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Teaching in Kuwait.

  • 16-04-2014 11:17am
    #1
    HazDanz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,300 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,


    I've been offered a Primary Teaching job in Kuwait for this coming school year.


    Has anyone any experience of life out there and could guide me a little guidance to your quality of life in Kuwait?


    Very tempted based on the package they have offered me.


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  • #2
    Icsics
    Registered Users Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭Icsics


    Kuwait is a dry country & while not as conservative as Saudi, it's not as liberal as UAE. I had a good social life, usually revolving around clubs, lots of expats here & you'll make friends quickly.


  • #3
    HazDanz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,300 ✭✭✭HazDanz


    Icsics wrote: »
    Kuwait is a dry country & while not as conservative as Saudi, it's not as liberal as UAE. I had a good social life, usually revolving around clubs, lots of expats here & you'll make friends quickly.

    Ah cool that sounds good. Not worried about the drinking. Interested to see how a society copes without it.


    I am worried about making friends when there so thank you for the reassurance regarding clubs/expats.


  • #4
    Icsics
    Registered Users Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭Icsics


    I wouldn't worry at all about making friends, you'll all be living/working/socialising together so you'll get to know people fast! This can be good & bad! Prob met more English than Irish people. It's a good opportunity to save money, as apart from holidays & eating out there really isn't a lot to spend it on. Also make sure you take DES forms to get stamped for incremental pay when you get back ( think you can count 5 years). Like a lot of Mid East countries, it's really what you make of it, enjoy it for what it is....an experience!


  • #5
    Einhard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    I know several people who worked as teachers in the UAE, and most of them have negative views of their time there. Two hated the place- so much so that they would break down in tears whenever they had to return after a holiday. Another didn't particularly like it, but not to that extent. And the last had a decent enough time, but prefers it in the UAE.


  • #6
    brónaim cád??
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭brónaim cád??


    Hello,

    I worked in Kuwait last year for the year. If you want to know anything specific just ask me.


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