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johnslat
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Dear NCTBA,
"The more I type...the more I feel that I'm dating myself..."
Well, what the heck - it's cheap, you don't have to get all gussied up, but, of course, you still won't respect yourself in the morning.
Regards,
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed
Joined: 22 Oct 2004
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Location: Shhh...don't talk to me...I'm playin' dead...
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BTW, great 'Nam Memorial pic! I only wish that the public could have understood the "Rock and a Hard Place" the U.S. military had been put into during those years.
Remind me again, didn't it hafta do sumtim' wid' dominoes?
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Sheikh Abdullah
Joined: 07 Mar 2009
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Location: California, USA
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If you are a Muslim, Madina is the best.
I get to drink zamzam water everyday and pray in the Prophet's mosque.
You can't buy this experience in America.
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007
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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Well, I think our poster, Simpson, drinks ZigZag water which contains the Zinc element (Zn2), and in the morning he will find himself partying naked in the free-nuclear zone of Jumeirah beach of Dubai! 
D'OH D'AH! |
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed
Joined: 22 Oct 2004
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Location: Shhh...don't talk to me...I'm playin' dead...
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An' I'll be dancing naked on that fabled beach!!!
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trapezius
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: Land of Culture of Death & Destruction
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| For fun, getting to know people, shopping, cultural experiences and anything else. |
Jeddah, Khobar/Dhahran, Riyadh are the best vis-a-vis the aspects you mentioned.
Hail, Najran, Jizan, Buraidah, Qassim, etc are the worst.
If fun for you includes non-beach nature, then the first 3 cities I named are useless. Go to the ones in the second list, as well as Taif, Abha, Baha, etc.
If fun for you includes the beach, then stick to Jeddah and Khobar/Dhahran. Yanbu as well.
Shopping, the first list flat out.
Getting to know people, again the first list.
Cultural experiences, Jeddah and Khobar/Dhahran are probably the best, as you can have access to people from many tens of countries easily. If cultural experiences includes archaeological sites for you, then go to the 2nd list. |
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markcmc
Joined: 18 Jan 2010
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Location: Taiwan
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Cultural experiences, Jeddah and Khobar/Dhahran are probably the best, as you can have access to people from many tens of countries easily. |
Thanks for the information, but I don't understand the point above. Why are these cities more international than Riyadh, the capital? |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Dear markcmc
Mostly for the same reason that, say, Chicago, is more "insular," less "international" than, say, New York or Los Angeles.
Cities in the interior of any country are less likely to have as much of an "international flavor" as cities on the coasts.
Regards,
John
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trapezius
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| If you are a Muslim, Madina is the best. |
If you are a Muslim, Makkah should be the best, as Makkah is way more important than Medinah from a theological point of view. |
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The Lathe of Heaven
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
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Location: drifting from dream to dream from future to future
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| lizziebennet wrote: |
Just come off a beach in Jeddah which can compare to any I have been on in Thailand, Jordan, Singapore, Korea, Cape Town and a few other countries...
Maybe it's just me but Jeddah seems to have a lot more to offer than Riyadh.
I was thinking about Cleo's comment regarding choosing to stay in one of the three big cities and I agree and disagree. I have met teachers here that don't really appreciate Jeddah because they haven't stayed in the 'villages like Buraidah, Najran etc (a Saudi I met today called them villages lol).
I don't regret my stay in Buraidah, I have so many stories to tell of being chased my Muttawa etc. I experienced a Saudi Arabia that people in Jeddah, Riyadh and even Khober/Dammam will never get to see and I am so glad I did. I met some lovely Saudis and I walked away with a million stories. Now as I lie on the beach and tan, shop at Danube, walk around in huge malls, eat Crispy Cream Donuts or at Chillis, TGI's, On the Border or Applebees life seems almost normal in comparison... |
You mentioned everything except the teachers you and your husband worked with in Buraydah at Qassim University. Also, forgot to mention why you escaped from there.
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scot47
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| If your vision of Paradise is a place where you get Krispy Kreme Donuts, I feel sorry for you. |
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cmp45
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Location: KSA
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A real paradise would be- not only where you can get these krispy kreme donuts, but be able to eat as many as one likes and not get sick or gain any weight
Now that's a "paradise", not mine, but those of you who like to eat krispy kreme donuts, yuk! |
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desert date
Joined: 19 Jul 2006
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Location: Australia
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| OK, no wisecracks please, but what third-level institution in KSA has got the best academic reputation and presumably the most motivated students? KFUPM? |
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bje
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| desert date wrote: |
| OK, no wisecracks please |
Why not? |
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trapezius
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Location: Land of Culture of Death & Destruction
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Yes, KFUPM.
In fact, it is the only one known outside the country for academics.
(setting aside KAUST for this debate) |
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