UAE National Day 2020: Why I love the UAE

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00:00We eat the sun, sand, or just the positive vibes that the UAE gives out.

00:10Expatriates love this place.

00:12We spoke to a number of expats to ask them just what it is that they love about the UAE

00:18so much.

00:19Take a look at what they had to say.

00:21It brings people together from different countries, from different cultures, the events.

00:26Even though during quarantine, we can still manage to celebrate this national day together.

00:32I just love it, the energy, the cultures, the people, the happiness, the joy of everything.

00:38It's just amazing.

00:39Living in the UAE, for me, it's the most amazing and unique experience that I have not seen

00:45anywhere else in the world.

00:47If I want to sum it up, it would be to these three main points.

00:51Diversity, where you can find more than 100 nationalities with a different background

00:57all living in harmony.

00:59Tolerance, where you feel respected and appreciated.

01:03Sports, being an athlete in a country where activities and sports are highly supported

01:09and encouraged on the state level.

01:11Thank you, UAE.

01:13What I like about living in the UAE is first and foremost, the safety.

01:17You know, it's wonderful to stay here.

01:19You can go anywhere you want to.

01:21You can walk outside with your mobile phone, you don't have to worry about being mugged.

01:25As a woman, I feel so protected here.

01:29And even if I travel or walk alone in the street, I feel so safe.

01:35And then there's a lot that protects women's rights.

01:38It's one of the most beautiful destinations you would have ever seen.

01:42You have the traditional culture available over here and you have the modern life availability

01:47over here.

01:48The environment is outstanding and it is equally treated for all the religions, all the nationalities.

01:55It's a beautiful city, much affordable city with amazing tourist destinations.

02:00We are living together with many cultures, nationalities, very friendly and we like each

02:06other without any problem.

02:08I love Dubai and we are very enjoying Dubai.

02:12It always feels like home here.

02:14I never felt a stranger.

02:15I never felt an outsider, even though I'm a third culture kid.

02:18I've been seeing love and kindness since day one.

02:21I've been seeing achievements, successful initiatives taken by leaders.

02:25From Sheikh Zayed, Sheikh Mohammed passing on to Fazza, how did they do that in a very

02:30short time?

02:31How did they change everything?

02:32How did they change the land from a desert to a must-visit destination?

02:37It's just mind-blowing.

02:39Thinking about it makes me feel lucky enough that I've witnessed it all.

02:44I've seen it all.

02:45I've seen it how it was before and how it is now.

02:47As a female, I love living in the UAE because I feel safe.

02:52I also feel empowered to fulfill my dreams.

02:56I love interacting with the different cultures and nationalities from around the world.

03:01It's only been eight months since we've moved to the UAE with my family.

03:05We are very happy to be here and the reason that we moved from India to the UAE is because

03:10it's one of the safest places to be.

03:12It's one of the only places in the world that opens its arms to all the expats from around

03:17the world and gives them a chance to be successful and happy at the same time.

03:21Why do I like to celebrate National Day in Dubai?

03:24Because Dubai puts on the best show ever in the entire world, always with safety in mind.

03:31So I don't know if 2020, with COVID measures, we will be able to celebrate in the same way,

03:36but I do know that Dubai is always going to have some sort of surprise for all of us and

03:42give us an opportunity to bring all our different nationalities together as one country.

03:48My family and I are celebrating our 12th National Day here.

03:53Why are we still here?

03:54Why do we love it so much?

03:56I don't know.

03:57There's a lot of reasons and for all the things that are going wrong in 2020, Dubai once again

04:03has gotten something right.

04:05We're all tested and anybody who might be a new case is in quarantine and the rest of

04:11the town is open for business.

04:13I'm waiting for my son to come out of school and we're living a normal life.

04:16What I love about Dubai is the fact that it's multicultural and inclusive.

04:21It provides you a world of opportunities and activities that you can indulge in, right

04:26from kite surfing to biking to trekking to even ice skating.

04:32You meet new people here from all over the world.

04:35You try different cuisines, discover new flavours, learn about different languages,

04:41cultures and traditions.

04:44It is a place where each and every individual and community is celebrated.

04:50It's a place where you discover yourself and you be yourself.

04:54I love the UAE because it's my country.

04:56I love it for its peace, prosperity and tolerance in this multicultural, forward-thinking, ongoing nation.

05:04I was born and raised in the UAE, so I've been here for 25 years and one of my favourite

05:08things about this place is that it's just so international.

05:12So even during my school and all of that, we got exposure to different nationalities,

05:16different cultures, different traditions, which was fantastic.

05:19So that's definitely one of my favourite, favourite, favourite things about the UAE.

05:24It hosts so many people from all over the world and there's no issues.

05:30Everyone seems to get along pretty well and yeah, I love it.

05:32I love being here.

05:33I love the UAE for its peace, prosperity and tolerance in this multicultural, forward-thinking nation.

05:40Well, it's hard to tell one specific reason why I love UAE or call it as my second home.

05:46But apart from the fact that it's such a beautiful country with very clean and modern infrastructure,

05:55with the modernity and the heritage on one side, I think it's the people that welcome

06:01people here as more than guests.

06:03I know a very like a guest and I'm privileged to live here for the last 10 years and very

06:09happy to call it my second home.

06:11And I wish everybody a very happy UAE National Day.

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