The Strange Paradox of Ethnocentricity in Arab Lands

While at Kuwait I often wondered why the Arabs were so sullen towards immigrants and parted with money so reluctantly for work done sincerely when they are blessed with money aplenty.
I also could not comprehend how they could be so ethnocentric when people from all races surrounded them.
On contemplating a lot I think I know why and in a way I sympathize with the Arabs.
Everything in Arab land seems to be designed for the natives and things made a bit more difficult for the alien.
For example in Kuwait, landline to landline calls are free, while owning a mobile, which is of defintitely more utility to an exaptriate, would lead to exorbitant bills; even incoming calls to mobiles are charged.
The average immigrant taxi driver you talk to has the belief that Kuwait's laws are made for expatriates; laws are not applicable to the natives. The natives are a law unto themselves.
Says an exaptriate:"Ramdan is a period of penance and of self cleansing for the average Muslim.The spirit of Ramdan is self-restraint. But when they do not want others to drink or eat during the ROJA, that very spirit is broken."
An expatriate can be thrown into prison by the religious police for tempting a native by just drinking a glass of water in public during the ritual fasting periods observed during the holy muslim month of Ramdan.
Kuwaiti youth, contrary to popular belief are very promiscuous. But moves are made discreetly. An alien on the other hand can face the death penalty for committing similar acts. The Arab promiscuity is more visible in places such as Bahrain and exotic places they visit where they are not openly under the eyes of the fanatic clergy.
Corruption is not absent in Arab lands, instead it attains a higher level of sophistication. Kuwaitis practice a form of corruption called "vaasta". Vaasta allows people with influence in the government ministries and agencies to get thing done in a manner condoned by official law.
The Kuwaiti gains by every entrepreneural move of the expat. For instance expatriates can engage in business activities only under the sponsorship of an Arab.
Regard for other races is scant, that is what I meant when by Kuwaitits being ethnocentric. Women of South East Asian origin, who routinely perform housemaid duties, are known to be a horribly exploited lot, sometimes working nearly 24x7 weeks and face physical abuse at the hands of their masters too.
I think the tactic Kuwaiti Arabs are adapting is that of "Offence being the best form of defence!!" In a land where Kuwaiti Arabs (the locals) are a minority and expatriates mostly of Asian origin form upto 75 % of the population, Kuwaitis and natives of most Arab lands need to find ways to keep the expats in check, just to keep from being overrun by them. All the above mentioned practices they follow, I believe contribute to this end.
So whether you like it or not, this is the way the Arab is guaranteeing his survival in a land where he is increasingly becoming a minor minority in a land awash with his minions!