tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post4352075303544302852..comments2024-03-27T11:21:40.742+04:00Comments on Muscat Confidential: Feature: Ask an Omani! This week, Foreigners...Undercover Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-61763572300647704082012-06-11T05:25:05.290+04:002012-06-11T05:25:05.290+04:00I am an expat from new delhi and i like muscat and...I am an expat from new delhi and i like muscat and the people here. i have many friends who are omanies men and women(less). I want to be friends with women here because since i am a woman i would feel free to be with women about knowing many things without hasitation. What u have written i agree the expats here only knows enjoyment in the club, drinking and dancebars...rather taking interest in the food, lifestyle, language and the rich culture of oman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-10609523580774243562011-10-22T13:02:50.520+04:002011-10-22T13:02:50.520+04:00Hello guys, I'm doing a report about 'Fore...Hello guys, I'm doing a report about 'Foreign staff and managers in Oman' anyone willing to help, please contact me on facebook www.facebook.com/mehdi.murtadha.allawatiMehdi Al-lawatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681269752010704941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-70827275079121350962010-02-01T17:00:54.223+04:002010-02-01T17:00:54.223+04:00I'm an Omani, living in Europe.
I've just...I'm an Omani, living in Europe. <br />I've just moved here on a temporary contract to consult for a firm here and I plan to return home soon.<br />Dragon's response missed the point of what Dreamer was getting it (I think..) <br />The most "annoying thing" (although I don't think this qualifies as a matter of annoyance, but more of a matter of justice), is that Westerners have an air of superiority. Due to having the better salary, etc, and let's be serious a far higher standard of life than "they" would have in their native countries. Dreamer points out that in Oman, we have shunned concepts of a meritocracy, in exchange for a crypto-caste system (much like most if not all of our GCC cousins). On the top comes the Westerner (yes higher than the Omani---when talking about work, not about legal status). The implication being that by virtue of being Western the job is better done. The saddest part about this whole story is something that Dreamer choses to glide over, and that is; this mentality is enforced by the Omani government, and business (foremost). We have this complex of (probably left over from our post-colonial days) that the "West is Best". and by proxy, the Western we bring to do this job, will be far better than any other nationality. <br /><br />In conclusion, love this blog, you bring up some great points/subjects that need to be addressed, and are often neglected by the local news/op eds.<br /><br />So more power to you, my Western, over paid friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-4138943026045681192010-01-14T15:07:37.923+04:002010-01-14T15:07:37.923+04:00under cover dragon mentioned that expats are gener...under cover dragon mentioned that expats are generaly expected to work harder and thats why they deserve a better payment. I say that like wise, omani's are not motivated to give it all in their field of work when an ausy or kiwi next to him doing the exact same job and performance with the same level of experience is paid three times more. <br /><br />A very clear example is the air traffic control salary payment. Every epxat that is recruited has an equal experience to most omani's or even less, but of course paid tripple. The expat is expected to perform at his fullest when he knows at the end of the month a crazy four figured number is displayed in his ATM machine while the omani has already splitted his salary untill nothing is left before even recieving it.<br /><br />Now if motivation is vital for maintaining the safetiness in this highly stressful delicate job, and $$ is a key factor to motivation.....you can guess what would happen if this goes on!!!<br /><br />People have to understand as well that the expats are not the ones to blame for this unfairness. hell...if i got a job somewhere else that'll pay me tripple the local ill take it for sure, so would anyone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-16802048417891969552010-01-11T23:58:22.072+04:002010-01-11T23:58:22.072+04:00thats fair enough anonymous!!!
