WEBVTT 00:00:03.541 --> 00:00:04.291 Oof. 00:00:04.375 --> 00:00:05.333 Okay. 00:00:05.750 --> 00:00:06.500 We've got a lot 00:00:06.500 --> 00:00:08.000 to unpack in this video 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:09.708 because I wanted to share 00:00:09.708 --> 00:00:10.916 what it's like 00:00:10.916 --> 00:00:13.083 living in Dubai for the last year, 00:00:13.083 --> 00:00:15.041 what my experience has been like, 00:00:15.041 --> 00:00:16.041 how I found it and stuff, 00:00:16.041 --> 00:00:18.291 because there is a lot to talk about. 00:00:18.291 --> 00:00:20.375 line:1 I have made a couple of videos 00:00:20.375 --> 00:00:21.708 line:1 on my channel 00:00:21.708 --> 00:00:23.541 line:1 regarding moving to Dubai, 00:00:23.541 --> 00:00:24.750 sort of like a few months later, 00:00:24.750 --> 00:00:26.083 a few weeks later or whatever, 00:00:26.083 --> 00:00:27.000 sharing my experiences. 00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:28.458 But just to recap some of the reasons 00:00:28.458 --> 00:00:30.416 as to why I moved to Dubai, 00:00:30.416 --> 00:00:31.375 quality of life here 00:00:31.375 --> 00:00:32.750 is incredible. 00:00:32.750 --> 00:00:33.750 I've always wanted to live 00:00:33.750 --> 00:00:35.208 in another country. 00:00:35.333 --> 00:00:36.666 I was looking at all sorts of places. 00:00:36.666 --> 00:00:39.291 Actually, I've mentioned before that San Diego, 00:00:39.291 --> 00:00:41.333 in America, Southern California, 00:00:41.333 --> 00:00:43.600 has been one of my favourite places on earth. 00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:45.223 I actually wanted to move there at one point. 00:00:45.223 --> 00:00:46.666 And just also kind of like 00:00:47.916 --> 00:00:48.666 try something else, 00:00:48.666 --> 00:00:49.583 try something different. 00:00:49.583 --> 00:00:51.125 Moving to Dubai has made me realise 00:00:51.125 --> 00:00:52.162 how big the world is, 00:00:52.162 --> 00:00:53.000 but at the same time 00:00:53.000 --> 00:00:54.500 how small it is as well. 00:00:54.500 --> 00:00:55.750 Because I've realised 00:00:55.750 --> 00:00:57.583 there is so much more out there, 00:00:57.583 --> 00:00:59.125 so much more 00:00:59.125 --> 00:01:00.083 to learn out there, 00:01:00.083 --> 00:01:01.583 so much more to see 00:01:01.583 --> 00:01:02.791 that's really opened my eyes up 00:01:02.791 --> 00:01:05.250 and I realise, actually, to move countries 00:01:05.250 --> 00:01:06.416 it's much easier than you think. 00:01:06.416 --> 00:01:07.791 But I'm speaking from a person 00:01:07.791 --> 00:01:09.250 who was born and raised in the UK. 00:01:09.250 --> 00:01:10.290 I have a British passport, 00:01:10.290 --> 00:01:12.458 and British passport is a very powerful passport. 00:01:12.458 --> 00:01:14.041 I can move and sort of 00:01:14.041 --> 00:01:15.291 go to loads of different places 00:01:15.291 --> 00:01:16.416 without visas and whatever else. 00:01:16.416 --> 00:01:17.750 Obviously, to move to Dubai, 00:01:17.750 --> 00:01:19.250 you need a visa, but anyway. 00:01:19.250 --> 00:01:20.458 Having a British passport 00:01:20.458 --> 00:01:22.375 does make it a lot easier 00:01:22.375 --> 00:01:24.166 to move to a lot of different countries. 00:01:24.166 --> 00:01:26.125 And of course, the other big reason, 00:01:26.125 --> 00:01:26.833 which I'm not sure 00:01:26.833 --> 00:01:28.291 why people feel like 00:01:28.291 --> 00:01:31.283 they are almost ashamed to say, 00:01:31.283 --> 00:01:32.375 is the taxes. 00:01:32.375 --> 00:01:33.750 The taxes in Dubai 00:01:33.750 --> 00:01:34.916 are incredible. 00:01:34.916 --> 00:01:37.000 If you're someone who is a high earner, 00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:39.250 but you're not sort of wealthy or rich yet 00:01:39.250 --> 00:01:41.041 and you're looking to build your wealth, 00:01:41.041 --> 00:01:43.375 I don't see what's wrong 00:01:43.375 --> 00:01:45.083 with moving to Dubai for a few years 00:01:45.083 --> 00:01:46.875 to sort of build up a portfolio, 00:01:46.875 --> 00:01:47.625 build up some money, 00:01:47.625 --> 00:01:48.875 build up some tax-free income 00:01:48.875 --> 00:01:50.458 because it's completely legal to do. 00:01:50.458 --> 00:01:51.791 Of course, that's one of the biggest reasons. 00:01:51.791 --> 00:01:53.541 And it's I've never sort of shied away 00:01:53.541 --> 00:01:54.375 from that on this channel. 00:01:54.375 --> 00:01:56.041 I've always been very open about money, 00:01:56.041 --> 00:01:56.790 talking about money, 00:01:56.790 --> 00:01:58.000 because unfortunately, 00:01:58.000 --> 00:01:59.250 I feel like there's this big culture 00:01:59.250 --> 00:02:00.500 that you don't talk about money, 00:02:00.500 --> 00:02:01.833 that you don't share 00:02:01.833 --> 00:02:02.666 things about money, 00:02:02.666 --> 00:02:03.291 that you don't talk 00:02:03.291 --> 00:02:04.116 about these sorts of things, 00:02:04.116 --> 00:02:06.000 that it's like shameful to talk about it. 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:07.041 And I think that actually 00:02:07.041 --> 00:02:09.000 creates an environment, a culture, 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:11.333 that's not designed for young people, 00:02:11.333 --> 00:02:13.625 especially to learn about money, 00:02:13.625 --> 00:02:14.875 to understand money 00:02:14.875 --> 00:02:16.004 to grow money. 00:02:16.004 --> 00:02:18.208 to understand what it takes to 00:02:18.208 --> 00:02:20.583 sort of use that money to their benefit. 00:02:20.583 --> 00:02:21.750 A lot of people naturally 00:02:21.750 --> 00:02:23.000 see money as a way 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:24.291 to just sort of buy things 00:02:24.291 --> 00:02:25.708 and to do things with 00:02:25.708 --> 00:02:27.375 and to live this amazing lifestyle, 00:02:27.375 --> 00:02:28.416 when in reality, 00:02:28.708 --> 00:02:30.625 money is a lot more important than that. 00:02:30.625 --> 00:02:32.369 It can be used to make your life better, 00:02:32.369 --> 00:02:33.813 to make other people's lives better, 00:02:33.813 --> 00:02:35.791 to make your family lives better. 