EK is more concerned with image than substance, just like the country it originates from, and therein lies the root of the problem @:-)
There's definitely truth in that.
Dubai's lack of substance is usually ignored by those who are blinded by their own perception that the place is somehow exotic because it's much warmer than where they come from!
For so many expats, wages are orders of magnitude higher than what they can ever expect back home. They live what they consider to be the high life until they crash back to earth when it's time to return home. Most of them can't afford to return home and have to remain exiles from their own country. Very sad.
Apologies, this is off-topic. Back to the eggs discussion!!!