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Mental Health of Expats in the ME

Mental Health of Expats in the ME

Old Mar 25th 2016, 12:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Standanista
Agreed, although those cash figures are optimistic for many. The cleaners at our place are on 600 a month gross - a sizeable chunk of which has to go back home - plus camp accommodation, but no food. There are tea boys on 450. Albeit, those sums will get topped up a bit by ad hoc tips.
I've sometimes wondered about the tips. You always see Saudis pulling over to give money to the street cleaners. Wonder how much extra they make a day. Even if it's 20 SAR a day, that's still doubling the wages.
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