Kuwait Apartment Tour | Expectations vs Reality

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • I've been living in Kuwait for nine months now and I've been putting off filming my Kuwait apartment tour for that whole time. But today's the day! Here's my Kuwait apartment tour so you guys can see where I've been living in Kuwait. The apartment I've been living in in Kuwait doesn't belong to me. One of the perks of working in Kuwait is that my apartment is provided for me. It doesn't really look like it did in the pictures so it's going to be more of an expectations vs reality type apartment tour.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 117

  • @hanialturk5981
    @hanialturk5981 6 років тому +39

    You lived free rent, free health care, free taxes, good salary...that snit you won’t dream of getting in your own country.

    • @Ghislaine7
      @Ghislaine7 5 років тому +2

      Hani Alturk so true

    • @samahmonkshoody8559
      @samahmonkshoody8559 3 роки тому +2

      Exactly ! Living and being taken care of all this time and complaining about it as if it was not enough then why the hell did you even accept to come ???

    • @LovenEverythingNails
      @LovenEverythingNails Рік тому +1

      @@samahmonkshoody8559 did you watchful video. She was shown a completely different accommodation. She also explained that her salary is deducted to help with housing costs. Not the entire cost but some of it.

    • @ruststar
      @ruststar 11 місяців тому

      All that free stuff and complain about it , what a biotch

  • @aoer.-.3723
    @aoer.-.3723 6 років тому +15

    I think the window is so that the smell and heat of food leaves the kitchen easier. Especially if you’re cooking things on the stove!

  • @granjmy
    @granjmy 3 роки тому +3

    I think that odd window in the kitchen is an air shaft for fresh air intake. If you open it, and crack the balcony window, you might get a fresh air cross flow.

  • @stephactiveveggiebyrd4275
    @stephactiveveggiebyrd4275 6 років тому +5

    I’m in Kuwait and let me say, you are 1,000% on point about how many of the apartments I’ve seen in Kuwait haVe these exact types of issues. The really nice ones in the richer parts of Kuwait City are great but most of us ex-pats aren’t in those.

    • @hell0ohelloo434
      @hell0ohelloo434 6 років тому +1

      Kuwait is the best

    • @travellover6768
      @travellover6768 5 років тому +3

      StephActiveVeggieByrd Expats??? Lol you mean immigrants

    • @egoytp
      @egoytp 3 роки тому +1

      @@travellover6768 we aren't immigrants

  • @MuhammadAliGOAT
    @MuhammadAliGOAT 5 років тому +8

    2:18 is what it was supposed to look like
    3:04 is how it actually looks like
    thank me later.

  • @chairmanofrussia
    @chairmanofrussia 4 роки тому +1

    That whole kitchen and the window opening looks like it’s straight from the game mirrors edge.

  • @michybree5606
    @michybree5606 5 років тому +6

    The apartment is beautiful

  • @fatmaalhaddah6477
    @fatmaalhaddah6477 6 років тому +15

    Im sorry that ur experience in kuwait is awful and you have a bad luck, thats how your showing it to others.But, alot of expats (americans and british) love kuwait and are living the best of it and many have lived in kuwait for long years because they admire it and they understand that they are living in the dessert thats why its hot and dusty. I dont like how your showing others the bad impression of kuwait and making fun of it when really its not how it is.If you dont like kuwait that doesnt mean every expat doesnt like it here. Good luck you did a right choice in leaving kuwait because its not the right place for u.

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  6 років тому +6

      On the contrary. I think I actually said in the video that my apartment isn’t a reflection of how everyone lives in Kuwait so I’m certainly not making any broad generalisations. I also said I was really grateful to have my apartment provided for me as part of my contract.
      I have never said that my time in Kuwait was awful. In every single video I ever made about Kuwait I expressed the positives of living there and reiterated more times than I can count how happy I was that I had made the decision to move there. If you sensed any kind of negativity towards Kuwait in this video of me just showing people where I lived then that was not based on any comments I made or anything I said.

    • @Nazreen9997
      @Nazreen9997 6 років тому

      I've heard very bad experiences from teachers

    • @hell0ohelloo434
      @hell0ohelloo434 6 років тому +1

      Nasreen Sadan Kuwait is the best and I love it there

    • @suadalghareeb4904
      @suadalghareeb4904 4 роки тому

      You are right , but this is her first time in Kuwait

  • @salmann3874
    @salmann3874 6 років тому +8

    Is it okay for you to disclose your pay which u got while u were in Kuwait ?

