Saudi Arabia polarizes expat opinion like few other places. While some enjoy living in traditional expat compounds, others struggle to deal with aspects such as gender segregation, human rights issues, and the country’s intolerance to alcohol. Either way, though, guest workers, as expat staff are referred to, agree on a couple of things: life in Saudi Arabia is vastly different from anywhere else. An expat posting can be enormously lucrative here, but any prospective expat is bound to have plenty of questions.
So, what is life in Saudi Arabia like? This article will cover the following:
What’s it really like to live in Saudi Arabia?
Like everywhere else, life in Saudi Arabia is what you make of it. You can make the effort to integrate by learning Arabic and getting to know the local Saudi culture; you will be welcomed warmly, too. On the other hand, if you stay within the expat bubble, you are likely to miss out on the incredible adventures living away from home can bring.
