Where do most nannies work in the Middle East?
When nanny agencies talk of the 'Middle East' they usually mean the several states or countries clustered around and including Saudi Arabia. Employers might live in Jordan, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and even Azerbaijan, to the north between the Black and Caspian seas. British nannies usually work in the cities - Amman (Jordan), Riyadh and Jeddah (Saudi), and Dubai (Emirates).
How different is the Arabic culture from ours in Britain?
The short answer is - very! The predominant religion is Islam and most families will follow it to a greater or lesser degree, within whatever flexibility they are allowed. Outside the family home, however, centuries of different cultural traditions and religious regulations combine to make the Middle East a challenging and complex region for westerners to work in.
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