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2014-08-07 Arabia

Saudis told not to marry women from Pakistan, 3 other states

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Posted by Fred 2014-08-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 I spent two years in Riyadh. One of my colleagues, Khalid, fell for a Filipina. His family confronted him saying he should marry his first cousin instead, as marrying outside the family would be "disgusting". Their children would be "contaminated" and only "110 volt and not 220 volts" - which reflects the curious electricity supply system. Problem was he couldn't remember what his cousin looked like since girls cover their faces at puberty, and didn't want to marry if she was unappealing. His sisters arranged a private viewing, and seeing his cousin was not too ugly they married. Tribalism is alive and well in KSA.

Posted by Incredulous 2014-08-07 02:28|| 2014-08-07 02:28|| Front Page Top

#2 If Soddies ever accomplished anything, anything at all in the fields of math, science, sports, arts, philanthropy...anything at all...then at least they would have something they could use as an excuse, however flimsy, for being such racists.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-08-07 11:33|| 2014-08-07 11:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah, and al Qaeda does NOT qualify as philanthropy.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-08-07 11:52|| 2014-08-07 11:52|| Front Page Top

#4 #1 His family confronted him saying he should marry his first cousin instead, as marrying outside the family would be "disgusting". Their children would be "contaminated" and only "110 volt and not 220 volts"

Facinating (to employ a Spockism). Mooselimbs seem to get everything exactly backwards.

Posted by Enver Huporong5213 2014-08-07 18:06|| 2014-08-07 18:06|| Front Page Top

#5 fascinating (apparently Spock was a bad speller)

Posted by Enver Huporong5213 2014-08-07 18:09|| 2014-08-07 18:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Have they told the people they rely upon to defend them from Iran that Their Women Aren't Good Enough To Marry?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-08-07 19:09|| 2014-08-07 19:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Problem was he couldn't remember what his cousin looked like since girls cover their faces at puberty, and didn't want to marry if she was unappealing. His sisters arranged a private viewing, and seeing his cousin was not too ugly they married.

As the saying goes "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"....

Behold the reason for Niqabs...

Posted by Angusolet Snavitle3787 2014-08-07 21:02|| 2014-08-07 21:02|| Front Page Top

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