why you (perhaps) shouldn't teach in Dubai.
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- Thinking of teaching in Dubai? I recently moved here to teach - my first impressions of working in Dubai are mixed ones. Watch this before you relocate and if you're already here share your experiences below!
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Make a video about your experience in Jordan plz
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Hello my I have a friend in France who want to teach outside of France she used to teach in Qatar about a year in 2014 to 2015 the. Returned to France she is thinking of teaching in Kuwait. So what is the best english school that has good reputation in education, that provides a good teaching salaries, that provides good services for its faculty member.
Is new English school of kuwait good?
Is teaching in Oman good?
This is very bad . In islam we have a common quote said " pay the man for his work before his sweat dries off "
Girls Power but no body applies it anymore and that's unfortunate .. cuz there's no trust
Da brak Dude Emiratis and Kuwaiti women do wear Hijab, they didn’t stop!
Yeah, this is a famous saying of a Prophet Mohammad PBUH.
TobalNoge ? And who do u know that is local in Dubai and not wearing the head scarf. Please stop making judgment on everyone.
Am muslim europian muslim but some arabian nationals those who are rich they are so stupid and idiots
You're basically describing all of my inner contradictions of being raised arab and british! haha
you get me
Arabic mike you can do this job better in China or hong kong,better pay,better culture,better weather and even a lot laws and legal system to protect you......Why are you wasting the best time of your life in deserts???????????I were born crazy then the better options are to look for Africa or India as at least you will love your time over there among better cultures and better human beings (At least not rude and ruthless Arabs)...............GET OUT OF THERE MAN
It's jana yaaaaay ^^
Hameed Urrehman that’s just rude bro
@@hameedurrehman7625 btw,have U Heard about the Konzentration Camps in China,where horrible Things Happen?Nice culture?Yeah,i admit,the History is great, emporers etc,and i Love the manwhas,but...what They do to their Citizen isn't nice,Like being discriminated Just cuz Religion.
Have a good day (・∀・)
I'm really sorry for that , that shouldn't happened .
Yep. I lived in Riyadh Saudi Arabia years ago. It's a bukra insha Allah society. I'm a Muslim American lady. My husband worked there. My oldest son was born there. I could deal with a lot. I loved it. But that "laidbackness" is maddening. You are being nice about it.
Maybe cuz Ive only been a student during my time there, but Idk why i havent noticed this problem. I even went to saudi public school one year and this wasnt the case for some reason
😅😅😅 👍👍
huntingtonparkway I live in Saudi Arabia and it gets so frustrating at times! 🙄
LOL I grew up in Cairo and still remember those bukra insha Allah that never actually happen not bukra not later :) than Maaleysh is coming :)
Mike, you know what? ...It's quite funny, the fact that you make these videos either to teach some arabic or to talk about something related to it, but I follow your channel because I learn english, and I learn watching your videos, listening to you. Keep up the work mate. I know how it feels, I mean being passionate about a foreign language!
Grettings from Nicaragua!
Hi Carlos, lots of people watch my channel to learn English and that's great! Thanks for your comment.
Haha, I moved out of Dubai a few days before you posted this video after having spent 10 years as an expat. I'm Bulgarian, but have had family members living in the UAE since I was 6, so it's pretty much second home. I do have a warm spot in my heart for the place, but I think it's changed a lot over the years and my time there has ran it's course. Why did I leave? Uncertainty (just like you said), hardly any personal time (working 24/7 is what everyone seems to be doing...else you can't compete), no security for the future (no matter how long you stay you will never become a citizen with all the benefits that any other country would give you for having been there so long), sick of the summer all year round (I'm a fan of 4 seasons), missed nature, hard to develop genuine friendships or relationships...the list goes on. Moved back home to Bulgaria, which is not paradise obviously especially compared to Dubai, but haven't been happier. It's a real, honest life here.
