These past decades, the middle east country, or the UAE, has transformed quite a lot surpassing the people’s imagination.
Many people go to relax and sightseeing. There is also a section of people who desire to start their careers and shift to the budding UAE.
If you are only planning to go to UAE for a trip, you can obviously get guidance from the tourist sites. But, if you plan to entirely move to UAE, then there is a lot of stuff that you need to be aware of. And that’s what you are going to learn about here, in this post.
As a nation with a whole level of difference in culture and values to the rest of the modern standards, you must make yourself familiar with some of the essential ethics and standards of UAE before moving in. The journey of life that you are going to embark on in the UAE will be pretty adventurous.
Now, it is likely that you will wonder why knowing about UAE is essential. Well, it is very significant. Because as an ex-pat in UAE, you will face many different kinds of unknown circumstances. Hence, it is prominent to make yourself aware of their culture and lifestyles, religion, business environment, women’s treatment, cost of living, laws, and regulations, quality of life, etc.
Hence, without further ado, let’s move along and get yourself familiar with all the necessary matters you should know about when planning to move to the UAE.
You interact with diverse people from around the world
When one discusses the United Arab Emirates, Dubai will never escape the conversation. Because it is famous worldwide not only as a tourist destination but also as a hub for businesses and entrepreneurs. People from around the world have moved and are moving to Dubai looking for the best career opportunities and building their lives. You can get in touch with the ex-pat community out there. So, you see, it is impossible that you won’t be able to make friends. You just need to be prejudice-free and accept their culture and lifestyles as a way of gaining experience.
You must abide by the government rules
UAE has some of the most strict and solid government laws and regulations. Every citizen or Emirati and ex-pats are bound to follow these rules. Even the tourist who goes there for trips has to follow those rules in some areas to prevent any unwanted trouble. For instance, some tourist attractions have dress codes to be followed, employers are bound to provide their employees with appropriate medical coverage, public display of affection is strictly outlawed, etc. If you decide to buy a car, you must not ignore the policy of every car owner to have car insurance in UAE. If you happen to drive a vehicle without insurance and are caught, you will be penalized.
Do not confuse the weekend days followed in UAE
In general, as we usually follow all over the world, weekends are considered Saturday and Sunday. However, in the United Arab Emirates, the weekends are not Saturday and Sunday but Friday and Saturday. In UAE, the workdays are from Sunday to Thursday. The reason behind this difference is because, in Islam, Friday is accepted as a holy day. On this day, it is their custom to be free from work. Well, when you start living in UAE, you will gradually be accustomed to it.
Your cost of living will rise
Even visiting UAE as a tourist costs quite a lot. So imagine spending the rest of your life in a place where the cost of living keeps on increasing with improvement in quality of life. Whether you realize this or not, but even by seeing the lifestyle of the Emiratis, it is plausible to say that cost of living is sky-high and is likely to increase. The jobs might pay the employees a good salary for a living and might just be enough to cover the essential needs. However, the reason behind such a high cost of living is the surprisingly high prices of groceries, rent, and other bills. So, do not be surprised when you actually pay these expense amounts.
It is highly advised that you learn some Arabic
Although English is widely spoken in most UAE places, it will be pretty helpful if you are even a bit fluent in Arabic. Moving to an Arab country from anywhere in the world, it is evident that you will face some language barriers in your day-to-day life. Even though you cannot speak Arabic well, knowing a considerable number of Arabic words and phrases will be enough to get by with UAE locals. For instance, you might confuse “yalla” and “inshallah” when you first hear them. But these two are entirely different words with different meanings.
You must be prepared to bear the heat
Since you are planning to move to the UAE, it is pretty clear that you know how hot the place is. For real, like recently, they had to create artificial rain to defeat the 50-degree celsius scorching heat in Dubai. If you have spent your life till now in places with low temperatures, then it is going to be difficult for you to bear the heat. But, do not worry. UAE has many ways to tackle the heat. However, suppose your body does not allow such high temperatures. In that case, it will be better for you to find some other alternatives.
Nonetheless, you will feel pretty safe in UAE. Because the cities of UAE, to mention Sharjah, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi, earned places among the top ten towns considered safest in the world in the year 2020. To remain out of trouble and away from paying any penalties, all you need to do is adhere to the government policies.
That being mentioned, I hope it is safe for me to assume that you have now understood even by a bit of some essential matters of the UAE.
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