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AmritaJaiWriter5 karma

What is the music scene like there? What do kids listen to? What do kids with musical interests do to express themselves artistically? Do your schools teach anything about music/art/drawing etc?

Most of the time people see Saudis in media wearing very traditional looking dress. Do you guys wear jeans and T-shirts in private?

What are a few slang things young people say over there that adults might not understand? (Like the way Will Smith says, 'maxin') What are your favorite curse words in Arabic? What are some common ones?

What's the easiest way to make friends with a Saudi? What's the worst insult to give to a Saudi?

I hear Saudi families can get pretty big... Forgive my ignorance, but is polygamy really practiced over there? How big is your family? Are people having fewer kids nowadays like in other developing countries?

AmritaJaiWriter3 karma

What kinds of friendships do you have with girls your age? I hear there's a big text and flirt culture in arab countries.

Does your family have regular meal times where everyone sits and eats together or is the family schedule too fractured to coordinate that?

My grandparents once went to haj in the 60s and ate camel. They said it tasted okay. Any opinion?

My Dad went to haj in the 90s. He said he ate KFC, not camel. Is Saudi food culture changing a lot? Do older people mention food you don't see regularly anymore?

What's the culture of reading like over there? I once read that the middle east is the lowest ranked region for books published/literacy (going country by country). Being a writer, I'm curious about it. Is the Kindle making a difference for instance?

AmritaJaiWriter2 karma

What's ks Omk mean?

With my jeans question I was looking for how common it is. Which do people prefer and are there different setting where it's more common or less accepted?

BTW, I've heard that males holding hands is a very common thing in Arab culture. There's a famous picture of President Bush holding hands with your king.

Is this something you and other boys do as a sign of friendship?