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sheikher · Joined: 13 Jul 2009 Posts: 291

Commentary on Labor law:
http://expats-in-saudi.blogspot.com/

Ministry of Labor law in English:
http://dexfamily.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/new-saudi-labor-law.pdf

All Things Visa and Residence Permits (Iqamas), driver's license, banking, the Hajj, the works:
http://workinginsaudiarabia.blogspot.com/

Saudi Arabia for Dummies:
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Understanding-Arabia/dp/1592571131

Miscellaneous -- living and coping in the Kingdom
http://www.expatfocus.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2695
and
http://saudiarabiatravels.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=26

Others???

tacomaboywa · Joined: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 194 Location: The Magic Kingdom

Thanks! Very useful information.

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http://www.tulbah.org/

lcanupp1964 · Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Posts: 381

As we all know (who has been to the magic kingdom) the "rules" are, at times, not enforced. The best advice I can offer is to be the most open-minded, patient and flexible person you can be while in the Middle East. I have the so-called �blue passport�, but a lot of us �Yanks� try to compare the world �with all its rich and divisive cultures � to how �we do things� in the USA. Big mistake! Relax, take a deep breath and grab life by the balls! Gee, I used way too many quotation marks. Shocked

Mia Xanthi · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:16 pm Post subject:

Rules for survival in KSA:

1) A smile and a sense of humor will get you more than all the yelling and demanding in the world.

2) Accept those offers of coffee and dates even if you hate coffee and dates

3) Spend time building rapport with your students and the Saudis that you work for. Your students want to know that they can trust you as a person. They will only respect you after they learn to like you.

johnslat · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:10 pm Post subject:

Dear Mia,

Very true - I would add only:

1) A smile, courtesy/politeness, and a sense of humor will get you more than all the yelling and demanding in the world.

2) Accept those offers of coffee anddates even if you hate coffee and dates.
And accept those Qurans and Islamic pamphlets with a smile and a thank you. Be flattered, not annoyed. That means they like you enough to want to save your soul.

Regards,
John