And most expats don't get as nervous about U.S. Consular Warden Announcements as you might think (having personally been through a coup d'etat while working abroad). Here's an example:
U.S. expatriates in Saudi Arabia like life on the edge
The Seattle Times Company, Sunday, November 30, 2003
"Every day, there's another warden's message (from the U.S. Embassy), but you get used to it," says Richards, 45, who has lived in five countries and traveled through more than 40. "You adjust." Lured by good pay, tax breaks and a resort-style life inside walled compounds, Americans still flock to a variety of business and technical jobs in Saudi Arabia, despite being prime targets for al-Qaida terrorists seeking to destabilize the ruling monarchy and rid the kingdom of Western influence. ...
"Kalin described expatriates as "a hardy lot." She noted that many of them and the more than 150 U.S. diplomats in Saudi Arabia have held hardship assignments in other countries and are accustomed to life on the edge.