Saudi Arabia Experience

A totally different Culture

Advantages: Weather, People, Tax free
Disadvantages: No Booze! Womens rights, nightlife

...0% tax . Living in Saudi is also very cheap, petrol is stupidly cheap, food is also very cheap, as is electricity etc. Shopping is also a favorite apstime, again thats all tax free (remember 17.5% vat in the UK too!), with items from anywhere inthe world available openly and cheaply it really is a paradise! You can also go to the souks where you can buy anything from the usual tat (coffee pots etc) to gold rugs etc, and barter for them (ppitrue ...
...to welcome you and chat. Saudi food is lovely, and you must eat a schwarma and smoke a shieesha (a hubbly bubbly). The other great thing is the countryside, not just the images of sand dunes, there are those though! Most of hte country is a rocky desert, huge wadi's and escarpments dominate the desert. Any visit to saudi would be spoilt without leaving the cities to expereience the desert. Simply drive of the road a couple of km's and you are in ...

giblets46 26.03.2005 · Read full review
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Arabian Experience

Advantages: Hot, Cheap, Good Living
Disadvantages: Restrictive

I have not been to Saudi for almost four years now, but spent the first 12 years of my life there due to my fathers job. I hope this review helps you in your research of Saudi Arabia. There are many expats in Saudi that are working in the health sector in Saudi. I also remeber people from all over the world working at the hospital. From Sudan, Egypt, America, Phillipines, Syria, Yemen, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka to mention a few. A melting pot! ...
...all kinds of resturants in Saudi due to the number of expats in the country. Social events in Saudi are usually split between the men and women. Refrain from showing effection for the other half in public as well. Occaionally you might be asked for ID from the authorities this will be the Iqma and is a MUST when you travel. There are checkpoints in certain locations and at entrances to certain buildings. If you get invited to a Saudis house do go ...

lubz 17.05.2004 · Read full review
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Work few years here for a better life in future

Advantages: It is a great place to make money!
Disadvantages: Very hot and humid weather !

...thirteen years. It is about Saudi Arabia. Ofcourse, I was fortunate enough to live with my family . First of all, to be able to go over there , you need a work visa . You cannot visit this place on a visit visa . Other middle east countries like Dubai, Abudhabi , Muscat etc, you can visit with a visit visa . Saudi Arabia is a muslim country with strict laws . All the expatriates are expected to abide by the laws of that country . People who violate ...
...Saudi Arabia as such is a very grand country , comparable to U.S in all respects , except for the freedom. It’s oil wealth makes it one of the richest countries in the whole world ! Petrol is very cheap here . You will find gigantic monuments everywhere . The roads are neat and broad. There are fabulous shopping centers and buildings made of glass. The country is ruled by a king. There are no political parties. Saudi men wear a traditional ...

Priyat 23.03.2001 · Read full review
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Riyadh

Advantages: Really hot climate
Disadvantages: Not the same as western life, Feel uncomfartable in the country

...sun, sun and more sun. Saudi Arabia's climate as well you may know is extremely hot and the land is desert. Having been here for 6 mothsn on a work contract, settling down has been hard, rule rules rules is all there is. Being a male was not so bad, but you women out there, be prepared for it to be tough. Women are secondary people here, you have to be covered up and not show any flesh, you canot handle money, you cannot drive, you cannot even sit ...
...to the driver. Harsh penalties for driving offences, and crime, hands get chopped off, Riyadh city is not exactly Las vegas, very dirty, very hot, there are lots and lots of shops for souveniers, trinkets and the like, all at cheap prices. Western women do live here, and most do show there faces, and wear the 'Abbaya' wich makes the ladies a bit nmore inconspicious to the Arabia men. All inj all it is a good country to visit, if not just for the ...

jjcheffy 09.07.2000 · Read full review
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