00:02:36.761 --> 00:02:37.916 You need money to survive. 00:02:37.916 --> 00:02:38.916 There's no doubt about it. 00:02:38.916 --> 00:02:40.156 So I hate this sort of culture 00:02:40.156 --> 00:02:41.875 that you should be ashamed to talk about money. 00:02:41.875 --> 00:02:43.578 One of the biggest reasons I moved to Dubai 00:02:43.578 --> 00:02:45.041 was for the tax benefits. 00:02:45.041 --> 00:02:46.583 Now, that doesn't mean I don't pay 00:02:46.583 --> 00:02:48.000 zero tax at all. 00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:49.708 I still have UK stuff going on. 00:02:49.708 --> 00:02:50.666 I still have a UK business, 00:02:50.666 --> 00:02:51.875 I still have people there and stuff. 00:02:51.875 --> 00:02:52.765 So I pay taxes there, 00:02:52.765 --> 00:02:53.879 I'm happy to pay those taxes, 00:02:53.879 --> 00:02:54.833 it's not problem. 00:02:54.833 --> 00:02:56.456 But my personal income, 00:02:56.666 --> 00:02:58.041 I don't have to pay tax on that now 00:02:58.041 --> 00:02:59.125 because I've moved to Dubai, 00:02:59.125 --> 00:03:00.583 which is super, super powerful. 00:03:00.583 --> 00:03:02.125 So I've written down a few things here 00:03:02.125 --> 00:03:04.041 just to make sure I cover everything. 00:03:04.041 --> 00:03:05.458 One of the things actually was 00:03:05.458 --> 00:03:07.000 and probably the most important question 00:03:07.000 --> 00:03:08.541 and the question that I get asked a lot 00:03:08.541 --> 00:03:09.791 by people is, 00:03:09.791 --> 00:03:10.958 am I happy here? 00:03:10.958 --> 00:03:12.571 Am I happy that I moved? 00:03:12.791 --> 00:03:14.000 Right now, 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:15.265 the way things currently are, 00:03:15.291 --> 00:03:17.250 yes, I'm very, very happy. 00:03:17.250 --> 00:03:20.041 I have no plans to move anywhere else right now. 00:03:20.041 --> 00:03:22.375 I plan to stay here five years, 00:03:22.375 --> 00:03:23.583 ten years, maybe longer. 00:03:23.583 --> 00:03:25.291 A lot of people say that they'll be here 00:03:25.291 --> 00:03:26.458 for only five, ten years, 00:03:26.458 --> 00:03:27.833 but they end up staying for 20, 00:03:27.833 --> 00:03:29.166 30 years or their whole life. 00:03:29.166 --> 00:03:30.604 But in my head, I think to myself, 00:03:30.604 --> 00:03:32.791 "Okay, let's try Dubai out 00:03:32.791 --> 00:03:34.208 five, ten years or whatever 00:03:34.208 --> 00:03:35.708 before I have any children or anything 00:03:35.708 --> 00:03:37.375 before I really settle down or anything." 00:03:37.375 --> 00:03:38.750 It kind of just makes sense for me. 00:03:38.750 --> 00:03:39.458 Safety. 00:03:39.458 --> 00:03:41.541 So safety has been 00:03:41.541 --> 00:03:43.125 a more important factor 00:03:43.125 --> 00:03:44.750 than I realised 00:03:44.750 --> 00:03:45.625 since moving to Dubai. 00:03:45.625 --> 00:03:47.621 I actually didn't realise 00:03:48.041 --> 00:03:49.041 how important 00:03:49.041 --> 00:03:51.791 this safety aspect was until-- 00:03:51.791 --> 00:03:52.708 So I moved here 00:03:52.708 --> 00:03:54.291 and I've travelled back and forth 00:03:54.291 --> 00:03:55.625 to the UK and to other countries. 00:03:55.625 --> 00:03:56.833 I've done quite a bit of travelling 00:03:56.833 --> 00:03:58.208 over the last year 00:03:58.375 --> 00:04:00.166 and it's really made me realise that 00:04:00.166 --> 00:04:01.839 Dubai is incredibly safe. 00:04:01.839 --> 00:04:02.625 Now, of course, 00:04:02.625 --> 00:04:04.541 does that mean it's 100% safe? 00:04:04.541 --> 00:04:05.250 No, not at all. 00:04:05.250 --> 00:04:07.083 There's no perfect country, right? 00:04:07.083 --> 00:04:08.750 But for day-to-day life, 00:04:08.750 --> 00:04:10.666 Dubai is just incredibly safe. 00:04:10.666 --> 00:04:12.833 Knowing that I can, for example, 00:04:13.250 --> 00:04:14.750 walk around with my phone out, 00:04:14.750 --> 00:04:16.791 use my phone in public, 00:04:16.958 --> 00:04:18.458 and not have to worry about it 00:04:18.458 --> 00:04:19.875 being snatched out of my hand, 00:04:19.875 --> 00:04:21.625 as is the case in London, 00:04:21.625 --> 00:04:23.875 yeah, it's such a minor thing, 00:04:23.875 --> 00:04:25.250 you should be able to use your phone. 00:04:25.250 --> 00:04:26.500 You should be able to wear a nice watch. 00:04:26.500 --> 00:04:27.497 You should be able to have a nice car, 00:04:27.497 --> 00:04:30.436 you should to enjoy the fruits of your labour, right? 00:04:30.708 --> 00:04:32.958 I mean, even just enjoying your phone isn't a fruit of labour. 00:04:32.958 --> 00:04:36.458 That's just an essential need to use your phone in public. 00:04:36.458 --> 00:04:37.375 Maybe to get directions, 00:04:37.375 --> 00:04:38.833 maybe to call someone, maybe to see-- 00:04:38.833 --> 00:04:40.375 Whatever it might be. 00:04:40.375 --> 00:04:41.208 But in London, 00:04:41.208 --> 00:04:42.458 unfortunately, there is this 00:04:42.458 --> 00:04:43.916 weird thing of, like, 00:04:43.916 --> 00:04:45.583 your phone will get snatched out of your hand. 00:04:45.583 --> 00:04:46.750 It's a shame that it's like that. 00:04:46.750 --> 00:04:49.166 But of course, there are a lot of layers 00:04:49.416 --> 00:04:50.625 to sort of go down 00:04:50.625 --> 00:04:51.791 when it comes to that sort of thing, 00:04:51.791 --> 00:04:53.375 which it will just take forever. 00:04:53.375 --> 00:04:55.342 But yeah, growing up in the UK and stuff, 00:04:55.342 --> 00:04:56.250 growing up in London, 00:04:56.250 --> 00:04:58.541 yeah, it's not exactly safe. 00:04:58.541 --> 00:05:00.666 Especially when-- So for example, 00:05:00.666 --> 00:05:03.333 in the estate that I used to live in the UK, 00:05:03.333 --> 00:05:05.208 we have like a Facebook group in that estate, 00:05:05.208 --> 00:05:07.333 and we used to see all sorts of 00:05:07.333 --> 00:05:08.416 sort of video 00:05:08.416 --> 00:05:09.375 footage and stuff 00:05:09.375 --> 00:05:10.666 from people, security cameras, 00:05:10.666 --> 00:05:12.208 who live in the estate of just things 00:05:12.208 --> 00:05:13.750 being robbed, cars being robbed, 00:05:13.750 --> 00:05:15.458 people trying to get into the house and stuff. 