I´ve been living in Riyadh some years ago and I love the Kingdom Shopping Mall. I had fun with my family and more fun with my girlfriends at the third floor! ;-) I got my own perfume from there, it was create under my decisitions to mixing the essences, and the final product was called: SABAYAH (virtuous woman). I love it! Good times to remember. Riyadh is a nice city to live.
well, I'm 31, raised in the UK, worked in purtogal for 3 years before i came to saudi, this is an answer for your sarcasm!! you're reply is a small example on how teenagers are treated in saudi, again i would love if you just give freedom to the talents you have, i will assure you by then, that saudi will be the greatest on earth,
I can't agree more, I always respected the way Saudis live as a society, I don't have the right to judge as a foreigner, but as a Muslim I just want the best for this country, I do believe that rising youth is making a difference there, and the day will come when the world will see the real Saudis, God Bless
You are right. However, The word AL-Mamlakat or Al-Mamlakah(both writing are correct) is a translating from English language to Arabic which means the Kingdom, which is a corporation company that is majorly owned by Prince Waleed bin Talal. Both names in Arabic and English are well recognized in Saudi Arabia. Hope I made this info clear enough. :D
woow nice video i guess you made it :) hey ppl if you hate KSA Just keep it in your heart if you think your country have best place think about another country you are not alone in this wrold they are many country have a beatifull place P.S : i'm from ksa i like ryiadh but i never went inside the city :(
well, both of you (CivilLizard & Saaaaarah) got my message in a wrong way, i admit, saudi arabia have a big influence on our lives, it's the face of the arab world, it taught me alot, and i won't trade those years with anything, I only wish that people have more freedom there to express themselves, with it saudi could be the greatest country on earth!!!
I am saudi and I am proud of my country but we need your help (canada and westren country )to push our country to change every things and to give women the right to be leaders
lived in saudia for 13 years. i was born there and its pimpin. Yes i have 2 maids and yes i have a driver. my dad works at KFSH (saudias should know) I live about 50 yards from the kingdom tower. Litterally across the street. Im not allowed to go into the mall (security doesnt allow singles) But me and my friend sneak in all the time and go for some Starbucks :D super expensive 13riyals(TALL)
i agree with afkam. But hidden videos take place alot. They all have ababays but heads are not covered. That is actually not too rare. Its quite common in saudi.
one of my very good friends owns a home in saudi arabia that can easily beworth ten million here.15,000 sq ft.indoor and outdoor pools.12 bedrooms. 10 person theatre. his kitchen is damn near the size of a restaurant. i dint want to come home i swear!!! the saudi's are livin large.
ok i may not have the indepth knowledge of your culture but i lived there for years observing, and living under the brutish boot. also i had many muslim friends (and a few suadis at that) so i know enough to have a valid opinion
The fact is in a free society you should be able to wear whatever you like without fear of persecution from the state....you shouldnt have to feel uncomfortable wearing regular clothes puplically. If you feel its easier just to comply with social norms and this is why you use it, then this is a problem with the society and not a 'conveniance' for you
Dear Adria20 they don't dress up for themselves I read in the the book Princess:A True Story Of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia that the women dress to show at praties to other women to show them how rich they are. It is also true where I live too the arab wear the black abaayas in public but at a all women party you will be amazed at the beautiful and expensive designer outfits in all type of styles they are wearing under those black gards.trust me I know my in-laws are arabs.
wow..i love it. why is the womens floor different from the mens floor? is it just full of girly stuff? like make up etc. and how come there's men serving on the womens floor? like in the perfume shop?
@onemin1986 They can wear these clothes in family gatherings etc.. But only women and mahrams [father, grandfather, brother, uncles, and husband] Muslims believe in modesty so when Muslim women go out they cover. Hope that helped.
What do U mean by EVERYTHING?! there is more in life than the material things, its not only having designer cloths at your fingertips, driving in luxury car through wide roads, i've been living in riyadh for 6 years, and i think i need 6 years now just to recover from the trauma i had out of your home town! the strangest most contradiction society i ever knew!!
2/3 , humans have differences in their sources of pleasure, susceptibilities of pain, and the operation on them of different physical and moral agencies, that unless there is a corresponding diversity in their modes of life, they neither obtain their fair share of happiness, nor grow up to the mental, moral and aesthetic stature of which their nature is capable.
