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Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

What Cleopatra really means is that KSA is a pleasant place to vegetate in when you've passed it.

I tend to agree, but would add the caveat that I have always had three months paid vacation a year at least whilst working here. I am not at all sure it would be so pleasant if you could only leave three or four weeks a year.

Cleopatra · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject:

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Have you ever met Cleo, SJ? If not, you're rather talking through your... umm... hat...

VS

Cleopatra · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject:

What is it about certain male posters who feel the need to try to belittle women they don't even know?

Answers on a message board,please. Preferably before this thread gets zapped.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Ah Cleo... you know that a debate on that issue would only get the thread zapped anyway. Laughing

Cleopatra · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject:

Fair enough. Perhaps we should just take it from the horse's mouth - so to speak. Perhaps those men whose "egos" require supercillious attempts at satire:

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

Most people come to Saudi when they, or their livers, or their pockets, are past the delights of bars, restaurants, discos and night clubs.

A certain number have never experienced such delights, or have no desire to do so.

I was merely wandering which category Cleo fell into.

Apparently however she floats above the common heard of humanity, rather like the statues they carry around Mediterranean villages on religious festivals.

germane · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 6

Hmmmm .well leaving aside the politics and squabbling I am still undecided. I can,as Cleopatra put it, maker a life for myself and I enjoy my own company and, strange as it may seem, I remain idealistically optimistic about teaching.
For me the main attraction of the KSA was the length of contract ...1 year as opposed to 3 years in the UAE. I like options.

Cleopatra · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:10 am Post subject:

Dear me, somebody has a Rub Al Khali sized chip on their shoulder!

I'm wandering (sic) just why that might be.[/quote]

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

What I like about my job in Saudi is that I have lots of time to myself. Time I can do something with. Or just sit around and BE.

On my now rare visits to what some call "The West" I am appalled at how people spend all their time running around in circles.