00:05:15.458 --> 00:05:16.583 I'm just like, 00:05:16.708 --> 00:05:18.375 this is the norm. 00:05:18.375 --> 00:05:19.916 How is that the norm? 00:05:19.916 --> 00:05:21.251 When did that become the norm? 00:05:21.251 --> 00:05:23.416 In Dubai, that is not the case. 00:05:23.416 --> 00:05:24.375 Now, of course, 00:05:24.375 --> 00:05:25.666 does it never happen? 00:05:25.666 --> 00:05:27.875 No, I'm sure things like that do happen here, 00:05:27.875 --> 00:05:29.458 but it is not the norm. 00:05:29.458 --> 00:05:31.589 And if you're found to do anything like that, 00:05:31.589 --> 00:05:33.041 you will be punished severely. 00:05:33.333 --> 00:05:35.000 Now, of course, that can also mean 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:36.458 that there's this aspect 00:05:36.458 --> 00:05:38.280 of, oh, everyone's scared of the law, 00:05:38.280 --> 00:05:39.208 everyone's scared of the police. 00:05:39.208 --> 00:05:41.000 But I kind of think to myself, 00:05:41.000 --> 00:05:43.250 that's how it should be in some ways. 00:05:43.250 --> 00:05:45.088 And of course, there's no perfect system, like I said, 00:05:45.088 --> 00:05:46.416 but I feel like that's how it should be. 00:05:46.416 --> 00:05:47.250 I shouldn't have to worry 00:05:47.250 --> 00:05:48.541 about being mocked, being hurt, 00:05:48.541 --> 00:05:50.208 getting into fights or whatever, 00:05:50.208 --> 00:05:51.708 when I'm just walking down the street, 00:05:51.708 --> 00:05:53.458 that just shouldn't happen. 00:05:53.458 --> 00:05:54.208 So it's really nice 00:05:54.208 --> 00:05:55.833 that that safety aspect 00:05:55.833 --> 00:05:58.208 is so important here 00:05:58.208 --> 00:05:59.500 and so nice here. 00:05:59.500 --> 00:06:01.416 And from travelling to other countries 00:06:01.416 --> 00:06:02.416 and being other places 00:06:02.416 --> 00:06:04.208 I have been in the last year, 00:06:04.208 --> 00:06:05.541 the only other place that I feel like 00:06:05.541 --> 00:06:06.708 really comes close is Japan. 00:06:06.708 --> 00:06:08.083 I went to Japan in October last year 00:06:08.083 --> 00:06:09.583 and that felt very, very safe. 00:06:09.583 --> 00:06:10.708 Y`ou could go out at midnight 00:06:10.708 --> 00:06:11.833 and it will be safe. 00:06:11.833 --> 00:06:14.240 Now Japan is obviously to an outlier, right? 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:16.416 Japan is known for being safe. 00:06:16.416 --> 00:06:18.333 But of course, Japan has its own cultural issues 00:06:18.333 --> 00:06:19.458 just like every other place. 00:06:19.458 --> 00:06:21.333 Would I want to live in Japan? 00:06:21.333 --> 00:06:23.083 Probably not, especially as a foreigner. 00:06:23.083 --> 00:06:24.541 There's this culture in Japan 00:06:24.541 --> 00:06:26.386 where they really do treat their own as their own 00:06:26.386 --> 00:06:28.500 and anyone else outside of that, 00:06:28.500 --> 00:06:29.448 welcome. 00:06:29.448 --> 00:06:30.682 In Dubai, that is not the case. 00:06:30.682 --> 00:06:32.986 In Dubai, I feel like most people are welcome here. 00:06:33.250 --> 00:06:34.166 as long as you're someone 00:06:34.166 --> 00:06:36.291 who is an active part 00:06:36.291 --> 00:06:37.916 of the community and society 00:06:37.916 --> 00:06:39.375 and you sort of just keep yourself 00:06:39.375 --> 00:06:40.916 and you're not causing any trouble, 00:06:40.916 --> 00:06:43.125 you would be fine in Dubai, it's amazing. 00:06:43.125 --> 00:06:44.458 Next up is cleanliness. 00:06:44.458 --> 00:06:46.416 So cleanliness in Dubai is another level. 00:06:46.416 --> 00:06:47.666 Again, I didn't realise 00:06:47.666 --> 00:06:49.375 how dirty other countries are 00:06:49.375 --> 00:06:52.833 until I stayed in Dubai for half a year. 00:06:52.833 --> 00:06:54.875 And then I started going to other places, 00:06:54.875 --> 00:06:55.643 other countries and stuff, 00:06:55.643 --> 00:06:57.083 I realised, wow, okay, 00:06:57.083 --> 00:06:58.291 Dubai is really clean. 00:06:58.291 --> 00:07:00.583 Graffiti doesn't exist here, 00:07:00.583 --> 00:07:02.500 unless it's being placed purposely, 00:07:02.500 --> 00:07:05.416 the graffiti, by an artist or something, 00:07:05.416 --> 00:07:06.333 graffiti is not here. 00:07:06.333 --> 00:07:08.041 And I realised going back to London, 00:07:08.041 --> 00:07:09.538 wow, there's graffiti everywhere, 00:07:09.538 --> 00:07:10.500 it's wild. 00:07:10.500 --> 00:07:10.833 And again, 00:07:10.833 --> 00:07:12.541 I'm going to be comparing it to Japan here, 00:07:12.541 --> 00:07:14.250 Japan is known to be 00:07:14.250 --> 00:07:16.250 one of the cleanest places on earth. 00:07:16.875 --> 00:07:19.041 I would say Dubai is cleaner, 00:07:19.041 --> 00:07:20.541 which is crazy. 00:07:20.541 --> 00:07:23.541 I just didn't expect Dubai to be that clean. 00:07:23.541 --> 00:07:24.750 But it really, really is. 00:07:24.750 --> 00:07:26.235 It's cleaner than Japan. 00:07:26.235 --> 00:07:28.791 And Japan is definitely up there. 00:07:28.791 --> 00:07:29.250 No doubt. 00:07:29.250 --> 00:07:30.083 One of the cleanest places. 00:07:30.083 --> 00:07:31.833 I've also recently been to Singapore. 00:07:31.833 --> 00:07:33.416 Again, Singapore, 00:07:33.416 --> 00:07:34.041 is known to be 00:07:34.041 --> 00:07:34.879 a very clean place, 00:07:34.879 --> 00:07:36.678 but I wouldn't say it's clean as to Dubai is. 00:07:36.678 --> 00:07:38.458 Dubai, they take it really to another level. 00:07:38.458 --> 00:07:39.666 Is that a reason as to why 00:07:39.666 --> 00:07:40.375 you should move to Dubai? 00:07:40.375 --> 00:07:41.166 Because it's so clean? 00:07:41.166 --> 00:07:42.000 No, not at all. 00:07:42.000 --> 00:07:44.250 I don't think that really matters too much. 00:07:44.250 --> 00:07:46.125 Of course, you don't want to be living in a city 00:07:46.125 --> 00:07:46.791 that's really dirty. 