Short FAQ: Saudi Arabia

Feb 04, 2010 23:15

I don't recall posting a lot about my native country, mostly because ( Read more... )

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derrick_mace February 6 2010, 17:33:56 UTC
What if a foreign woman has really long hair? Would it be better for her to wear a hijab? Or wouldn't it matter?

Foreign women usually don't bother except out of courtesty, and people respect if they did that. Depending on where you are, it matters.

In the east coast and the west coast, it's OK. In Jeddah, you could walk around naked for all they care. In Dhahran, you need to be a little more civil. In Riyadh, it's generally almost mandatory to wear it, regardless whether you're obviously foriegn or not. It helps to have gold hair here. :O

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