Saints Fan in UAE
Anyway good luck and trust me it is a very nice place.. and it is way better than where you are right now for sure :D
Well, I hate to compare a developing country emerging from a civil war with one of the fastest growing economies of a developed city.
Ivorians are an interesting group of people. For example, they can be lazy one minute, but meticulous next.
One of things I won't miss are the corrupt police. In fact, corruption is everywhere here. Police are always pulling people over extorting people for money. :rant: They usually pull "white" people over because "white" people have money. Usually, however, once they find out we are Americans & NOT french, they change their tune.
Groceries here are pretty expensive (or at the same level as the states) unless you go to to the street markets. You can gaurantee that you will get the "Blanc Prix" (The white price):covri: . Usually its double or triple what they should charge you.
All said and done, Ivroians are a not a mean people. They are a warm people who will always greet you with a smile. However, they like strong minded people, so you cannot appear too friendly (ie smiling too much) or they won't respect you.
I wouldn't trade my experiences here for anything,... and I am not moving on because of the life style here. I am moving on gain a different experience. if the oppotunity was there, I would have gone to another Sub- Saharan country. In fact, we did interview for a job in Mali. If I wanted creature conforts, I would had never left New Orleans 8 years ago or Chicago 2 years ago.
Judging by the lack of responses:dunno: , It seems I will walk alone in the UAE again! :9:
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