Home: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 13, 2006
Posted by fahadshaikh in Saudi Arabia.trackback
Im home and so much has already happened. Today my brother got attacked by some pyscho at a Shawerma (donair) place. The guy was speaking in Arabic and Faraz said “mafi arabi” (no arabic). In his broken english he told him to step outside because he had a message for him. Faraz refused so the guy starts lecturing him about his long hair HARAM HARAM (Wrong Wrong). Faraz is like, “its ok man” and he pats him on the back, the guy goes BALLISTIC as Faraz touches him. He starts pushing him and swears in Arabic “YOU FILTHY ANIMAL, YOU CANT EAT WITH US, GO OUTSIDE.” Everyone in the restaurant tells him to calm down. He pleads his case calling Faraz a filthy animal and starts pulling Faraz’s hair. A guy comes to pull the pyscho off but he pushes him down and starts yelling again. What a pyscho. Anyways, Faraz got away unhurt.
My luggage for some reason didnt make it so Ive been wearing my brothers clothes for the past couple days. Today morning I finally got it and my baggage lock was broken. Nothing I can think of was stolen so i dunno if someone was trying to be funny or if it broke while being moved around. Very sketchy indeed.
Ive been here for three days and all 9 meals have either been at some dinner party or at a restaurant. I guess its dawat season.
The compound I live in is quite interesting. As shown above there is graffiti on the outer walls, all 26 villas are more or less occupied by Pakistanis and there are pigeons and pigeon shit EVERYWHERE. Home is home.
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good luck on ut tour man. I hear u’ll be coming this way around march? lemme know yo!
a Saudi guy…
hi Fahad, how r u doing?
I am sorry for what happend, but it is just an individual accedint. I faced worse accidents than this in India, Pakistan and Bangladish, but I am sure it is just an individual.
Oh dont worry bro, I know its an individual incident. Just a very interesting story. When did you go to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh???
Ali Ill definitly be giving you a call when i get there. Ill be there March 5th.
WOW, i had no idea your “short stop in california” was all part of this elaborate, crazy, amazing life-changing trip! now i feel even worse that i’m missing you! i mean, you’re spending four months traveling all around the world! anyways, this is amazing.
ok, so i have a favor to ask. do you think you could take pictures of the compound? and possibly my house? i think it was #24 (#25?) the second house from the right in the row facing the basketball courts… you probably remember better than i do since you were five years older than me! i just want to see what they look like now!
ok well, good luck to you and i’m really excited to read all this!
Assalamualaikum
MashaAllah, the more I read about it, the more I miss being there.
Just a thought, even on a lighter note, it’d be better if you take couple of those pictures off – especially the one showing the middle fingers. :)
Thanks Aliza, i will get that picture to you as soon as possible. I still have not forgiven you for ditching me in California, but Ill get over it.
Hey Yusuf, do we know each other???? Im confused here???
awesome picture!
Thanks anonymous.