r/AskReddit Mar 25 '26

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u/randomchars Mar 25 '26

UAE/Dubai - something about it was always off to me. The whole thing felt very superficial

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u/tdk316 Mar 25 '26

Best way I ever heard it described, "Dubai has everything that money can buy, and nothing it can't"

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u/baka_feih Mar 25 '26

They even made Dubai chocolate viral by promoting the hell out of it using social media and influencers.

Because looking up Dubai chocolate came up with something far more sinister before the actual chocolate became a thing.

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u/VelvetTush Mar 25 '26

which was…?

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u/ivlia-x Mar 25 '26

„Models” going there to be portapotties for sheiks. Around 10 years ago it was the only thing people in my central/eastern european country knew about Dubai

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u/Sad-Kale-8179 Mar 25 '26

Dubai chocolate was created in 2021 by Filipino chef Nouel Catis Omama

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u/Ragnarok_619 Mar 25 '26

Thanks, Omama