India, Jan. 1 -- A 23-year-old man from the United Kingdom has gone viral after sharing an upbeat account of life in Dubai, saying that relocating to the emirate six months ago has been "the absolute best decision of my life." The post, shared by X user Ethan along with a selfie featuring the Burj Khalifa in the background, has sparked debate online over expat life in the Gulf.

In a long post, Ethan wrote that opinions about Dubai tend to be polarised, with people either calling it "the best place on earth or the worst," but he wanted to share "the truth" from his own experience. He said he had lived in the UK his entire life and had never visited the Middle East before moving.

Describing his first days in the city, he said he felt nerv...