Wow, now imagine being sent out to Silicon Oasis, doing your first 3 months in training and having to look forward to (and find time for 20 sessions of driving lessons) just to be able to get around. Not EK's fault but sure not a great introduction to life in the sandpit either.
A few months ago, 7Days did a story where a driving instructor from the UK came down and took some driving lessons at the various schools around Dubai. I couldn't find the link but suffice to say, it was pretty horrific. Tuition included how to jump the queue, speed up for a yellow light and cross 4 lanes without indicating (extra points for that). That must be the problem, the rest of us just haven't learned how to adapt our "style" to the local "style" of driving.