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Saudi society is conservative and private. Men or women prefer to head a private life almost in everything.
So if you want to take a picture in public, avoid taking pictures of people unless if you ask for their permission.
If you are teaching at school or college and planning to have a field trip, make sure to have parents' permission even for 20-year-old students.
I'm not trying to get you obsessed, but always ask for a permission.
Once I was at Jeddah's corniche taking picture of the seaside. Then a woman was partially yelling, 'No picture, No picture'. Although she was fully covered, she felt uncomfortable. So I explained that I was taking picture of the sea. goodness as if i was stealing or 'killing' pics!
The picture displayed shows no people but I was asked to stop shooting. well, you'll definitely end up with pictures zoomed out and butts without faces,lol. Leave a Comment
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 batha souk, riyadh by TomorrowsAngel
You're in the most danger if you try to shoot women. I have photos of Saudi women on this site, this has gotten lots of people in hot water.
Similiarly, it 's best to avoid photographing government buildings of any kind. The same goes for airports, too, of course, though I've covertly taken photos at airports out of aircraft windows and not been caught! Leave a Comment
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Jeddah by TomorrowsAngel
Everything closes for prayertime - 5 times a day. And men and women are strictly segregated in all forms of public life.
Women cannot drive, and local women cannot travel intercity/internationally without permission from a male relative. Leave a Comment
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 danger of car accidents,f by Manyana
Usually teenagers have got their own cars and can speed up to 200KM. Taxi drivers also are well-know for their higher possibility of having car accidents than other drivers.
Also because 75%of the land is desert, on the highways connecting cities, usually camels cross the street and increase car accidents on the highways.
At least, five car accidents occur in Jeddah every week. This is one city. What about the whole Kingdom?
Besides, most people have no car insurance and if you by an accident their cars, you'd pay for it.
Always watch out Leave a Comment
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 Jiddah`s traffic by marimar_72
Sadly most car accident are fatal.(although drivers arent drunk!)
I`m writting this after coming from my best friend`s funeral,she died at age of 31 from a car accident along with her 17 years old niece
(God bless their souls)Sigh* Leave a Comment
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 car driving for me only,f by Manyana
- Transportation: women are not allowed to drive cars. Get a private driver and rent a car, or better to have a deal with a taxi. Public transportation like buses are rarely available for women and if they are, they suck. However, you can travel domestically by an airplane with no problem.
- Restaurants: most restaurants have single and family sections. If you are a single woman or married, you should go to the family section since you're considered a family.
- Sports Activities: In public, they're available only for men; jetski, swimming, golfing, soccer and so on. In private places, they're available for both and other times it's separate. So always ask where women can work out. Leave a Comment
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Due to the recent bombing in a Residental compound in Riyadh and the with the war on Iraq being so close to Saudi, many expats are now considering leaving the Kingdom and are returning back to their native Homelands because things have got alot worse since these terrible incidents.
At present my I am staying put but are remaining calm and careful whenever I go out during the evenings or during the day. So far Al Khobar has not had any attacks but we must be alert and be mindful that an attack is quite likely and that we are possible targets because we are Westerners.
The best thing one can do in circumstances like this is remain calm, register with your local Embassy and try to go about your everyday lives as best you as you can. If you are uncomfortable about the situation then you best bet is to leave and go home.
If you feel that you want to stay on and see it through to the end of your contract (like we are) keep up to date with your Embassy and read all the warnings they have issued on their website, watch CNN or BBC World, Sky News UK and be cautious.
Don't let the Al Qaeda rule your life! Leave a Comment
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 men Saudi costume by Manyana
- Restaurants: most restaurants have single and family sections. If you are a single man, you should go to the single section which is only for single men, unless you're accompanied by a girlfriend or sister, you can act family now:^D Leave a Comment
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if you`re trying to quit on drinking,,Saudi Arabia is the place!!!
Alcohol is forbidden in Islam and it`s not served almost anywhere in Saudi Arabia.
yet many embassies has alcohol beverages...they have a certain licence for it...otherwise you will not be allowed to bring your own alcohol beverage at all. Leave a Comment
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