World Scene: United Arab Emirates

Paris looks for friends

Paris Hilton said she studied the culture of Dubai and promised the Middle East version of her reality show - Paris Hilton's My New BFF - will steer clear of the drinking and the swearing it had in Los Angeles and London. BFF stands for best friends forever.

"I wanted to know everything about this place because I wanted to make sure everything was OK," the hotel heiress was quoted as saying by The National newspaper yesterday.