r/geography Geography Enthusiast 18d ago

Oman - a country rarely spoken about. What's happening there? Discussion

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Oman is located in a area we heat about a lot for an array of reasons - there are many famous and newsworthy spots close by from dubai to Doha to Iran and Yemen...... what goes on in Oman? Let us know how life is here and any relevant info on its current state....

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u/TundraForager 17d ago

From what my Omani friends have shown me, a more chill UAE/Saudi, pretty rich people, though they don’t really think it, less garish large developments like the Royal Opera house, beautiful place, lots of Subcontinental “migrant workers”. Omanis are pretty chill with life, pretty content with living in a non-representative monarchy 

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u/supapoopascoopa 17d ago

Absolute monarchy, sharia law, no free press or ability to criticize the government, torture, no due process rights

I give them credit for being peaceful but it only seems chill with respect to it’s neighbors.

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u/sitbar 17d ago

If you’ve lived there or spent any time there you would know that it is actually really chill there.

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u/sitbar 17d ago

No I only spent like 10 years living in Oman. Please continue to tell me about how living in Oman Truely is

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u/miaou12 17d ago

Sorryyy i replied to the wrong comment lmao , i wanted to reply to the comment above you