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This was such an enjoyable read, Nafez. Any chance you'd be willing to share which cities fall in each of the MENAs?

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Are we including the significant expat population in many of the GCC countries here? They also get distributed among the 3 segments at income levels but cannot be culturally fit (non-Arabic) to be included here.

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Hi Nihal, that is a very astute observation! Arabic speaking populations across the region should be covered here. However, I went back and forth on this but unfortunately couldn't come up with a framework that would be able to include the non-Arabic speaking expat populations in the GCC. That is primarily due to my lack of knowledge in that space not because I don't think they are an incredibly important and enriching segment of society.

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