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Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

There are some westerners who wear the thob and have done so for years.

I had an British-Egyptian colleague who normally wore a suit and tie but one day came to work in Saudi dress. I asked him why. "Well, I didn't feel like doing anything today, so I thought I'd dress appropriately."

trapezius · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject:

^ Haha, good one.

Dear john,

Are you sure those reverts also wore the black ring? I highly doubt it. Reverts and very religious people do not wear the black ring, and have their thobes a couple of inches above their ankles.

But even if they did, as I said, it is just one of those laws that is not--and should not be--enforced.

Regards,
trap

007 · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:50 pm Post subject:

Well, don�t you see that I am wearing a nice white thobe with a ghutra, and a double black ring with a laser control (as in 007 films! Laughing

).

BTW, some Saudis use their black double ring to beat their children!

The black ring has a sacred meaning in some Saudi tribes, if a Saudi needs help from another Saudi, he will throw his black ring in front of him, which means a 'submission' and a request for a service or a favour which is difficult to refuse!

trapezius · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:17 pm Post subject:

'Sacred' is not the word you were looking for there. (even Saudis themselves would find the use of that word in that context to be blasphemous)

As for using it as a weapon, they even use it on each other during traffic accidents.

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject:

Those darned things were banned at the King Faisal School during my tenure as the young punks used to beat each other with them. Then, someone showed them how to snap a towel on someone else resulting with ghutras being banned as well. God, I miss those days, not! Laughing

sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

Blue eyes and fair skin are incongruous with a thob or dishdasha (IMHO). Brits, Americans, Canadians etc. look ridiculous in the local garb.

007 · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject:

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject:

sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:06 pm Post subject:

sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

johnslat · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject:

Dear Sheik,

"Perhaps, my age, 54 has something to do with that."

But then again, perhaps not. I'm 66, weigh 140 pounds and an 5' 9" tall.
Has your life become a bit more sedentary, possibly?
Oh - and I have all my hair, too - snow white, of course.

Regards,
John

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:19 am Post subject:

Dear SR, as for the second thing, I'd contemplate my belly-button...if only I could see it! And, I've got full head of hair. 54! Congrats! I turned a half century last year! Crying or Very sad

NCTBA (a.k.a. "The kid" Laughing

)