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Latest post on 08 September 2017 - 00:50

Hi Rebeka, Congratulations for your new role. now coming back to your question, I have been living in the emirates since I can remember and I can tell you that the traffic is quite tough even though the distance is no big deal. However, most of the population lives in SHJ and travels to Dubai for work every day in the morning returning back to shj in evening. As you will be residing in DUbai and working in SHj you will have great advantage of not getting stuck in the awful traffic. you wont be able to use metro as it is only available in Dubai and public transport buses are an option but that would require changing multiple buses and result in time consumption hence I would advise you to go for car lift and transport companies that offer competitive rates. In short you technically have nothing to worry about, you are at great advantage with regards to traffic and you will have no problems in finding transport. Do contact me if u need more info I will let you know of transport companies or car lifts. Cheers Jia Hi Jia, Is it possible you could give me the contact details of transport/car lift/driver companies? Thankyou

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Latest post on 29 May 2017 - 17:49

Hi, looking for some advice on homesickness! I moved to Dubai in February and I'm really struggling. My partner is also out here but other than that I am finding it hard to meet people that are a similar age and have similar interests. (I'm 23 and from Scotland) I thought it would be easier when I found work however the job I am in it is mainly males that work here. They are all nice and I get on with them but it isn't the same as building proper friendships. The few women that do work here are from very different backgrounds and despite my attempts to build relationships with them it isn't going anywhere. I was very close to my family back home and this is the first time I have ever been away (I was living with my parents and twin sister before the move out here), so it's hard being by myself. It doesn't help that I also feel trapped being tied into contracts for housing etc and pretty soon a car (needed for work), money wise there are no problem (thankfully) but even with money to do things it isn't very fun if you have to do it by yourself. Looking for suggestions on where to meet people in the same positions or how I can try and pick myself up a bit. I went to one of the coffee mornings when I first arrived and everyone was lovely but I'm not that outgoing so it can be quite daunting! I also don't want to come across as needy or pathetic as everyone seems to already have friends .. logically I know this probably isn't the case but as I'm not feeling great my mind tends to go into overdrive! Any thoughts on how to overcome this would be really appreciated! Hey! I moved out here in March and struggling too! I'm from Scotland, moved out due to partners work and cant find myself a job so I think that's making it a lot worse for me! I know when I do go out and socialise it does make me feel better. Try do fun things with your boyfriend on days off and make the most of it. Did you have a job lined up before you came out? Definitely up for meeting up if you fancy it? even for a coffee or something! (inside somewhere with good AC) ha.xx

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Latest post on 01 May 2017 - 13:24

Thanks for your help. Worry because nursing is such a specialised field may be more difficult to leave into a completely different role. What is average salary in UAE does anyone know? And during Ramadan I assume restaurants etc are all closed through day?

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