Mike belongs to Kuwait 🇰🇼 we love him here ❤️
Awrad ahmed
Obviously he belongs to himself 😂😂
Awrad ahmed true
Hey! I love you expressing your opinions about the middle east and about living in it. I‘m so happy you‘re doing it in fact. You shouldn‘t be clarifying yourself that this is your personal experience like 10 times in one video, you‘re obviously very respectful and cautious with making these videos and that‘s raw3a, it‘s great and saying it once is more than enough :) us arabs need to learn to get used to different opinions and getting exposed when we do wrong things and we should learn to be sorry about our wrongdoings so yeah i‘m genuinely sorry cuz getting delayed pay happens so often in the region. The people who write disrespectful comments for no reason without doing constructive criticism or cheering u on for learning 3araby are immature idiots whose fathers pay their bill when they purposefully drive through a red light so dont mind these! واصِلْ continue :)
I love your channel name
وادي الذئاب Free Palestine
وادي الذئاب I’m impressed by your English level as a Palestinian myself who can’t write that good lol , how did you do that?!
Thanks for sharing MikeStill. I lived in Dubai from 1993 to 2015. First a a single woman working then with my family.I I thought I would live there forever. We owned a lovely house near the desert and never wanted to leave. But the last job my husband had, was misleading and didn't pay even though he had a signed contract.
My husband was a CFO and had worked for different companies over the years: some international and some local. Never had any problems. Until the last contract was for a "corrupt" local who signed honour the contract. We were looking for other jobs at the same time of course, but no luck there so after living on 3 years on our savings, we ended up selling my beloved house and my beloved Dubai. I guess it is like everywhere things can turn bad and there are bad people everywhere. There are international companies too that don't pay salaries (or delay them) in Dubai. It doesn't change the fact that I still love Dubai, still have foreign and local friends there and hope to go back to live again one day as I consider it my adoptive country as opposed to France, where I am from. BTW as another language teacher, love your youtube channel. Good luck to you Mike.😆
Who's in Dubai?
Arabic Mike 🙋🏾
Come to riyadh saudi arabia ...quite different and things get better here
Arabic Mike meeeeeeeeeeeeeee let me come and hug u
MEEE lets meet up
oh em jeez you're in dubai! been following you for ages! i want to learn arabic with you :)
What you've said in this video is what everyone experiences but nobody talks about. Great video.
Then it's time to talk about it...high time.
you're absolutely right.
I'm living in dubai right now but as you said it is not for everyone.
That's strange thing to happen in Dubai I believe. I feel that you haven't been paid in time which is frustrating to anyone... I hope it'll be solved soon :)
I can tell what you were thinking and feeling while recording it. Cheers man, you helped me a lot. Love from Leeds xx
Me too lol 😂
Excited finding more Dubai based CZcamsrs like myself.great video could relate to almost everything you said
You also CZcams in dubai
I was born and raised in Emirates, travelled to different countries and now live in Spain. I totally agree with you 👌
I appreciate your honesty! Thank you
Love this info and your natural British politeness!
"Anything below 35 degrees starts feeling a bit cold" 😂 All your videos are sooooooo interesting and you're so respectful of the culture, you can have your own opinion of the experiences coming from a place with a different mentalities, don't worry if in the comments they might say anything, we love you haha
I live in Birmingham (came from Italy although I was born in Ecuador) you really make me want to go live and explore the Middle East!! Thanks for all your videos I've been binging on 😂
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You enjoy that and thanks for letting me know ! 😄
Arabic Mike I'm watching your videos in Bulgaria now! as I'm actually going in May inshaAllah (cheap flights with Ryanair so why not) 😂 Feeling like you're my solo travel buddy 😂
Brilliant stuff, Mike. Incredibly relevant and thought-provoking. Stay safe and shine on, Peter
I just passed my celta course and was thinking of Dubai but my dad has mentioned Kuwait a lot. This is a very good video. Hope you're well mate
I do understand what you are talking about .. I'm living in Qatar my entire life (almost 23 years now)
They society is very supportive, and it is Uni amazing place to be in. However, for some jobs the uncertainty could be an actual problem.