what yor are talki...thats fair enough anonymous!!!<br /><br />what yor are talking here is completely unrealisticAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-73235910125270045032010-01-05T14:52:56.383+04:002010-01-05T14:52:56.383+04:00I think it's incredibly naive if not ignorant ...I think it's incredibly naive if not ignorant to classify all ex-pats as the same breed with the same faults! An Indian compared with a Brit! Any European compared with an Asian?<br /><br />C'mon, get a grip, get a life, we are all different.<br /><br />Hey honey, lets go down the beach and look at the aliens, we'll take the kids and show them how to be offended.Devils Advocathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785703803791621820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-58444501772887811722010-01-05T14:02:07.850+04:002010-01-05T14:02:07.850+04:00I am an expat but I do dislike the following attit...I am an expat but I do dislike the following attitude of expats<br /><br />(1) Taking innocence of the Omani people and trying to overcharge them in aspects of pricing. Some chain store run by expats price items like vegetables at more than 50 percent higher than the market rates. Similarly since Omanis donot bargain they end up paying higher price.<br /><br />(2) Expats especially in the area of finance and accounting are more intersted in preserving their jobs.They are not intersted in preparing an Omani suitable for that job because it will ensure that their visa is not extended .Over a period of time the Omani youth lose their self confidence as they cannot penetrate the expat network in middle and top management.<br /><br /><br /> I have a suggestion for the senior officials of the Govt. I hope some of the readers especially Omanis would convey this to the people in authority in the manpower department.<br />- Divide the salary of the expats into two parts.<br />one part may be 60 percent for professional work<br />- other part namely 40 percent for mentoring a young and aspiring Omani in the company. The evaluation of this should be conducted by board manned by Omanis<br /><br />-Do not give more than two visas at a time continuously.Let there be a break and the organization rejustify its need for visas<br />-Stop visas for those who have stayed for more than 10 years.They need to go to country of origin.If a person stays for more than 10 years and still not created a Omani to take his place then he deserves to go home.<br /><br /><br />As per my observation Omanis are currently doing well in running IT services,business management and trading.<br /><br />The expats have failed to pump in confidence in the Omani members but have tried to label them as lethargic or leisure loving.<br /><br />If you want a person to swim,he has to be pushed into water.Time has come for Omanis to break into so called exclusive expat jobs.<br />Only expats which omanis would require for all time is the poorly paid blue collar workers. They need to be paid more as they have contributed to the growth of the country than any other group of expats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-13578558296693160532010-01-04T14:42:19.018+04:002010-01-04T14:42:19.018+04:00Hmm.. I don't know how common this is, but her...Hmm.. I don't know how common this is, but here at Uni I feel that some foreigner lecturers don't expect much from us, Omani students. I have been accused of plagiarism twice or thrice when I was a second year. A few days ago, a neighbour here at the dorm told me that her lecturer accused her of plagiarism because a scientific report she made was grammatically free of errors. <br /><br />Sometimes it is worse than that and they don't care whether we got the correct info or not. My two elder brothers at Uni told me once that they think it's true, accroding to their experiences. I have suffered with a lecturer saying contradictory things all the semester, and I couldn't do anything but believe that he did that deliberately and on purpose. He left us puzzled even at the small things we have been exposed to in that course like the language of bees. I got a B in that course because I figured out the way he thinks and had to read a lot and discuss some of the contradictory linguistic issues with my online Belgian friend, who is also specializing in linguistics and translation. The whole class got either C's, or D's or F's. It's unfair. <br /><br />Am I saying something that would cause me trouble??.. =pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-60920870200378661252010-01-04T11:49:55.526+04:002010-01-04T11:49:55.526+04:00I agree with 'r'. Some foreigners are snob...I agree with 'r'. Some foreigners are snobs and come to Oman thinking it's going to be like Dubai and sometimes look down upon Omanis. I hate it when expats form their own little social groups and never take time out to get to know the locals. They then complain about Oman not having enough entertainment, alcohol, etc, and fail to see the bigger pictures of why we love our country and what the good things are. I'm not generalizing. I'm talking about 'some' expats. Enjoy Oman as it is. We don't want to be another Dubai. We like our quiet life. <br /><br />As for the job-related thing, I worked in recruitment for a while and I could definitely see a huge different in compensation packages for foreigners and Omanis. Huge difference. It's not fair.Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216581844756113684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-17373956851926251642010-01-04T11:38:08.287+04:002010-01-04T11:38:08.287+04:00I have a comment, the thing that annoys me most ab...I have a comment, the thing that annoys me most about foreigners in Oman is when they start acting as snobs.. When they start generalizing about Omanis and put down their Omani colleagues and Oman as a country.. Oman obviously is not perfect, but no country is.. As a foreigner you should respect the cultural & social differences and live with it! <br /><br />Btw BD this is not directed to you! But I do know a couple of expats who are like that!rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086120294054037232noreply@blogger.com