 Oh my god, to buy bling bling money and luxury and I had the dream to be one of the first people coming to Dubai to open the business Because we were already in 25 different countries. Damn. This is my Almost my yearly income. How can I pay you my yearly income in advance? So I thought like everything is so strict I need to be careful. Don't look somebody in the eyes too deep. You get arrested Hey guys, welcome to OxyVlogs. If this is the first time here and you would like to know more information about life in Dubai Don't forget to hit subscribe button and the notification icon so you will not miss anything. On my channel I interview Dubai experts from different countries with different backgrounds. So today I'm gonna interview a friend of mine who moved to Dubai from Germany and let's find out about his experience of living in Dubai Let's get started. Hi Yarnos. Thank you for coming today So, can you please introduce yourself briefly say who you are where you're from and what you're doing in Dubai? Okay, thank you for your invitation. So my name is Jaro Actually, it's Yaroslav because I'm from Russia, but people call me here, especially in Dubai Jaro Maybe because of the J. I'm 30 years old. I hit it this year. Unfortunately already Originally I'm from Kazakhstan. I was born in Kazakhstan. I was raised up in Germany and Since three years, I'm in Dubai and why you decided to come here You know, actually it was because of business But like in many movies it started because of business and it ended up with love So I stayed or stood I'm still here and What was the first job in Dubai? My first job is the same job which I have right now. I'm a real estate agent. And how did you find this? well Long story short, I met a girl who is now my fiancee and She introduced me to her company. She was working in real estate So I joined the first company in real estate Then I had quite a lot of changes in my life and I changed also the company where I'm right now But what was your initial reason? Why did you come to Dubai? It was business I was involved in network marketing and online marketing business and I had the dream to be one of the first people coming to Dubai to open the business because we were already in 25 different countries We had nutrition product, which we were distributing in whole Europe in the USA and almost everywhere And when our CEO told us we're gonna open the market in the UAE The only thing I was thinking about it like oh my god Dubai bling bling money and luxury and so on so I said okay, I want to be one of the first guys here in Dubai and It didn't take me very long to decide how to do it. I took a loan I came to Dubai. I opened the business here with the company. Of course, it's not my company I'm a French as partner and that's how we started we started the business here like Three and a half years ago. So I came first as a tourist with the intention to build a business, you know and The one thing came after the next and so I decided okay I need to stay much longer in Dubai than I'm staying in Germany because once you're in Dubai the business is growing you go back home Business is going down So I came frequently like every two three months. I came to Dubai and One day my friends and business partners said you need to choose either you stay in Dubai And the business grows here or you go back in Germany to Germany and the business will go down here So I said I don't want it to go down. It was a dream, you know a dream to become true So I decided to come to Dubai and stay here. And then when I came to Dubai, I Met this lady. I got in touch with some people who introduced me to other people and then finally all around me All the people said you should go to real estate Because I was banker in Germany industrial engineer I had the knowledge about finances in the markets, but of course Dubai is something totally different What was your first impression when you arrived to Dubai? My first impression to be honest if you as a German have never been in the UAE You think like all the Arab countries are like Saudi Arabia, you know, so I thought like everything's so strict I need to be careful. I don't look somebody in their eyes too deep. You get arrested take care how you dress and I was kind of afraid because I didn't know this country But when I came here, I realized oh my god, it's totally different It has nothing to do with the impressions which you have in Germany when people are talking about the Middle East Because here everything is different. I mean, you know it as well. You are a lady especially You know how people are treating women in this country like so much respect and you don't need to be covered Yeah, you can wear almost whatever you want and for me it was like wow, it's totally different And then compared to what I was told from other people, you know So I came here and I saw like oh my god the Bush Khalifa here the Bush Allah right there And there's so many sky skylines Dubai Marina downtown. I was like And then every second car which passes by is the Rolls Royce or a Ferrari, right? You're not the only one around here the fast car and I was like, yeah, baby. I'm home That was my first impression like wow, it's totally different from what people might think it is That's why my recommendation to you guys is also if you have never been in Dubai Don't listen to people. Just come and see it with your own eyes If you compare your life in Germany to the life in the UAE, what are the main differences? Well, the first thing is the weather actually we have in Germany for