Guys, really?
I would love to see a 777/380/340 captain (or even first officer) used to great weather 8 months per year, a nice apartment, nice restaurants, clubs, the bar at the marina, limo picking you up for work etc.. stuck in traffic on the M25 under the rain for 10 months a year on £4k a month in one of the most expensive cities on the planet. And doing 900 hrs a year.
I am not saying in any way that the middle east doesn't have its problems and that you don't work very hard..just trying to bring a little bit of balance to the topic before we get too carried away.