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Old 26th May 2013, 06:24
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The Outlaw
 
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From my viewpoint, the positives about the EK/DXB experience has mainly been beneficial from a family perspective but only in some regards. It was not possible in my country to be able to make ends meet on one income and raise our family in a traditional way which meant having my wife stay at home with the kids while they were young. This was a mutual choice. In the early days, there was enough in my single income to do this. With the massive increase in cost of living, loss of profit share, massive increases in schooling cost, DEWA cap, etc, it is not possible to do this now.

Getting out from the media bubble we lived in back home and actually experiencing the world as it really is certainly a positive as I can't stand being told how to think and what I should believe. I've met a hell of a lot of people, seen how and where they live day to day and have gained a great perspective of how lucky some are. Iv'e learned that there is "no free lunch" because someone less fortunate than you will have taken it from you. If you don't fight to keep what you (and those before you) have earned then others will take it from you in your apathy.

If you keep your nose clean, don't scratch any paint and show up on time then you can have a reasonable expectation of keeping your job in the long term and the pay is always in the account by close of business on the 26th of the month.

DXB is a great place if you are single and under 40. It is a great place if you enjoy shopping and the beach or surfing the net without all that pesky porn.

Everything is available to do, IE sailing, old cars, ultra lights, hiking, biking etc but not with the same vigor, convenience and ease as you might have in your previous country and this detracts form the experience.

The villa, being driven to work and that sort puts you in a position of being directly in the control in the company so I don't see them as a plus. Having your own house is a plus in some regards but who has 1.5 million AED in cash for the down payment?
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