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Appropriate Clothing   Jiddah

Appropriate Clothing, Jiddah

 4 Reviews  When in Saudi Arabia you should respect theyr culture and dresscodes. They appriciate it and it?s just plain polite when you go somewhere else to respect the rules there. Women have to cover up in an... 

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Traffic & Roads   Jiddah

Traffic & Roads, Jiddah

 4 Reviews  watch out for the traffic jam during the holy month of Ramadan. it's just beyond your imagination. all those who never leave their home get to leave it in ramadan! as the working day is shorter,... 

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Weather   Jiddah

Weather, Jiddah

 5 Reviews  We get a sand storm mainly twice a year,when the cool season ends(it`s not really winter)and once again when the summer ends. Here is a picture I got in my e.mail of a sand storm that happend in... 

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Cultural Diffrences   Jiddah

Cultural Diffrences, Jiddah

 1 Review  First of all it is very safe, but not for stupids. For males: do not act as if your culture is the best even if you belive that it is. For females generaly:'decencey is required' while shopping... 

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Public Photography   Jiddah

Public Photography, Jiddah

 1 Review  Most public places prohibit photography,and also taking pictures of local people is something that will make them uncomfortable,you have NO idea how much hassel I go through to take these pictures I... 

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Electricity & services   Jiddah

Electricity & services, Jiddah

 1 Review  Although Jeddah is an astonishing city to live and work in, in some seasons, it can give you a hard time. When it rains, when suddenly electricity goes off for hours, or when storms blow things... 

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People

by joeblack123

I am not being mean but honest. the people here are totally rude and awful. everyday i saw an incident that showed this.. from my English colleague getting whipped with a stick while he was cycling. to children throwing stones and dirt at anyone who is foreign, to treating poor migrant workers with contempt and like slaves, having change at a shops thrown at you, to regularly being confronted by teenagers.i never thought a group of people could be like this, but i was in utter shock, i don't know how i lasted 4 months there.. in jubail,.. al huba and dammam.. i having nothing personal against any group of people , i am merely stating my experience and feeling there, and it was shared by many of my colleagues.oh the kids , as young as 9, drive cars here, they speed on the highway way over125 mph and some teens drift with their cars. everything is cheap though. oh i was working in a...

Crazy Traffic

by american_tourister

If you ever wanted to know what it is like to be in a NASCAR, F-1, or Rally race then look no futher than Saudi Arabia. These are some of the world's craziest drivers. They pass on shoulders, run lights, and anything else you can or maybe cannot imagine. I continue to be bemused and worried about it. If anything kills me over here it will be a traffic accident worthy of headline coverage on CNN.

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Don't talk to the women

by american_tourister

This is a segregated society and women are separate from men. If you see a woman don't stare and don't try to make conversation. If she asks you a question or otherwise engages the conversation then it is OK but other wise you run the risk of getting in trouble with the religious police.Women cannot go outside unless they wear the black abaya. I took this candid photo on day when walking in Khobar. I took a risk doing so even though the shot is from behind but I could not resist. These two were out just strolling along but they were having a very animated conversation as they wnet.

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Never drink Tap water

by Manyana

saudi, generally, has a long battle with water shortage. although there is one giagantic water refining factory by the western coast, the water usually remains semi-filtred and not quite clean and not suitable for drinking. when you turn on the tap at first, it will pour rusty or yellowish water, even though it becomes clear in a few moments later.so be warned, NEVER drink from the tap. always have a sealed bottle of water with you.

Stay Away from Deera Square on Friday afternoons

by Bullzeye

I almost forgot: Stay away from Deera Square in the old section of Riyadh on Fridays from the end of midday mosque service until the "asr" mid-afternoon prayers. The expats call it "chop chop" square for a reason. There's always a big crowd to watch the beheadings and they're all hopped up from a long and fiery sermon...the Mutaween is, of course, all over the place, and if they notice you're a Westerner, they'll push you up to the front so you can see Sharia justice in action...sometimes several times over. And it's not always a beheading, sometimes it's a teenage girl being stoned to death. Did I mention they won't let you leave till it's over?I suspect most of them just like to watch us filthy infidels throw up on their shoes.

Basic Rules for Surviving in the Kingdom

by Bullzeye

Dress like the locals. If possible, buy your Saudi clothes online and wear them out of the airport. Abaya with hijab headscarf for women (and a niquab veil if you think you can take it, though it's not legally mandated), thawb with keffiyeh/agal headdress for men.Act like the locals. Women: driving, riding a bike, or going anywhere unescorted by your HUSBAND (note: not boyfriend/fiance) or an immediate male family member is against the law. Sucks if you're a single woman, which is an excellent reason for single women not to go to the Kingdom. The Mutaween religious police are the ones who check this stuff; I've personally witnessed them walking around demanding Western couples for proof that they are married or related. These are the same cats that blocked a bunch of schoolgirls from escaping a burning school in 2002 because they weren't wearing their abayas and hijabs...Fair warning. Do...

Fake Security persons

by Avaisy

Be careful from fake Security (Police) persons, if any one ask you about your Aqama (Residence permit) don't give him until you are not sure about him. If he is in plain cloths then awlays first ask him to show his identity card.Many incidents happened, local young Saudis rob the innocent people by snatching their wellect and Aqamas, which they sell in SR 500.

Always ask for a Permission: sneak pics

by Manyana

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.

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Highway Hazard

by MirrorCrax

While you're driving merrily on the road between Riyadh and Gassim or Dammam or any other road on the kingdom, and as you drive through a turn, you may come to a very close encounter with a Camel! yes! a camel on the highway! In the middle of the road!and you won't always find signs warning you of a camel crossing, because those creatures jump fences and just wander along the road not paying any attention to the cars, drive carefully and drive with care!

If your not Muslim...

by djferros

If your not muslim, do not wear any symbols of whatever other religion you may be.Bibles, crosses, star of david etc... will be taken away from you, sometimes at Customs. There are no churches in Saudi Arabis also, they are banned!!Strange, I live in the multi-religious city of London. I find it incredible that Saudi Arabia is afraid of its citizens being 'offended' by the presence of Christians in its territory.Women, cover up. Unfortunately if you don't you may be looked on as cheap.Remember, the tolerance we have at home is not expressed in many Arab countries.

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