My 1st day in Tripoli

Be preparde for more... ;-)

Welcome to Tripoli!

Welcome to Tripoli.....

This is only a snapshot !! Watch out for more ;-)

Expat Joe wrote:

Welcome to Tripoli.....

This is only a snapshot !! Watch out for more ;-)

Good introduction though Joe, gives you a 'ah no' feeling and then it just gets better (driving aside). I suppose it also depends on where you stay, and what company you work for.

Do you think than I can adapt to this. My company is Int. and I think it's good...

ibngabal wrote:

Do you think than I can adapt to this. My company is Int. and I think it's good...

I think u can adapt to this as u were living in Sudan.... all in the same pot

ibngabal wrote:

Do you think than I can adapt to this. My company is Int. and I think it's good...

But you've been in Libya for over a month already...go figure

Yeeeeeeeeeah. But the problem I was in UAE for 12 years.
I add it's a good idea and step move if I am prepared to go back to my country after 1 year and leave expat. life. But till now my plan to spend 5 years outside. Ultimately, I can adapt according to the nature of my job, Construction works.

Sandman 6: How are u?
I am only two weeks now. I registered here before coming to Libya

ibngabal wrote:

Sandman 6: How are u?
I am only two weeks now. I registered here before coming to Libya

I'm just fine thank you, and congratulations on surviving your first two weeks.

On Thursday I will be even finer, since I will be in Lagos. I will be drinking ice cold Gulder beer, feasting at Churrasco's Brazilian BBQ and getting into all sorts of wahala.

Thanks Sandman6 for your encouragement and wish you happy Easter.
I need to take more tours and know the country well.

ibngabal wrote:

Yeeeeeeeeeah. But the problem I was in UAE for 12 years.
I add it's a good idea and step move if I am prepared to go back to my country after 1 year and leave expat. life. But till now my plan to spend 5 years outside. Ultimately, I can adapt according to the nature of my job, Construction works.

You will be fine mate, I was (am) the most impatient aggressive person you could meet, but since coming to Libya (4 months now) I have learned to chill out and relax a bit more. Patience is the key, 'prepare for the worst, and hope for the best', that will keep you going. I still lose it at least once a week and want to drop someone, but at the start it was a daily occurrence

Thanks mate, you made me feel more comfort.They need to be more responsive to act effecient.
I think Libyan locals are kind people in their nature. They welcome people but their attitude need to be changed a bit to more polite and respectful ways.

ibngabal wrote:

They welcome people but their attitude need to be changed a bit to more polite and respectful ways.

No kidding....my Nigerian wife is spitting bullets over the totally irresponsible comments made about her country

Imagine Libya's response if some other country made these suggestions about Libya?

I said they are kind people, but there are some acts need to be changed, for example I was standing for a test blood queue and some people are jumping and not respect the queue,smoking in closed areas, driving in the street I feel sometimes they are not repecting the lane markings, driving speed limits, etc.

Sandman6 wrote:

ibngabal wrote:

They welcome people but their attitude need to be changed a bit to more polite and respectful ways.

No kidding....my Nigerian wife is spitting bullets over the totally irresponsible comments made about her country

Imagine Libya's response if some other country made these suggestions about Libya?

I am Libyan and would like to say I would not spit on such "opinions" coz I think every one has thier own point of views and type of culture that no one else could could understand 100%.

hi, welcome to libya, libya is a really uniqe experinse....and i do agree with clansman when he said "'prepare for the worst, and hope for the best'"...

for me as libyan that traveld abroad and as an open minded person , i do understand how foirgners feel when they get here...and i beleive that libyans are a bit hard to live with compared to some other countries...libya is not prepared to deal with outsiders in the way it sould be....it will tke some time ....