Worked in Algeria, Libya, and all round the middle east. In North Africa once they started taking over and had more people working for the company than expats things turned sour. ironically many looked back with fondness to our British managers once they realised their countrymen treated them worse than slaves.
I found many of the young Saudis much nicer than most of the other countries especially the one educated in the UK. The Egyptians (gypos) are considered the lowest scum in the oilfield especially when they become managers.
British people are top notch when dealing with people fr