00:07:46.791 --> 00:07:47.875 But just having a place 00:07:47.875 --> 00:07:49.839 that's immaculately kept 00:07:49.839 --> 00:07:51.791 can really, I feel like, help 00:07:51.791 --> 00:07:53.458 when it comes to just 00:07:53.458 --> 00:07:54.416 this image that you have in 00:07:54.416 --> 00:07:55.916 your head of the place where 00:07:55.916 --> 00:07:58.000 if a place is clean 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:00.000 and it looks well kept together, 00:08:00.000 --> 00:08:01.666 then you also are more likely to keep it 00:08:01.666 --> 00:08:02.625 well kept together 00:08:02.625 --> 00:08:03.750 because you want it to look clean. 00:08:03.750 --> 00:08:05.958 It sort of activity plays in your head 00:08:05.958 --> 00:08:07.416 that keeping things clean 00:08:07.416 --> 00:08:08.833 is the way of life here. 00:08:08.833 --> 00:08:10.291 Cost of living here is cheaper. 00:08:10.291 --> 00:08:11.291 There's no doubt about it. 00:08:11.291 --> 00:08:14.000 Now, of course, this very much depends 00:08:14.000 --> 00:08:15.416 on your current situation. 00:08:15.416 --> 00:08:16.791 It depends on your lifestyle 00:08:16.791 --> 00:08:18.000 and it depends on 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:19.583 where you're originally coming from. 00:08:19.583 --> 00:08:20.666 If you're coming from 00:08:20.666 --> 00:08:21.750 a major US city, 00:08:21.750 --> 00:08:23.458 you're coming from the UK, 00:08:23.458 --> 00:08:24.541 those sorts of places, 00:08:24.541 --> 00:08:26.641 which is obviously-- I'm used to, 00:08:26.641 --> 00:08:28.000 Coming to Dubai, 00:08:28.000 --> 00:08:29.541 the cost of living is much cheaper. 00:08:29.541 --> 00:08:30.791 Now of course, if you're moving from 00:08:30.791 --> 00:08:32.208 like Thailand or India, 00:08:32.208 --> 00:08:34.000 then cost of living is outrageous here, 00:08:34.000 --> 00:08:34.833 no doubt. 00:08:34.833 --> 00:08:36.125 But when you're coming 00:08:36.125 --> 00:08:38.083 from Western countries, from a Western city, 00:08:38.083 --> 00:08:40.791 the cost of living here is so, so cheap. 00:08:40.791 --> 00:08:42.756 Stuff like the prices of groceries and stuff 00:08:42.756 --> 00:08:44.041 can depend on where you shop, 00:08:44.041 --> 00:08:45.416 but generally it is cheaper, 00:08:45.416 --> 00:08:47.416 especially with-- I know in the UK, 00:08:47.416 --> 00:08:49.125 the cost of living has gone up so much 00:08:49.125 --> 00:08:51.166 and the price of just general everyday 00:08:51.166 --> 00:08:53.125 things like groceries have gone up so much, 00:08:53.125 --> 00:08:54.458 that it's definitely more expensive 00:08:54.458 --> 00:08:55.708 to buy 00:08:55.708 --> 00:08:56.583 groceries there 00:08:56.583 --> 00:08:57.833 compared to Dubai. 00:08:57.833 --> 00:08:58.791 And it's the same with things 00:08:58.791 --> 00:09:00.208 like electricity and fuel. 00:09:00.208 --> 00:09:01.333 Like fuel for your car, 00:09:01.333 --> 00:09:03.416 it is so much cheaper here 00:09:03.416 --> 00:09:05.208 compared to the UK and the US. 00:09:05.208 --> 00:09:06.395 It's crazy. 00:09:06.395 --> 00:09:07.583 Really is impressive 00:09:07.583 --> 00:09:08.583 how much cheaper it is. 00:09:08.583 --> 00:09:09.791 Now there are things that are more expensive, 00:09:09.791 --> 00:09:10.765 things like your phone plan, 00:09:10.765 --> 00:09:12.000 your internet plan, 00:09:12.000 --> 00:09:14.625 but it's not like it's outrageously expensive, 00:09:14.625 --> 00:09:16.000 but it is definitely more expensive 00:09:16.000 --> 00:09:17.625 compared to the US and the UK. 00:09:17.625 --> 00:09:18.583 I'm not sure how many people 00:09:18.583 --> 00:09:20.125 will agree with me on this one, 00:09:20.125 --> 00:09:21.291 but I do think the quality 00:09:21.291 --> 00:09:22.750 of food here in Dubai 00:09:22.750 --> 00:09:24.291 is just better. 00:09:24.291 --> 00:09:26.083 Considering it's the desert 00:09:26.083 --> 00:09:27.833 and most of the food has to be imported, 00:09:27.833 --> 00:09:29.583 now they do grow some of their own food 00:09:29.583 --> 00:09:30.833 because they have their own farms here, 00:09:30.833 --> 00:09:31.791 indoor farms. 00:09:31.791 --> 00:09:33.750 But most of the major supermarkets 00:09:33.750 --> 00:09:35.291 that I've been to here, 00:09:35.291 --> 00:09:36.750 the quality of the fruit and veg 00:09:36.750 --> 00:09:39.583 and the meat is just incredible. 00:09:39.791 --> 00:09:42.000 Everything tastes amazing. 00:09:42.000 --> 00:09:43.250 I've noticed since moving here 00:09:43.250 --> 00:09:45.208 that I eat a lot healthier, 00:09:45.208 --> 00:09:47.000 purely because the fruit and veg 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:48.583 is just tastier to eat. 00:09:48.583 --> 00:09:50.125 I'm more likely to eat it 00:09:50.125 --> 00:09:53.125 because I know it's of amazing quality. 00:09:53.125 --> 00:09:54.083 Same with the meat. 00:09:54.083 --> 00:09:55.875 Meat can be more expensive 00:09:55.875 --> 00:09:57.458 depending on the type of meat 00:09:57.458 --> 00:09:58.541 you're buying. 00:09:58.541 --> 00:10:00.208 If you're buying steaks and stuff, 00:10:00.208 --> 00:10:01.416 yeah, it is more expensive, 00:10:01.416 --> 00:10:02.958 but the quality of it 00:10:02.958 --> 00:10:04.333 is just incredible. 00:10:04.333 --> 00:10:06.833 It's really blown my mind.--- 00:10:06.833 --> 00:10:07.708 Like, I'm not joking. 00:10:07.708 --> 00:10:09.000 My my health 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:11.458 and my quality of intake of food 00:10:11.458 --> 00:10:12.958 has just shot up incredibly. 00:10:12.958 --> 00:10:14.666 And of course, when it comes to choice, 00:10:14.666 --> 00:10:16.750 the choice you have here for food 00:10:16.750 --> 00:10:18.416 and the way you want to eat, 00:10:18.416 --> 00:10:19.250 I don't think there is 00:10:19.250 --> 00:10:21.000 any other city in the world that beats 00:10:21.000 --> 00:10:22.166 whatever type of food 00:10:22.166 --> 00:10:24.041 you want, whether it be 00:10:24.041 --> 00:10:25.791 high quality Japanese food 00:10:25.791 --> 00:10:27.833 or whether it be some Turkish food, 00:10:27.833 --> 00:10:29.000 you will find it here 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:29.875 and you will find it 00:10:29.875 --> 00:10:31.916 in its most authentic form 00:10:32.208 --> 00:10:33.291 if you know where to look. 00:10:33.291 --> 00:10:34.666 And it's mainly because there are so many 00:10:34.666 --> 00:10:35.875 different types of people 00:10:35.875 --> 00:10:36.958 from all different countries 00:10:36.958 --> 00:10:38.333 that move here, and they're looking 00:10:38.333 --> 00:10:39.875 for authentic food, for food 00:10:39.875 --> 00:10:41.875 that reminds them of their own country. 