BY well Orion you were probably my F/O once!!
MON ?
EK now
I did say if you believe half of what one hears about EK
As you had a previous command then you no doubt joined at the right time.
Jealous? Not me! Turned down by EK which is the more usual response from some? Not me as never applied and although I did consider it once when you got some of our (SQ) A340-300's and when still current on type before going on the B744 the T & C's were not good enough to make me want to return to the Gulf region being an ex B767 Captain with GF. Does that answer your question?
PS I agree with all you say re your home country (UK) but where will your offspring end up after this first class education in Dubai? Probably back in the UK you despise ( and me too!!) The rest of Euroland is just as bad.