hemm, yeah, the prices and local attitudes sound a little grim, however for most people not completely unreasonable. Personally I don't think I would tolerate living in a community that has an audacity to harass, lets say, my girlfriend who visits me from time to time in China just for not wearing a veil. Chinese so far have proven to be extremely tolerant of western cultures, often being copycats which is hilarious especially in the clubs.
On the other hand, the proximity of Israel on the other side is a very attractive option to me. Perhaps crossing the border every day would be insanely expensive but once a week a party in Eilat with some hotties from all over the World... man, i miss those parties !!!
(been there in 96,97,99 also did my PADI license there - amazing experience!)
If you have the right passport (which I think you have, if you are who I think you are) you'll have no problem to go to Eilat but it'll become addictive and expensive, since the Jordanian taxi drivers will financially abuse you to bring to the border, plus the border fees...
yep, I got 2 passports. One of then is the "right" one...
