living in dubai
Cheers,
thanks everybody posting their thoughts about ek. The good as well as the negative ones. It helps us, who try to make an educated decision about joining the sand pit. But unfortunately most of the posts fail to answer the question being initially asked and wander off into moaning-land.
What I really need now is to get a couple of facts about the lifestyle in dubai.
What are the cost of living?
e.g.
- grocery shopping (eg. 2x, 3x or 4x more expensive)
- phone bills
- internet access
- joining a gym
- gas/petrol prices
- car prices (BMW3 series, or Passat wagon)
- cinema
- dvd/ video rental
- hair cutter
- going out for dinner
- etc…….
what is there to do for your wife and kids.?
May your wife work? If yes, what options.
Is there an university for the kids to attend?
What is there to do in your free time ( except catching up on sleep ).
Are expats restricted to certain things?
Do you feel you just live there to work?
Do you feel you are just confined to the housing area?
Do you feel safe?
Do you feel comfortable letting your kids drive around?
Do you feel comfortable letting your kids roam around downtown or shopping areas?
Do you get in contact with the locals, or is your social life mainly with other pilots in the community?
What about churches?
may be you guys can paste the above items and write your thoughts or values behind it, or if appropriate generalize the cost of living. I know the costs have sky rocketed, but I try to find out how far 1000 $ get me in dubai compared to europe and what my family is able to do socially and careerwise.
Thanks for the time answering the questions. I hope they will help others as well.
The 3 days during the selection program is certainly not long enough to get a feel about living in dubai.
Cheers,
trot