moving to tripoli.

3POSTS

13 years ago

hi.. i was just wondering if any one can give me any info on living in tripoli,, my husband who is from tripoli is moving back in feb 2013 from uk, to start work and get a home and everything in order, as me and son will join him in 2014 when my son has left school here, my son is worried about making friends, the usual stuff when moving somewhere new, but this is聽 somthing completly new for us both. my husband has all fmaily there but we wont know/have anyone so as u can expect its a bit nerve racking altho i knw its some time away, but we are trying to make everything as ease free as poss,, so any info on the country people and life work and things would be very much appreciated .. many thanks for your time

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Hilton Serial expat

300POSTS

13 years ago

hi Awisa if your husband is Libyan so you are in safe side especially all his family are there but if we talk about Tripoli it nice city from my point coz it wide space and on the medietaned sea聽 but no development there and no places for ur son but i think they open britihs school here but it will be problem for u and for him if dont speak arabic coz libyan dont understand english and mentalyy is diiferent in addiation libyan are very nervous and all amred now so any small argument can make many victims in minutes and dont try to gout alone or drive alone coz libayn attract them women especilly foreigner so they will bother you and u have to respect all and culture and dont joke about them sure u will ind decent families who lives aborad and back to libya not they are rarely if we talk about prices it cheapest cpuntry in world wide and there ucan have fun at all so u can fly to tunsian or malta every week end like most of libyans finally my ex gf was british and she refused and we split coz she dont lik egypt so it will be kind of challnge to manage ur life in libya especially ur british and i know british emtnally so much so it completely different like libyan dont say thanks or sorry or anything so dont shokced anyway good luck to discover other side of the word wide but personlity i love Tripoli so much so good luck

awisa Member

3POSTS

13 years ago

Hi Hilton, Thank u.. my husband is Libyan yes, about school for my son it is ok we will only becoming to join my husband next year when my son has finished school here for good, so wont be needing to go to school. i speak little arabic, but do understand it will be very diffrent when we live there, where we live now there are many friends that are libyan in our town but im alittle nervous about being so far away from my family, but im sure we will settle im just trying to get as much info as possible to make our move as easy as it can be, i do knw things will not be easy for us, but in time will be better, my husband leaves next month to start work back in libya and sort everything that needs to be sorted ready for us to join him when school finishes for my son here,, but thank you for ur reply it has helped alot

Gernademan Serial expat

201POSTS

13 years ago

Awisa, you see it's not you that I see the problem settling in Libya but your son who according to you will finish with his school. I would be more concerned for him because to be honest here they don't have universities of the caliber your son is used to in terms of education. Plus the problem with the language not sure how fluent your son is but please remember if you bring your son here to continue his for higher studies than it's a NO GO!

If he doesn;t plan to go for higher studies even then I would advise you to come for say a 5-6months period if you think your son and yourself can get around with the daily life(which does become boring comparing with life in Manchester) then by all means forget going back to UK and shift to Libya.

fahim007 Active member

91POSTS

13 years ago

all the best for your move, it depends on what your husband will be earning to build a house and furnish it by your arrival time.....about Libya....people are nice, food is cheap, life is good without the hustle bustle of other countries and famous destinations and by 2014 if everything goes smooth for this government and they can bring improvements you wouldnt regret the decision i tell you!!!

awisa wrote:
hi.. i was just wondering if any one can give me any info on living in tripoli,, my husband who is from tripoli is moving back in feb 2013 from uk, to start work and get a home and everything in order, as me and son will join him in 2014 when my son has left school here, my son is worried about making friends, the usual stuff when moving somewhere new, but this is聽 somthing completly new for us both. my husband has all fmaily there but we wont know/have anyone so as u can expect its a bit nerve racking altho i knw its some time away, but we are trying to make everything as ease free as poss,, so any info on the country people and life work and things would be very much appreciated .. many thanks for your time

TripoLi_ New member

5POSTS

13 years ago

awisa wrote:
hi.. i was just wondering if any one can give me any info on living in tripoli,, my husband who is from tripoli is moving back in feb 2013 from uk, to start work and get a home and everything in order, as me and son will join him in 2014 when my son has left school here, my son is worried about making friends, the usual stuff when moving somewhere new, but this is聽 somthing completly new for us both. my husband has all fmaily there but we wont know/have anyone so as u can expect its a bit nerve racking altho i knw its some time away, but we are trying to make everything as ease free as poss,, so any info on the country people and life work and things would be very much appreciated .. many thanks for your time

Hi Awisa,

Tripoli is a great city. It is best to work on your arabic so that you can communicate more easily with the local population; Libyans know very basic english. The city is not crowded but there are traffic jams and it is recommended not to drive yourself if you don't have experience on Libyan roads (ignore the weird looks and wear your seatbelt). What does your son plan on doing? Universities in Libya are not at good standards so unless he found a job in Libya I don't think there's much for him to do. The Libyan community on social networks is growing fast, perhaps he can try to find friends there before heading off? Libyans spend most of their free time (and there's a lot of free time) chatting over coffee/tea; shopping, site seeing, visiting the beach are some other things you can do. Try to find a hobby, though Tripoli is a lively city it is possible to get bored. Finally, although security is improving and should improve more by 2014 - remember to put your safety first.

Libya1000uk Member

2POSTS

13 years ago

I am in a similar situation. My advice is get a job or do something to occupy your time. My kids are fine here,settled quickly.they quite enjoy it.the English schools are ok here but no comparison to the standards in the uk.

awisa Member

3POSTS

13 years ago

thank u all for the info.. im sure we will be ok.. what we have decided is that we are going to move then see how it goes.. give it a year of 2 and if we cant settle then we can always come back to england. i have spoken to alot off ppl including friends of my husbands wifes that really love living there so all we can do is gove it a go but all ur comments have been greatly appreciated