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SENTINEL33 · Joined: 19 Jan 2014 Posts: 112 Location: Bahrain

I'm sorry to say that I doubt the sincerity of your job search at least as far as "teaching English" is concerned. In fact, you've pretty much stated that the real reason you want to come to the ME is not "to teach English" but to live in a Moslem society. Therefore, please note the following:

1. London by itself has over a million Moslems currently as residents in that location. Britain as a whole, has millions more. Bottom line: if your goal is to "live in a Moslem society" as such, you can easily do that in Britain. You don't have to change continents.....just change neighborhoods. (This would also hold true in many European countries, not just Britain).

(Of course, you didn't mention where you currently live or what your nationality is or how you came to be Moslem, or how you came to "know basic Arabic. All these facts would have to be known before you likely get any piece of relevant advice. For example, are you a convert to Islam or were you born into the religion? Is one of your parents an Arabic speaker or did you just take a course somewhere?.......You don't have to answer these questions.....I'm just showing you how little we know about you which makes it difficult to guide you).

2. Like many amateur "English teachers", you believe that "teaching English" is a snap and that just about anybody can do it, regardless of training.....after all, you're a native speaker. Forgetting the academic qualifications for the moment, it's vital to understand just how exhausting teaching is.

One of the main reasons teaching in general has such a high turnover world-wide in any field is that after a year or two, one is truly exhausted. Many simply cannot continue, give up and go into something else (like selling insurance).

This would be especially true for someone like yourself who admits that you don't necessarily want to teach......you wouldn't mind doing something else. If you do not have an ardent desire to teach, give it up and try something else......now.

plumpy nut · Joined: 12 Mar 2011 Posts: 1652

johnslat · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:43 pm Post subject:

Dear plumpy nut,

Yet my experience with converts (and because I know it'll irk VS, "reverts" ) Very Happy

was different.

I came across about a dozen or so (mostly from the US) and of that number, only 2 were pleased with the way Islam is practiced in the Kingdom. Those two were, in my opinion, more than a bit "extreme" themselves.

The others came expecting much but were disillusioned by what they found.

Regards,
John

MuscatGary · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 3:38 am Post subject:

I've met several 'converts' in the ME and more than a few were fake, just pretending to be Muslim to try to gain some advantage in the job market. How do I know? Because some of them told me so over a pint!

Howeve I would generally agree that they may enjoy living in the home of Islam but if they are REAL converts they may not ever come across the bar scene with it's hypocrisies....

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

MuscatGary · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:57 am Post subject:

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

The Edgware Road in Londonistan is a nice place if you are a Mussulman.

MuscatGary · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:31 am Post subject:

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

There have been many changes since the days when Woking housed the only mosque in Britain !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woking_Mosque