If you where in Saudi Arabia..

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I wanted to start a thread which needs your insight .

just recalled when Steve wrote about getting 4 wives in our country.

Oh , we need serious help here .let me explain the Shituation :stuck_out_tongue:

I can understand that some people have problems in approaching women in their regions .
but I wonder how ? you have limitless encounters (,school,college,bars,theatre,etc)and having girlfriend is not a crime .:smiley:

Anyway you are extremely lucky being in a place where you can have the ability to lead active night life !

Just imagine being born in the capital of oil “Saudi Arabia” where females are wearing full body masks . like this

here where the caregiver/family takes care of everything for a girl.
Note i am not taking about approach because there isnt any actual female “presence”. just taking how to have a date ,to arrange a party ,to drink,without being prosecuted from religious police or judged by the society.
that’s 101 of life.here the woman reaches 40 and still virgin.
Seperation is the key , you study in male schools since 8 years .
marriages are usually pre-arranged . your mother or sister searches for suitable females around you .

by law , you are not allowed to enter malls (how silly !:open_mouth:) unless you have your family with you .

We need basic life support !
special programs to circumvent the ISP blockage to access more “liberal” sites .and you cannot live on porn for your life .People dont know to vote , or to rule themselves. the harder you try to educate people ,more dangerous it can be !

foreigners are not allowed to enter except by restricted VISA application.
you can travel anywhere but soon you will have to come back to work..and to be hit by reality again and again.

you may travel to near country (UAE e.g) but there you will face very high M\F ratios because of high influx of male into there , where a bar will have 200 males and 4 females which is a disadvantage from the beginning.

when I was in the Airplane to Zurich , the man behind my said after long sigh : yeah ,I was just about to forget how female faces are.

So after this long intro , if you were in my shoes .What you will do ?

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Can you move? I know that’s not always the scenario, but honestly that’s what I would do. I just don’t know what I can tell you because I have no experience with your situation

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To move ? sure I can but I will sacrifice my relatively good position
, getting same medical license isn’t easy for outsiders “called International Medical graduates or IMG”(many exams..etc) as well as learning other language (french as e.g) and to be foreigner for my life.
Isn’t that tough enough? in addition to extremely hot weather (40 deg c)where all the expensive pheros turns into useless heavy scents.

My current thinking isnt going into USA . but bringing USA into my country.I know it is silly but things are happening fast , isn’t it ?

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Must be difficult to go abroad to study and then return to a more restrictive climate, for the girls and boys alike. With so many young people becoming familiar with western culture, how does it affect your connection with your parents?

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In your shoes, I would move. If your not happy with where you are then you have a choice. Find what makes you happy where you are or move to where you can be more happy with your life style.

Changing a whole culture in a reasonable enough time to create the life style your dreaming of is not a option really. Even if you could change some of the laws in your country its not as easy to change the way the people think. These customs and this life style is ingrained in them. It would be many generations before change would truly be seen.

This is not to say that one person can not make a difference. Be the change you want to see in your world but also realize that being that change is not always the easy path to take. It’s much harder then practicing medicine in another place or learning a new language.

Even though you feel like you dont have many choices you do. You just have to choose the path you want and have the courage enough to follow it no matter where it takes you.

Tisha

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Have you heard about the revolutions? I think you should stay there and fight for your freedom. Lots of rats are being cornered in your part of the world, you’ll want to be at home when winds of change start to stiffen.