Anyone suspicious about Saudi Arabia?

Chrongen · 11-04-2018 04:10AM #1

It seems now that on the TV there are quite a few advertisements for tourist holidays in places like Mauritania.

Now this country has been a place that has "if you read between the lines" a been a haven for terrorists. Now, however, it is being feted as a tourist hotspot.

Saudi Arabia is also, all of a sudden, becoming some kind of exotic place. Women can drive and can also sell falafel if they wish to so do.

Who is controlling Saudi Arabia?

Arghus · 11-04-2018 04:12AM

Well if they have the women selling falafel you're dead right to be concerned about the place.

Dead fcking right OP!

kneemos · 11-04-2018 04:29AM

The **** is falafel?

Peregrinus · 11-04-2018 04:48AM

kneemos wrote: »

The **** is falafel?

A common food from the Middle East, now widespread in the western world. Uusally made from chickpeas. If you've never heard of falafel, you're probably not part of the target market for Saudi Arabian tourism ads.

Zebra3 · 11-04-2018 04:49AM

Chrongen wrote: »

Who is controlling Saudi Arabia?

The Saudi dictatorship. Known in the West as the Saudi Royal Family.

They chop people’s heads off and support extremist Islamic terrorism.

They are also besties with the West.

This may all seem like incredibly hypocritical, but remember, it’s not an issue. Those In Charge have decreed this is a situation where calls for human rights and democracy are not needed.

Now, where’s those Russian bastards?

RobbingBandit · 11-04-2018 04:59AM

The police of vice and virtue will be along soon to arrest anyone asking questions. Praise be to the house of Saud

smurfjed · 11-04-2018 05:18AM

Saudi Arabia is undergoing massive changes under the present King and his son the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, as a 32 year old he is rushing to change his country for the huge population of youth. Woman shall be finally permitted to drive starting in June, the first cinema shall open in about a week and won't be segregated. Women have historically owned over half the wealth and are actively involved in every type of business that you can think of. The religious police aren't seen on the streets nor mentioned in the papers. The famed abaya or cloak is now a clothing item of choice. They shall start granting tourist visas this summer and have started to build Neom as a resort town that will challenge Sharm.
As for financing terrorism, they have introduced strict controls on the transfer of money and have closed many of the means of collecting cash for causes, just the same as the NORAID boxes disappeared from US bars.
The country is moving forward and its quite impressive to watch.

diomed · 11-04-2018 05:31AM

I would go there if I got a free holiday.

CarlosHarpic · 11-04-2018 05:43AM

They did 9/11 and were never held accountable for it.

I always found this very odd.

Kermit.de.frog · 11-04-2018 05:53AM

So much uninformed nonsense starting with the OP.

The new prince is in fact liberalising the country but it takes time. It is happening quite comparatively fast now with the new leadership. But try to keep up.

Zebra3 · 11-04-2018 06:22AM

CarlosHarpic wrote: »

They did 9/11 and were never held accountable for it.

I always found this very odd.

Not really. $$$$$$

McMurphy · 11-04-2018 07:04AM

Arghus wrote: »

Well if they have the women selling falafel you're dead right to be concerned about the place.

Dead fcking right OP!

Women selling Falafel today, but the women in Saudi Arabia,.due to a stupid ban, do not sell Flintstones memorabilia, yet the ones in Abu Dhabi do.

Poor Uncle Tom · 11-04-2018 08:07AM

The oil is running out, tourism is where the real money is at.........

Hande hoche! · 11-04-2018 09:34AM

The people of Yemen are probably fairly suspicious as regards the Saudis.

Hercule Poirot · 11-04-2018 09:36AM

Sure what's the worst that could happen? You get killed in a terrorist attack or you get kidnapped; either way you get your picture in the paper so it's a win win!

11-04-2018 10:27AM

Id say the crown prince sat down and had a think, go backward or go forwards better options going forward don't know anything about Saudi Arabia but does it have many options for tourism beaches etc?

He seems to be going a bit fast at it though.

antodeco · 11-04-2018 10:31AM

mariaalice wrote: »

He seems to be going a bit fast at it though.

And thats another thing, very lax speeding restrictions!

Guy:Incognito · 11-04-2018 10:37AM

Visit california run adds too, with celebrities . Those dodgy Welsh are at it as well.

Bloody tourist destinations, trying to lure us with their touristy goodness.

