A tweet calling out ‘the side of Dubai you never see’ is doing the rounds on Twitter.

Titled ‘they’ll never show you this side of Dubai’, the accompanying image shows Dubai’s Burj Khalifa and dozens of modern skyscrapers in the background with under-developed low-laying buildings in the foreground.

A clear contrast between developed and under-developed, or old Dubai and new Dubai…

But is it a bad thing?

They will never show you this side of Dubai pic.twitter.com/4Pr82VMvL9

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— Kgoshi Ya Lebowa (@Marcellomj) August 1, 2018

Dubai has grown from flat desert landscape to cosmopolitan high-rise city in less than two decades

True, not every inch of Dubai has transformed, and while modern Dubai is constantly represented in the media, lesser shouted about old Dubai still retains culture and charm that residents appreciate and respect.

Twitter agrees that there’s not much wrong with this image

This user blames the camera angle

The camera angle makes it look bad, but if u use VAR it doesn’t look that bad.

— Motana Kgwadi wa bobedi???????? (@Djkwa1986) August 1, 2018

‘You need to go and experience it’

Bro this Area you are showing here is traditional side of Dubai however it’s not even ugly as you’re depicting it. Dubai is lovely. You should go there and see for yourself.
BEEN THERE…
Three weeks ago to be specific. pic.twitter.com/OHVtTbR5kp

— Dr S.E Nyanga. (@SakhileNyanga1) August 1, 2018

And some reckon the tweeter is hating

Someone is going to say u hating ????????????

— Figo???? (@mogapi_7) August 1, 2018

Business op?!

This can make a great tarven???? pic.twitter.com/WXZ0cmL9E1

— CEEYAA_Ⓜ (@Ceeyaa_M) August 1, 2018

While someone pointed out the most likely possibility

Surely that side will be developed in 10 years

— Meme Factory ???????? (@MemeFactorySA) August 1, 2018