Expat Community > Saudi Arabia

culturejunkie
Joined 2004
Posts: 2

Possible for expats to have Saudi friends?

20 years ago

I am interested in moving to Saudi Arabia, not so much for the money, but because the culture and the people fascinate me. I don't want to go all the way there and then only have expat friends (though I will need them as well). What I want to know is if it is possible for an expat (particularly a single western female) to have friendships with Saudi women: to visit in their homes, and offer hospitality in my home.

I am aware of some of the cultural difference, and the differences in gender expectations. I am perfectly content to adapt to Saudi women's lifestyle, and to wear the abaya and head-covering, and act within their expectations of respectability (other than the fact that I am not married).

Thanks for your input!

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