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Memoirs of an Unexpected Expat

Memoirs of an Unexpected Expat

Riyadh… The place from were all those fine Mars and bounty Chocolates I had as a kid came from. Before I boarded my flight to Saudi Arabia I did an extensive internet research on the country for a week and the reviews were not that encouraging. A wonderful job of self Sabotaging a peaceful life in the Great Indian Mainland ensured I boarded my flight to the land of the Prophet. After a really long & uncomfortable flight I reached the cold Riyadh Airport early in a Thursday morning. There was mist & dust every were. Riyadh International Airport I walked through a passage and then down a stair, which opened into a huge terminal. There I saw an Arab for the first time in my life. He was young, well built and fair, dressed to kill in the traditional white long dress & checkered red and white head wear with artistically maintained golden facial hair. He stood right in the middle of the immigration counter with absolute authority & signaled and guided the incoming …