With the Netsex I mean Netflix movement that took Saudis by storm the past few years, watching movies became the most poplar spare time activity Saudis enjoy. With movie theaters and Netflix everywhere, now each Saudi became a sophisticated movie critic; forget about IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes, just get your review from any Saudi who … [Read more…]
This blog is kind of four years late, but as the cliché goes; better late than never. Yes I referred to Twitter and the social media movement in my previous blogs (check my # 39 social media blog), but Twitter deserves a blog by itself. See, Saudis favorite social media platform is Twitter with no … [Read more…]
If you are not into coffee but you want to look like a coffee connoisseur, you must get one of those fancy Nespresso machines to set the stage. No need to know how the Nespresso machine works, just keep it there for decoration and to persuade certain image; eventually it will be used as a dust … [Read more…]
Fifi Abdou is an Egyptian icon that started her career in the showbiz as a belly dancer; we can consider her as one of the founders of the modern belly dancing out there. Arabs all over the middle east used to travel to Egypt just to watch Fifi Abdou move her belly. Later in Fif’s … [Read more…]
ZARA aka the Saudi uniform, this clothing company is the love and joy for the majority of Saudis. When Saudis would like to upgrade their wardrobe, they head to one of ZARA’s stores that are located everywhere you go around the kingdom. ZARA’s style is basic and elegant, mainly you will see either black clothes … [Read more…]
Few years ago, if you drive around Saudi Arabia you will notice the amount of food trucks parked all over the place. Food trucks became a trend in Saudi when the middle upper class kids started the era of entrepreneur “wanna be”, since operating a food truck will cost a lot of money, it make … [Read more…]
In the summer of 1998, I visited Spain with my family and I observed most, if not all locals start their day with a drink of espresso in the morning; no where I can find anything that has to do with something called Spanish Latte! So I wondered from where did we come up with … [Read more…]
If Saudis would like to show that they made it in this world, it will not be through fancy cars nor expensive watches… it will simply be a pen hanging in their Thoub’s pocket or in case of females it will be in their purse, but wait a minute; it will not be any pen… … [Read more…]
If Saudis are expert in anything it will be on everything. Saudis love to give advices to each other on different topics and subjects, either on how to manage your personal finance to how to boost your sex drive… and they will be no smooth transition from topic to another when giving an advice, the … [Read more…]
The most ordered appetizer item in all Saudi Arabia’s restaurants… is none other than Dynamite Shrimp. As I mentioned in previous blogs, Saudis love to smother their food with so many sauces and dressing, and Dynamite Shrimp is the perfect example of tanginess and sweetness mayo-based sauce that coats every piece of shrimp. Businesses realized … [Read more…]