I wouldn't recommend it.
Posted on 06/08/2004 12:19:05 AM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:16:10 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A string of deadly attacks on foreigners in Saudi Arabia has struck a nerve in an economy that relies heavily on foreign labor to do everything from running giant oil projects to sweeping the streets.
A strike by suspected Islamist militants on a critical Saudi oil facility on May 29 killed at least 22 foreigners and was the fifth such incident in the kingdom in a little more than a year. Gunmen struck again in a Riyadh neighborhood on Sunday, killing an Irish cameraman for the British Broadcasting Corp. and seriously wounding a British colleague.
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Saudi arabia also has hordes of immigrants from afghanistan, Pakistan, and other extremist regions home to al qaeda.
They need to use some sense there as well. They are not only home to al qaeda but they are also getting people mostly from regions where al qaeda is very strong.
My buddy worked in Saudi for several years at the Riyadh airport. He used to talk at length about how dependent the Saudis were on foreign labor. He explained how the infrastructure was managed by many Americans and British and how Indians and Philippinos made up a sizeable portion of the low skill labor force.
No, because the natives think that they are too good to do menial work like construction, cleaning, cooking etc. They are quite deluded.
IMO, every foreigner in Saudi Arabia should leave tomorrow. Let them empty their own night jars for a change.
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