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Old Nov 14th 2010, 10:55 am
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Originally Posted by commander
we are actually looking forward to a change. we will be out of the sandpit in 9 months time.
home or somewhere else as an expat?
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Default Re: How do you know when to leave Dubai?

Originally Posted by Blue Cat
home or somewhere else as an expat?
Scotland, Houston, Singapore, Korea, China or Brazil.

Not really sure yet. We will make a decision in 8 months time

We have a new house waiting for us in Scotland but to be honest, not really in any major rush to move back..

its complicated though!
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Default Re: How do you know when to leave Dubai?

Originally Posted by commander
Scotland, Houston, Singapore, Korea, China or Brazil.

Not really sure yet. We will make a decision in 8 months time

We have a new house waiting for us in Scotland but to be honest, not really in any major rush to move back..

its complicated though!
out of those options I would try Singapore, got a few friends who went that way and absolutely love it. Houston, you know. Brazil now that would be a no no for me.
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Default Re: How do you know when to leave Dubai?

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out of those options I would try Singapore, got a few friends who went that way and absolutely love it. Houston, you know. Brazil now that would be a no no for me.
brazil is fantastic, have you been...?

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brazil is fantastic, have you been...?

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My parents spent three months there, said they would never go back, crime etc
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Originally Posted by Blue Cat
My parents spent three months there, said they would never go back, crime etc
I said the same about Mirdif
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Default Re: How do you know when to leave Dubai?

Originally Posted by Blue Cat
My parents spent three months there, said they would never go back, crime etc
it's great, i would move in a flash...things are much better now, although crime is still there, as long as you're careful, i think it would be a fantastic place to live...

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Default Re: How do you know when to leave Dubai?

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it's great, i would move in a flash...things are much better now, although crime is still there, as long as you're careful, i think it would be a fantastic place to live...

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you go and check it out, I will think about it ....
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Default Re: How do you know when to leave Dubai?

Saw a girl get raped on Copacabana beach.

Other than that it was a great trip. But I'm not hurrying back anytime soon.
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Default Re: How do you know when to leave Dubai?

Originally Posted by Blue Cat
you go and check it out, I will think about it ....
i've already been a number of times, for work and holiday...i think it would be great...wouldn't want to live in sao paulo or brazilia, but elsewhere would be cool, especially rio or somewhere up in the northeast...

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Default Re: How do you know when to leave Dubai?

I'd take Argentina or Chile over Brazil. But of the places on Commander's list my first choice would be Singapore. China is alluring but the pollution scares me away. I'm told it's actually healthier to smoke fags than breathe the air in Beijing.
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Default Re: How do you know when to leave Dubai?

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I'd take Argentina or Chile over Brazil. But of the places on Commander's list my first choice would be Singapore. China is alluring but the pollution scares me away. I'm told it's actually healthier to smoke fags than breathe the air in Beijing.
I have a good friend here who did a stint in Argentina and loved it, Brazil is a bit dodgy for me, I would feel safer in Shields
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Default Re: How do you know when to leave Dubai?

Originally Posted by Blue Cat
I have a good friend here who did a stint in Argentina and loved it, Brazil is a bit dodgy for me, I would feel safer in Shields
North or South...?
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North or South...?
I can't remember, BA I think
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Default Re: How do you know when to leave Dubai?

Originally Posted by Ethos83
China is alluring but the pollution scares me away. I'm told it's actually healthier to smoke fags than breathe the air in Beijing.
The pollution in the busier Chinese cities is really awful, on a different scale of its own. My MIL visits now and then as she has family in Malaysia and it always affects her throat. Singapore appeals to me a lot. But I'm struggling to fully accept leaving the UK for AD so I think I'll stop thinking about anywhere even further!
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