A Redditor leaving Dubai after 5 years says traffic, rising rents and weak job prospects make the city “overrated".

A Reddit user’s post about leaving Dubai is gaining attention online for offering a candid account of what long-term life in the UAE’s most glamorous city actually feels like. In the post titled ‘Finally leaving Dubai after 5 years’, the user shared that they are relocating after receiving a better offer abroad.

The Redditor begins by saying that Dubai is “overrated,” adding that the excitement tourists feel on their first visit can mask the realities of living and working in the city. “When I first visited I was amazed and wanted to live here so badly,” they wrote. But said that “living and working here is completely different from what you see on social media”.

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