And regardless of the negative things .. I cannot imagine myself living anywhere else.
Thank you for your video. As someone who has also lived abroad, I can relate to everything you said about the negatives. If you decide to live abroad as a westerner, you will have to accept the fact that people communicate differently in other parts of the world.
Hey Mike, great video!
I'm very happy to have discovered your channel. I don't want to gush, but from at least a cursory glance, it seems like you and I could be kindred spirits (if that's not too corny sounding :D ). Like you, I have a long-term interest in Arabic for reasons I can't fully explain -and I couldn't begin to tell how many times I've been asked the 'why' question. One of my major life dreams is to become a hyper-polyglot like Tim Doner (though I don't think anyone can fairly compare themselves to him). Because I grew up bilingual with a Swedish mother, I think it came more naturally to me to take to other languages like my own. But Arabic was my first love.
A little under a decade ago, I began seriously studying the language independently when I was 14 years old. I then went on to minor in it. I've always mulled over the idea of teaching it (or English) abroad, but never felt totally decisive on the matter.
admiration from North Carolina!
-Elias
Nice story and I can already tell you'd make a great student and a great teacher of Arabic!
Looking forward to your videos. I am trying to make my way back to the Gulf. Living in Oman was the best experience for me.
I love Oman so much - come back!
I hope that you visit Yemen it is a beautiful country. It is considered the origin of the Arabs. The atmosphere in the northern regions is very wonderful how there are spectacular views.
Baaaad ..
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are FOUR (characteristics), whoever has them is a *hypocrite,* and whoever has one of the four has a characteristic of hypocrisy unless he gives it up: when he speaks, he *lies;* when he makes a *promise* he *breaks* it; what he makes a *pledge* he *betrays* it; and when he *disputes* he *resorts* to *foul* *language.”* Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2327; Muslim, 58.
What the point of having a religion that nobody follows its teaching?! "This is to do with Muslims not Islam". We hear this time and again. Well the same can be said just about everything and every religion, creed, ideology bla bla. All of them say nice things but many of their followers do the opposite. All we need is to be a good human being and believe in humanity. It's more often than not, and it's proven that religion doesn't make people better or worse! SAD.
People need the honesty so I’m glad you’re talking about the negative and positives 👍🏼
I agree 👍🏼
Awww, you're really funny. I lived in Turkey (until last month) for more than a few years and.. 'preaching to the choir'. My work experience was one thing but, socially it was exactly as you said. SAY THIS, DO THAT.....a lot of the time. You're just lovely, and it seems, quite forthcoming. Appreciated! 😉
I'm working with a UAE Airline & I know exactly how you feel! Adjusting your UK work ethics to the UAE is very difficult.
Wanderlust
Who do you work for?
Emirates / Ethihad
KingofDestruction Currently working for Etihad.
Wanderlust
What's your job? (Just out of curiosity)
KingofDestruction planning to report wanderlust?? 😏
I completely understand that and I think this video should be used as a reflective tool for those from the Middle East. Although I have roots in the M.E. I got on a flight from the UK all the way to Australia instead. Thanks again.
every society has it's positives and negatives. I am very glad that you like UAE and I really want to thank you for staying here to teach. Without you and the other teachers we will not be a good generation. Thank you very much
Lol you mentioned one not that bad thing then poured praise on the country, I’m very relieved to hear that it isn’t so bad
Verbal agreements vs legal contracts - Big difference in how things are done.
I highly recommend the book Understanding Arabs if people want to learn more about Arab culture.
This actually looks like a great book - I am gonna read it.
P.S. I found the book, it's here (for anyone interested) 👉 amzn.to/2huG1IM
Arabic Mike
Can you give us your thoughts on the book?
I hope that understanding arabs book does not mean the expat have to accept the late pay🤣
"You can argue about that in the comments as well " 😂😂😂
I had like 500 comments on my Kuwait video telling me I was an immigrant and not an expat 😒
@@MikeStillUK what you are is awesome and respectful, also very cool.
