@deb568

Type0neg, Zarqa is not like Amman, even now. Quite conservative. A grainy, industrial city. Just my opinion but it reminded me more of Detroit than California. Don't go out unless you cover, whatever your religion, and preferably not alone, day ... Read More

Independent woman, O...M...G....! So you and he are married and he doesn't want his family to know? Why? Read More

Moqu, it isn't just abut the price of cigarettes in Australia. It's the relentless television campaign by the government, showing truly gruesome stuff like the gunk in the arteries, and the colour of the lungs of a smoker, i.e. after he/she ... Read More

Hey Moqu, I get what you mean about the smoking. I've lived in Australia where hardly anyone smokes (only 18% of the adult population) and the hostility to smokers is palpable. To me that's a good thing. Read More

The default position in any society is the dominant race. If you're white and a woman, then there will be a significant number of Arab men, maybe even in your own family, let alone strangers on the street, who automatically regard you as a ... Read More

To answer the question : Do I regret? With my ten years living here I can truly say that Jordan is indeed a gem in all its aspects but it's not perfect. Just like any other country. Everyone who knows me better on this forum and in my social ... Read More

Ain't that the truth! Read More

For arts, dance and the like, make sure you are in the catchment for Broughton High school. They have the National Dance centre. Their catchment is mostly Stockbridge, Comely Bank, the arty area. Be real careful about the catchment. ... Read More

The most important thing is schools, adn in particular high school catchment areas. The way Edinburgh works is there tends to be a very good high school next to a neighbouring not so good high school. So, for example, on the north side, Trinity and ... Read More

And by the way, culture and tradition was not the subject. Marrying an Arab/Jordanian was the subject. If a foreign woman is marrying a poor Jordanian she will have a difficult time. It's way too different and too difficult. In most ... Read More

Expat.com team, May i suggest blocking any further discussion on this topic. I have been receiving an endless number of threads on the topic over the past two years and everybody is speaking about the negative image of Jordanian men. Topic is now ... Read More

One more thing, if planning to marry an Arab, plan to have sons, not daughters. They are great for their sons' self esteem but a disaster for their daughters' self esteem.How does one plan to have sons, not daughters? :whistle: Biggest ... Read More

it depend always on the women ,if she want to bring with her her western way of living and all its illusions and conflects and manupolations she had in the west then it well be hard for her,but any way it is not allowed for me here to write nice ... Read More

One more thing, if planning to marry an Arab, plan to have sons, not daughters. They are great for their sons' self esteem but a disaster for their daughters' self esteem. Read More

Love is important, to be sure, but I would also add having lots in common AND the desire to follow those common interests with each other. Plus similar ideas about the religion, if you are both muslim, helps. If you want to pray 5 times a day and he ... Read More