Two Different Worlds with So Many Similarities

Saar, Bahrain is located 6578.80 miles from Scarsdale, New York. Bahrain is an island in the Middle East that is off the east coast of Saudi Arabia. Scarsdale is a suburban town in New York State located in the United States. Bahrain is a country that relies heavily on International Business and trade so this brings a lot of expatriates to the country. Now although these two cities are in entirely different countries, the lifestyle that the expatriates have and the way that people in Scarsdale live are extremely similar.

Since Bahrain is a small island it can't just survive off of the traditional pearl diving that many of the fishermen do. In order for it to gain financial stability as a country it had to rely on International Business and the oil trade. This made a lot of companies recruit workers from different countries and ultimately created the expatriate community that exists there now. An expatriate is someone who is no longer a resident of their native country. This expatriate community benefits the culture that is in Bahrain, but it does not take away the Arabic culture that surrounds Bahrain still. Expatriates are known to live a very luxurious lifestyle as most of them receive a higher income than the normal residents of Bahrain. There are also no taxes in Bahrain and it is a lot easier to make more money. A lot of expatriate children are brought up with privileges. Many of them have maids that live with them so they are used to having someone who cleans up after them and someone who makes them lunch or dinner especially since a majority of the time the parents go away on business trips or work late. They also have their own drivers and when they start learning to drive they are given the expensive brand name cars such as BMW or Mercedes. Many of the expatriate children come off as spoilt because they always have money surrounding them and their parents usually give in to what they ask for.

Scarsdale is a small town located in Westchester County, New York. It is perceived as a "rich" town and when it is mentioned in a movie it is referred to as snobby. However, in magazines and newspaper articles it is seen as a well educated town filled with the finest and wealthiest people. The community itself has a lot of bankers, lawyers and doctors. It is a wealthy town and it is also famous for the size of the houses throughout the town. Many celebrities and politicians like to reside there because it is not a media hot spot and it is very quiet and reserved. Since the town is filled with people with high paying professions the community relies on money a lot and the children within the community are raised with money as well. They live a luscious lifestyle and live in huge houses sort of like the ones shown on the MTV show "teen