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Working in Kuwait – Part 2

14th September 2022 well_chuffed 0

During my year and a half stay in Kuwait in the late 1970s the country had two big objectives. Increase the number of Kuwaiti citizens Reduce dependence on oil The population was about 1.5 million [more…]

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Working in Kuwait

28th July 2022 well_chuffed 0

On the 22nd May 1978 at the tender age of 27, me and ‘er indoors flew to Kuwait so I could go and work. It was a bit of an adventure, I had no idea [more…]

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