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desert_traveller
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 Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:39 am Post subject: esl jobs in jeddah (except kaust) |
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| hello all, im wondering if there are any jobs around in jeddah? thats probably the only place where i would ever accept a job offer from in saudi again. i know kaust is there but i dont wanna live 80kms away from town. anything else? most of the jobs seem to be in either riyadh or the eastern province. what about jeddah, i ask? |
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scot47
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| KAAU have been recruiting. |
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Cleopatra
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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| It would help if you told us if you were male or female. |
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boundforsaudi
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Have you ever been to Jeddah? It's ridiculously overrated. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Better than Riyadh ! |
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meyanga
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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I think the British Council are looking for male and female teachers. Check their website or contact the Jeddah office directly.
Not as many holidays as the universities, but good housing...and you get to keep your passport.
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Asda
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Better than Riyadh ! |
Surely, Uncle Scot, it depends on what you are looking for. If you want a vibrant, seemingly relatively more cosmopolitan(?) place then J-Town is the one. Plus it's coastal so climate will range from pleasant to hot. Obhur (north of Jeddah) has some nice beach spots for families. There also quite a thriving eating out culture there. In terms of things to do for families, you are limited to the beach and malls (which have large food courts, theme park rides and arcade games within them).
Riyadh seems bigger, more aesthetically pleasing, better organised, better planned, better roads, cleaner and also far more things to do for families like parks and museums and quite a decent zoo. The malls have good shops (pretty much most, if not all the western brand names), but do not seem as glamourous and glitzy as the ones in Jeddah - perhaps it's cos they actually have things to do outside of theme park rides etc. And oh yeah, Riyadh gets COLD!! Most people have combined AC/heater units but oil-filled radiators tend to do the trick far better. You have historical sites in Dir'iyah, all the cultural exhibitions, expos, janadria stuff all happens in The Big R. If you want the beach, then Khobar is about 3-4 hours drive away or even take the train.  |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Asda,
Having lived/worked in both, I'd say that Jeddah is Better. However, your points are all relevant and accurate.
Regards,
John |
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trapezius
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kazazt
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| Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| It is also revert central so salaries and qualifications are much lower. |
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Cleopatra
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| Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:40 am Post subject: |
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As I've said before, I've long been of the opinon that Riyadh gets a bad press, on this board and elsewhere. Particularly vis a vis Jeddah. Yes, the latter has the beaches and the relatively 'liberal' lifestyle (though I think the latter is somewhat exaggerated, especially by Saudis) but Riyadh is the capital and the country's richest, largest and most well-maintaned city. That may not be saying a whole lot - it most certainly is not Paris or London - but in many ways it is a more livable city than Jeddah with its woeful infrastructure and appalling traffic.
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| And oh yeah, Riyadh gets COLD!! |
I agree that it does get surprisingly chilly - if only for a few weeks - but c'mon, it's not COLD compared to what most WEstern expats would call cold! The reason it feels cold is because the city isn't geared up to cold weather. Besides, many people quite like the (very) relative chill of a Riyadh 'winter' - even when it's chilly, it's almost always pleasant, with no rain and blue skies. Rather like a perfect spring day in Northern Europe.
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You have historical sites in Dir'iyah, all the cultural exhibitions, expos, janadria stuff all happens in The Big R. If you want the beach, then Khobar is about 3-4 hours drive away or even take the train. |
I disagree that Riyadh has more to offer than Jeddah in terms of 'things to do'. Apart from the beach, there's nearby Taif and Obhur, and obviously Makkah for Muslims. Of course, neither city is great in terms of 'attractions' but this is KSA, after all! |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| Things to do ? You can reflect on how you will spend eternity ! |
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