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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just a note for people chastising OP for buying an expensive treadmill: if you are a woman who prioritizes exercising and you live for any length of time in either an area of the world with poor air quality or an area of the world that does not culturally accommodate exercise for women it can be a real challenge. During an academic post in the Middle East I used to run the indoor stairs of my apartment building for exercise as there were no other options.[/quote]
People do not understand that many expats, such as teachers, do not have Allied moving them. They are allowed barely anything to ship to a new country or the following country. Paying out of pocket to ship a treadmill is certainly more than the 2K she paid. It's a completely different story for government and oil jobs. I was in a country where we had a large expat body of oil employees. And yes, most of the wives were not working. And most were as cheap as OP's friend on small stuff but[google] leasing horses for years on end but upset if you don't buy them wine from the U.S. shop. Which we cannot do, ever. It is only for those who have the credentials.
And no, running outside in that country was not possible for a woman in the Middle Eastern country I was in.[/quote]

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