@@MikeStillUK I think there's just a tedency to call brown people immigrants and white people expats regardless of whether they're planning to stay or not. A lot of Brits retire permanently in Florida for example and are referred to as expats rather than immigrants due to the negative connotations associated with the word immigrant presumably. That's not an excuse to be inaccurate of course as in your case.
regarding expectations that doesn´t only apply to UAE but any new place you go to. even your dream place can turn to be somehow disppointing or even better than expected. this is why it is important to manage expectations and be flexible and adaptable.
Will be moving to Dubai in Januari to test it out. Allways nice to hear other peoples perceptions about the move there.
All the best with your move I am sure you will LOVE the city
You are welcome in Dubai i hope u like it
I just saw your video when you were just arrived Dubai and I was so happy for you ): it seems like you are not, sorry about what happens , and I hope you get a better job with real human beings .
The honor culture in middle eastern countries is interesting. I took a short course about the region at my community college, and my instructor told me that it's common to promise things but not follow through. She told me that it would be considered bad for one's name if they didn't say they could or would.
I saw a similar example in a prior video where you spoke about your experience teaching in Kuwait. You spoke about how passionate a student was during a fight. Maybe it was related to their honor or their family's honor? It seems like status and name is incredibly important because of the family-oriented culture.
Yeah, our family name is very important to us. like if someone in my family promises someone about a big thing and they didn't follow the promise it will be not only embarrassing to him but the whole family, so then our status is low. So like if a lot of people in a family lie and it is just known they're status is really low. it is really important for us. there is a lot of competition about families its just part of our culture. and if you are curious I'm from the UAE.
I love your accent so much👌👏
Hi, I am from Dubai. Not sure what kind of teaching Job you applied for but generally if you sign a contract you should be paid on time??? And I am talking about a typical office job be it in a government or private entity. You were not offensive what so ever, I really hope it gets better for you here. All the best!
Hey thank you
Arabic Mike there are employee support in the UAE you should know them. Asking for your right is only fair. Emirates will miss you if you leave thank you for educating our next generation.
Hi
This video was very informative. Thank you for sharing, Mike.
ur wlc
2:33 that's very accurate about ME in general.
I'm an Omani girl 💜 and I say hi from here to you all
Hi I'm from India,,,
What your name ba?
thank you for sharing 😍😍
You're welcome Munira 😄
There's a mall that's so huge that it became a country.
This is certainly true of one company there: The HR called to set up an interview, but got the time difference wrong. Strange error for an educational institution. The manager rescheduled but never kept any of the subsequent appointments. It says on the website he graduated from Oxford and had practically the whole alphabet behind his name to indicate his credentials. Needless to say, never got there.
managing expectations is crucial not only moving to UAE but anywhere in the world even to your dream place, can turn to be worse than expected.
Mike it seems to me that you haven’t made some plans before moving to Dubai, I can feel that but you have to be smart it’s not about Dubai it’s about anywhere you intend to move to, be positive and find the things is good for you and what you need by the way I can give so many links to so many people moved to Dubai and they planned their move process and what they expected but it’s about you in the end check with other people before you move to anywhere because it’s the best advice I can give I’m from the UAE by the way good luck
كل شخص له تجاربه الخاصه ووجهة نظره ، ربما انت واجهت مشاكل معينه في المحيط الذي عملت به ، لذلك كان لك انطباع سلبي او مغاير لما توقعته ، وعموماً كل شخص يجب ان يتوقع مثل هذه الامور حين ينتقل للعمل في بلد مغاير عن طبيعة بلده ومجتمعه وما تعود عليه ، وليس هناك ما يجبرك ان تبقى فالرحيل لمكان افضل هو فكره جيده ، دون اعطاء انطباع سئ عن طبيعة بلد لم تتلاءم معها ، وهذا من حقك ، ونحن لا نعرف ماحدث لك بالضبط ، فأنت تتحدث بطريقه عامه ودون وضوح ، فدوماً هنالك ما لا يسعدنا فالحياه دوماً هكذا فلن تجد شئ كامل ومثالي !
