I worked once in
Oman for 4 months long before it was opened up as a holiday resort.
Loved the country and the people..wonderful.
But they only had one 5 star hotel then and all the ex-pats ( so many as Oman was basically a British military base) got very excited at shows like
Harry Seecombe.
Then the TV..one channel and every god=damned nigh.
I love Lucy for 2 hours

. And that was it.
Fortunately the country has opened up..fascinating place as is the capital city Muscat.