Holiday in Dubai

My family and I are going on holiday to Dubai. I'm 16, male. I was wondering, if anyone else has gone on holiday there, how do you make friends with the locals. Would I be better off making friends with other English-speaking people? What are the local customs and how they apply to me as a teenage male? Do I make friends with them the way we do here like:

"Hey, are you on holiday here in Dubai?"
"How do you like it here?"
"Where do you come from?"
"Are you at school?"
"What subjects do you do?"

Is it best to do this at the hotel pool if there are other teenagers without friends over there? Will there be any problems if I attempt to make conversation with girls, since I know that it is a very conservative country?

What tips do people who've been there as a teenager have?

go to the gold souk to work on the old wealth consciousness

"Wealth conciousness"? No, I'm not rich, my mum found a really good deal for flights and renting an apartment. I've never gone further than Germany for a holiday before. Have you ever been to Dubai? Do you have any tips for me?

look i was born poor as in maybe 20k a year poor now i am making that in a good month sometimes more that's down to working on wealth conciousness and a compensation claim
and i have been to Dubai and spend all my time at the souk making money on gold

Just make sure you adhere to the law because eventhough Dubai is a more 'open' city than the other Emirates, its still a conservative country.As far the locals, you wont get aquainted as easily since some of them dont speak much English, Here's a link that might help you: http://www.guide2dubai.com/living/laws-and-regulations/basic-laws-uae
Some things may not apply to you (such as traffic laws and employment, ect.)
I currently live in Dubai, its a very nice country and notorious for its architecture, I would also recommend (as a teenager) to go to Atlantis waterpark....probably the best waterpark there is. Just a handy tip, it gets hectic during the weekends, so if youre planning to head to the malls I would suggest you do that during a weekday when the traffic isnt as bad. (weekends are Friday and Saturday, and weekdays are Sunday-Thursday).
I hope you have a wonderful trip and great time, enjoy!!

That's actually a really motivating story. I've heard that you can get a gold and silver at really good prices in the souk, and as the government has really powerful quality-control, I can trust that I'm getting good quality precious metals. Do you have any tips on how to haggle with souk traders?

not to mention platinum and the quality starts at i think 18kt on the low end the top stuff is pure
if you have hundreds stick to gold, thousands are platinum and tens are silver is a good figure to follow
haggling isn't much of an issue they nearly haggle them selves to have the cheapest product so browse a few most have the live price up on monitors in store and just have a go but the best haggles are on easy to make pieces (no stones and one part castings such as rings, bangles, coins and bars) compared to expensive items like chains with diamond work or personalisation and engraving

Is the silver jewellery, or are there any investment-grade silver? Like silvers bars or coins? My parents bought bought me some silver bars when I was younger and I save up my allowance to buy silver coins and company stocks.

they have a lot of both but you should find bars and coins are far easier to deal on as the craftsmanship is lower so it is more time economic for the traders to make bars
but as for sizes you can buy anything from an oz to a big bar of 40kg's of pure .999 silver

Do the traders speak English well?

My family and I are going on holiday to Dubai. I'm 16, male. I was wondering, if anyone else has gone on holiday there, how do you make friends with the locals. Would I be better off making friends with other English-speaking people? What are the local customs and how they apply to me as a teenage male? Do I make friends with them the way we do here like:

"Hey, are you on holiday here in Dubai?"
"How do you like it here?"
"Where do you come from?"
"Are you at school?"
"What subjects do you do?"

Is it best to do this at the hotel pool if there are other teenagers without friends over there? Will there be any problems if I attempt to make conversation with girls, since I know that it is a very conservative country?

What tips do people who've been there as a teenager have?

most of them do as for bullion in particular it's the mints who sell the bars at the lowest premiums over spot
and most traders can understand basic English or hand signals
but most advise is too stick to a 40/50/10 or a 30/70 split between silver, gold and platinum so gold is always the main frame and platinum at the low end as it is very expensive to work but as a bar or coin it can be cheaper than gold for a similar quantity

Gah, Dubai was my home of 4 years, if you need any help, PM me

Also, it's actually odd to speak just Arabic there. Approx 90% of people know english, and the 10% are usually fishermen and pearl divers, whom you probably won't meet.

Dubai is a great place to visit as teenager. In fact, I think your parents may enjoy it less than you, because it's basically night clubs and malls and shopping.

My family and I are going on holiday to Dubai. I'm 16, male. I was wondering, if anyone else has gone on holiday there, how do you make friends with the locals. Would I be better off making friends with other English-speaking people? What are the local customs and how they apply to me as a teenage male? Do I make friends with them the way we do here like:

"Hey, are you on holiday here in Dubai?"
"How do you like it here?"
"Where do you come from?"
"Are you at school?"
"What subjects do you do?"

Is it best to do this at the hotel pool if there are other teenagers without friends over there? Will there be any problems if I attempt to make conversation with girls, since I know that it is a very conservative country?

What tips do people who've been there as a teenager have?

Some local don't usually mingle. It is not that conservative though,it is already an open country. But during Ramadan only, they are strict on what you wear.