We tend to think of Middle Eastern countries such as the United Arab Emirates as oil rich economies, but did you know that in spite of all the oil money coming in, their GDP is not that great? As a matter of fact, Thailand’s whore industry is worth more a year than total GDP of all oil rich countries from the Arabian peninsula combined?

Nevermind the fact that most Arabic countries are ruthless dictatorships in which the ruling elite is untouchable and everyone else’s fate uncertain. Still, Arabs like to think they’re somehow special and take advantage of the fact that oil riches draw scores of immigrants from poor countries in, and treat them like slaves – no exaggeration.

But that’s the world we live in – people watch TV and are attracted by poshy lifestyle of people with money. As a result, they are willing to turn themselves into slaves for a chance at sampling some of that poshiness. It’s the curse of eating the forbidden fruit – ignorance is bliss. Humans are greedy and envious by nature. They could be perfectly happy with what they have but show them what the rich have and they will throw their happiness away, turning themselves into slaves for a shot at sampling that lifestyle.

Alas – this is not gonna change anytime soon. People from countries like Bangladesh or Indonesia will continue going to countries like the United Arab Emirates where Arabs will treat them like shit only because after being treated like shit, they will be able to buy a fancy touch phone with custom skin.

I don’t know where the construction worker in these photos came to the UAE from, but his adventure there got him a bit of a surprise when a rebar fell a few storeys and impaled his skull piercing clean through his safety helmet. Luckily, his employer had proper medical insurance for workers so the man got the impalement taken care off.

It’s absolutely mindboggling how many people survive such impalements – Phineas Gage or this Brazilian construction worker immediately come to mind. If you shot him in the same spot with a gun, he would likely die. But embed a metal bar in his skull and he’ll go through his life with little change. Although some psychological changes apparently do occur.

Fuck Dubai and all Arabs who think they’re the shits cause they have oil money.