Gulf countries love these things for some reason. Their exhibition halls are staggering in size and are in constant use. There is a collective low self-esteem

Gulf countries love these things for some reason. Their exhibition halls are staggering in size and are in constant use. There is a collective low self-esteem issue at work in their perpetual desire to be respected as modern, developed countries, not realising that the way they promote that, while largely ignoring labor, environmental and justice standards for example, often reinforces the negative perceptions of megalomania and shallowness.