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sragan
Joined 2013
Posts: 16

10 years ago

Internet and other questions

10 years ago

I am a 48yr old female US citizen moving to KSA for work at the end of next month, so I am reading everything I can about life there. There seems to be a lot of negative info, but I know there are Western women who have been there for years and enjoy it, so I am hoping to read more positive comments. Anyway, about the Internet there, rather than bringing a ton of books, DVDs and music CDs, I would rather access these things from the Internet as I currently do at home. I am talking about yoga, exercise, health and wellness, inspirational, self-help type materials available online instead of bringing books and DVD's, and I would want to listen to free music sites such as Pandora. I don't know yet where in KSA I will be, and I might even be moving around every few months to different cities and towns. I am concerned about censorship and these things not being accessible on the Internet in KSA. Are decent movies and TV shows available on television there? What is available and what is censored on the Internet? Also, (unrelated) are there many places to get a massage, and what would it typically cost for an hour?

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