r/geography • u/Necessary_Wing799 Geography Enthusiast • 14d 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 14d 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 14d 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 14d 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/la_bata_sucia 14d ago

Is it chill for the women and the migrant workers? Asking seriously

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u/Continental-IO520 14d ago

Yes. My mum used to work there. It's a lot better than the neighbouring countries

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u/la_bata_sucia 14d ago

But is "better than the neighboring countries" good enough?

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u/My_massive_dingaling 13d ago

No but it's a start

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u/Continental-IO520 14d ago

Yes. It's a genuinely good place to live. Conservative but not overly so. Would certainly take Oman over the US

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u/nixnaij 14d ago

You make it sound like being better than your peers is something to be ashamed of.

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u/la_bata_sucia 13d ago

If my peers are the worst, is not something to be that proud of

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u/nixnaij 13d ago

Not saying Omans peers are the best, I would say there are quite a few countries that are worse than the peers of Oman.

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u/SvenderBender 10d ago

I hate people like you who say “asking seriously” but its not serious or curious at all. People have responded and you still keep undermining their responses, you weren’t asking seriously.