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desert_traveller
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:07 am Post subject: Accomodation in Riyadh |
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trapezius

Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 1670 Location: Land of Culture of Death & Destruction
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:38 am Post subject: |
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Furnished singles in compounds in Jeddah run from 30K to 40K.
Riyadh is going to be similar to that. Others can confirm.
P.S. Bananas are pretty cheap in SA, so you won't have much trouble staying happy here!  |
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Latteegirl1974

Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 75 Location: Webkinz World
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Desert travler why don't you go to a tanning salon before you arrive in the KSA. That way you won't have to feel like a white monkey. Just joking, I think the offer sounds fair, but I don't live in KSA. I heard that the Diplomatic Quarters are a nice place to live in Riyadh. Best of luck to you!
Do they have tanning salons in europe?
This is so crazy, white people tan to look brown, and the brown people buy cream to lighten their skin.  |
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scot47

Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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'white monkey' is in the Far East(Korea/China/Japan). In Saudi you will be a "Khawaja" or "Frenji". |
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007

Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 2684 Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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scot47 wrote: |
In Saudi you will be a "Khawaja" or "Frenji". |
.... or a 'Sadik'.  |
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desert_traveller
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scot47

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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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A monkey ? No, they will not see you as a monkey. A heretic in need of conversion perhaps.
In this culture it is a BIG taboo to compare a human to an animal - even if that human is a Republican-voting WASP. |
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desert_traveller
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jwbhomer

Joined: 14 Dec 2003 Posts: 876 Location: CANADA
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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I always have trouble spelling accommodation too. |
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sheikh radlinrol
Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Latteegirl1974 wrote: |
Desert travler why don't you go to a tanning salon before you arrive in the KSA. That way you won't have to feel like a white monkey. Just joking, I think the offer sounds fair, but I don't live in KSA. I heard that the Diplomatic Quarters are a nice place to live in Riyadh. Best of luck to you! |
The Diplomatic Quarters???? I thought there was only one! The DQ? |
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