What is life like as 1) an expat 2) a consultant in Dubai and the differences from London? Favourite and least favourite things?

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WLB is horrendous as a consultant here vs. in UK

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Thanks for that - one to think about

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I’ll start

Favorite is tax free

Least favorite is malls and humidity

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Haha. Is the life style as great as it seems on paper? I feel like it ticks all my boxes in theory but curious if in I'm missing something

Toxic

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+1 -has its challenges but long term could be great if you can keep going

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