Originally Posted by
SurfingBear
Once again, i really appreciate all the helpful suggestions shared. Given what I've read, i'm thinking about visiting Dubai for a few weeks & seeing what the place is actually like. I realize that going there as a tourist wont give me the full scope of what its like to actually work & live there however its the second best thing i can think after inquiring on this forum. Perhaps the visit will make my decision to commit to or cancel the move a little easier.
I know a white foreign guy not in the aviation field and not a high earner but was at a multinational place, who loved living and working in the region and yearns to return there, currently residing in North American megacity with citizenship of the host country.
So it differs for each, also an Australian ex-EK hostie on youtube loved her work, had to leave for health issues as she had some incurable disorder.