3/3 A cultural freedom is what missing in your society, a freedom to become the human you really want to be, not a pretender to please individuals around u, forces practiced on your people produced the perfect self-believed pretenders, and believe me u r one of the group.
well you may have been taught to believe it was a blessing whereas i have observed, and felt myself, its oppressive nature. of course, it is your right to wear it if that is what you are obligued to choose, but that should not give you or your society the right to force it upon others. (btw i was 13 when i lived there for 3 years) mail me if you want to chat more
Hey I never said we weren't evil. But I'm not going to get into arguing over degrees of evil, or who did what to who hundreds of years ago. I'd rather just go shopping.
you dont have to pretend your muslim. I'm a muslim and I live here but i'm not a muslim ARAB, i'm a muslim AMERICAN. So anywho, you can take pictures but people dont really like being in pictures. I dont wear a headscarf and I'm 13, so they dont FORCE you but if you do go out in public without an abaya you will get funny looks and some freaky people will get all pissed and stuff so everyone basically wears an abaya but not everyone wears a headscarf.
1/3 Even with your unreasonable aggressive replies, I'm still welling to answer, and I am quite sure my answer will set you off, cause what I am about to say is considered a taboo! Which is exactly the point I am trying to clarify, the human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but it requires to grow and develop itself on all sides, according to the tendency of the inward forces which make it a living thing,
Ok youve travelled, so have i, so what. Just because you've been to other countries doesnt mean you've opened your mind to the possibility of fault within your own culture/religion The fact that i was a teen whilst there had very little bearing on my opinions on the abaya (ie. my mum, and every other female i knew didnt exactly enjoy it either).- 'nothing any bodey could say or do would change that' this just shows how closed your mind is to other ideas when your are raised as a muslim.
oh you dont really mind it much in small towns?!? how gracious of you :) why should a woman not drive simply because she wants to, for fun, like those nutty male teenagers that i was nearly killed by half a dozen times lol
Its empty!! Where are all the People?? Even Merry Hill and other Shopping Centres have 100x more people!! People dont go to it, because they are poor....
Saudia, a leading country, gimme a break! Saudia has money because US has exclusive rights to oil through ARAMCO mainly which is the biggest racist corporation in the Fortune 100 list. Check out their hiring policy which is based on nationalities rather than merit.
Did you mention the case of the Minyati who was abused? Did you explain that you all pay maids less than 1000SR monthly $275 Dont forget to talk about how many people are not paid by the sponsors. Please dont exaggerate to much. Read Jan 17, 08 News where the a Saudi man killed his daughter because he thought she was not his real child.
even with free education, Saudi literacy levels r below many third world country's. They are not competent for skilled jobs as compared to foreigners and their laziness has broken all world standards, there r more qawa breaks than work!
do U really really really think that saudi arabia, is all just a desert??? think again.... we've got eveything ;) .. I HATE IT WHEN PPL UNDERESTIMATE SAUDI ARABIA...
First of all i went to suadia and many different arab counutries, and lived here in america so im in a position to know better than you, when you say men go out and sleep with many women, well "thats wrong" becuase your making it sound like they live in america that stuff happens everwhere, but we are talking about 2% men do that, but in america to my view 90% you see the diference, read below...
well, both of you (CivilLizard & Saaaaarah) got my message in a wrong way, i admit, saudi arabia have a big influence on our lives, it's the face of the arab world, it taught me alot, and i won't trade those years with anything, I only wish that people have more freedom there to express themselves, with it saudi could be the greatest country on earth!!!
I´ve been living in Riyadh some years ago and I love the Kingdom Shopping Mall.
I had fun with my family and more fun with my girlfriends at the third floor! ;-)
I got my own perfume from there, it was create under my decisitions to mixing the essences, and the final product was called: SABAYAH (virtuous woman). I love it!
Good times to remember. Riyadh is a nice city to live.
well, I'm 31, raised in the UK, worked in purtogal for 3 years before i came to saudi, this is an answer for your sarcasm!! you're reply is a small example on how teenagers are treated in saudi, again i would love if you just give freedom to the talents you have, i will assure you by then, that saudi will be the greatest on earth,
Thanks for the video,very nice mall!
I love riyadh :)
great place I used to have a Sudanese student lived in there
An entire seperate floor for ladies only,is mashaAllah amazing. It just shows an example of Islamic tradition in practice.