00:10:42.083 --> 00:10:43.041 And there are, of course, 00:10:43.041 --> 00:10:44.375 people from their own country 00:10:44.375 --> 00:10:45.958 making restaurants, creating restaurants, 00:10:45.958 --> 00:10:47.250 creating food 00:10:47.250 --> 00:10:49.416 that match the quality of the food 00:10:49.416 --> 00:10:51.291 that they would find in their country. 00:10:51.291 --> 00:10:53.541 So you can find all types of authentic 00:10:53.541 --> 00:10:53.916 food here. 00:10:53.916 --> 00:10:54.750 And it's been really, 00:10:54.750 --> 00:10:55.500 really impressive to me. 00:10:55.500 --> 00:10:56.875 I don't think in my lifetime 00:10:56.875 --> 00:10:59.458 I've had such a wide variety of food 00:10:59.458 --> 00:11:01.083 in such a short amount of time. 00:11:01.083 --> 00:11:03.208 I can go one week from having, like I said, 00:11:03.208 --> 00:11:04.666 authentic Japanese food 00:11:04.666 --> 00:11:05.875 all the way to having 00:11:05.875 --> 00:11:07.208 if I want dirty American 00:11:07.208 --> 00:11:09.000 barbecue ribs, I can get that as well. 00:11:09.000 --> 00:11:09.875 It's just amazing 00:11:09.875 --> 00:11:12.291 how many different types of food is here 00:11:12.291 --> 00:11:13.625 and the quality of it all. 00:11:13.625 --> 00:11:15.625 Making friends and having a community. 00:11:15.625 --> 00:11:16.375 So this is something 00:11:16.375 --> 00:11:17.458 I completely understand 00:11:17.458 --> 00:11:19.041 is very difficult for some people. 00:11:19.041 --> 00:11:20.750 I am an outlier here. 00:11:20.750 --> 00:11:21.750 I'm not going to lie. 00:11:21.750 --> 00:11:23.875 I have found it very, very easy 00:11:23.875 --> 00:11:25.250 to make friends here. 00:11:25.250 --> 00:11:26.833 Maybe it's a type of person I am. 00:11:26.833 --> 00:11:27.833 Maybe it's because I'm willing 00:11:27.833 --> 00:11:29.333 to talk to anyone 00:11:29.333 --> 00:11:30.625 and have a conversation or whatever 00:11:30.625 --> 00:11:32.708 and just discover what a person is like. 00:11:32.708 --> 00:11:34.166 Also, having an online 00:11:34.166 --> 00:11:35.666 presence like I do, 00:11:35.666 --> 00:11:36.958 having followers on Instagram, 00:11:36.958 --> 00:11:38.250 YouTube, stuff like that. 00:11:38.250 --> 00:11:39.750 I loosely already have friends 00:11:39.750 --> 00:11:40.916 who are in the space 00:11:40.916 --> 00:11:42.375 of doing this whole thing, 00:11:42.375 --> 00:11:44.083 and a lot of them live in Dubai. 00:11:44.083 --> 00:11:45.666 A lot of them visit Dubai. 00:11:45.666 --> 00:11:46.958 Dubai seems to be like this hub 00:11:46.958 --> 00:11:48.500 for people to sort of meet up. 00:11:48.500 --> 00:11:50.458 So for me, it really hasn't been an issue. 00:11:50.458 --> 00:11:52.250 I found it very easy to make friends. 00:11:52.250 --> 00:11:52.833 I also think 00:11:52.833 --> 00:11:54.208 a lot of people who complain about 00:11:54.208 --> 00:11:55.500 they can't make friends because 00:11:55.500 --> 00:11:57.583 I don't think they're making enough effort. 00:11:57.583 --> 00:11:58.916 I found that since moving here, 00:11:58.916 --> 00:12:00.666 I'm meeting up with friends a lot more 00:12:00.666 --> 00:12:03.500 regularly and the variety of those friends, 00:12:03.500 --> 00:12:04.708 the range of those friends is 00:12:04.708 --> 00:12:06.208 much, much wider. 00:12:06.208 --> 00:12:07.041 When I was in the UK, 00:12:07.041 --> 00:12:08.541 I was usually just meeting their friends 00:12:08.541 --> 00:12:10.500 who are local to me because that's easy. 00:12:10.500 --> 00:12:11.500 That's where they are. 00:12:11.500 --> 00:12:12.833 But with Dubai, there are people, 00:12:12.833 --> 00:12:14.416 like I said, always flying in and out 00:12:14.416 --> 00:12:15.875 with friends, coming in and out 00:12:15.875 --> 00:12:16.666 all the time. 00:12:16.666 --> 00:12:18.083 YouTubers are the creators 00:12:18.083 --> 00:12:19.000 are the people in the space 00:12:19.000 --> 00:12:19.583 business people. 00:12:19.583 --> 00:12:21.166 Entrepreneurs are meeting them 00:12:21.166 --> 00:12:22.541 randomly here and there. 00:12:22.541 --> 00:12:23.416 They'll message me, be like, 00:12:23.416 --> 00:12:24.625 Hey, man, I'm in Dubai. 00:12:24.625 --> 00:12:25.166 Let's meet up. 00:12:25.166 --> 00:12:26.541 And Dubai has been designed 00:12:26.541 --> 00:12:28.208 in a very unique manner 00:12:28.208 --> 00:12:29.791 compared to a city like London, 00:12:29.791 --> 00:12:31.000 where when you're in London, 00:12:31.000 --> 00:12:32.666 it can take maybe like an hour, hour 00:12:32.666 --> 00:12:34.125 and a half to get across London. 00:12:34.125 --> 00:12:36.208 Even when you're using public transport, 00:12:36.375 --> 00:12:37.916 it can be quite a lot of effort 00:12:37.916 --> 00:12:39.625 just to go see a friend in London. 00:12:39.625 --> 00:12:40.958 But in Dubai, 00:12:40.958 --> 00:12:42.208 you can usually drive 00:12:42.208 --> 00:12:43.583 anywhere in Dubai 00:12:43.583 --> 00:12:45.000 within 30 minutes, 00:12:45.000 --> 00:12:46.166 as long as you're not driving 00:12:46.166 --> 00:12:47.375 a rush hour 00:12:47.375 --> 00:12:48.583 because of the way 00:12:48.583 --> 00:12:49.916 they've designed highways to rise 00:12:49.916 --> 00:12:51.083 and stuff, you know, 00:12:51.083 --> 00:12:52.500 sure, there is no public transport. 00:12:52.500 --> 00:12:53.250 It would be really nice 00:12:53.250 --> 00:12:54.625 to have public transport, 00:12:54.625 --> 00:12:56.041 but as long as you're not driving 00:12:56.041 --> 00:12:57.416 at rush hour, 00:12:57.416 --> 00:12:58.666 you can usually get anywhere 00:12:58.666 --> 00:12:59.958 in Dubai within 30 minutes. 00:12:59.958 --> 00:13:01.208 And I found it super easy 00:13:01.208 --> 00:13:02.458 to see friends 00:13:02.458 --> 00:13:04.416 who are either staying in like the marina 00:13:04.416 --> 00:13:05.625 or staying in downtown 00:13:05.625 --> 00:13:07.375 or just staying in another part of Dubai. 