Originally Posted by There is line

New to Foreign forum.
I'm thinking of applying for a position with Saudi Arabian Airlines based in Jedda. As far as I have heard life there is quite different from life in the US or the rest of the western world. I'd be gone alone, leaving the family in the US and commuting (it's a "commutable" contract). How are the working conditions with the company? Is life for a a guy without need for a lot on days off really that restrictive? (I'm not much of a drinker so the no-alcohol policy is not a big factor). How hard is it to do the commuter thing from so far away?
Thanks