  • @sarahingerson6202
    @sarahingerson6202 6 років тому +1

    I think that kitchen window is meant to be a window into a light well. In theory light wells are used to add matural light to interior rooms that otherwise wouldn't have it. But that light well is too small to function as intended. Haha

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  6 років тому

      Sarah Ingerson If that’s the case, it’s definitely not working ha ha!

    • @eddenoy321
      @eddenoy321 5 років тому

      @@AimeeRebecca Are you from NE England ?

  • @ACTION_otter
    @ACTION_otter 6 років тому +2

    Can confirm, the art in company apartments, or pre-furnished are horrendous. Some of my tasteless bits of art are bolted to the wall...

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  6 років тому

      Blair DeLong Haha no escaping them then!

    • @ACTION_otter
      @ACTION_otter 6 років тому +1

      Aimee Rebecca I've long since accepted my fate and bought things to at least cover over them. Also, edit: Good luck in South East Asia!

  • @The_Beast_666
    @The_Beast_666 2 роки тому

    4:13 The locals use these crystal bowls for storing dates (fruit)!

  • @ketowithstacy8882
    @ketowithstacy8882 2 роки тому

    So I'm out of the loop and just now seeing your channel. What made you decide to move to Kuwait? Should I plan on moving there? LOL I'm tired of where I'm at.

  • @sirinskitchen2981
    @sirinskitchen2981 5 років тому +3

    Wow free rent free home congratulations

  • @Zenano1
    @Zenano1 5 років тому +2

    Aimee darling, I’ve understand that you have to be in school early (7) but could you please tell me what the day’s timetable is like? What lessons you teach, who teaches the other leasons and what time you get for planning etc? Thanks love xxx

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  5 років тому +2

      The teaching timetable is very light because usually there are specialist teachers for Music, Art and PE as well as Arabic and Kuwaiti Social Studies. There's plenty of time for planning :)

    • @Zenano1
      @Zenano1 5 років тому

      Aimee Rebecca thanks so much for your reply. And thanks for all your videos, I’ve loved them all. Still watching them, want to make sure I see all your videos. I speak Arabic myself and thinking of applying to work in Kuwait. xxx

  • @HattieMcDanielonaMoon
    @HattieMcDanielonaMoon 6 років тому +1

    Yay!!!! Finally!!

  • @nuavecmoi
    @nuavecmoi 5 років тому +2

    That's a pretty good apartment. In NYC it would be expensive.

  • @karenfisher5274
    @karenfisher5274 6 років тому +1

    Hi! Nice to finally see your apt.

  • @alvinloresto698
    @alvinloresto698 4 роки тому

    your apartment is way better than ours, atleast you live in a separate room.

  • @KayyWxx
    @KayyWxx 3 роки тому

    Did you have access to the internet?

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  3 роки тому

      No 😩 there was no WiFi. I just had to hotspot from my phone.

    • @KayyWxx
      @KayyWxx 3 роки тому

      @@AimeeRebecca oh no! Was this good enough to stream Netflix? x

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  3 роки тому +1

      @@KayyWxx Thankfully yes! The upload speed was dreadful, but the download speed was good. I just topped up my phone with 64gb of data a month and that kept me online :) x

  • @Roozbeh_is_cool
    @Roozbeh_is_cool 4 роки тому +2

    Too much murmuring! And negative Energy.

  • @fbegum327
    @fbegum327 4 роки тому

    Did you have to pay utility bills? And did you have WiFi? Love your videos btw ❤️

  • @mohammadmohammad-pw1hf
    @mohammadmohammad-pw1hf 6 років тому +1

    U look nice when standing, by the way the functionless switch i think its the water heater switch

  • @LCx829
    @LCx829 6 років тому +1

    Not that bad but very small for 3 people. The window is very weird in the kitchen.

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  6 років тому

      LondonCalling Yeah, the window was really odd!

