Hi there,
just finished a year with EK. so am talking from personal experiance! one of the main reason for me comming home was that living in Dubai was like living in a concrete jungle...don't get me wrong...fantastic for a holiday (am going back in a few month)...but missed the UK lifestyle. also found you end up living and breathing work. you live with crew, socalize with crew, go out were crew go and then fly with them. all great people, but gets a bit to much.
think its the kind of lifestyle you either love or hate. If you are thinking of applying...i'd say give it a go. Wasn't me long term, but got to see some fantastic places, have some great memories, made some great friends...but don't regret leaving, just wasn't for me.
By the way, the bimbos were few and far between! seen more working in the UK, and seen/heard more bitching in 7 months than i did in a year over there...