Crazy Amman - Please Not another Dubai

Everything is crazy these days. Amman is changing. Big changes.
The city is very crowded and it's not summer yet.

Traffic jams all over the place till late time at night. Restaurants,cafes and snack bars are full.
People from all around the globe, Lebanon, Syria, Gulf and for sure IRAQ.
Well, you can feel a raising economy. Building appears in no time, we have at least 6 (yes 6) building workshops in our small neighborhood, of course, it will be filled with Iraqis.

We have lots and lots of Iraqis in the city, the funny part is that most of them seem rich.
After the political changes in Syria,Lebanon,Egypt and 11th of Sep, Jordan is the only place to go.

Jordan is also enjoying a very positive "‘Iraqi effect"’. Estimates of the number of Iraqis now living in Jordan range from 200,000 to over half a million, and over the past 18 months a number of them have bought property in Amman while they wait for the security situation at home to improve. The rest have contributed to the surge in demand for rental property. At the same time, Jordan has emerged as the major gateway for foreign companies, UN agencies and NGOs working in Iraq and this has pushed up demand for rental properties, and encouraged local developers to build both housing and office accommodation. Jordan is even seeing the beginnings of interest from European buyers. [via Haitham ]

Things are changing very fast around, and prices are rising quickly.

I'm not really complaining, ,but it's just that i feel crowded. I wonder how I would feel in the summer when the population doubles :D
You now can't spend peaceful moments in the city. We are having this increasing "making out in the streets (Public)" problem which is really not a good sign. I never thought it was severe :)

I don't want Amman to turn into another Dubai, it's good to have a better economy and lots places to go and lots of events, but i guess we have to keep our own style, the Ammani Style.
I do like the attention Jordan is getting these days, it is really compelling.
Amman was always the place where u can fell security, simplicity and "Home".

But it is just that I feel strange in my own city. Maybe because I'm not used to this life style we are moving into.
You can feel the effects of Globalization in all life aspects.

I wish we would keep our traditions, values and kindness at the time we are modernizing.
Do you think it's jealousy ? Cause I always felt that this city is mine, and as more people are moving or living here, I feel I'm loosing it somehow (Crazy, ha)

I know Amman will never be the same again. The city is turning crazy and I'm loosing my temper more easily.

Music Mood: Amman -- Fayrooz