  • @monati1989
    @monati1989 3 роки тому

    It’s not really nice , but did they allow you to decorate or change any thing? Cuz you can do many things here 😊

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  3 роки тому +1

      I wasn't allowed to do any decorating or change anything unfortunately. I did bring in a few small pieces of furniture, but it would have been nice if I could have made it feel like my own :)

  • @MsZzainwk
    @MsZzainwk 6 років тому +1

    your kitchen window functions as a chimney exhaust for the stove...

    • @sarahingerson6202
      @sarahingerson6202 6 років тому

      I think that general well could function that way. Strange that they put a window to it though and not a pipe.

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  6 років тому

      Ahh! Maybe!

    • @syedmehdi221
      @syedmehdi221 6 років тому

      that's a duct for ventilation and you still say no natural light without opening that thing. huh

  • @mominKuwaitChannel
    @mominKuwaitChannel 5 років тому

    what was the ocation

  • @erenestawanjiru1935
    @erenestawanjiru1935 3 роки тому

    Dear God.....I Need A Blessing Like This...Thank You In Advance.

  • @sincerely_kiera405
    @sincerely_kiera405 4 роки тому

    Hey I have some questions about moving over and working. Do you have a way to contact besides UA-cam? I’m going over in August (hopefully) lol.

  • @aylaplayz7354
    @aylaplayz7354 6 років тому +1

    3:57 - 3:59 ahhhh so uncomfortable

  • @irum4140
    @irum4140 3 роки тому

    Could you do a video on what to pack when you move abroad? I moved out for my PGCE and I want to do my NQT abroad but I don't know if I'll have to/be able to take things like my dishes and pots and pans or even my xbox abroad!

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  3 роки тому

      Hi! I made a video a little while ago about what I packed to go to Bahrain ua-cam.com/video/Dod9Hc6tRIU/v-deo.html
      Depending on where you go, you might not need to take any household items. The apartments I lived in in Kuwait and Bahrain came with everything!

  • @humayoun5845
    @humayoun5845 6 років тому

    How much you pay for this apartment.

  • @faeriesmak
    @faeriesmak 6 років тому

    That is a weird little sliding door in your kitchen. I wonder if it is access to the electrical and plumbing.

  • @mizyan9387
    @mizyan9387 6 років тому

    What school do you teach in?

  • @Tariqshafeeq
    @Tariqshafeeq 5 років тому

    Are you still in Kuwait

  • @Zenano1
    @Zenano1 5 років тому

    Lovley flat but oh my word...no taps? That really is annoying, might aswell not have been there!

  • @elhamkhosravy3991
    @elhamkhosravy3991 5 років тому

    Where are you teaching now?

  • @morgan6617
    @morgan6617 6 років тому +2

    Farwaniya is known in kuwait to be a bad a scary area to live in 😂, our nice and most popular areas to live in is fnaitees, almasayel. Sabah alsalem, rumaithya etc. I would rather live in these areas and pay rent then what the school provides me with. They could have at least put you in a bigger apartment!

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  6 років тому

      Yeah, I had friends who lived in better developed areas with more to do around them. That would have been nice.

    • @MZar-vb8qy
      @MZar-vb8qy 5 років тому

      @@AimeeRebecca I studied in a British school in Kuwait, and many teachers from my school lived in this big apartment building in Sabah Al Salem, just a few streets away from my own home.
      It was a weird feeling because I'll be playing football or behaving like a prick and then I would see one of my teachers walking with their baby in the stroller

  • @robinsonchika3049
    @robinsonchika3049 3 роки тому

    I love kuwait

  • @AmineCch2t
    @AmineCch2t 3 роки тому

    Hello, can I ask you how much is the rent? for your flat and in Kuwait in general.

  • @HattieMcDanielonaMoon
    @HattieMcDanielonaMoon 6 років тому +1

    I'm sorry you had such a bad apartment experience! And you deserve better!

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  6 років тому

      Bernard's Channel Aww thank you! It really wasn’t so bad. I’m really lucky I had somewhere to live for free!

    • @julia4393
      @julia4393 4 роки тому +1

      I agree! He deserves better and not shared.

