Mike O'Neill
I just passed through DXB with Emirates and am amazed at how the airport is constantly going strong. How many expats are currently living in Dubai? I am Australian, live in Perth.
XRW-147
I'm from Perth as well Mike, but dang, thats about an open a question as one can get. Just a stab in the dark that less than 20% of people here are actually 'locals'.
Mike O'Neill
Oh right, are you working in oil and gas?? If you are, then what is the company you are working for??
I AM CANADIAN!
Hi Mike,
I am from Canada and just went through uae for three weeks. Dubai has 1.2m pop and about 250k are locals, there are as many or more UK expats; about 10k Canadians, one more in January!
I am!
Mike O'Neill
Very cool and very nice to hear from a Canadian, my mum wants to go there some day to do the train trip from one side to the other.
XRW-147
- Mike O'Neill wrote:
Oh right, are you working in oil and gas?? If you are, then what is the company you are working for??
Yes to the first question but I plead the 5th on the latter.
I AM CANADIAN!
She would love it! There are many Canadians, that haven't enjoyed yet, shame as it is a large and beautiful country. Many Aussies in Vancouver for the skiing; seemed to be the same in Dubai! Ski Dubai, now that's cool!
Mike O'Neill
Please tell me the names of the companies that you work for in Dubai.
I AM CANADIAN!
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i am.
Mike O'Neill
I want to know how easy it is to live in Dubai now also, how much does it cost for day to day living also?
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^ian^
It's good but it's nothing like Australia.
Some things are easy, some things are difficult, many things are different.
I enjoy it.
I think to get a good idea you should read around the website, especially the expat help forum, and you'll learn a lot.
This site helped me tremendously in my move from Australia.
XRW-147
Mike,
You will find plenty of answers to your question in the Dubai Expat Help Forum section of this forum.
Mike O'Neill
Yes I thought some things would be difficult to get, I should think it costs more to buy wine then it does down here.
^ian^
- Mike O'Neill wrote:
Yes I thought some things would be difficult to get, I should think it costs more to buy wine then it does down here.
At a restaurant wine is brutally expensive. If you have a liquor license or go to the Ajman/Barracuda holes in the wall, you can get average wines at good prices.
Mike O'Neill
Wine here in Aus is always at good prices mate.
dubailover
- Mike O'Neill wrote:
I just passed through DXB with Emirates and am amazed at how the airport is constantly going strong. How many expats are currently living in Dubai? I am Australian, live in Perth.
I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....
Mike O'Neill
Hey mate, so glad I got a reply there finally.
sage & onion
- Mike O'Neill wrote:
Please tell me the names of the companies that you work for in Dubai.
Try this Mike;
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XRW-147
- dubailover wrote:
I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....
Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.
Concord
- XRW-147 wrote:
- dubailover wrote:
I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....
Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.
Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!
sage & onion
- Concord wrote:
- XRW-147 wrote:
- dubailover wrote:
I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....
Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.
Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!
We always knew you were overpaid :wink:
XRW-147
- Concord wrote:
Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!
'Peanuts' are a valuable commodity C.
Concord
- sage & onion wrote:
- Concord wrote:
- XRW-147 wrote:
- dubailover wrote:
I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....
Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.
Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!
We always knew you were overpaid :wink:
so did I but know I know the thruth :shock:
Concord
- XRW-147 wrote:
- Concord wrote:
Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!
'Peanuts' are a valuable commodity C.
If only I cud afford M&M's. Maybe after the raise.