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[football]

Getting used to living in what they would have to live in back in Europe, New York etc, sounds like sweet music to the management of institutions like HCT, Zayed University. I think teachers with families would find it difficult to find anything to live in within their allowances in Abu Dhabi. Rent charge for even a modest flat i.e. 2 or 3 bedroomed is now above 85,000 dhs. Should teachers be expected to pay anything? I really don't know. What I do know is, is that high quality (something which these institutions pride them selves on) teachers will cease to come out to the UAE.

[dmb]

So where will they(ahem.. we ) go?

[ckhl]

I think teachers with families would find it difficult to find anything to live in within their allowances in Abu Dhabi. Rent charge for even a modest flat i.e. 2 or 3 bedroomed is now above 85,000 dhs.

What kind of accomodation are you expecting? And would this be of the same standard you'd be able to afford back home as a teacher, or are you looking for something superior? All I am saying is that you shouldn't expect anything superior. A 3-bedroom flat is not exactly modest. No, teachers should not have to pay for their accomodation if it is stipulated in the contract that accomodation is provided.

[Iamherebecause]

[ckhl]

ckhl seems to have missed the point about why people work outside their home countries. OK the job should be interesting - but people don't change countries just to live in the same way they could live back home

Yes, some expect to rough it. I would argue that it is not a given to expect a superior "lifestyle". Perhaps more money, yes. Otherwise there is little incentive unless you're a peace corps type, for example.

[luckybclady]

Would someone be so kind as to list some of the smaller emirates. Thanks

[Afra]

Smaller in population and less developed but not necessarily less pleasant to live in - depends what you want. Ajman, Umm al Qwain, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah.