The visit to Dubai started with a heat collision in the middle of the night. For a European, the temperature of 34 ° C reminds us of the midday heat of July, which means that, seeing total darkness, may have difficulty adapting. The airport is so large that no one is surprised by the buses, but the metro stops "TERMINAL 1" and the second station "TERMINAL 3" give an idea of its enormous area. The main check-in hall looks more like a Las Vegas casino than a typical airport (and this style continues in modern Dubai), and the world's largest shopping mall, Dubai Mall, takes the lead. The city map is located on the ceiling of the hotel room, making it easy to learn the topography while lying comfortably in bed and then smoothly travel by metro. In the subway, pay attention to the beginning of the train (without the driver), which is intended only for women and children. Violation of this space by men is punished with a high fine. Doing business in Dubai is like in other Arab countries - quickly and spontaneously. Scheduling appointments is rare, and if it does, it should be done one day in advance. Business meetings are repeatedly interrupted by telephone calls, employees' questions about trivial matters, and it may also happen that we will be left alone for a while. In Dubai, there are also events with European standards, bringing together companies from around the world. When visiting a city, you usually look high towards skyscrapers, but you also notice a very large number of places where the tiles have been laid without joints. The lack of a joint increases the aesthetics of such a floor and makes it easy to keep it clean. The ongoing construction boom in the United Arab Emirates before Expo 2020 caused the demand for ceramic tiles to increase by almost 70%. The huge demand for ceramic tiles in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar is expected to increase in the next few years due to the increasing level of new projects in these countries. It is estimated that projects worth over $ 3 trillion are already under construction or at the design and planning stage.
