'UAE is no way behind New York'

The current market scenario makes it essential to have international experience and professionalism to achieve that competitive edge on which the entire customer perspective relies on. I have a clear vision of attaining all the technical know how, the experiences of pressure situations and the professional ethics, which go into the constitution of international corporate sectors. This urge beckoned me to the corporate jungle of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where there is no compromising when it comes to work. I am placed as an insurance administrator and underwriter in an insurance company.
Dubai is known for its shopping and extravagant lifestyle, but when it comes to working here, it's no way behind New York or Tokyo. The time between 6 am and 10 am is the peak time for traffic with cars lined up bumper to bumper. There is hardly any social life because if at all people get time, they would prefer to invest it in sleep and rest, so that they are geared up to take the excess stress at work.
There are two major aspects about this part of the world, which fascinate me to a large extent. One is the way people pray, they reach out to communicate with God and stretch out on their schedules to make it happen. Every short distance is marked with a beautiful mosque. Dubai doesn't even have fresh water reserves of its own, yet manages to never let water be scarce or a matter of concern. Never has this place experienced rain, but now there is a remarkable change, there are rains, pleasant climatic conditions and cool breeze blowing, which was never there in the history of Gulf countries.
But, surprisingly, there is a lack of human value. People have adapted to becoming so mechanical, those basic courtesies and humane gestures of politeness fall back. But they give a lot of priority to work.
After coming to Dubai I have learnt to respect what I have, and my only focus is to take this corporate success back to India. I miss the comfort of my family and friends, the spicy food and the ethnicities of our culture.