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MuscatGary
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| veiledsentiments wrote: |
| While women can get away with sandals, I have read here that many employers don't allow them for men in Saudi Arabia. I would have found that odd somewhere like Oman where 100% of the male students are wearing them. |
When I was in Oman the idiot Indian HOD used to insist that non-Omani males wore shoes because 'wearing sandals is against Omani culture'....... I used to point at the feet of the Omanis but he couldn't understand the point I was making. He made the same point every semester at the meeting for the new teachers.... |
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The Fifth Column
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Location: His habitude with lexical items protrudes not unlike a damaged pollex!!!
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| saadia-rauf wrote: |
| That reminds me... how is sarcasm taken over in KSA? |
Do you think they will understand your sarcasm? |
johnslat recommends the insertion of "IRONY ALERT!!!" when being sarcastic...especially for newbies...
Me? I don't have a sarcastic corpusle in my body...
IRONY ALERT!!! |
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CANDLES
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Location: Wandering aimlessly.....
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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MG....
Certainly in the UK!  Stiff upper lip and all that old boy!  |
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MuscatGary
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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| CANDLES wrote: |
MG....
Certainly in the UK! Stiff upper lip and all that old boy! |
Happened after my time! Another symptom of declining standards....if you're referring to the Friday dress down thing that is! |
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SheikMilkShake
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I am mainly talking about men who work in Universities. At schools, (dress code and) shoe code may be different.
Omani and Emirati guys only wear slide or open-toed ( of course flat) backless mules ( a kind of footwear), to work and anywhere.
Saudi guys wear shoes with socks to work, or slides ( without socks).
Expat males who work in office building-admin/HR/teachers in Saudi Arabia wear closed-toed shoes with socks.
If you are a Muslim, keep a pair of slides at work place.
expat males ( most converts) wear a Saudi dress, ankle-length white gown, they don't usually wear shoes, just slides sometimes with socks ( how gross!).
They wash their feet for prayers so it easier for them to use slides.
In malls
I sometimes saw women ( locals or expats) wear thongs/flip flops in malls. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| SheikMilkShake wrote: |
| I sometimes saw women ( locals or expats) wear thongs/flip flops in malls. |
That is one footwear that was specifically banned in every university I taught at around the Gulf as footwear for work - both male or female. Of course, shopping at the mall is a whole other issue...
VS |
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SheikMilkShake
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Actually, VS,
it was nice to see the colored toenails in thongs with some henna tattoo patterns on their feet, with a gold chain around the ankle. some don't button up their bottom part of abayas.
You can check nearby phones from your blue tooth, and send a message.
Some women hold phones in their hands , so, you can see the type of phone they have and check from blue tooth.
As a result, single Saudi males are not allowed to enter malls at all. |
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The Fifth Column
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| Some women hold phones in their hands , so, you can see the type of phone they have and check from blue tooth. |
Saudi women? The most dangerous game of all! 
I knew an idiot who used to invite Saudi women to his compound villa alcohol-fueled parties...I was surprised that he even qualified for a passport! |
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CANDLES
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I would be highly surprised if he's still with us as in 'on this planet'!  |
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SheikMilkShake
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The Fifth Column
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| http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20140813214574 |
Happy Valentine's Day!!!  |
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