[PoisedWoman]

The minute the Saudis climb on an airplane and clear Saudi airspace, the robes come off and champagne is served to men and women alike, even on Saudia Air.

It's hard for Brits to leave their jobs in Saudi, as they pay twice what they'd earn back home doing the same job. Brit salaries for even high-level programming and other techie jobs are well below USA rates.

[Ciexyz]

Sounds like these expats have to decide if the money is worth it.

As for the wild alcohol parties, hopefully they won't get raided by the religious police. A few years ago there was a case of a British expat being arrested for alcohol consumption (I specifically remember it was consumption, not trading or selling). He had the choice of a flogging or several years of jail time, and he took the flogging just to get out of the country.