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Harmonie.

Hi Daniel, Welcome to the Blog. Tell us more about yourself.

I know there are many Mexicans here on this Forum. Anyways, you wont feel lonely here.

Saudi Arabia has about about 30% Expats, who come here for employment / trade. Tax-free salary, which is usually 3-4 times their salaries in the home countries is the main reason why people come here.

For many the added advantage is that they can visit the two Holy Mosques easily.

Do read the posts on this forum for further details and feel free to ask questions.

Convey my regards to Messi, big fan !

@edanyel  You might find more Latin Americans if you go to the Spanish speaking forum:  /forum/viewforum.php?id=2474
Good luck!

Hi every one, thank you for your welcome Harmonie.

Ghanshyampdave, about me, I'm an experienced technician in petrochemical field, I'm about to reach my fifties next month, I'm divorced living in couple; with son(17) and daughter(24), my couple having two girls (16)&(25). Not sure of taking the job challenge I'm being offered, is not an easy decision to take.
I'm also a Messi fan although I liked Maradona as well.

Alliecat, thanks for the tip, I'll have a look there, anyway I'm posting in English to practise the language!

To all of you a big thanks, and yes, surely I'll have some questions from now and then!

Thank you again for being here!
Rgds from Argentina
Daniel

You're welcome Daniel
Nice to know about your experience. Saudi Arabia is the place to be.
As your family prepares for your 50th B'day, you must be looking forward on the job offer. All the best

When you say 'living in couple' does this mean you live together but aren't married? 

If you're not married, you understand that you can't bring her with you to KSA, right?  Also, you can bring your son (17) as family but not your daughter (24) as she is no longer a dependent.

Alliecat you are right! we are working in that topic too. A piece of paper doesn't make any difference to us but might be a must in this case.
thank you

About your daughter, she could get those lengthy family visit visas, I am sure.

Alliecat, thak you again, you're being very helpfull, as a matter of fact all the tips I've read from all of you have been discussed in family.
We are actually making a balance between pros and cons.
Around a month ahead I should discuss all these matters with my potential contractor.

Good luck ... and thanks for doing your homework (reading the forum!!)

Hola Daniel,

This place differs completely from our beloved continent, however, with a well defined plan and targets it's a good option economically speaking. I crashed here by accident but feel free to ask any doubt you have and I'll try to do my best answering them.

@Dave, There are not that many mexicans posting here but I appreciate your solidarity LOL

Hola Juan!
Glad to hear from a Mexican guy!
I appreciate your opinion.
I'm a bag full of doubts!
So surelly I'll keep in touch with all of you!
Thank you!

juangcr wrote:

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@Dave, There are not that many mexicans posting here but I appreciate your solidarity LOL

At least you're there Juan.

juangcr wrote:

Hola Daniel,

This place differs completely from our beloved continent

Hold on a minute!  Your beloved continent is North America .. his beloved continent  is South ´¡³¾±ð°ù¾±³¦²¹!!Ìý

Alliecat wrote:

juangcr wrote:

Hola Daniel,

This place differs completely from our beloved continent

Hold on a minute!  Your beloved continent is North America .. his beloved continent  is South ´¡³¾±ð°ù¾±³¦²¹!!Ìý

He's speaking of Latin America

Occupational hazard for teachers.

Alliecat wrote:

juangcr wrote:

Hola Daniel,

This place differs completely from our beloved continent

Hold on a minute!  Your beloved continent is North America .. his beloved continent  is South ´¡³¾±ð°ù¾±³¦²¹!!Ìý

Shame on you, Miss Alliecat: as far as I know there is one continent called America which is the 2nd biggest in the world, crosses the Earth from pole to pole and lies between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. Thus, our continent is also yours.

By now all the adventurers and cartographers who died proving this should be turning in their graves LOL.

From Wikipedia:
A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded as continents—they are (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

ghanshyampdave wrote:

From Wikipedia:
A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded as continents—they are (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Exactly.  North and South American are counted as two separate continents.

So fortunately, nobody is turning in his or her grave

Well, well, well, conversations always turn in something unexpected...
let me remind you my question was...why are you people there, in Saudi Arabia?

Alliecat, Juangcr, I don't have beloved continents, I rather love people living in them... any of them.

When I asked for someone from latin América it was just a matter of idiosyncrasy.

ghanshyampdave, Wikipedia's opinion is as important as yours or mine and it's not always right! (Of course this is my personal point of view)

Anyway, thank you for keeping the thread alive!
Cheers!
Daniel

edanyel wrote:

..... I don't have beloved continents, I rather love people living in them... any of them.

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We're not from your continent. Don't you love us ?

edanyel wrote:

..... .why are you people there, in Saudi Arabia?
....

I'm a qualified Chartered Accountant (equivalent to the CPA in USA). Have worked with KPMG & PwC in the past. I'm here for the following:

1. Money
2. International Work Experience
3. Travel the world & experience different cultures

When I got my job offer I was badly needing a change (Job & Location) because of boredom.

ghanshyampdave, sorry if I'm missunderstood please remember english is not my mother language.

I do love you, but it has nothing to do with the place you're from or where you live.
I love you people just because you don't have the least idea who I am and, despite that, you are being kind and sympathetic, you listen and you answer, you give me your opinion, your time, and you're being very helpfull.
I'don't really care about continents, never did, I do care about cultures, ways of life, feelings, thoughts ...people.

I've got another questions now, if you allow me, can you tell me something about weather in Jubail???

Rgds
Daniel

edanyel wrote:

ghanshyampdave, sorry if I'm missunderstood please remember english is not my mother language.
...

Hey, I was only pulling your legs. I try to keep the discussions / forums humorous.
You are definitively better than me and many other native english speakers. Don't worry about it.

edanyel wrote:

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I've got another questions now, if you allow me, can you tell me something about weather in Jubail???

Rgds
Daniel

Sorry, I've never been to Jubail, so I've limited knowledge. There's massive industries all over that place, expect some pollution there. Also, you could check if you'll be living and working in Jubail Port City or Jubail Industrial City.

Very hot in summer and winter is so chilly  ;-) , when you are at work you need to forget everything :-P