From “Little Beirut” to “Little Dubai”

Did you know that Portland (Oregon, USA, I assume) used to be called “Little Beirut”?

George Bush Sr.’s staff called Portland “Little Beirut” in the early 1990s.  Now some say Portland is on the way to becoming “Little Dubai”  (a wildly overdeveloped Middle Eastern nation).

Well so is Beirut! Dubai built/is building Palm Islands and we are going to build a Cedar Island. And our Island will be the largest so there. Eat your hearts Dubai and Portland!

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Are we getting into that again??

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As you can tell, I’m very passionate about the issue.

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lol they call dubai a nation.

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Very common response even from people living here. They tend to forget that Dubai is part of the UAE and some even believe that Dubai is the capital of the UAE.

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