Heady
French expat in Saudi Arabia
Forum posts
23
About me
French
Lives in Riyadh
Speaks french, italian, english, a bit of dutch and persian
Registration: 21 May 2010
Wife sending all her money home not contributing expenses by Jonny2840
Hello my name is Jon. I live in Vancouver BC Canada. I recently married a filipina and we are working towards sponsorship for her here to get her pr. Before we got married we both agreed we would share expenses and costs for pr applications and ...
Hi Jonny. Let me share my experience of having been with my filipina soulmate for 5 years now: 1) When you marry a filipina, you shall consider that family - at least the close family circle (in my case: her dad, her mum, her son and her jobless ... Read More
Uncivilized driving ... but civilized dispute settlement ? by Heady
I arrived in Riyadh 3 weeks ago and I already witnessed no less than 8 car accidents. Seems to be a national sport here! and I don聮t mention the countless times drivers fail to stop at red traffic light or honking at me simply because I would stop ...
...you better break all the arabic words you rememberd this far to explain what happened...The only words I know in Arabic are "I would like to order a pizza" and "what a cute little baby". Would that help ??? Read More
Uncivilized driving ... but civilized dispute settlement ? by Heady
I arrived in Riyadh 3 weeks ago and I already witnessed no less than 8 car accidents. Seems to be a national sport here! and I don聮t mention the countless times drivers fail to stop at red traffic light or honking at me simply because I would stop ...
The other driver blamed me but after hearing my explanation the policeman suggested that he was mistaken. ie, lying out his teeth.Thanks Dave. It seems that bad faith is a universal concept. Read More
Uncivilized driving ... but civilized dispute settlement ?
I arrived in Riyadh 3 weeks ago and I already witnessed no less than 8 car accidents. Seems to be a national sport here! and I don聮t mention the countless times drivers fail to stop at red traffic light or honking at me simply because I would stop ... Read More
What's a suitable salary for french engineer ? by pirlo59
Hello/Salam to All, I live and work as lean manager in France. I had an interivew with the HR manager and the Manufacturing manager for a subsidiary of french company based in Ryad. The interview went well and the HR told that he will send an ...
Pirlo59: I replied to your PM with lots of details. Hope this is helpful to you. Read More
What's a suitable salary for french engineer ? by pirlo59
Hello/Salam to All, I live and work as lean manager in France. I had an interivew with the HR manager and the Manufacturing manager for a subsidiary of french company based in Ryad. The interview went well and the HR told that he will send an ...
I forgot: my company also provides 4 return tickets per year (one every 3 months) Read More
What's a suitable salary for french engineer ? by pirlo59
Hello/Salam to All, I live and work as lean manager in France. I had an interivew with the HR manager and the Manufacturing manager for a subsidiary of french company based in Ryad. The interview went well and the HR told that he will send an ...
Hi pirlo59: I am french, I am an engineer and I work for the subsidiary of a french company too. Maybe we are working for the same company here ;) I get about 75% on the top of my france-based gross salary. The company provides me with a decent ... Read More
Greetings from a newcomer by Heady
Dear forum-ers: I am new in Riyadh and wanted to say hello to you. I understand it is a sort of tradition for newcomers to ask for tips and advice about living in SA, but I won't ask for anything. I will try and figure out everything by myself...it ...
Hi Heady, Can you elaborate on your interest in Aviation? The company I work for had a presence at the Saudi Aviation Club a couple of months back.Hi Stevie334, Funny that you mention the Saudi Aviation Club as I was doing some research on it 2-3 ... Read More
Pass the ball by MadMaz
Not much time left till football World Cup starts! I suppose there must be at least a few football fans here, so who are you gonna support? how far you expect them to go? and who you think is gonna win?? tell me all about it :) I support Germany, ...
I support France, without enthousiasm though. Several french players are currently involved in an underage prostitution scandal. Plus France stole Ireland its place at the WC finals by scoring a goal with the hand during the qualification phase. so ... Read More
Warning by Alliecat
This was forwarded to me this morning: [quote]Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 9:37 AM Subject: INCIDENT AT KINGDOM MALL Importance: High Gents, I had dinner at the Kingdom Compound on Thursday night with friends and thought that I would pass the ...
What shall we call this new faith? Any suggestions?We shall call it Yodowamawikism (abbreviation for "YOu DOnt WAnna Mess Around WIth the Kingdom-ism) We are all yodowamawikites! Read More
Ladies not working by uglybetty
I would like to ask to those ladies who are house wives whilst their husbands are at work-what do you do during the day? If you are in compounds do you get together with other women during the daytime? Im hoping that this is the case although it may ...
I am trying to arrange for my wife to join me before the end of the year, and frankly, I hope she will never read this topic: she will be so depressed. She is happy only when she can take her car, go shopping to local soukhs, argue and bargain ... Read More
Teaching job in Pricess Noura Unviveristy by halaf
Hi, Can anyone provide me of the email of the HR, or the place where they announce for English teachers jobs in the above Uni?Anyone knows if there are still hiring foreign teachers? thanks
English has been my working language for years, and I belief none of my non-native english speaking colleagues has ever attended english courses from native or purist english speakers. But do that really matter ? The most important thing is to ... Read More
Greetings from a newcomer by Heady
Dear forum-ers: I am new in Riyadh and wanted to say hello to you. I understand it is a sort of tradition for newcomers to ask for tips and advice about living in SA, but I won't ask for anything. I will try and figure out everything by myself...it ...
Thank you all for your warm welcome... I mean ... not "warm" as in "it is 40 degrees Celsius outside and we swelter"... but "warm" as "cool". Euh... What I write makes no sense. I must be tired! @alliecat: How could I have possibly been here for ... Read More
Greetings from a newcomer
Dear forum-ers: I am new in Riyadh and wanted to say hello to you. I understand it is a sort of tradition for newcomers to ask for tips and advice about living in SA, but I won't ask for anything. I will try and figure out everything by myself...it ... Read More