00:13:07.375 --> 00:13:09.416 Even going down to another city 00:13:09.750 --> 00:13:11.333 like Abu Dhabi 00:13:11.333 --> 00:13:12.750 only takes an hour to get there 00:13:12.750 --> 00:13:14.666 so I can get down to Abu Dhabi in an hour. 00:13:14.666 --> 00:13:16.041 And that's like I think that's 00:13:16.041 --> 00:13:17.750 like 150 kilometres or something. 00:13:17.750 --> 00:13:18.625 It's quite far, 00:13:18.625 --> 00:13:19.708 but you can get there very, very quickly 00:13:19.708 --> 00:13:21.000 because it's just one strike, right? 00:13:21.000 --> 00:13:22.375 So for me, making friends here 00:13:22.375 --> 00:13:23.666 and the sort of community aspect of 00:13:23.666 --> 00:13:24.625 it has been incredible. 00:13:24.625 --> 00:13:26.125 I have not had any issues, 00:13:26.125 --> 00:13:27.500 unfortunately, for people 00:13:27.500 --> 00:13:28.750 who are outside of Dubai, 00:13:28.750 --> 00:13:30.791 I have this misconception 00:13:30.791 --> 00:13:32.375 that Dubai is this off 00:13:32.375 --> 00:13:34.791 party, lavish lifestyle, living 00:13:34.791 --> 00:13:36.375 sort of place where everything is 00:13:36.375 --> 00:13:37.791 to the max all the time. 00:13:37.791 --> 00:13:39.250 But that's actually a very, 00:13:39.250 --> 00:13:41.833 very small portion of the Dubai. 00:13:41.833 --> 00:13:43.291 I don't think a lot of people realise this 00:13:43.291 --> 00:13:44.750 because they just see 00:13:44.750 --> 00:13:45.625 the stuff on social media, 00:13:45.625 --> 00:13:46.833 they see on YouTube videos, 00:13:46.833 --> 00:13:47.875 and it's usually stuff 00:13:47.875 --> 00:13:49.375 that's in like the marina 00:13:49.375 --> 00:13:51.041 or downtown Dubai. 00:13:51.041 --> 00:13:52.750 But those are actually very small pores. 00:13:52.750 --> 00:13:54.375 The lifestyle you have in Dubai, 00:13:54.375 --> 00:13:55.791 you can very much choose. 00:13:55.791 --> 00:13:57.875 You can choose to have the party lifestyle 00:13:57.916 --> 00:13:59.125 to go out all the time, 00:13:59.125 --> 00:14:01.375 to be amongst the craziness all the time. 00:14:01.375 --> 00:14:02.750 You can do that if you like, 00:14:02.750 --> 00:14:05.000 but you can also have a very calm 00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:06.625 and serene lifestyle here. 00:14:06.625 --> 00:14:07.708 That's something that I want to do 00:14:07.708 --> 00:14:09.625 since moving here because I don't drink, 00:14:09.625 --> 00:14:10.666 Don't party really. 00:14:10.666 --> 00:14:12.125 I've been to like sort of beach bars 00:14:12.125 --> 00:14:12.916 and beach clubs and stuff, 00:14:12.916 --> 00:14:14.666 but they're not also really my thing, 00:14:14.666 --> 00:14:15.958 loud music and stuff. 00:14:15.958 --> 00:14:17.458 I sound really boring here, don't I? 00:14:17.458 --> 00:14:18.291 But loud music. 00:14:18.291 --> 00:14:19.916 Super loud music just is a massive thing. 00:14:19.916 --> 00:14:21.250 I love music I listen to all the time, 00:14:21.250 --> 00:14:22.541 but super loud music. 00:14:22.541 --> 00:14:23.791 I just can't even talk to the person 00:14:23.791 --> 00:14:24.458 next to me. 00:14:24.458 --> 00:14:25.625 That's not my sole thing. 00:14:25.625 --> 00:14:26.416 If that's what you like, 00:14:26.416 --> 00:14:27.416 you'll also love Dubai. 00:14:27.416 --> 00:14:28.291 But like I said, 00:14:28.291 --> 00:14:30.000 Dubai can also be a very calm 00:14:30.000 --> 00:14:31.416 and serene place. 00:14:31.416 --> 00:14:33.375 I live in a gated community, family 00:14:33.375 --> 00:14:34.625 orientated community, 00:14:34.625 --> 00:14:35.958 and it is so quiet 00:14:35.958 --> 00:14:37.166 here, So, so quiet. 00:14:37.166 --> 00:14:38.750 I wanted to basically match 00:14:38.750 --> 00:14:40.166 the sort of calm lifestyle 00:14:40.166 --> 00:14:42.291 it had in the UK here and you can do that. 00:14:42.291 --> 00:14:43.583 And the great thing is 00:14:43.583 --> 00:14:44.875 I can drive 20 minutes, 00:14:44.875 --> 00:14:45.500 15 minutes, 00:14:45.500 --> 00:14:47.333 so I can be at the beach and again, 00:14:47.333 --> 00:14:48.291 just enjoy the beach 00:14:48.291 --> 00:14:49.375 and enjoy the sunshine. 00:14:49.375 --> 00:14:50.333 There's so many things here 00:14:50.333 --> 00:14:51.583 that is designed 00:14:51.583 --> 00:14:52.916 for comfort, really 00:14:52.916 --> 00:14:55.250 to have a calm and comfortable lifestyle. 00:14:55.541 --> 00:14:57.958 Also because of the communities 00:14:57.958 --> 00:14:59.291 they have in Dubai, 00:14:59.291 --> 00:15:00.000 you can live in 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:01.250 any type of community you like, 00:15:01.250 --> 00:15:02.708 so you can live in a community that's 00:15:02.708 --> 00:15:04.541 very sort of sports orientated 00:15:04.541 --> 00:15:05.750 like Sports city, 00:15:05.750 --> 00:15:07.125 where you can have a sports city. 00:15:07.125 --> 00:15:09.083 There's also a pet friendly community. 00:15:09.083 --> 00:15:10.583 So if you have a dog 00:15:10.583 --> 00:15:12.125 and you want to take your dog for walks 00:15:12.125 --> 00:15:12.458 regularly, 00:15:12.458 --> 00:15:13.500 you want to go to the park and stuff. 00:15:13.500 --> 00:15:15.625 There are specific communities in Dubai 00:15:15.625 --> 00:15:17.333 where it makes the super easy 00:15:17.333 --> 00:15:19.166 for you to just leave your apartment, 00:15:19.166 --> 00:15:19.583 leave your house 00:15:19.583 --> 00:15:20.541 and take your dog for a walk, 00:15:20.541 --> 00:15:21.708 take it to the park, whatever. 00:15:21.708 --> 00:15:22.708 And there are other people there 00:15:22.708 --> 00:15:23.750 who also own dogs 00:15:23.750 --> 00:15:25.250 and other animals and stuff. 00:15:25.250 --> 00:15:26.958 It's just designed to be pet friendly, 00:15:26.958 --> 00:15:28.083 which I think is actually super, 00:15:28.083 --> 00:15:28.583 super small. 00:15:28.583 --> 00:15:29.958 During the winter months between 00:15:29.958 --> 00:15:31.250 October and March. 