How did you find moving to Middle East? What advice would you give to someone who’ll be moving? What would you have done differently/more?

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Don’t move in April/May, move in Oct/Nov

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To the worse P1, but uae folk are too jaded to even realize anymore

Love it.

Dubai and ME grew on me in ways I didn't expect were possible. My advice? Give yourself at least 2 years and truly embrace what this fascinating multi-cultural city has to offer. Don't cling to the same group of people with the monolithic background - whatever cultural background you grew up in - and appreciate the diversity in Dubai.

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This is really helpful thank you! What would you say has been some of your favourite experiences/things to do?

Don’t do it

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What makes you say that?

Middle East is like saying Africa. Where?

You’re right, should’ve been clearer. I meant specifically Dubai.

People will tell you you don’t need a car. It’s true, you don’t *need* a car, but getting my license and doing weekly eKar rentals made my life in Dubai substantially better, especially during COVID when not traveling for work. (eKar is a car sharing service - uDrive is another but only for hourly or daily rentals.) Also recommend getting a Careem bike membership. In the Marina at least, it’s usually the fastest way of getting around.

That’s really helpful, thank you EM1

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