LOl!!! So funny...i felt that about Springs (no offense!). I loved Festival City at night...good atmosphere!! Rents are much lower in Mirdiff and i think there are plans for more Malls etc there. My mother-in-law (font of all wisdom except she likes Springs...) visited Mirdiff last week and was enthusing about it lots. She is very picky ( if thats anything to go on!). If you have kids (or are going to!) i met a south african lady who said that there were still places at the Mirdiff schools and of course there is Mirdiff Mums for socialising. Depends what u r looking for really. I would personally live as close to work as pos as the traffic is very scary! You could rent a short-term furnished place for a while to explore where u want to live...saves moving again in the long-term.