00:15:31.250 --> 00:15:32.500 I don't think I would want 00:15:32.500 --> 00:15:35.083 to be anywhere else on Earth like the 00:15:35.083 --> 00:15:37.583 the weather here is just about perfect. 00:15:38.166 --> 00:15:39.083 It hovers 00:15:39.083 --> 00:15:40.791 now between 20 to 30 degrees. 00:15:40.791 --> 00:15:42.458 Sometimes it goes over 30 degrees, 00:15:42.458 --> 00:15:44.458 but 20 to 30 degrees in the day. 00:15:44.458 --> 00:15:46.541 And that is sort of like ten, 15 degrees 00:15:46.541 --> 00:15:48.208 in the night during the winter months. 00:15:48.208 --> 00:15:49.625 It is so, so nice. 00:15:49.625 --> 00:15:50.250 Like I really don't 00:15:50.250 --> 00:15:51.083 want to be anywhere else. 00:15:51.083 --> 00:15:53.666 And it's one of the other reasons why 00:15:53.666 --> 00:15:55.166 I really like the lifestyle here. 00:15:55.166 --> 00:15:57.333 Now, there's a big con with that, 00:15:57.333 --> 00:15:58.458 which is the summer. 00:15:58.458 --> 00:16:00.750 The summer in Dubai is brutal, 00:16:01.000 --> 00:16:02.291 there's no doubt about it. 00:16:02.291 --> 00:16:03.458 You're mainly just sitting 00:16:03.458 --> 00:16:04.666 inside in many sitting and. 00:16:04.666 --> 00:16:06.208 AC Yeah, it's it's 00:16:06.208 --> 00:16:08.458 not exactly ideal for someone 00:16:08.833 --> 00:16:11.041 who is a very outdoorsy person. 00:16:11.041 --> 00:16:12.750 I'm not super outdoorsy 00:16:12.750 --> 00:16:14.083 doing the job that I do 00:16:14.083 --> 00:16:15.708 and the lifestyle that I have. 00:16:15.708 --> 00:16:16.916 I do spend a lot of it inside. 00:16:16.916 --> 00:16:17.625 So for me, 00:16:17.625 --> 00:16:18.833 it's not been too much of an issue. 00:16:18.833 --> 00:16:21.000 But I also have the luxury 00:16:21.000 --> 00:16:22.166 of being able to afford 00:16:22.166 --> 00:16:23.541 to travel quite regularly. 00:16:23.541 --> 00:16:25.916 So during the summer months here, 00:16:25.916 --> 00:16:26.750 I like to travel. 00:16:26.750 --> 00:16:27.750 I'd like to go back to the UK, 00:16:27.750 --> 00:16:29.125 I'd go to parts of Europe 00:16:29.125 --> 00:16:30.750 and just anywhere else that I want to go. 00:16:30.750 --> 00:16:33.000 I usually do during the summer 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:34.000 to avoid the heat here 00:16:34.000 --> 00:16:35.500 and to go somewhere cooler. 00:16:35.500 --> 00:16:36.500 But even then when I go 00:16:36.500 --> 00:16:37.958 somewhere like UK or Europe 00:16:37.958 --> 00:16:39.750 or whatever in the summer, it's still warm. 00:16:39.750 --> 00:16:41.791 It's technically Dubai's winter, 00:16:41.875 --> 00:16:43.208 so it's just funny 00:16:43.208 --> 00:16:45.500 how basically all year round 00:16:45.500 --> 00:16:46.708 I have the summer 00:16:46.916 --> 00:16:48.208 and what the seasons. 00:16:48.208 --> 00:16:49.583 For me, I can choose the season, 00:16:49.583 --> 00:16:50.208 which is wild. 00:16:50.208 --> 00:16:51.583 When I think about it. 00:16:51.625 --> 00:16:52.125 I'm in this 00:16:52.125 --> 00:16:53.375 very fortunate position where 00:16:53.375 --> 00:16:55.375 I can choose the season 00:16:55.375 --> 00:16:56.916 any time of the year 00:16:56.916 --> 00:16:59.041 and it's a very, very lucky 00:16:59.041 --> 00:17:00.291 and fortunate position to be in. 00:17:00.291 --> 00:17:02.166 But yeah, the summers in 00:17:02.166 --> 00:17:03.791 Dubai are pretty brutal. 00:17:03.791 --> 00:17:04.916 Now, like I mentioned earlier, 00:17:04.916 --> 00:17:06.500 the 0% income tax is 00:17:06.500 --> 00:17:08.083 and the 9% corporation 00:17:08.083 --> 00:17:09.291 tax, depending on the company 00:17:09.291 --> 00:17:10.625 wanting and stuff 00:17:10.708 --> 00:17:12.458 like it has really changed 00:17:12.458 --> 00:17:13.708 my life in terms 00:17:13.708 --> 00:17:15.208 of how I'm planning 00:17:15.208 --> 00:17:16.375 my sort of retirement, 00:17:16.375 --> 00:17:17.750 my portfolio, my future. 00:17:17.750 --> 00:17:19.041 Since moving here 00:17:19.041 --> 00:17:20.333 I am saving over 00:17:20.333 --> 00:17:22.375 50% of my income, 00:17:22.875 --> 00:17:24.625 over 50%, 00:17:24.625 --> 00:17:25.250 probably a bit 00:17:25.250 --> 00:17:26.750 more than I actually. 00:17:26.750 --> 00:17:28.041 And most of it is going into 00:17:28.041 --> 00:17:29.750 my investments, into my savings, 00:17:29.750 --> 00:17:31.458 which is just it's crazy 00:17:31.458 --> 00:17:33.083 how quickly that's growing 00:17:33.083 --> 00:17:34.250 compared to how slowly 00:17:34.250 --> 00:17:35.125 it was growing in the UK, 00:17:35.125 --> 00:17:36.458 because obviously I was having to pay 00:17:36.458 --> 00:17:37.916 a lot of taxes in the UK. 00:17:37.916 --> 00:17:39.416 I've realised how powerful 00:17:39.416 --> 00:17:40.708 that can be 00:17:40.708 --> 00:17:41.625 in terms of sort 00:17:41.625 --> 00:17:42.833 of like life planning 00:17:42.833 --> 00:17:45.750 and how I'm going to live 00:17:45.750 --> 00:17:46.750 my life 00:17:46.958 --> 00:17:47.583 in the future, 00:17:47.583 --> 00:17:49.000 how I'm living my life now. 00:17:49.000 --> 00:17:50.166 I can have a lot more freedom 00:17:50.166 --> 00:17:51.666 in what I spend my money on. 00:17:51.666 --> 00:17:53.750 Having 0% income taxes 00:17:53.750 --> 00:17:55.041 self personal income taxes 00:17:55.041 --> 00:17:57.708 is just incredibly, incredibly powerful, 00:17:57.708 --> 00:17:58.791 especially if you're someone 00:17:58.791 --> 00:18:00.083 who is a high earning 00:18:00.083 --> 00:18:00.500 for someone 00:18:00.500 --> 00:18:01.750 who's earning more than six figures. 00:18:01.750 --> 00:18:02.791 If someone is earning more 00:18:02.791 --> 00:18:04.083 than seven figures like 00:18:05.125 --> 00:18:06.166 the amount of money you save 00:18:06.166 --> 00:18:07.458 in taxes, moving to buy is 00:18:07.458 --> 00:18:08.666 just it's 00:18:08.666 --> 00:18:09.958 it's like you're taking home double 00:18:09.958 --> 00:18:11.458 the income, pretty much depending 00:18:11.458 --> 00:18:12.958 on the country you're leaving from. 00:18:12.958 --> 00:18:15.083 So it can make a huge, huge difference. 