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send us some riyals for xmas Neil

Ask Saint Nick, he is doing the deliveries again this year, along with Rudolph.

And ... by the sound of things, he may have a few (more) to spare!

Umish, you are going to have to learn to live in the present and let the past go.

What are you all on about????
If you moan about the UK then do as Neil has and move abroad where you can spend all your time posting replies on this forum!!
It all depends on what you want to do at the end of the day and whether you are prepared to put up and shut up.
I had an opportunity to go to Saudi in the mid 70's and never took it. It would have been a good experience, but I was thinking long term and wanted to develop my career in the UK.

I had the chance to go to Iran in the late 80's and the Foreign Office "advised" me not to go.

Lee

Believe me - it's not as good as you may think. It's very restrictive and very corrupt. Two major reasons why I returned.

I wouldn't want my family living out there.

Don't be jealous of anyone 'out there' it's simply a means to an end (albeit with sunshine.)

Don't be jealous of anyone 'out there' it's simply a means to an end (albeit with sunshine.)
Shouldn't be jealous of anyone anyhow! Yes there is corruption here, name a country that has no corruption, especially amongst politicians.
Sunshine is good though even this late in the year.

UK ah maybe not.

Lee

Pity. Those were the pioneering days (when you could have really made a difference). Adventure, too. And I doubt that a couple of years out there would have been the kiss of death to your career in the UK (and quite possibly the converse).


Ditto. As usual, the FO know FA.

When my kids were young, they had an excellent time of it out in Jeddah in the early '80's.

Restrictive? It's all in the mind. If you know what you're doing, you can roam about at will, as I used to do. As I've alluded to before, the real problem with that these days is the so-called "security" situation. But that has only been the case since the invasion of Iraq.

And corruption? Who cares? It doesn't mean you have to be part of it. When it came to offering bribes, I always refused to be involved, and a senior Saudi used to travel down from Riyadh, ready and able to "do the needful"! Ever heard of wasta?