britexpat76

I cannot decide if you are up really late after too much champagne or up really early darling? Either way I feel we are 'pissing in the wind' on this thread......

Patsy Stoned

Lol, I am up early..my first class is at 6am so I am up before 5 everyday
Also, I am not drinking for January!!

Yes I agree, not much point carrying on with this thread, except it has a smidgeon of amusement value

scrubbedexpat141

What's this fruit/veg market you speak of?

So far every supermarket's veg has been either:

Crap
Some crap, some good
Some good, some crap

Best we've found was in Hyper-Panda believe it or not.

Patsy Stoned

Lulu has good fruit and veg darling or you can drive out to the fruit and veg market
http://maps.google.ae/maps?oe=utf-8&...d=0CIIBEPwSMAM

Fossildog

I live in Abu Dhabi and the veg market is right next to the port. Quality is good, as are the prices.

scrubbedexpat141

Ah, OK. Thanks though.

csdf

Apparently there's another one behind Madinat Zayed: have you tried it?

Fossildog

No I have heard of it though, sells fish as well I think. The one at the port is great as there is loads of parking and no hassle getting there.

busybee2

there is one by madinet zayed gold souk, its a little building behind empost. its the same as the one at the port but smaller, veg and fish. no problem parking there too.

vik7

Guys I appreciate all the replies but we have signed the contract and are set to arrive in March. Yu on live once and we are only 28 with no kids, mortgage, debt etc back home. I used the spreadsheet and with 75k apartment, 2 phones, 1 car, drinking and going out at 6 times per month we still have 2,500 AED per month to spare. I know it will vary month to month but we have plenty of savings and worse case scenario we go back home after 1 year with are heads held high as we gave it a go and will have no regrets.

The way i see it is im a western educated guy with a good degree and 6 years experience working for a multinational. I must get something, i WILL get something even if it takes 6 months. They are paying for the re-location, putting us up in a hotel for a month and because she will be working for a bank they will lend her the money for car, rent etc upfront and charge 0% interest!

I know its a risk leaving 2 very good jobs but hey everything u do in life its a risk, sometimes they pay off, sometimes they dont!

britexpat76

Good luck to you both, just be careful with what you borrow from the bank though - Just take the minimum. If they can her after 3 months you don't want to be facing a big bill to leave the country and a place you have paid for a year.

vik7

That would be a nightmare but something we have thought about. That is why we will be looking for somewhere which takes 2 cheques to mitigate this risk

On a separate note can someone provide me with some recruitment agency names that i can google and call directly as it seems like applying online has done nothing for me for the last number of months!

britexpat76

You are best waiting until you get there, forget the agencies - Phone around and find the decision makers and take them your CV personally. I don't doubt you will get something when you are on the ground and able to attend interviews.

bingobob777

Sponging off the wife

busybee2

also at madinet zayed too behind the post office