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1. Ohoud said on February 7, 2006 at 12:13 pm

   I seriously cant see the comparison basis

2. Jad said on February 7, 2006 at 12:19 pm

   Can you see “Borj al arab” hotel in amman picture? at the top right of it ?

3. Roba said on February 7, 2006 at 12:47 pm

   I agree

4. David said on February 7, 2006 at 2:35 pm

   Wha…? Comparing Amman to Dubai? I bet next you’re going to start saying that their sidewalks are better than ours!

5. hamzeh said on February 7, 2006 at 3:04 pm

   OMG… the title took my eyes… I wanted to read this post and I intended to comment even before I browse it,, my eyes r still taken by the title and the title only,, guess why ,,, flicker is banned here in Dubai,,, :s ,,, im commenting now just because I decided to do so,,

6. Ohoud said on February 7, 2006 at 4:18 pm

   thanks for pointing it out, now i saw it:p

   But the basis on which its compared is still vague. I mean architecture wise both are ugly, location wise both have a problem, paywise maybe?:p thats the only thing I find borj al 3arab in Jordan more reasonable:p

   Ya3ni comparing these two is like comparing apples with oranges.

   Seriously, if want to compare you can compare the old Architecture of Jabal lwabdeh in Amman for instance with the total “pre-fabricated” one of Dubai , the first one engraved with culture and built with local flavour whilst the other blindly following the globalization stream with no identity what so ever.

7. Roba said on February 7, 2006 at 4:19 pm

   oh come on guys! he’s not comparing architecture. he’s comparing naming. how does that even qualify as a borj?

8. David said on February 7, 2006 at 4:24 pm

   For those who claim that the Borg al-Arab in Dubai is ugly, I have to say, “What choo talkin’ ’bout, foo?” (That’s a Mr. T joke, for those of you who don’t know.) As a former student of architecture, I find the building extremely impressive.

9. Jad said on February 7, 2006 at 4:31 pm

   Thank you roba for backing me up, I’ll rethink about boycotting you and burning your shoes.

10. Roba said on February 7, 2006 at 4:33 pm

    man.. i might even toss in some Photoshopping skills and make the sign show a little more..

11. Ohoud said on February 7, 2006 at 4:36 pm

    Quoting Jad:

    “For me the first LOOKS much better and close..”

    That doenst sound like comparing names, thus came my reply:)

12. Jad said on February 7, 2006 at 5:11 pm

    Roba, That would be great.*

    Ohoud, Yes and that because it’s ours, I feel it’s mine and I belong to this place.

    I’m comparing names and places but not architecture at least because I know nothing about architecture.

    *deri baliek balasht a7ebek :p

13. Husam said on February 8, 2006 at 1:11 am

    shshshsh
    I know the owner of that hotel in Amman (wallah)
    if he knows that your guys comparing his famous hotel to the one in Dubai
    he will sue you

14. rowdyrascal said on February 8, 2006 at 3:51 pm

    What is in a name? - the age old adage is changed this day.
    One wld shrink at the sight of another.

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