" I visited Dubai, and all of the buildings seemed so new, like they were made of cardboard, barely there. Then I went home to London. And I never thought I’d say this about London—the weather is dreadful, you know—but I felt so much better. The buildings look solid, as if they go underground six stories. "

― Eric Weiner , The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World