Tintsexpert

Well looks like the airport job is on, got to have injections next week. Should be there 1st or 2nd week in april.

Just a quick question,


How hot is it at the mo???
Cheers

nottmbantam

According to a KSA website I've just looked at,the forecast for Riyadh for today, was 28deg C ( 82deg F ) . Quite nice and warm!

Where will you be in KSA when you get there? I'm due out in Riyadh in early April.

lionheart

And you chose KSA instead of Perth or Melbourne because...?

The Dean

..... because culturally it's a more interesting place.

Next question?

Tintsexpert

It's only a short term (13week) job. Perth is still the goal

Blue Cat

TINT SEX PERT or TINTS EXPERT

Tintsexpert

You decide

Blue Cat

I'll go for the TINT SEX PERT - god know why though

Tintsexpert

You'll do for me pet!!!

Blue Cat

Tintsexpert

So how hot will it be for us when we arrive in april? & what is there to keep us occupied?

Blue Cat

hot enough, you will be fine, honestly you just adapt

Tintsexpert

Any tips on what we need to bring to make life easier?

The Dean

What do you need to bring to "Suadi" to make life easier?

OK here goes........

A sense of humour, enormous patience and tolerance (particularly with the many people you will meet who simply do not grasp simple concepts that you take for granted), a broad mind, a willingness to tolerate a lower standard of work performance (although in my experience the Saudis are way ahead of other nationalities in the region), a desire to inculcate yourself into local culture and get to know your Saudi colleagues from that perspective... etc... etc....

Be prepared to nod your head in robust agreement when Maggie Thatcher gets praised by your Saudi colleagues (they absolutely adore her out here, and were genuinely concerned when she had a health scare last week - weird....).

Be prepared for Indian expats who are brilliant in numeracy skills (I work with a guy who can do all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff in his head that I couldn't even do with a programmable calculator).

13 weeks? Can I assume there isn't going to be a Mrs Tint Sex Pert accompanying you? (Sounds like you wouldn't need her anyway - nip over to Dubai and Blue Cat will apparently take care of any requirements you might have in that particular sense). If there IS a lady with you, let me know and I'll add more detail - it's a bigger issue for her than for you, although it's very much easier than it used to be........

I wrote a whole article on Saudi life - it's at the top of the main page - have a look.

And by the way - WHAT injections are they telling you are needed these days? There have been a few cases of malaria down in the south-west (mountainous region, more rainy and humid) but I'm not aware of anything else.

Which city will you be based in?

Tintsexpert

thanks for that Dean.