انت ممتاز اختصرت كل شي
كلام عين العقل
I’m Arab and I’ve never been to a foreign country in my life but I really understand that like I get so freaking frustrated dealing with people in here and tbh “laid back” is a nice word to say they just don’t care,lazy and very poor management it’s the worst seriously
1:47 what you said there is so accurate and whoever trys to deny it, actually is probably already ashamed of it or dont like this attitude.
for example i live in jordan and i make videos. and it is very normal to go to a hotel and they would tell you we are planning on doing 4 videos, so give up a price for 4 videos and then after finishing 1 or 2 they might just lay back and not answer again or keep telling you next week and next week over and over again and they will pay you 2 videos in the same price you gave them for 4..
thats why in out culture everybody is sensitive when it comes to work and almost all of us are a bit aggressive when we feel we are being manipulated in a sense.
I’m the other way around. An Arab who moved to the UK, and didn’t really adapt. The main difference is that everything is less professional in the Middle East.
Hi mike im from Algeria
I'm learning English and i hope that you'll try to speak Algerian accent soon😊😊
Why u've never speaked about ur experience of living in Jordan,
Make a video about it plz 😫🙏🙏💓
I know what your talking about it is frustrating but I really love Dubai
100% agree with everything u said
go live in Sousse Tunisia, you will adore it... People in Tunisia are open minded and friendly.. you can live so well there...
So so true
I am from the US, and experienced this while living in India.It is kind of fun though, just going with the flow of everything. but I know at times when you just need something to get done, but it just won't happen because of the laid-backness. Hey I'm actually learning Arabic right now, and I want to study in the Middle East, but Im more interested in countries like Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt than the gulf states. What would you say would be a difference between the two, or like what have you noted while living Jordan that was different, than while living in Kuwait or Dubai?
Shukran Mike I love your videos!
Comparing Jordan to Dubai? That's a good video idea! They are very different places with a totally different feel. You have to visit them both to find out ;)
Hahahaha so true.
I'm not upset about what you said because it's just the truth..
You should be aware of what times u could be flexible and what times u should deny it.
Sometimes not being flexible might hurt u more howeve u could be abused and u don't want!
Hello Mike. How much do teaching jobs typically pay in Dubai? Do they provide free housing? Is a teaching license required or can individuals get a teaching position with a Masters Degree in any subject and a CELTA certification? Thank you for your time.
It’s not that bad I lived in emirates for 5 years and not all places are bad but because Dubai is really dense and full of many people and jobs and living is not really comfortable for many people so if you wanna live in emirates Dubai is not the best place for you to live in a quieter place will be better and Dubai will only be for visiting shopping or just entertainment people are not that bad but not all people are good as well schools are not that bad unless your luck is really tough. I hope I helped you if you want to move there thank you!😊
Come to Qatar you would love it my dad teaches here and i go to the same school better then Kuwait an Dubai and Saudi been there many times
I've never worked in UAE but I've worked as a teacher in Saudi Arabia for over 12 years. Never been paid late, ever. Then again, most of my work has been for a UK organisation or the Saudi Government. Everyone has a different experience I guess.
Its because your name is don, ie Western
thank u for sharing (:
ur wlc
Why not try in other emirate instead of another country ?
You must visit Lebanon!!
Beirut
All your videos so useful
Plz can you answer my question
I watch all videos because my english not very good
Can you give me a briefly point about bad side in this coutry in your experience ??
YOOOO PAY MY BOY MIKE ON TIME, GODDAMN
I can understand now, I applied for a graduate teaching job they told me that they will email me for interview as I have been shortlisted. It's been months haven't received anything yet. Completely pathetic.
are going to stay for the next academic year... I hope you you leave soon...
