Interesting - in India, I have only paid house rent at the end of the month (post-paid). It was a shock to me to learn that in UAE they expected rent annually,

Interesting - in India, I have only paid house rent at the end of the month (post-paid). It was a shock to me to learn that in UAE they expected rent annually, in "advance" (I guess it is smart as that weeds out those living paycheck-to-paycheck, who may default on rent)!