Have to agree with Desertboki, far too many people want to believe the good and ignore the bad . Many many families/ marriages were stressed to the max primarily because the pilot was not forthcoming with all the details about actually living in Dubai . To newcomers , ask the hard questions. If you colleagues that are already there start making excuses or placing blame on something/someone, that should raise flags . I was there for 18 years and it never got any better, only a slow decline . Goog luck to the new and rejoinders .