Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
I knew a woman worked in Dubai for a few months ...50 degree C weather. She came from the Philippines and has engineering college education.
Sorry to say but some of the Middle Eastern countries have a lot to clean-up how they do treat some of their temporary (construction) labourers which includes their nannies from abroad.
You are not wrong at all. The Human Rights issues are atrocious. You'll notice that I no longer live there (primarily for this reason) and that I was clear to say that as a "white American" my life was easier than others. The realities of the country go far beyond what I think is appropriate conversation for a cycling forum and my own abilities, as I can only speculate or tell stories "I've heard". It is an interesting place to live, you'd never see the real UAE in a visit, but not somewhere that I could feel comfortable for longer than my work contract, and not somewhere I really have much desire to return to.