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dragonpiwo
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 Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:16 am Post subject: erm |
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| And I'd add that, yes there are some cheaper rooms/studios in AD but most of them are these 'illegal' villa conversion rentals. With those contracts, you won't get a tawtheek housing contract and you are at the mercy of the landlord, who if unscrupulous can turf you out. So, basically the safe way is the legal way and you'll be hard pressed to find anything you'd want to live in for under 70k plus deposits plus furniture plus commissions. Yep, 100k up front is about right and yes, you can lose your job any day of the week and get a month's notice AA friend of mine, who is a realtor, has just rented the tiniest room near Al-Wadha Mall for 65k and it took him ages to find it. Villa flat, maybe 30m2 max and a balcony. The room is barely bigger than a bed. |
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mitsui
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| Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 7:46 am Post subject: |
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It is cheaper to get set up in Korea or Japan.
Things have gone downhill there.
I knew an American who did a couple years in the UAE back in the 90s and He did a European tour with his wife for a month after he did not renew.
People used to make some decent cash.
People are there for the pay, but if expenses are that high, why bother?
I guess if your kid can go to an international school it is good. |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 8:29 am Post subject: |
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It is cheaper to get set up in Korea or Japan.
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People are there for the pay, but if expenses are that high, why bother?
I guess if your kid can go to an international school it is good. |
There's no one-size-fits-all situation. Some employers provide faculty/employee housing, while others include a suitable housing allowance. Plus, there are situations in which both spouses work rather than rely on a single income. |
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paul.conlong
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| Is anybody familiar with Al-Ain region? are the living costs slightly cheaper there as opposed to living in the main areas. |
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dragonpiwo
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:40 pm Post subject: erm |
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| Al-Ain is cheaper and there's a club you can join and several places to have a beer etc. Apparently lovely. Someone I work with lives there with his wife. |
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veiledsentiments
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| paul.conlong wrote: |
| Is anybody familiar with Al-Ain region? are the living costs slightly cheaper there as opposed to living in the main areas. |
It is also a bit hotter, but lots less humid... also very scenic out there unlike the coastal cities. I can't recall if you have kids, but many parents don't like the available education choices... especially the higher grade levels.
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izmigari
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I can't recall if you have kids, but many parents don't like the available education choices... especially the higher grade levels.
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Unless, of course, you are of the British persuasion. |
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dragonpiwo
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 12:47 pm Post subject: well..... |
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| Maybe a British curriculum is too hard for American youngsters if American degrees are anything to go by. |
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izmigari
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: well..... |
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| dragonpiwo wrote: |
| Maybe a British curriculum is too hard for American youngsters if American degrees are anything to go by. |
Oh, puleeze! This isn't a nationality argument (don't get me started!)! This is a "with no possibility of job security I've get to be able to make sure my kid is up to speed on something more than being able to recite, "God Save The Queen" if I am made "redundant"!
You're part of the problem dragonwipo. YOU are a part of the Great Divide. |
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nomad soul
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| veiledsentiments wrote: |
| I can't recall if you have kids, but many parents don't like the available education choices... especially the higher grade levels. |
He has a wife and one child (age unknown). |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: well..... |
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| dragonpiwo wrote: |
| Maybe a British curriculum is too hard for American youngsters if American degrees are anything to go by. |
Instead of playing mine is bigger than yours, let's agree that both of our systems aren't much to get excited about any more. I heard many of the British parents making the same complaints as Americans. Either way, if one's kids are going to have to go back home and deal with their own national system, it is probably best to stay in that system. Either way, the better schools are in Abu Dhabi or Dubai.
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dragonpiwo
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 8:03 pm Post subject: ha |
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| Major sense of humour failure there. Think your brain's gone 'star spangled.' |
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izmigari
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:09 am Post subject: Re: ha |
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| dragonpiwo wrote: |
| Major sense of humour failure there. Think your brain's gone 'star spangled.' |
"Teacher, just joking"-generic weak attempt by former/present Saudi lieutenant desperately trying to pass off failed attempt at wit. No sale.
O.K., challenge accepted. Please to give links to your past posts that displays that renowned sense of humour. Don't forget "  " don't count.
Smileys, in fact, reveal a sense of humour not sufficiently developed enough to display through prose. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:43 am Post subject: Re: ha |
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| dragonpiwo wrote: |
| Major sense of humour failure there. Think your brain's gone 'star spangled.' |
I accept your apology for your failed attempt at humor. It reminds me of my fellow teachers who would say "how can you teach English when you Americans don't speak it?" har har har... and I would just smile while thinking... ah so this is what a British twit is...
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dragonpiwo
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:24 am Post subject: erm |
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| Hilarious. However, I will say that many American teachers I've met really do believe they are the best thing since sliced bread. Most of them are big-mouthed and clueless. Not shy of stabbing people in the back either. And the meta language they use is ridiculous. |
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