Grateful in Dubai

There's a cafe I go to for my daily midday tea breaks. It occupies a street corner where you place an order through a window while peering into a kitchen slightly bigger than the size of a food truck. It sells a small cup of kadak chai for 1.50 dirhams. Across the street is a Starbucks which sells a medium cup of tea for 14 dirhams. The disparity used to shock me initially but now I don't bat an eye.
Laborers, delivery men, and hospitality staff frequent this cafe due its low price point. Sometimes I see a man in a suit. Seldom do I see foreigner. I like it because it's not pretentious and ma...