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Living in Dubai as an expat Nov 07, 2006
I just passed through DXB with Emirates and am amazed at how the airport is constantly going strong. How many expats are currently living in Dubai? I am Australian, live in Perth.

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Nov 07, 2006
I'm from Perth as well Mike, but dang, thats about an open a question as one can get. Just a stab in the dark that less than 20% of people here are actually 'locals'.
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Oh right, are you working in oil and gas?? If you are, then what is the company you are working for??
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Hi Mike,

I am from Canada and just went through uae for three weeks. Dubai has 1.2m pop and about 250k are locals, there are as many or more UK expats; about 10k Canadians, one more in January!

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Nov 07, 2006
Very cool and very nice to hear from a Canadian, my mum wants to go there some day to do the train trip from one side to the other.
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Mike O'Neill wrote:Oh right, are you working in oil and gas?? If you are, then what is the company you are working for??


Yes to the first question but I plead the 5th on the latter.
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She would love it! There are many Canadians, that haven't enjoyed yet, shame as it is a large and beautiful country. Many Aussies in Vancouver for the skiing; seemed to be the same in Dubai! Ski Dubai, now that's cool!
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Please tell me the names of the companies that you work for in Dubai.
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Offshore Investor ( www.offshoreinvestor.co.uk )

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I want to know how easy it is to live in Dubai now also, how much does it cost for day to day living also?
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Nov 07, 2006
It's good but it's nothing like Australia.

Some things are easy, some things are difficult, many things are different.

I enjoy it.

I think to get a good idea you should read around the website, especially the expat help forum, and you'll learn a lot.

This site helped me tremendously in my move from Australia.
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Nov 07, 2006
Mike,

You will find plenty of answers to your question in the Dubai Expat Help Forum section of this forum.
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Yes I thought some things would be difficult to get, I should think it costs more to buy wine then it does down here.
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Mike O'Neill wrote:Yes I thought some things would be difficult to get, I should think it costs more to buy wine then it does down here.


At a restaurant wine is brutally expensive. If you have a liquor license or go to the Ajman/Barracuda holes in the wall, you can get average wines at good prices.
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Wine here in Aus is always at good prices mate.
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Re: Living in Dubai as an expat Nov 08, 2006
Mike O'Neill wrote:I just passed through DXB with Emirates and am amazed at how the airport is constantly going strong. How many expats are currently living in Dubai? I am Australian, live in Perth.


I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....
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Nov 09, 2006
Hey mate, so glad I got a reply there finally.
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Mike O'Neill wrote:Please tell me the names of the companies that you work for in Dubai.


Try this Mike;

http://uae-ypages.com/
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dubailover wrote:I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....


Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.
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dubailover wrote:I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....


Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.


Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!
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Concord wrote:
XRW-147 wrote:
dubailover wrote:I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....


Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.


Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!


We always knew you were overpaid :wink:
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Re: Living in Dubai as an expat Nov 09, 2006
Concord wrote:Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!


'Peanuts' are a valuable commodity C.
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sage & onion wrote:
Concord wrote:
XRW-147 wrote:
dubailover wrote:I think the recent estimates suggested out of the 1.3M population about 900,000 are ex-pats! such lucky people these expects...how I sooo wish I was living there....


Mate, if you are handy with a broom and can live off 300 pounds per month you too can join the growing Dubai "expat" community.


Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!


We always knew you were overpaid :wink:


so did I but know I know the thruth :shock:
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XRW-147 wrote:
Concord wrote:Man, I'm getting ripped off - I must demand a raise!


'Peanuts' are a valuable commodity C.


If only I cud afford M&M's. Maybe after the raise.
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