If Saudis like to be the first in anything, it will be on visiting a new place. Whether it’s a new restaurant or a new vacation destination, a Saudi would love to claim that he or she is the first Saudi who discovered that place among all Saudis. The reason behind it goes back to … [Read more…]
The two most common staple things you will find in any Saudi household are; Arabic coffee and a bowl of fresh dates. Arabic coffee and dates goes together like; Tom and Jerry, Batman and Robin, Captain Majed and Yassen, you can’t have one without the other… the reason behind it, is because the Arabic coffee … [Read more…]
Winter is coming … the words that every Saudi says when winter season is approaching, the reason Saudis notify each other that winter is coming, is because without knowing once you blink … winter will be already over. During winter, Saudis get excited and start leaving their homes to go out in nature like bunch … [Read more…]
Even after the weekend days were changed from Thursday and Friday, to Friday and Saturday… for Saudis Thursday will be still a special day and always will have its own good feeling to it. See, for Saudis when Thursday was the first day of the weekend, it was associated with going out spending some quality … [Read more…]
Saudis like to attend events, and when I say events I mean exhibitions, conferences, bazaars, and so on. And sometimes I feel that some Saudis even if they don’t know what’s the event is all about… they still want to go as long as there going to be a lot of people in the event; … [Read more…]
Patchi chocolate (or Batchi chocolate with capital B; this how most Saudis like to pronounce it) is the perfect gift you can give when you are planning to attend any kind of occasion. For instance, if you are attending a holiday family gathering, a graduation party, or even if you are going to see your … [Read more…]
When we talk about Kebabs, Hummus, Falafel, Shawarma; we refer to one of the most popular cuisines in Saudi Arabia or the safest bit to go to when Saudis feel hungry; you can never go wrong with grilled chicken on skewers. That is why you see Shawerma and Kebabs places all over the kingdom; it … [Read more…]
The most watched TV channel in Saudi Arabia … and trust me it’s not by choice. At first, MBC started broadcasting with one channel only before it was called MBC 1, now MBC has more channels than you can imagine; they cover categories such as, channels for kids, movies, sports, western TV shows, Bollywood movies, … [Read more…]
So big, so black, so thick, so sweet … I am describing the most popular beverage Saudis like to drink during the holy month of Ramadan when the time comes to break their fast. No one really knows why Saudis really enjoy Vimto only in Ramadan than any other month. See, Ramadan and Vimto bond … [Read more…]
Once I asked a Western fellow who works here in Saudi Arabia, what is the best thing you experienced in Saudi? He said … Bahrain. See, Bahrain is the Las Vegas of the middle east (sorry Dubai), at least to some Saudis it is the sin city where they can get drunk as a fish and … [Read more…]