I can't agree more, I always respected the way Saudis live as a society, I don't have the right to judge as a foreigner, but as a Muslim I just want the best for this country, I do believe that rising youth is making a difference there, and the day will come when the world will see the real Saudis, God Bless
Impresive!!
wow, thats a nice mall!
i used to drive by kingdom mall and faisalia mall everyday going home frm school... i miss riyadh =[
You are right. However, The word AL-Mamlakat or Al-Mamlakah(both writing are correct) is a translating from English language to Arabic which means the Kingdom, which is a corporation company that is majorly owned by Prince Waleed bin Talal. Both names in Arabic and English are well recognized in Saudi Arabia. Hope I made this info clear enough. :D
soo cool i wish Im there I love KSA
woow nice video i guess you made it :)
hey ppl if you hate KSA Just keep it in your heart if you think your country have best place think about another country you are not alone in this wrold they are many country have a beatifull place
P.S : i'm from ksa i like ryiadh but i never went inside the city :(
The toy Car on the wall at 4.45 is soooo cute..i want onee
thanks,,
that is cool,,
well, both of you (CivilLizard & Saaaaarah) got my message in a wrong way, i admit, saudi arabia have a big influence on our lives, it's the face of the arab world, it taught me alot, and i won't trade those years with anything, I only wish that people have more freedom there to express themselves, with it saudi could be the greatest country on earth!!!
been there done that..nice mall
I am saudi and I am proud of my country but we need your help (canada and westren country )to push our country to change every things and to give women the right to be leaders
lived in saudia for 13 years. i was born there and its pimpin. Yes i have 2 maids and yes i have a driver. my dad works at KFSH (saudias should know) I live about 50 yards from the kingdom tower. Litterally across the street. Im not allowed to go into the mall (security doesnt allow singles) But me and my friend sneak in all the time and go for some Starbucks :D super expensive 13riyals(TALL)
lol - i can only imagine how wonderful it was..
My dad is the general manager of the Kingdom Centre
i agree with afkam. But hidden videos take place alot. They all have ababays but heads are not covered. That is actually not too rare. Its quite common in saudi.
Look at those crowds.
one of my very good friends owns a home in saudi arabia that can easily beworth ten million here.15,000 sq ft.indoor and outdoor pools.12 bedrooms. 10 person theatre. his kitchen is damn near the size of a restaurant. i dint want to come home i swear!!! the saudi's are livin large.
pretty cool
and its actually a shopping place
not a hang out place like in the us
where the many crowd all malls
=(
@onemin1986
I couldn't agree more! One can wear gorgeous "modest" attire surely?
ok i may not have the indepth knowledge of your culture but i lived there for years observing, and living under the brutish boot. also i had many muslim friends (and a few suadis at that) so i know enough to have a valid opinion
The fact is in a free society you should be able to wear whatever you like without fear of persecution from the state....you shouldnt have to feel uncomfortable wearing regular clothes puplically. If you feel its easier just to comply with social norms and this is why you use it, then this is a problem with the society and not a 'conveniance' for you
Dear Adria20 they don't dress up for themselves I read in the the book Princess:A True Story Of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia that the women dress to show at praties to other women to show them how rich they are. It is also true where I live too the arab wear the black abaayas in public but at a all women party you will be amazed at the beautiful and expensive designer outfits in all type of styles they are wearing under those black gards.trust me I know my in-laws are arabs.
wow..i love it. why is the womens floor different from the mens floor? is it just full of girly stuff? like make up etc. and how come there's men serving on the womens floor? like in the perfume shop?
@GoversM ,,, I'm from Saudi ,,, AlMamlakah means The Kingdom ...
^_^
anyway, I hope you are enjoying your life in my country ^_^
Where are the customers?
hey i can do one on rashid mall for you! they made an extention for it!
Well... after having looked all those videos on Dubai, this mall look really old and... you know.
@onemin1986 They can wear these clothes in family gatherings etc.. But only women and mahrams [father, grandfather, brother, uncles, and husband] Muslims believe in modesty so when Muslim women go out they cover. Hope that helped.
What do U mean by EVERYTHING?! there is more in life than the material things, its not only having designer cloths at your fingertips, driving in luxury car through wide roads, i've been living in riyadh for 6 years, and i think i need 6 years now just to recover from the trauma i had out of your home town! the strangest most contradiction society i ever knew!!
