What Dubai looked like before it boomed
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/dubai-before-it-boomed/index.html
As is often the case with rapidly developed cities from zero, those who started to live in these cities have usually suffered from getting food and water.
One of the Australian friends also said "My ancestors survived under harsh environment to develop my nation. Also, my hometown in my childhood was still remote from a town or village. That's why my family used to shot kangaroo to eat it"
