Discriminated against by a foreigner in my own country
This is not good! I was treated wonderfully by Saudis when I lived there between 1978-1992 and this blogger is right — most of the westerners I knew truly cared and were there to make a difference. Too bad this westerner is discriminating against the very people she should be befriending. I know that when I was there, it was relatively easy to make friends with Saudis and those friendships I cherished. Now it seems there is a line drawn between expats and Saudis. Makes me sad to see this change. This westerner needs to adjust her attitude and realize that she is a guest in Saudi Arabia and that she should do all she can to bridge any differences and misunderstandings.
I just had a really frustrating phone call. A friend of mine recommended a ballet instructor for my daughter. She gave me the number and I called to inquire and the lovely British ballet instructor informed me that she could not accept my daughter because we carry Saudi passports. I asked her why and she said that there is a directive that Saudi girls are not allowed to learn ballet. I asked her if she was ever provided with a written directive that Saudi girls weren’t allowed to learn ballet, and she said no that she was verbally instructed. I told her that that is not true and that there are ballet classes at some gyms here in Riyadh. So she changed the story and said that she had instructions that Saudis weren’t allowed on compounds. I told her that I’ve been in compounds. So she again changed the story…
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This is just plain sad that people who are visiting a country have the nerve to say bad things about the people of the country they are visiting. That is just plain wrong.
