Dubai is polite by default. That politeness is not emotional, and it is not unconditional. It is procedural.
When you first arrive, the city feels unusually accommodating. Customer service is attentive.
People are patient. Systems seem flexible. Things work faster than expected. This creates the illusion that Dubai is endlessly forgiving.
It isn’t.
What Dubai offers initially is surface grace. It assumes goodwill until you give it a reason not to.
The moment you cross an
