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[quote=Anonymous]I lived in Abu Dhabi for 3 years - I'm a white married woman and worked while I was there. I had zero negative experiences as a woman - no lewd looks, no rude language, etc. Many other places (Egypt, KSA) are much worse for foreign women.

I wholly agree with others who mention race/nationality hierarchy. My non-white American friends had many negative experiences.

Run your costs carefully. Benefit packages that sound good from here may not be enough to cover housing, school fees, etc.

AD is a great city for families - Emiratis and other Arabs are very indulgent of their kids and you can take your kids everywhere/anytime. Lots of fun kids activities, pocket parks, beaches, etc.

It is ungodly hot in the summer - when I moved back to DC the 100 degree summer weather felt cool to me. UAE is 100-140 degrees and high humidity from May-October. Everyone spends all their time indoors or out of the country. Winter is 65-80 and sunny - lovely!

Travel opportunities are amazing - you can get almost anywhere in the world nonstop from Dubai. [/quote]

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