how did u find it?
share you experiences
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Living in Riyadh for 1.5 year. Nothing special only the traffic is horrible
Been to Riyadh and Jeddah a couple of times for business-related travel. It's ok to be there for a couple of days and in the case of Jeddah the closeness to Makkah is obviously a great plus.
But to be very honest: I am glad I don't live there.
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:D and why is that?
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i visited, or rather passed by for 1 day on our way back from Hajj. Stayed at some hotel practically across the street from a huge outlet shopping center with like name brand stores.
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im from jeddah...very boring place if u dun hav 2 many frnds/relatives...
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I agree with umer . we are also glad that he dont live in Riyadh :-) hahaha
I agree with umer . we are also glad that he dont live in Riyadh :-) hahaha
Hahaha. Good one.
K337, I know that you like Saudi Arabia very much, because you've spent most of your life there and probably have a large network of friends and relatives there. But if you hardly know anyone there, then you have to admit it is quite dull and boring place. There's not really a lot to do.
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I went to Riyadh few months ago and stayed for 4 days. Traffic is horrible and drivers the worst i have seen anywhere in the world. However, it does have many things to offer to a visitor, there are very cheap furnished apartments of good quality, cheaper than any place been to. There are lots of fun-parks of kids, plenty of malls like dubai and goods are cheaper.
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whenever I went on my own Ive had bad experiences. When I went with my family, the immigration officer was checking out the goris (we were coming from london) and forgot to stamp my passport, and when we were going back it caused a delay. To top it off, I have a name which causes alot of ignoramas to automatically and wrongly assume I am a 'shia'. Riyadh was a huge turn off too. The only city I enjoyed over there was Makkah.
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i love riyadh. peaceful and well developed. the saudis there r nicer too. jeddah is too chaotic and crowded
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I think any place without a network of friends & relatives would be boring.
I have been to jeddah & riyadh a few times but only for a few days.
Before I did not like either place much but in the recent months I have developed a liking towards Jeddah & I like Riyadh too.
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I live in Jeddah , n i love dis place coz its juz 40 mins away from Makkah :)
i have lots of phirends here :)
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I live in Jeddah , n i love dis place coz its juz 40 mins away from Makkah :)
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one of the reasons why I like jeddah :)
:)
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ju copy cat 
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i lived and was born in riyadh and studied over there i love and misss saudia ......:(now in pk but stilll:( so much fun was there.nice quiet and calm....
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i love Khobar/dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah all together.. its a nice place to live . aint that bad... ppl have different experiences. but in reality most of the Saudia is a good place to live... I have enjoyed Khobar and Jeddah more than Riyadh :).
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may b i will go too ...RABIGH ... for some internship purpose with sceco ...
i spend my childhood in jeddha , so it wud b nice to again ... so i m hoping everything goes alirite ...
Just got back from Jeddah and have to say i am pleasantly suprised, big malls, good roads, good shops, etc, etc, although still very limited of what you can do
i lived and was born in riyadh and studied over there i love and misss saudia ......:(now in pk but stilll:( so much fun was there.nice quiet and calm....
which school did u attend shk....and how did u find it there.??