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I dunno man, there's interesting dynamics all around the world of migrant workers who do those sorts of schedules and worse. That's what I would chalk this sort of thing up to. It's not something I'd ever want for myself, but millions of people do that sort of thing every day. I flew with a dude who met his (now) wife in China when he was working for another carrier. She is Filipino and was working as a house cleaner on an 11 month on / 1 month off schedule. They live in the equivalent of crashpads. It's not that much different than the lifestyle some FAs live.
Yeah, I have been to the gulf and seen it in action. Same thing on cruises or any contract work where there isn't a native labor force. Good point about FA life. The real road warrior stories of not having a house and sleeping in the lounge/shared pad between constant trips are pretty eye opening.
In the developed world, though, it's rare to see. I am not throwing shade. I couldn't do the mental gymnastics to make it work, but to each their own. One man's trash. US pilot pay could probably go a long way in the PI (not that way, Zard!).