Saudi Arabia Nightlife

Saudi Arabia is a some what restrictive country and therefore there is very little in the way of Nightlife unless your activities include playing sports, going out shopping and visiting friends.

There are no Clubs, Bars, or Picture theatres here so the lifestyle here is very quiet here compared to many other countries.

Many expats tend to get together in each others homes and have BBQ's dinner etc... or sometimes go out for special occassions or whenever they feel they want a 'night' out.

Despite what the media says about the expat lifestyle, many of us are just normal people making a bit of money so that we can be a little bit more comfortable when we go home. We don't have wild parties and many of us can survive without alcohol in our systems.

Saudi Arabia, as restrictive as it may be is not a bad place and would be a nice place to bring up a family is there is little crime here and the schools are generally very good.

As visitors to the country we must abide by the Saudi's rules ... 'when in Rome...' The call to prayer occurs five times a day which can be frustrating if you want to go out shopping throughout the day as many shops will close around 11.30am and won't open again until after 4pm. After that there is one more prayer in the evening and the shops don't close until around 10.30pm- 11.pm. This can make things hard for the females (who are Homemakers...) but most of the supermarkets are open '24' hours a day... once prayer time is over the supermarket will reopen again. There is the occassional shop open but usually the businesses will not open until after four.

Remember woman cannot drive in Saudi Arabia although I have heard that they can if they work for or the husbands work for Armaco but only on site I believe. In Saudi Arabia people drive on the right handside of the road.

Many expat woman in the Kingdom will be asked to wear an Abbaya which is like a black cloak that is worn over the woman's clothes when she goes out in Public.

In Al Khobar (where I live) this is not compulsory and a woman can wear her normal (must be conservative) clothes around the streets. I find it is better to wear the Abbaya as I don't like standing out in a crowd and you can blend in with everyone else. In other parts of the country such as Riyadh, woman may be asked to wear a scarf over their heads, this again is not compulsory in my area.

Men are asked that they do not wear shorts while seen out in Public, or in the mall etc..... Put this on at home rather than out in public.... THINK WISELY!

Saudi Arabia Nightlife

Visiting Saudi Arabia?

Visiting Saudi Arabia?