Kuwait City - Post Report Question and Answers
What do you wish you had known about this particular city/country before moving there?
No surprises for us. Do your research before coming. If you know what to expect, Kuwait can be a rewarding assignment. - May 2023
It is more welcoming and open than I thought it would be. It is a very nice city. - May 2023
That it would be so unattractive. No green at all. Sand and oil rigs. Dirty beaches. - Apr 2022
Families need good educations for their children, and a healthy home. - Mar 2022
Didn't realize the air quality could be so bad. - Feb 2020
Living by the water makes all the difference to my husband and me. Kuwait is not green and can be depressing in that sense. People don't really walk here, so if fitness is a priority, you'll need to schedule it into your life. You won't just by accident, walk three extra miles to and from dinner like you would in DC. The bread here is amazing and if you're not careful, ten extra pounds can creep up on you. Wait to get things framed here. It's nice and not very expensive. American clothing store are expensive, but you can find fur and leather jackets for cheap. One of the BEST things about Kuwait is the availability to get custom clothing made! - Nov 2018
Movies at the cinema are edited to take out cursing and kissing, etc. - Mar 2017
How hard it is. - Mar 2015
How much fun it could be but how you need a lot of patience to get use to the culture and how it works. It's very deceptive because it looks superficially like an American city but the real culture and modus operandi is quite different. It's also sort of a democracy but then sort of an authoritarian state. It takes a while before you feel comfortable about what you can get away with. Turns out it's pretty laid back - especially compared to neighboring Saudi. - Dec 2013
