You would have to have been hiding out under a table in a dingy pub not to have heard about Dubai lately. Working in Dubai, could be a real eye opener, from its weird and wacky developments to sordid tales of expats being convicted of fornicating on the beach or jailed for having affairs, there is rarely a week that goes by without this Middle Eastern oasis featuring in the news.
But despite the bad publicity that this real-life Disneyland has attracted lately, it still provides a fabulous quality of life for many who choose to live and work in Dubai. The biggest draw cards for Western expats are the tax-free and often high salaries, never-ending sun and fabulous social life. If you can look past the random and confusing rules, the crazy traffic and 50-plus temps in summer, you might just have the time of your life.