It's unfortunate that you had an bad experience in dubai🙏🏼 hope you come back soon to Middle East! Best of luck مايك♥️
Totally agree
Hello from Indonesia! :D
Hey man! Where in Indonesia?
its like that sometimes in the UK-in some organisations !!
Hello how are you? I am thinking about moving to UAE, I would like to know if it is possible to land there and start the job search by handing over CVs or do I need to request a work permit before? I need to mention as well that I am a Muslim convert since three years, how are Muslim converts considered by the emirati society. Thanks in advanced for your advises
wow accurate and i worked in saudi things are never concrete so when something is said to happen it doesn't ever mean it actually will i dont think its dishonesty its more about the lacking adminsitrative culture and professionalism.i didnt have an issue with pay just poor and conflicting communication and feeling like i was treated like a child by my teaching agency wo never liked giving concrete information about what was happenning
Is the uncertainty related to government or private sector’s services?
How old r u bro, look like 18?
We write (why you shouldn't )or
(why shouldn't you) 👈the second is right
I mean the video title😀
Let me just add something, the money is good only if you are from a European country. I speak 4 languages fluently one of them is Arabic and I wanted to work in UAE or Qatar and just because I am from Russia they offered me a very low salary. Of course I refused the job offer.
Thank you so much for your video brother. I am considering a move to Dubai to work as a Special Needs teacher. Could you please give me the general attitude towards black teachers in that country?
Nice 👍🏽
I live in the uk and if I get a job offer I don't believe/trust it until my signature is on the contact, because I need to know who? What? When? Why? How? within a solid document saying so.
Yes you are right! We came to dubai Nd now going back to our home country. UAE is not worth living with family. average person does not get paid much. Renewals of each family member, car, education of child, day care etc. As 4500 is considered to be an average salary here. If wife starts then again low salary. After that strict fines, taxes. Even if you are going back still cancelation charges on each and everything lead up to 4500. They designed system as such that person that has earned in a year or 2 will be paying them instead on what he earned.
gosh everything you say in this video is a 100% correct. when you reached the payment bit i could totally relate to what's been happening to my parents since ever, and clearly, uae's only a good place for the locals or tourists, hell otherwise.
I know exactly what you mean. This attitude of being laidback in most middle eastern countries is quite annoying.
As you said the positives of living there are better than the negatives
Yeah I wouldn't even say it's annoying it just takes some getting used to. The laid back approach definitely has its upsides.
Imran Iqbal THE WEATHER!!!
Can I just ask whether you are a qualified primary/ Secondary school teacher, or teach English as a second language (CELTA, TEFL)?
Both
hello,
i hope you alright, i just thing that you had a bad job experience, I work in Abu Dhabi with UK people, they are nice, one of them lives in dubai and work with abu dhabi and he says that he is confortable with his job and about living here and he want to rise his kids here in the uae. his experience might be different than yours. I hope you find better job that will change your experience here … have fun
thanks so much
Morocco is situated in North Africa, not the Middle East haha (I'm half Moroccan, my family lives there). But great video all the same😊
OK
Hmmm
O kay
Bro, I want to make my career as computer scientists teacher. Kindly suggest.
Honestly I am very sorry to hear that..My great uncle worked and lived there for 25 years along with his whole family. He was a Pilot. His daughter (my aunt) decided to stay there even when her dad retired and left.
I hope you never face this injustice anywhere in the World.
Come and move to my country, you might be paid less but you'll live a depth of soulful life like nowhere else, people are nice and warm, food and lodge is cheap, you'll never regret. Trust me
You were spot on with this Video.
You really sound like you are frustrated Dude 😎
you got that? 🙄😁
Thanx
im from AD. if you wanna practice/learn the emiratie accent, let me know ^.^
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO SPEAK
شكرا لك مايك أتمنى لك التوفيق وأن تتخطى عقباتك
as long as I get paid I dont give a shit, Im going through the MOE fingers crossed.
What’s the background music