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Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists
Gregory Morrow writes:
The Saudis would do well to plan for some kind of industry or something, it's not like they are self - sufficient in anything... Saudi Arabia is in a very precarious position, because once the oil runs out, there will be nothing. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Dave Frightens Me writes:
They have so much money that it's not really important. They have less than they used to, and eventually they will run out. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem as though they have a contingency plan for that eventuality. Perhaps they will return to a nomadic desert life, but that will come as quite a shock to today's population, and that lifestyle will not support the number of people who live there now. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Mxsmanic writes:
Dave Frightens Me writes: They have so much money that it's not really important. They have less than they used to, and eventually they will run out. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem as though they have a contingency plan for that eventuality. Mx "I used to be a paper billionaire but now I am a pauper" Manic is back and he is offering unsolicited financial advice! Form an orderly queue ladies and gents, puh-lease! Des |
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Dave Frightens Me wrote: On 20 May 2006 13:49:18 -0700, "eetinBelgië" wrote: Dave Smith wrote: eetinBelgië wrote: Saudi Arabia hopes to attract a million visitors a year with the help of a new tourism visa. Eighteen approved tour operators in the kingdom have begun offering visa services as part of a series of tourism initiatives announced last week at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. The Saudi government is also to begin issuing permits for tour guides from next month. I bet that people will be lining up to go to a country that has previously barred tourists and keeps foreign workers in housing compounds partly for their own safety and partly to stop them from polluting Saudis with their infidel beliefs. I can't myself wasting my time and money to go a land of sand, sun and Islamic extremists. I wonder how many are Islamic extremists, and I wonder how many of them resort to violence. Do you have some figures ? It was enough for me to see the story of a British man who went beyond the compound, and was caught where a bomb went off. He wasn't hurt badly by the bomb, but he was later 'questioned' to within an inch of his life. Yes, I mean that he was tortured to the point that he wont ever recover. -- did you ever see 'Midnight Express' ? did you ever go to Turkey ? |
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Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists
On 20 May 2006 13:49:18 -0700, "eetinBelgië"
wrote: Dave Smith wrote: eetinBelgië wrote: Saudi Arabia hopes to attract a million visitors a year with the help of a new tourism visa. Eighteen approved tour operators in the kingdom have begun offering visa services as part of a series of tourism initiatives announced last week at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. The Saudi government is also to begin issuing permits for tour guides from next month. I bet that people will be lining up to go to a country that has previously barred tourists and keeps foreign workers in housing compounds partly for their own safety and partly to stop them from polluting Saudis with their infidel beliefs. I can't myself wasting my time and money to go a land of sand, sun and Islamic extremists. I wonder how many are Islamic extremists, and I wonder how many of them resort to violence. Do you have some figures ? It was enough for me to see the story of a British man who went beyond the compound, and was caught where a bomb went off. He wasn't hurt badly by the bomb, but he was later 'questioned' to within an inch of his life. Yes, I mean that he was tortured to the point that he wont ever recover. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Saudi Arabia is in a very precarious position, because once the oil runs out, there will be nothing. Good. Serves them right. -- dgs |
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Martin wrote: On Sat, 20 May 2006 23:59:27 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: eetinBelgië writes: where would America be without Saudi Arabia ? Between Mexico and Canada. Very good!!! :-) -- Martin and the Mexicans and Canadians would be building fences to keep them out |
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Dave Frightens Me wrote:
On Sun, 21 May 2006 11:26:43 +0200, Martin wrote: On 21 May 2006 01:53:42 -0700, "eetinBelgië" wrote: Martin wrote: On Sat, 20 May 2006 23:59:27 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: eetinBelgië writes: where would America be without Saudi Arabia ? Between Mexico and Canada. Very good!!! :-) and the Mexicans and Canadians would be building fences to keep them out It was Mixi's first 2006 joke be quiet and appreciate it. What makes you sure it was a joke? When Martin isn't posting here or vacationing in Volendam, he's reading Mixi's blog. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |
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Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists
Dave Frightens Me writes:
There is no gurantee of that. We have seen no evidence to date. We have the history of all the developed countries as evidence, and the evidence is consistent. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists
Dave Frightens Me writes:
What makes you think they have less money than they used to? Their peak of wealth was some years ago; it varies considerably with the wavering fortunes of the oil industry. In any case, only an extremely small percentage of the population actually has any money to speak of. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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