seasons in Dubai. We have one It's warm or hot but it's always summer, right? So this is the main difference the second thing is of course the taxes We have a lot of taxes in Germany. I think we have taxes for everything except for breathing There's taxes on everything. I remember when I was banker and I got my first paycheck It was I think it was two thousand four hundred euros gross But what came action to my bank account was one thousand three hundred fifty and I was like what the Where is my money gone? You know, I don't know where's my We are paying a lot of taxes and Yeah, of course, Germany is using this my money the tax money for Giving this also security and giving we have schools for free for example Which is a big difference to Dubai here you pay for the school, right? Yeah, in Germany we have also universities where I studied I studied for free. I Just had to pay some little fees and of course all my expenses my daily expenses I had to cover myself, but these are the main differences the weather the taxes and Also, I would say, you know the mentality of the people If I tell somebody in Germany, I'm a business owner they say, oh my god, why it's so risky How could you do this? Don't you have a family and what if what if what if this happens? They only see the negative parts of being an owner of a business their business owner, but in Dubai It's if I say hey They asked me what are you doing for a living? I say I've got a business First question What is it second question is can I join you and I was like what? Because this is like a total change for me also like why the people are so open-minded here And then I realized yeah, there as I told you two different types of people Both a cuckoo one is a positive way of cuckoo and other one like crazy because who would live Here and leave his family and his friends and his secure job and all the things in his country to start Over totally a new life here Will you want to go? I don't know many people who even Wanted to move from one city to the next which is like a 30 kilometers And we are moving from one continent to another where it takes us six and a half hours of flight direct flight And how is working in Germany is different to working in Dubai? Well, see we have this punching system as well on the one hand means you come with eight Punching you go at four or five. We don't have nine to five. We have eight to four things like that So people are doing if they are not getting paid for results But for the time they're spending they're just doing the minimum things. I mean I almost doing the same, right? Why should I give a hundred ten percent of effort if my salary at the end of the month is two thousand euro and my Colleague next to me sitting there doing like this. Yeah Playing around doing no efforts at all and at the end of the month. We have the same salary makes no sense So I think most of the people not all of them, of course I mean there are people who love their jobs like very passionate about it They don't care about the money so they just do it because they love it But I think that most people are just doing this day-to-day just surviving, you know from Monday to Friday We don't have Sunday till Thursday. We have Monday till Friday on Saturday day Friday evening they go and party on Saturday. They go party on Sunday They don't remember what happened on Saturday, you know, and then the week begins And they repeat it for 40 years and then they call it a life, you know, but basically it's just one year repeating 40 times You know in Dubai it's different Here it's like most of the people are driven, you know, like passionately driven They want to they come to Dubai because they want to make money You don't come to Dubai because of the beach. Yeah, of course It's a benefit to have the beach next to your house like we have right, but The people are coming to make money. So some people have two jobs three jobs, but What I'm thinking about it. Yeah, also in Germany, we have people having two or three jobs Because it's not enough what they're earning means they have a main job nine to eight to four Okay, plus they are going on the weekends Working as a waiter, for example That's the main difference is like the work ethic as well here. Everyone is like driven They want to have more and more and I realized that people Who came to Dubai they started even with a small salary With one job then they move to another their salary increase and so on and so on like your husband also, right? Like you the same Yeah, so it's the mentality. It's the work ethic But the good thing about Germany is like the jobs are more or less secure Especially when you're working for the government and you're secure for the rest of your life You are like not quitable They cannot fire you, you know, that's a good thing if you are working there But also there's no chance to make big jumps. It's like a flat salary And what do you like about Dubai? Many things. So first of all the weather except of the hot summer Because see when I when I wake up, I know exactly what I can work In Germany, I need to check the news one day in advance How does the weather tomorrow raining or not and we have four seasons in Germany We have only one season in Dubai. So the weather is quite predictable. Yeah, we have like twice three times per year rain The rest is great. I like the weather. I like the safety You call it safety or safety? Safety. It's safe guys. It's safe. So you can walk around at 3 a.m. in the night in the morning Nothing will happen to you. I lost my wallet once in the mall