Manama - Post Report Question and Answers
If you move here, you can leave behind your:
Winter clothes, expectations of good service, polite driving habits, grandiose dreams of saving money if you work for the government, and work ethic (private sector expats excluded). The notion that all GCC countries are as fancy and as glitzy as Dubai - Bahrain once had the potential, but in a lot of ways its the unattractive sibling of Qatar and the UAE. Also the idea that all GCC Arabs are extremely conservative and religious. Most Bahrainis that I knew drink, and engage in all the other vices that Westerners do. - Apr 2017
Bike. - Sep 2016
winter clothing and coats. - Nov 2015
Winter clothes; skimpy outfits for women; cheery disposition and optimism. Abandon all hope ye who enter. - Aug 2014
Ski gear. Surfboards. - Sep 2012
heavy coats, mini skirts, and burka expectations. - Apr 2010
dreams of the beach. There are no real beaches here! Bring your winter gear. Also, there are plenty of stray animals that need homes. - Jun 2009
Pool float & beach party ideas. - Aug 2008
