Redwurzel
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There is a BBC documentary about living in Dubai which to me was quite interesting watching.
No tax for those that worked there, seemed too good to be true. I expect free public services are very limited or does the country have lots of oil and gas?
A bloke from Newcastle who worked as a junior manager in Morrison's was offered a £80k (inc free medical care) a year job managing 16 Music Instrument shops. It looked like the wages were high there and the job opportunities very good. However the property seemed expensive £1500/month to rent a 1 bed flat in a nice location. Even so it must be possible to save over £40k a year if you have a management job.
Brits needed a work permit but if who had a job that was given for £800 a year.
Plenty of alcohol and bikinis worn in hotels which is totally against the Islamic faith - I thought.
Can such a lifestyle exist for ever, in the Middle East?
No tax for those that worked there, seemed too good to be true. I expect free public services are very limited or does the country have lots of oil and gas?
A bloke from Newcastle who worked as a junior manager in Morrison's was offered a £80k (inc free medical care) a year job managing 16 Music Instrument shops. It looked like the wages were high there and the job opportunities very good. However the property seemed expensive £1500/month to rent a 1 bed flat in a nice location. Even so it must be possible to save over £40k a year if you have a management job.
Brits needed a work permit but if who had a job that was given for £800 a year.
Plenty of alcohol and bikinis worn in hotels which is totally against the Islamic faith - I thought.
Can such a lifestyle exist for ever, in the Middle East?
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