Gulf Cup

I read an article somewhere that a correlation exists between local stock market movement and soccer victories and defeats of local teams. The victory parade in Dubai on Friday celebrating the UAE victory in the Gulf Cup may have confirmed a theory along these lines. Somehow my car ended up at the beginning of the parade formed by four cars hoisting a UAE flag from their car roofs. It was exciting to see Sheikh Zayed Road transformed into a huge local celebration of Emiratis making us all realize for a moment the native nationalism in the UAE.