First Up · 11-04-2018 10:39AM

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

The oil is running out, tourism is where the real money is at.........

How many tourists do they need to replace $200 billion a year in oil exports?

Zaph · 11-04-2018 10:45AM

mariaalice wrote: »

don't know anything about Saudi Arabia but does it have many options for tourism beaches etc?

Well sand isn't an issue for them, so they should be ok for beaches for the foreseeable future.

scopper · 11-04-2018 11:24AM

Chrongen wrote: »

It seems now that on the TV there are quite a few advertisements for tourist holidays in places like Mauritania.

Now this country has been a place that has "if you read between the lines" a been a haven for terrorists. Now, however, it is being feted as a tourist hotspot.

Saudi Arabia is also, all of a sudden, becoming some kind of exotic place. Women can drive and can also sell falafel if they wish to so do.

Who is controlling Saudi Arabia?

Their modernizing prince needs to reinvent the economy, steering it away from oil toward tourism and whatever else he can. Hence the opening up of society.

Never underestimate how money can change a culture. If the Saudis want to choose between money and Islam they will choose money in the end.

Odhinn · 11-04-2018 11:26AM

Chrongen wrote: »

It seems now that on the TV there are quite a few advertisements for tourist holidays in places like Mauritania.

Now this country has been a place that has "if you read between the lines" a been a haven for terrorists. Now, however, it is being feted as a tourist hotspot.

Saudi Arabia is also, all of a sudden, becoming some kind of exotic place. Women can drive and can also sell falafel if they wish to so do.

Who is controlling Saudi Arabia?

Ah reckon it's some of them there A-rabs.

seamus · 11-04-2018 11:27AM

kneemos wrote: »

The **** is falafel?

Only the greatest food ever invented. Where the hell have you been?

The Backwards Man · 11-04-2018 11:30AM

I read somewhere that the mad prince wants to capture the sun and imprison it for their own perverse pleasures.

Either that or they're going solar.

Odhinn · 11-04-2018 11:36AM

seamus wrote: »

Only the greatest food ever invented. Where the hell have you been?

Stoned again and on the mars bars, I'd say. He won't remember this conversation in a week either.

Jimbob1977 · 11-04-2018 11:39AM

Slavery is still practiced in Mauritania (unofficially).

Light-skinned Moors treat many black-skinned Senegalese as indentured labourers and virtual slaves.

You never hear about air strikes in Nouakchott

ohnonotgmail · 11-04-2018 11:55AM

Chrongen wrote: »

It seems now that on the TV there are quite a few advertisements for tourist holidays in places like Mauritania.

Now this country has been a place that has "if you read between the lines" a been a haven for terrorists. Now, however, it is being feted as a tourist hotspot.

Saudi Arabia is also, all of a sudden, becoming some kind of exotic place. Women can drive and can also sell falafel if they wish to so do.

Who is controlling Saudi Arabia?

are you sure you didnt misread Mauritius?

mcmoustache · 11-04-2018 11:59AM

Chrongen wrote: »

It seems now that on the TV there are quite a few advertisements for tourist holidays in places like Mauritania.

Now this country has been a place that has "if you read between the lines" a been a haven for terrorists. Now, however, it is being feted as a tourist hotspot.

Saudi Arabia is also, all of a sudden, becoming some kind of exotic place. Women can drive and can also sell falafel if they wish to so do.

Who is controlling Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia has been on a PR blitz in the western world lately. The crown prince has been giving interviews and buying ads all over the place.

My guess is that he's aware of the rotten reputation that the backward country has and is trying to change how Saudi Arabia is perceived. It may also be important at this time because they are arsing around in Yemen, Syria and who knows where else.

In short, it's a shítty country trying to convince the world that it's not ****ty.

Hammer89 · 11-04-2018 12:03PM

kneemos wrote: »

The **** is falafel?

It's not very nice. I've just had some and now I falafel.

zom · 11-04-2018 02:02PM

Since when we have so much sympathy for bloody dictatorships like that? Ohh well, they sell us gas and oil cheaply, sure they can't be that bad then. Not for as long as we need oil and gas and they have it.

Wouldn't go there even for free. Same as Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan or other bloody dictatorship driven state.

As for falafel, you can get one in Dunnes : http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5556/15294060691_27b64953af_z.jpg
It is great with tahini paste.

11-04-2018 02:21PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

are you sure you didnt misread Mauritius?

:pac:

Anyone suspicious about Saudi Arabia?

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