typical scene average street near downtown
just down the street from fancy shops neighborhood stores
place to buy fatayer (bread with cheese, meat, spices)
typical scene average street near downtown
just down the street from fancy shops neighborhood stores
place to buy fatayer (bread with cheese, meat, spices)
It is interesting to see the pics of Saudi….the culture is so different
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yes it is very different for sure! I hope you are doing better:)
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I believe the throat is feeling a tad better…too early in the morn to really tell. Thank you dear
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Take care of yourself:)
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The third picture is a lot like I imagine it… Love the last pic! Is that your little girl? I’d love a brick oven:)
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yes my baby Soos! now a college student!
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What a cutie:) Wow, college… Time goes by so fast!
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yes!!!! She is almost 20!
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The first one so interesting…skyscraper through palms 🙂
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thanks Kat!
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I like the sound of Fatayer….!
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it is amazing Cameron!
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I’ll bet, three of my favourite things, bread, meat and cheese!!
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yes me tooo!!
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🙂
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So you live in Saudi now? The first picture is beautiful but it makes me dizzy to look at it. Are those clouds in the picture? They certainly are unusual! The pictures are great! Your daughter is a cutie!
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No I lived there for 16 years from 93-2009. we now live in the states!
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Well, that’s what I thought, that you had moved back to the states.
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yes almost 7 years ago! people like to see what Saudi looks like, the average scenes so I post them here and there
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That’s a good idea!
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thanks:)
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Wonderful and interesting pictures. And those kids grow up so fast. Thanks Lynn!
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yes spear!! they do!
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So neat and clean !! Lovely images Lynz 🙂
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thanks andy
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The third photo looks like any big city, Lynn, except for the street sigh. 🙂 Is fayater like pizza?
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it is bread with cheese on top or meat, spinach etc.
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It looks dusty and HOT Lynz!!!
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yes it sure is!
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I love the images, thanks for taking me on a little trip to Saudi, this brought to my mind a conversation I had with one sister at the Mosque talking about how people are misusing funds while rich people in Saudi are faithfully paying their Zakat to help fellow Muslims. Since then I have imagined Saudi Arabia as a place full of rich people
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Well the average income is not high! We all think it is but it’s not at all. But the poorest are the workers who have little money and little rights from India, philipines etc You can see them in the one photo lined up sitting on the ground!! If you are Saudi you have it made it many ways, free education, free medical, free college, but for others not so good! HE is not Saudi so not great treatment! There is a hierarchy and Palestinians are towards the bottom.
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That is very sad its funny how the images we always have in our heads never fits reality
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yes so true!
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Did you learn to read Arabic? It looks so exotic and complex!
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yes I can read arabic it is pretty simple once you know the rules but I didn’t know what I was reading half the time ha ha I can speak as I say kindergarten arabic!
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Still, that’s amazing!
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5 of my 9 kids are totally fluent reading, writing, speaking as they spent years in that school system. The others are not!
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Was it a culture shock living in Saudi Arabia or was it a culture shock the first time wherever you stayed in the middle east?
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I first went to Syria which was quite a shock! I had an 8 month old and was pregnant, everything was different, no water sometimes, no electricity! It was very hard! then to saudi a different kind of shock everyone in black no ability to move around freely! So two different kinds. I am writing a post the next in my series of going to Syria before we moved to Riyadh! Thanks for asking!
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I look forward to the post.
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Thanks so much!
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Love the pictures! It is so different than what we see on the news and in newspapers. Very cool!
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Thanks glad you like them!
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Great to see your pics – I always find it so interesting to see other cultures.
Sammy x
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thanks Sammy dear! xx
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Love looking at your albums! ❤️
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Thanks dear!
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I love your pictures….thanks for sharing…feels like I have been there, kind of….LOL
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I am glad! thanks
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Such a completely different way of living. I always love your photos, Lynz!
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Thanks dear Erika!
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🙂
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Beautiful and interesting pictures… 🙂
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thanks
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I love the palm trees xo
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Thanks! you could paint us some lol
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I plan to, Lynn – but of course xo
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xoxo
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I find these pics so interesting, and so different to where you are now. I bet Soos has grown up to be a beautiful woman, as she is a real little honey in the pic.
Lynn, how is your mom doing, hope she and your dad are well. x
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Thanks Lynne! She is a cutie! My mom and dad are both well thank you so much for asking!!:)
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It is a wonderful place, I hear. The pictures are great. 👍🏻
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Thanks
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May I email you privately … my little brother (an airline captain) has just been offered a post in Bahrain. His wife is Thai and they have a little girl of three years old. My sister in law has never lived anywhere but Bangkok. I’m looking (privately) for tips to help her settle. I believe Bahrain is quite moderate but that still rules of respectful dress will apply etc. My sister-in-law presently wears well above the knee skirts for example. I’d be hugely grateful for advice 🙂 Namaste.
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of course please do. mom_0f9@hotmail.com
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I love seeing these little snapshots of everyday life. We are all sharing the same experience to some extent… working, taking care of family, being with friends, shopping, all the little things that make up our days, weeks… years. Seeing these pictures of life halfway across the world reinforces the idea that we share so many similarities. I’d like to think that someone in Saudi Arabia is posting pics of their time spent in the US, showing everyday life in America and demonstrating to their followers that maybe we are not so different.
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You are so right:)
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Fatayer sounds delicious but the precious photo of your daughter in hot pink t-shirt was extra special. Hugs to all of your family for making it out of the past and into the family you deserve to be. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
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Thanks:)
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Lovely pics. Your daughter is gorgeous!
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Thanks Vonita
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That’s a lovely picture of your youngest daughter. She looks so happy to be out and about. Great photos again, Lynn. 😀
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Thanks she is number 6
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What wonderful pictures of a world that looks so very different. How long did you live in Saudi? I can imagine it was a completely transformative experience!
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16 years! we made 4 or 5 trips to syria as well. It was very different!
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It could be any American city. Different clothing, different language, but the same boys hanging out on the street corner.
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So true!
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Nice photos, Lnyz 🙂
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Thanks Syl
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You’re welcome 🙂
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🙂
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Interesting glimpse into the street and shops of Saudi.
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Thanks!
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Interesting pictures….
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thank you!
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Some lovely captures there , Lynn 🙂
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Thanks Freda!
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Looks very crowded and busy!
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oh yes!
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