Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/06/21/would-you-buy-this-3-foot-long-croissant-for-67-usd.html
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The entire city of Dubai seems designed to be a clip joint for rich idiots obsessed with social media, probably operated on the backs of slave labour.
Your anger at this wasteful spectacle isn’t irrational in the least.
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Seeing as Dubai mostly wants queer people like me dead, nah, I’ll skip the stupid-sized breakfast, thanks.
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No.
Now, a one metre croissant for €60…
Maybe. Not in Dubai, though.
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But is it pronounced kwah-SONN?
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As far as late stage capitalism, I’ll take my overly large crate of relatively tasty croissants from Costco at $5.99 USD, because Nyah nya nya nyaa nya…
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Only if it’s from…
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I don’t get it 
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I get some awesome crossaints from a local boulangerie, recently the baker has made pistachio cream filled, sour cherry, strawberry and vanilla, and they even do a rainbow one for pride.
None of these cost more than £2.50, and I only end up eating half 
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I was thinking your answer was Frawnce, and it brought to mind Simone.
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I still have no idea, but that’s fine, we’re good 
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I think I’ll just have a baguette with my coffee.
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On the one hand, I’m never going to set foot in boring-Disneyland-with-the-death-penalty-and-slavery Dubai and this is grotesque, performative wastefulness for the Instagram rich (and faux-rich). On the other hand, I want to eat the giant croissant. Sure, it might kill me, but I still want to.
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Betteridge’s law says… No!
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