Originally Posted by
AlanPardew
As for not being keen on an Arabic culture - I can't speak much for the other areas but for me Dubai isn't really much diffferent (day to day) to Europe, Oz, the US if you live and socialise in a predominantly ex pat area - like the Marina. You will hardly notice you're in the Middle East, apart from the heat.
I respect your opinion but I disagree. It is very different day-to-day experience than Australia, US and Europe. As far as Arabic culture is concerned, you don't get that at all. What you get is a GCC labour culture.