{"id":67261,"date":"2023-01-31T21:29:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T17:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=67261"},"modified":"2023-01-31T21:29:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T17:29:47","slug":"here-are-the-most-bizarre-frequently-asked-questions-on-google-about-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/here-are-the-most-bizarre-frequently-asked-questions-on-google-about-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are The Most Bizarre Frequently Asked Questions On Google About Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know these celebrity interviews where the questions are pulled out of Google? Well, today&#8217;s guest is Dubai! People have a lot of weird questions about the city as you&#8217;ll see on Google.<\/p>\n<p>If you scroll down on any Google search, you&#8217;ll find the &#8216;People also ask&#8217; section, which will show you questions on the topic.<\/p>\n<h2>Lovin Dubai types in \u2018Dubai\u2019 to see what bizarre questions people have about the city\u2026 here we go<\/h2>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/01\/31204503\/Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8.42.49-PM.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>Question 1. Can you drink alcohol in Dubai?<\/h2>\n<p>As you feed the birds in the park? No. But you most certainly can in designated places like restaurants, bars or hotels or in the comfort of your own home.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/BPJmthQ3YRwD6QqcVD\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/HBOMax-hbomax-the-great-gatsby-2013-thegreatgatsbyonhbomax-BPJmthQ3YRwD6QqcVD\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Question 2. What country owns Dubai?<\/h2>\n<p>Owns is a weird word in this case. Contrary to popular belief, Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates and Abu Dhabi is the capital city. You&#8217;ll be astonished by how many people don&#8217;t know that or where the UAE even is on a map.<\/p>\n<p>There was a question further down the list that says &#8220;What is the capital of Dubai?&#8221; and for that, we have no answer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/cjbfyJrICOaKIXBWyG\" width=\"480\" height=\"307\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/muppets-cjbfyJrICOaKIXBWyG\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Question 3. Why is Dubai rich?<\/h2>\n<p>When people think of Dubai, they think it&#8217;s rich because of all that oil money. Dubai&#8217;s GDP in Q1 of 2022, electricity, gas (petrol) and water supply account for 2.3% as per the stats shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/debunking-dubai-myths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emirati content creator Ebrahim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cn8uTdmp6x9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investments<\/a> and tourism that are driving people to Dubai!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/5885nYOgBHdCw\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/realitytvgifs-nene-leakes-realitytvgifs-5885nYOgBHdCw\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Question 4. Is Saudi Arabia and Dubai the same?<\/h2>\n<p>You know when the teacher says there are no stupid questions&#8230; anyway, if the question is asking if Saudi Arabia and Dubai are the same country, then the answer is no.<\/p>\n<p>If the question is asking whether the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the city of Dubai have similarities, then the answer is kind of.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi and the UAE are both part of the GCC countries and if you&#8217;ve never seen either, you might mistake them for each other, sure.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/H7Z2MHddacOXyrhy05\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/cbc-schitts-creek-H7Z2MHddacOXyrhy05\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Question 5. What language do they speak in Dubai?<\/h2>\n<p>As in what&#8217;s the local language? It&#8217;s Arabic.<\/p>\n<p>What languages are used in Dubai? The most common is English and then every language in the world is used there because it&#8217;s extremely diverse.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Google&#8217;s answer is just Arabic.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/OPf56QH5SZmRJVdzMh\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/nbc-season-7-episode-6-chicago-fire-OPf56QH5SZmRJVdzMh\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Question 6. Do you have to wear Hijab in Dubai?<\/h2>\n<p>No. You&#8217;re allowed to wear it or not wear it, entirely your choice!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/J2ilWC0ZU4IThg034P\" width=\"480\" height=\"343\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/fallontonight-you-can-jimmyfallon-tonightshow-J2ilWC0ZU4IThg034P\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Bonus question: What is Dubai&#8217;s nickname?<\/h2>\n<p>For that, we had to Google the answer and apparently its Gulf Tiger&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/6Y6WXqbfweWWFelBOP\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/tlceurope-cat-kim-miau-6Y6WXqbfweWWFelBOP\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You know these celebrity interviews where the questions are pulled out of Google? Well, today&#8217;s guest is Dubai! People have a lot of weird questions about the city as you&#8217;ll see on Google. 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Well, today&#8217;s guest is Dubai! People have a lot of weird questions about the city as you&#8217;ll see on Google.<\/p>\n<p>If you scroll down on any Google search, you&#8217;ll find the &#8216;People also ask&#8217; section, which will show you questions on the topic.<\/p>\n<h2>Lovin Dubai types in \u2018Dubai\u2019 to see what bizarre questions people have about the city\u2026 here we go<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image_block","image":{"ID":67262,"id":67262,"title":"Screenshot 2023-01-31 at 8.42.49 PM","filename":"Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8.42.49-PM.png","filesize":129273,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/01\/31204503\/Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8.42.49-PM.png","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/here-are-the-most-bizarre-frequently-asked-questions-on-google-about-dubai\/attachment\/screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8-42-49-pm\/","alt":"","author":"2829","description":"","caption":"","name":"screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8-42-49-pm","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":67261,"date":"2023-01-31 16:45:03","modified":"2023-01-31 16:45:03","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1698,"height":832,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/01\/31204503\/Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8.42.49-PM-small.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/01\/31204503\/Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8.42.49-PM-medium.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":147,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/01\/31204503\/Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8.42.49-PM-768x376.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":376,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/01\/31204503\/Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8.42.49-PM-large.png","large-width":900,"large-height":441,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/01\/31204503\/Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8.42.49-PM-1536x753.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":753,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/01\/31204503\/Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8.42.49-PM.png","2048x2048-width":1698,"2048x2048-height":832,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/01\/31204503\/Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8.42.49-PM-230x113.png","small-width":120,"small-height":59,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/01\/31204503\/Screenshot-2023-01-31-at-8.42.49-PM.png","custom-size-width":408,"custom-size-height":200}},"image_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>Question 1. Can you drink alcohol in Dubai?<\/h2>\n<p>As you feed the birds in the park? No. But you most certainly can in designated places like restaurants, bars or hotels or in the comfort of your own home.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<p><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/BPJmthQ3YRwD6QqcVD\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/HBOMax-hbomax-the-great-gatsby-2013-thegreatgatsbyonhbomax-BPJmthQ3YRwD6QqcVD\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>Question 2. What country owns Dubai?<\/h2>\n<p>Owns is a weird word in this case. Contrary to popular belief, Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates and Abu Dhabi is the capital city. 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