quote:Originally posted by tupps:quote:Originally posted by electric6:
Didn't Deegs work there once upon a time?
I dunno...
deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeegs!!!!
Nope. I did a 2-year stint in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. MUCH stricter!! I wasn't even allowed to drive out there.
I've visited Dubai a few times, as we had friends living out there. Very lush & opulent facade, hiding some shite, tbh. From what I know of the place, it's now rapidly going off the boil in terms of des res places to live and work. I'm hearing about a lot of very bored & frustrated ex-pats drinking themselves into a stupor, as they watch their property values & business interests plummet.
On the plus side, the duty-free shopping's great, the manufactured beaches & facilities are good and salaries for imported labour/skills are still lucrative enough to make a killing in the short term.
A year out there is very do-able, I would think. Just try and negotiate accomodation on the Palm I might fly out for a visit and drag you round the fabulous Souks, then maybe cocktails at the Burj