00:18:15.083 --> 00:18:16.166 Now different 00:18:16.166 --> 00:18:17.375 laws in different countries. 00:18:17.375 --> 00:18:18.958 In the UK, for example, 00:18:18.958 --> 00:18:20.416 I can live from the UK 00:18:20.416 --> 00:18:22.708 and still be a British citizen 00:18:23.125 --> 00:18:24.000 and go back to the UK 00:18:24.000 --> 00:18:25.833 whenever I like, 00:18:25.833 --> 00:18:27.416 but be a tax resident of Dubai. 00:18:27.416 --> 00:18:28.666 Obviously I have to spend 00:18:28.666 --> 00:18:29.916 a certain amount of days in 00:18:29.916 --> 00:18:31.125 Dubai and I can only 00:18:31.125 --> 00:18:32.541 spend a certain amount of days 00:18:32.541 --> 00:18:33.958 in the UK whenever I want to. 00:18:33.958 --> 00:18:35.250 I can move back to the UK. 00:18:35.250 --> 00:18:35.666 Like I said, 00:18:35.666 --> 00:18:36.833 if I want to move back to the UK 00:18:36.833 --> 00:18:38.041 in five years, ten years, 00:18:38.041 --> 00:18:39.833 whatever, I can do that, no problem. 00:18:39.833 --> 00:18:40.791 I think there is this thing 00:18:40.791 --> 00:18:42.250 about with capital gains 00:18:42.250 --> 00:18:43.583 and stuff, capital gains taxes. 00:18:43.583 --> 00:18:46.250 If you if you move back within five years, 00:18:46.250 --> 00:18:48.416 you are liable to pay the taxes in the UK. 00:18:48.625 --> 00:18:50.083 But I'm not a tax expert. 00:18:50.083 --> 00:18:51.625 It's why I have an accountant. 00:18:51.625 --> 00:18:53.458 I actually have two accountants, 00:18:53.458 --> 00:18:54.583 I have an accountant in the UK 00:18:54.583 --> 00:18:56.375 and I have an accountant here in Dubai 00:18:56.375 --> 00:18:57.666 who and obviously they manage 00:18:57.666 --> 00:18:58.916 my various different things. 00:18:58.916 --> 00:19:00.958 My UK accountant manages all my UK stuff. 00:19:00.958 --> 00:19:01.375 So yeah, 00:19:01.375 --> 00:19:03.083 there's someone who is a high earner, 00:19:03.083 --> 00:19:04.625 but you're not rich yet. 00:19:04.625 --> 00:19:06.208 So and we like to call them. 00:19:06.208 --> 00:19:07.583 I would very much take 00:19:07.583 --> 00:19:09.208 into consideration moving to Dubai 00:19:09.208 --> 00:19:10.208 doesn't have to be permanently, 00:19:10.208 --> 00:19:11.250 but it could be a good way 00:19:11.250 --> 00:19:13.500 to build a portfolio to get yourself 00:19:13.500 --> 00:19:14.333 sort of further 00:19:14.333 --> 00:19:16.208 along the path 00:19:16.208 --> 00:19:17.250 than you would 00:19:17.250 --> 00:19:18.625 in another country. 00:19:18.625 --> 00:19:19.375 If you are interested 00:19:19.375 --> 00:19:21.166 in moving to Dubai yourself or the UAE. 00:19:21.166 --> 00:19:22.875 I've actually partnered with an agency 00:19:22.875 --> 00:19:24.833 that has a done for you service. 00:19:24.833 --> 00:19:26.250 They help me manage my business 00:19:26.250 --> 00:19:26.833 to help me manage 00:19:26.833 --> 00:19:28.166 all aspects of my business, 00:19:28.166 --> 00:19:28.791 and they've helped out 00:19:28.791 --> 00:19:29.666 other friends as well. 00:19:29.666 --> 00:19:31.916 This service is specially designed 00:19:31.916 --> 00:19:33.375 for those who want 00:19:33.375 --> 00:19:35.166 a streamlined experience in moving. 00:19:35.166 --> 00:19:35.833 You don't want to deal 00:19:35.833 --> 00:19:36.625 with any of the paperwork 00:19:36.625 --> 00:19:37.375 and you don't want to deal 00:19:37.375 --> 00:19:38.875 with any of the hassle or anything. 00:19:38.875 --> 00:19:40.041 You're willing to pay 00:19:40.041 --> 00:19:41.666 someone just to do the job for you. 00:19:41.666 --> 00:19:42.625 This is the agency 00:19:42.625 --> 00:19:43.458 that does it all for you. 00:19:43.458 --> 00:19:44.666 I think this is very much ideal 00:19:44.666 --> 00:19:45.875 for someone who is a high end. 00:19:45.875 --> 00:19:46.166 And, you know, 00:19:46.166 --> 00:19:47.375 you don't really want to be dealing 00:19:47.375 --> 00:19:48.333 with the paperwork 00:19:48.333 --> 00:19:49.541 and all the logistics and stuff. 00:19:49.541 --> 00:19:50.750 You'd rather pay someone else 00:19:50.750 --> 00:19:52.000 because you don't have the time. 00:19:52.000 --> 00:19:52.791 I was the same. 00:19:52.791 --> 00:19:53.875 I don't really have the time 00:19:53.875 --> 00:19:55.958 to learn about everything moving to Dubai. 00:19:56.291 --> 00:19:57.416 I want someone to do it for me. 00:19:57.416 --> 00:19:58.625 And these guys are incredible. 00:19:58.625 --> 00:19:59.541 They do it for 00:19:59.541 --> 00:20:00.750 so many different businesses. 00:20:00.750 --> 00:20:01.791 They manage like over 00:20:01.791 --> 00:20:03.208 a thousand businesses alone 00:20:03.208 --> 00:20:04.416 and like they've helped 00:20:04.416 --> 00:20:06.375 thousands of people move to Dubai. 00:20:06.375 --> 00:20:07.458 So if you guys are 00:20:07.458 --> 00:20:08.833 interested, I'll even link to it. 00:20:08.833 --> 00:20:10.041 I partnered with them 00:20:10.041 --> 00:20:10.791 and if you're interested 00:20:10.791 --> 00:20:12.000 in moving to the bank, check it out. 00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:14.125 So yeah, Dubai can be a very wild ride 00:20:14.125 --> 00:20:16.041 or very calm, serene way of living. 00:20:16.041 --> 00:20:17.291 It really depends on 00:20:17.291 --> 00:20:19.375 how you want to live your life. 00:20:19.375 --> 00:20:20.708 Hopefully you guys enjoy this for now. 00:20:20.708 --> 00:20:22.666 Hopefully you guys have enjoyed me 00:20:22.666 --> 00:20:23.708 rambling about Dubai 00:20:23.708 --> 00:20:25.500 and my experience here over the last year. 00:20:25.500 --> 00:20:26.541 I feel like there was so much more 00:20:26.541 --> 00:20:28.041 that I could sort of other 00:20:28.041 --> 00:20:29.458 so much more 00:20:29.458 --> 00:20:31.541 so to to discuss. 00:20:31.541 --> 00:20:31.791 I know 00:20:31.791 --> 00:20:32.083 a lot of 00:20:32.083 --> 00:20:33.333 people are going to have questions as well. 00:20:33.333 --> 00:20:34.458 Please leave them in the comments. 00:20:34.458 --> 00:20:35.875 I'll try to answer some of the 00:20:35.875 --> 00:20:36.500 some of the comments. 00:20:36.500 --> 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