news.bbc.co.uk— The observation deck on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world, closes only a month after it opened.
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While the building itself is pretty cool, it was built with subsidized slave labor and sits in a barren wasteland that is being used solely for the purpose of tourism, which will prove to be unsustainable in the long run. I'd probably go see it if it weren't for their draconian laws, since I really don't feel like getting prison time for having a poppy seed stuck to the sole of my shoe.Otherwise, I have no problem with the other countries you mentioned. Your comment history indicates that you are Australian living in Brazil; I would absolutely love to visit either one of those countries. Wisconsin is quite boring by comparison.
I could respond to that comment in a number of ways, but I guess I'd just ask this simple question: how does your comment, in any way, relate to the construction of this building or the achievement that it represents?
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While the building itself is pretty cool, it was built with subsidized slave labor and sits in a barren wasteland that is being used solely for the purpose of tourism, which will prove to be unsustainable in the long run. I'd probably go see it if it weren't for their draconian laws, since I really don't feel like getting prison time for having a poppy seed stuck to the sole of my shoe.Otherwise, I have no problem with the other countries you mentioned. Your comment history indicates that you are Australian living in Brazil; I would absolutely love to visit either one of those countries. Wisconsin is quite boring by comparison.
seriouzbidnezzFeb 9, 2010
Lots of xenophobia up in here.
aamerFeb 9, 2010
I could respond to that comment in a number of ways, but I guess I'd just ask this simple question: how does your comment, in any way, relate to the construction of this building or the achievement that it represents?
8foldpathFeb 9, 2010
Considering that I've read a book by Hunter S. Thompson, they probably wouldn't even let me enter the country. Too close to drugs.
punkyfeopleFeb 9, 2010
Ancient Rome would like a word with you.
seriouzbidnezzFeb 9, 2010
Dubai has no oil. They are tourism/finance