye to Ur life

[@khalidumar3834]

Dubai is the best place to live in. safe, clean, sunny, friendly people, food is good, can afford bigger cars what else you need schools and rents can be expensive but there are cheaper options depends on lifestyle

[@realtorrasheeddubai]

Habibi Come to Dubai 😍😍😍

[@jamestravis1037]

Excellent video

[@country098]

8:33 💗 inshallah 💚

[@delphiniapickett2934]

Watching a lot of your content comparing to my country here in United States it seems like everyone else is doing better in certain countries while we're degrading .... I remember the times of 70s and 80s and 90s in California

[@brendan12882]

2:27 "premium polyvinyl chloride"?? Now this man is a born marketer!

[@nailil5722]

that's cool and all, now try and use only public transport and your feet to get around dubai for 1 week and see how you like it

[@kevintaylor1928]

Another job well done, Slava! Hey, if you ever want to come to Southern California and get the full tour, I'm your man! I run a Water Treatment Plant on a local military base and I could even get you a tour of that as well!

[@godalmighty5970]

Cool fella your mate. Like SSMST manager working on his own...

[@Kingdom-bk2ls]

I like dubai ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@tiko2916]

Forgot to mention how extremely hot and humid the country gets for almost 10 months a year! 🥵 you’re videographing during the only 2 months people can step outside

[@PhD63]

You are incorrect. November through April are extremely pleasant months.

[@atracamoniusvlogs]

La romana to dubai

[@hishamsalem193]

قل اللهم مالك الملك تؤتي الملك من تشاء وتنزع الملك ممن تشاء وتعز من تشاء وتذل من تشاء بيدك الخير انك على كل شيء قدير

[@cryptoqas8298]

Dubai offers both options to live a expensive life as well as cheap life .. even dubai has both typer of areas too low rent as well as high rent .. the problem is in dubai you get tempted too much and there are alot of activities that you end up spending more

[@OffTom5783]

I agree. That's what I miss in my city. We have so little events and new things to do. I wish we had a fraction of what Dubai has to offer to its residents.

[@inderpanda]

Hey, when are you planning to come to India?

[@elcanmirze8866]

Çox gözəl maraqlıdı

[@Gentleman2019]

You literally passed by my house on Al Sufouh road lol

[@FYProduction]

If what he said is true, then the salary for PE or PM is on the low side compared to California. However, the taxes and cost of living is very high in California. What kind of social service or benefit there is in Dubai?

[@Europeanspadubai]

19 years this year.