of Emirates I realized it one hour later when I was opening the door of my house and I realized Wow, something is missing. I mean in Germany, it would be like a or a walk That's it gone Here I was like pretty much relaxed even you know, I was surprised by my own reaction. I was not making drama. I just Googled the number of the mall I called them I said guys. I lost my wallet. They did and they said you didn't lose it Just remember where you've been, you know, so there's no like losing in Dubai. Everything will be found They said to give us two minutes. They check where I've been walking around and they said is it this brown wallet? I said, yes, exactly in the Starbucks. Yes, exactly. I'm like, wow. They said it's still laying there What was it not so many things actually so Of course the humidity in the summer. I don't like it Well, they are things you want to do but they are quite expensive So, I mean, it's not a disadvantage on the one side. Yeah, you feel like oh damn. I want to do this But I cannot afford it At least it was like that before But then you think like okay, it's a motivation to keep pushing harder To get it. Oh another point what I love about Dubai the gas Come on with with ten years. My my car is full, you know in the petrol. I mean yet Yes, in Germany it's like 50 years. It's like it moved from one to the next And then you start the engine it goes down again. You need to refill it So the gas is one of the most advantage see it's cheap. It's cheap Ridiculous cheap. I think that Do you know this peachy water? Yeah, the peachy water is more expensive than one liter of gas Yeah, petrol right so especially my job is real estate agent. We are driving a lot you Your husband me we are driving a lot. So imagine in Germany it would cost me a fortune But he is like I need to go to the petrol station. Okay, so what another five euros? Ten years you're full. Yeah, this is what I like They're not many things which I don't like Is it easy to connect with German people in Dubai? I think so yes because we have different networks like groups like the German Emirates Club Where you can apply if you don't know anybody you just send an email and saying I'm new to Dubai I want to get in touch with this Organization can I become a member then they will reply to you or you know somebody like me I am in the club already So if I have a new friend or a friend or somebody who's just coming to Dubai asking me for network advice Then I can tell them I can invite you to this group if you want you can participate today doing events They have like a marketplace Somebody's leaving the country for like three months. They're giving their apartment for rent for three months things like this It's like a marketplace community. It's like Facebook for Germans, you know small group for Germans What advice would you give to those who are planning to come to Dubai from Germany? I would say Don't come to Dubai just to get a job Come to Dubai to open a business Because you will be much much more happier if you have your own business in Dubai Second thing is don't come to Dubai if you don't have at least let's say five to ten thousand euros on the site Because if you're starting the life in Dubai There are many different things which you will face like your driving license. You need to change the driving license It costs money You need can you just swap it or you need to know you swap you just swap it you pay a fee you do the The site you call it site test your eyes I test yeah, and then you swap it. So this is a fear I don't remember much to us, but I think it was like 200 200 euros, maybe I'm not quite sure Then finding an apartment you need to understand that it's not like in Germany where you pay monthly you pay Once in advance for the whole year, you know it or you pay in two checks or three checks four checks It's also possible 12 checks in some cases, but for us Germans It's like what do you mean? I pay one year in advance because depending on the apartment It can be like 20,000 euro in advance. They were like damn. This is my Almost my yearly income. How can I pay you my yearly income in advance? So you need to have some backups financial backups start to network before you come to Dubai and Get in touch with professionals if you're looking for an apartment go for a real estate agent before you come here choose the best one for you and Yeah, you need to be prepared for Dubai because it's not like I can Have fun. Yeah, all easy five hours per day at the beach. No, no, no, it's not like that Get have some money with you. That's the most important thing. So you don't feel stressed And the last question for today if you had to start over again, what would you do in your first thing? In my life in Dubai Dubai, I would come with more money With a bigger with a bigger backup because the first time was very rough the first period of time like the first six months because until you find a job or Profession or you open your business and takes time takes time you need to survive somehow It depends on where you live and what's your lifestyle? I think you should to have like two to three thousand euros per month means 10 to 12 Thousand 12 to 16 thousand the room is the minimum what you should have for month in the beginning. Okay. Thank you very much for your answers Thank you for coming. So guys if you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below Also, if you want to get in touch with Yaro, I will leave the link to his Instagram page in the description And I will see you in the next video. Bye. Bye. Bye