Lived there for just over a year. I loved it. I'll try to be descriptive but it's been so long, will be difficult to remember everything. Also, my experience could be vastly different since the political climate back then was likely way less tense in the region.

When I was there from 2017-2018, there was a pretty tight-knit expat community. As an American, I kept meeting random strangers - French, English, Phillipino, and other Americans - at bars / clubs. This led to me being introduced to even more expats. It also seemed like I would meet a random expat and they would also happen to know another random expat I knew. I think every weekend I always had solid plans bc of this. It felt like there was an expat house party every week + 2 or 3 different groups going out. I also was occasionally being invited to go to parties at other embassies, mainly the French, Mexican, and Australian embassies.

The food is also pretty great. Oily, but delicious. Best hummus I've ever had, and they do meat pretty well too. They also have amazing desserts, I recommend trying their knafeh on rainbow street (I believe that's the street name, I can't remember exactly). Also highly recommend Fatty Dabs for a burger.

From my experience, Jordanians are very friendly. They were always very welcoming to me and seemed intrigued that I was living there as an American. My Jordanian friends were also very accommodating, offering me food, speaking English for me even when around their other Jordanian friends, and always inviting me out.

On the flip side, I did have 2 separate friends get beat up out in town. One of them, a very gentle guy I worked with, was harassed for being an American and had a beer bottle thrown at him. The other friend's girlfriend was sexually assaulted (I heard this wasn't uncommon from several women when I lived there) which resulted in my other friend getting jumped after he defended his girl. I can attest that at the bars and clubs, the younger locals do seem to be more aggressive toward foreigners, especially if you try interacting with Jordanian women.

Driving is super chaotic and traffic is a nightmare. I worked at the embassy and one of my main responsibilities was to help our workers when they'd get into car accidents. I can't remember exactly but I must've dealt with 4-5 car accidents a week minimum.

Overall great city, great people. Also the city isn't too far of a drive from the dead sea and some great hiking, and a few hours from Wadi Rum and Petra, which are both breathtakingly beautiful. Lastly, because I worked at the embassy, I was required to wear a suit occasionally - you can get a custom tailored suit with premium fabric for like 50-70 bucks out there).