2/3
, humans have differences in their sources of pleasure, susceptibilities of pain, and the operation on them of different physical and moral agencies, that unless there is a corresponding diversity in their modes of life, they neither obtain their fair share of happiness, nor grow up to the mental, moral and aesthetic stature of which their nature is capable.
women are allowed to show their dressings to other women,their freinds,their brothers,husband and sis,mother their cousins
3/3
A cultural freedom is what missing in your society, a freedom to become the human you really want to be, not a pretender to please individuals around u, forces practiced on your people produced the perfect self-believed pretenders, and believe me u r one of the group.
That was interesting. It's like the Houston Galleria where I'm from. Except in an evil country.
well you may have been taught to believe it was a blessing whereas i have observed, and felt myself, its oppressive nature. of course, it is your right to wear it if that is what you are obligued to choose, but that should not give you or your society the right to force it upon others. (btw i was 13 when i lived there for 3 years) mail me if you want to chat more
Hey I never said we weren't evil. But I'm not going to get into arguing over degrees of evil, or who did what to who hundreds of years ago. I'd rather just go shopping.
you dont have to pretend your muslim. I'm a muslim and I live here but i'm not a muslim ARAB, i'm a muslim AMERICAN. So anywho, you can take pictures but people dont really like being in pictures. I dont wear a headscarf and I'm 13, so they dont FORCE you but if you do go out in public without an abaya you will get funny looks and some freaky people will get all pissed and stuff so everyone basically wears an abaya but not everyone wears a headscarf.
1/3
Even with your unreasonable aggressive replies, I'm still welling to answer, and I am quite sure my answer will set you off, cause what I am about to say is considered a taboo! Which is exactly the point I am trying to clarify, the human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but it requires to grow and develop itself on all sides, according to the tendency of the inward forces which make it a living thing,
Ok youve travelled, so have i, so what. Just because you've been to other countries doesnt mean you've opened your mind to the possibility of fault within your own culture/religion The fact that i was a teen whilst there had very little bearing on my opinions on the abaya (ie. my mum, and every other female i knew didnt exactly enjoy it either).- 'nothing any bodey could say or do would change that' this just shows how closed your mind is to other ideas when your are raised as a muslim.
oh you dont really mind it much in small towns?!? how gracious of you :) why should a woman not drive simply because she wants to, for fun, like those nutty male teenagers that i was nearly killed by half a dozen times lol
الله من اللحوووم :p
this music makes me fell sleep -_-
Its empty!! Where are all the People?? Even Merry Hill and other Shopping Centres have 100x more people!! People dont go to it, because they are poor....
big deal its just a mall like any other mall i can go down to san francisco and the malls there are ten times bigger and better
Saudia, a leading country, gimme a break! Saudia has money because US has exclusive rights to oil through ARAMCO mainly which is the biggest racist corporation in the Fortune 100 list. Check out their hiring policy which is based on nationalities rather than merit.
Did you mention the case of the Minyati who was abused?
Did you explain that you all pay maids less than 1000SR monthly $275
Dont forget to talk about how many people are not paid by the sponsors.
Please dont exaggerate to much.
Read Jan 17, 08 News where the a Saudi man killed his daughter because he thought she was not his real child.
then leave ..
even with free education, Saudi literacy levels r below many third world country's. They are not competent for skilled jobs as compared to foreigners and their laziness has broken all world standards, there r more qawa breaks than work!
Purée, it's empty, there's no life.
do U really really really think that saudi arabia, is all just a desert???
think again.... we've got eveything ;) ..
I HATE IT WHEN PPL UNDERESTIMATE SAUDI ARABIA...
Arthasu lol
First of all i went to suadia and many different arab counutries, and lived here in america so im in a position to know better than you, when you say men go out and sleep with many women, well "thats wrong" becuase your making it sound like they live in america that stuff happens everwhere, but we are talking about 2% men do that, but in america to my view 90% you see the diference, read below...
الحمد لله الذي خلصني من شر ومصيبة وكهنوت وبلاء و وباء على هذه الارض اسمه سعودى .
well, both of you (CivilLizard & Saaaaarah) got my message in a wrong way, i admit, saudi arabia have a big influence on our lives, it's the face of the arab world, it taught me alot, and i won't trade those years with anything, I only wish that people have more freedom there to express themselves, with it saudi could be the greatest country on earth!!!