  • @yuejima1
    @yuejima1 6 років тому

    Thank you

  • @Hamilton-airlines
    @Hamilton-airlines 3 роки тому

    omg you are at al naser i am at al naser

  • @adarshtripathi7540
    @adarshtripathi7540 5 років тому

    Sister I am getting job in Kuwait with salary of 500 KD .
    Please help me how can I get one room apartment under 100 KD

  • @abfilms2171
    @abfilms2171 6 років тому

    Hey Amee what’s up ???
    Just wondering any chance of collaborating with me ?? 😊😉

  • @akkirawa3643
    @akkirawa3643 6 років тому

    Same here I got an offer from Kuwait and told me they will provide comfortable room but when I reach and got strange to see the room which is totally uncomfortable. :( :(

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  6 років тому

      akki rawa Aww no :( I’m so sorry!

  • @The_Beast_666
    @The_Beast_666 2 роки тому

    @Aimee Rebecca Is it just me or you have gigantic eyes! No offense they are beautiful eyes but HUGE! Like WHOA!

  • @johnmaccabi1667
    @johnmaccabi1667 5 років тому

    What a sad video.

  • @umamaheswariselvakumar9282
    @umamaheswariselvakumar9282 5 років тому

    Hai Aimee, u r looking so cute and charming and ur way of expressions r really very childish. Keep it up...

  • @syedsamreen1555
    @syedsamreen1555 6 років тому

    Your age

  • @NoorNoor-ks5dg
    @NoorNoor-ks5dg 2 роки тому +1

    She is just a complaining machine ... 😏😏😏😏

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  2 роки тому

      Yep. When things suck, I complain 😂

  • @luyandawanda5246
    @luyandawanda5246 4 роки тому

    Yewena mehlo. Yimbi lendlu yakho ❤😍

  • @mrwahalfdli20
    @mrwahalfdli20 5 років тому +1

    You don't choose the great place in my country you choose the expansive and you don't search about this place if that's place are good or nah so please don't talk 🙏🏻💚

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  5 років тому

      Like I said though, I had no choice in where I stayed

  • @wealthymansourladyempire8752
    @wealthymansourladyempire8752 4 роки тому

    She is a spy...

  • @wasimaalajmi1200
    @wasimaalajmi1200 6 років тому

    The window story really make me laughing 😂

  • @beachgirl9823
    @beachgirl9823 6 років тому +1

    What a dump of an area....glad you’re outta there. Smh 🤦‍♀️

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  6 років тому +1

      Island Chick Haha! I can’t complain. It was for free after all. I’m looking forward to having a little bit of personal space though!

    • @beachgirl9823
      @beachgirl9823 6 років тому +1

      Aimee Rebecca I know it. I shouldn’t have been so blunt... it seemed ok but the view from the window looked iffy. Enjoy your summer

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  6 років тому +1

      Island Chick Haha! Yeah, it’s considered one of the least desirable areas in Kuwait apparently 😂 Thanks!

  • @Ghislaine7
    @Ghislaine7 5 років тому +1

    What a negative video. So sad

  • @sirajsaiyed4656
    @sirajsaiyed4656 6 років тому

    U have..such... quteee...eys

  • @ahmedmors4894
    @ahmedmors4894 6 років тому

    Would you date a kuwaite man ??

  • @wasimaalajmi1200
    @wasimaalajmi1200 6 років тому

    I wish that i can live in America, the homes there make me very happy , a lot of positive feeling .ahh😍

    • @AimeeRebecca
      @AimeeRebecca  6 років тому

      Wasima Alajmi That sounds lovely!!

    • @chairmanofrussia
      @chairmanofrussia 4 роки тому +2

      Nooo you don’t want to live in America. We’re being robbed here and our government doesn’t function. Housing costs are getting ever higher while wages are down. An ambulance ride to the hospital costs a couple thousand dollars alone. You can only have insurance if you have a job too, this in a country with a precarious employment situation. We have a gig economy. The small towns are dying and the big cities are getting so expensive that even communal living with a bunk bed costs $1200/month. STAY AWAY from this country. It’s in decline!

    • @jeffcunningham7046
      @jeffcunningham7046 2 роки тому

      Until you get to America and see what a hellhole it is

  • @manishpanditgagal
    @manishpanditgagal 6 років тому

    Love u baby

  • @wealthymansourladyempire8752
    @wealthymansourladyempire8752 4 роки тому

    Kuwait need reconstruction....

  • @Akhtarrasool19
    @Akhtarrasool19 5 років тому

    How much you pay for that appartment