Cathay VRS Emirates : Culture / lifestyle
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I think there is another angle to the CX/ EK topic for those of you that think both CX and EK are the most desirable places around. In both cases when you arrive you think you have really made it, maybe young and single getting paid a good wage lots of crew to party with etc etc. Then however you get married (maybe to one of the crew who grabed you the moment you went out on your first night!!), maybe you were already married when you arrived, either way you are then into different territory, the whole place changes slightly you get different priorities, then kids arrive and boy it really changes. The once good pay packet gets dented in a major way, you are not able to party as before and you suddenly realise how far you are away from your family and your country back home (in my case I really appreciate my home country more than I realised I did when I first came to DXB). This does affect how you feel towards Cx or EK. At CX you have basings so problem solved to some extent, at EK no basings so this is the point at which you have to decide to stay and put up with it or get going. As people have said you have to way things up then live with the decision.
So I would say that it is not a decision of whether CX or EK is better, it is more a decision of whether you could put up with living in the environment of HKG or DXB long term, then add to this the comments about CX and EK management, and there you have it, it is up to you.
PS if you didn't know HKG - hot and sticky all year, 24/7!!! / DXB - summer is stupidly ****ing hot and sticky, cools down at night to a temperature similar to the temp HKG is most of the year(a bit like a sauna)!!Winter DXB is wonderful so you live for the nice 6 months a year.
Make your choice!!
So I would say that it is not a decision of whether CX or EK is better, it is more a decision of whether you could put up with living in the environment of HKG or DXB long term, then add to this the comments about CX and EK management, and there you have it, it is up to you.
PS if you didn't know HKG - hot and sticky all year, 24/7!!! / DXB - summer is stupidly ****ing hot and sticky, cools down at night to a temperature similar to the temp HKG is most of the year(a bit like a sauna)!!Winter DXB is wonderful so you live for the nice 6 months a year.
Make your choice!!
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Aye, aye referring to the families.
Without a doubt, Dubai is the most dangerous place that I have ever driven, I worry about my family on the highway's here. Fatal accidents here are almost a daily occurence, accidents are DEFINITELY a daily occurence.
The best line of defence?.. A large SUV. And don't feed your children too much of the local milk. Pellet fed cattle, lots of antibiotics.
Oh..and quality of work/materials here is pathetic, in almost every area.
I know H.K. has it's issues as well, (Dubai, at least is not as polluted yet) but to move from CX to EK, or vice versa, doesn't seem like a good idea. Same types of problems.
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Without a doubt, Dubai is the most dangerous place that I have ever driven, I worry about my family on the highway's here. Fatal accidents here are almost a daily occurence, accidents are DEFINITELY a daily occurence.
The best line of defence?.. A large SUV. And don't feed your children too much of the local milk. Pellet fed cattle, lots of antibiotics. Oh..and quality of work/materials here is pathetic, in almost every area.
I know H.K. has it's issues as well, (Dubai, at least is not as polluted yet) but to move from CX to EK, or vice versa, doesn't seem like a good idea. Same types of problems.
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- maybe in your girlfriends' apartment! You must be thinking of Singapore mate.
Hong Kong weather is great from October through April - lovely in fact.
PS if you didn't know HKG - hot and sticky all year, 24/7!!!
Hong Kong weather is great from October through April - lovely in fact.
Hong Kong's climate is sub-tropical, tending towards temperate for nearly half the year. During November and December there are pleasant breezes, plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures. Many people regard these as the best months of the year. January and February are more cloudy, with occasional cold fronts followed by dry northerly winds. It is not uncommon for temperatures to drop below 10 C in urban areas. The lowest temperature recorded at the Observatory is 0 C, although sub-zero temperatures and frost occur at times on high ground and in the New Territories.
March and April can also be very pleasant although there are occasional spells of high humidity. Fog and drizzle can be particularly troublesome on high ground which is exposed to the southeast, and air traffic and ferry services are occasionally disrupted because of reduced visibility.May to August are hot and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms, particularly during the mornings. Afternoon temperatures often exceed 31 C whereas at night, temperatures generally remain around 26 C with high humidity. There is usually a fine dry spell in July which may possibly last for one to two weeks, or for even longer in some years.September is the month during which Hong Kong is most likely to be affected by tropical cyclones, although gales are not unusual at any time between May and November. On average, about 31 tropical cyclones form in the western North Pacific or China Seas every year, and about half of them reach typhoon strength (maximum winds of 118 kilometres per hour or more).When a tropical cyclone is about 700 to 1000 kilometres southeast of Hong Kong, the weather is usually fine and exceptionally hot, but isolated thunderstorms sometimes occur in the evenings. If the centre comes closer to Hong Kong, winds will increase and rain can become heavy and widespread. Heavy rain from tropical cyclones may last for a few days and subsequent landslips and flooding sometimes cause considerably more damage than the winds.The mean annual rainfall ranges from around 1300 millimetres at Waglan Island to more than 3000 millimetres in the vicinity of Tai Mo Shan. About 80 percent of the rain falls between May and September. The wettest month is August, when rain occurs about four days out of seven and the average monthly rainfall at the Observatory is 391.4 millimetres. The driest month is January, when the monthly average is only 23.4 millimetres and rain falls only about six days a month
March and April can also be very pleasant although there are occasional spells of high humidity. Fog and drizzle can be particularly troublesome on high ground which is exposed to the southeast, and air traffic and ferry services are occasionally disrupted because of reduced visibility.May to August are hot and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms, particularly during the mornings. Afternoon temperatures often exceed 31 C whereas at night, temperatures generally remain around 26 C with high humidity. There is usually a fine dry spell in July which may possibly last for one to two weeks, or for even longer in some years.September is the month during which Hong Kong is most likely to be affected by tropical cyclones, although gales are not unusual at any time between May and November. On average, about 31 tropical cyclones form in the western North Pacific or China Seas every year, and about half of them reach typhoon strength (maximum winds of 118 kilometres per hour or more).When a tropical cyclone is about 700 to 1000 kilometres southeast of Hong Kong, the weather is usually fine and exceptionally hot, but isolated thunderstorms sometimes occur in the evenings. If the centre comes closer to Hong Kong, winds will increase and rain can become heavy and widespread. Heavy rain from tropical cyclones may last for a few days and subsequent landslips and flooding sometimes cause considerably more damage than the winds.The mean annual rainfall ranges from around 1300 millimetres at Waglan Island to more than 3000 millimetres in the vicinity of Tai Mo Shan. About 80 percent of the rain falls between May and September. The wettest month is August, when rain occurs about four days out of seven and the average monthly rainfall at the Observatory is 391.4 millimetres. The driest month is January, when the monthly average is only 23.4 millimetres and rain falls only about six days a month
