An Englishman In Saudi Arabia

Bloody hell. I hope this one’s a myth. Certainly what most concerned my parents when they heard we were moving to Saudi Arabia was the thoug...

When we told people we’d decided to move to Saudi Arabia the general reaction was one of shock. “Why on Earth do you want to move there?”, “...

Yes, yes, "myth" probably isn't the correct word to use. I don't want to discuss the politics of it all but I would like t...

No Saudis drink alcohol. This of course means that I haven't seen any guys out in the desert blind drunk or any guys acting like crazy p...

"In winter it might get a bit chilly in the evening, so pack a sweater." Yes, that's the advice we were given before we moved ...

Well it's the desert, isn't it? No rain there, right? Wrong! I can't believe how often it's rained in the last month or two....

A western friend of a friend was caught dating a Saudi girl here in Riyadh. The muttawa were tipped off and whilst I don’t know what happene...

As a Saudi what is normal to you is often completely alien to me because.... well, I'm an alien here. I know that as a visitor in Saudi ...

Hello. You are a muslim and I am a westerner. I've lived in Riyadh for four months now and I have some news that may shock you. It might...

An honourable mention for the two harebrains I passed on Thursday who were reversing back up the motorway. The first one was humourous enoug...

I'm now used to driving in Riyadh. I don't mind making the occasional improvised fifth driving lane, I beep my horn so much there...

Sales hit the clothing stores last week. Unlike the UK and other western countries, the sales here in Riyadh are still real sales with real ...

As today has seen the passing on of Joseph Barbera it seems a pertinent moment to reveal Riyadh's (KSA's?) ongoing Tom and Jerry fi...

Thanks to the counter down in the bottom right I can keep my eye on who comes to the blog and where they come from. I've left it public ...

You can take an Englishman out of England, but you can’t take the England out of an Englishman. Any anthropologist will tell you that when a...