I’m mixed but that probably doesn’t matter since both of my parents are still from Europe. My dad has a job that requires some moving around every now and then. We will probably be moving to Saudi Arabia in a few years. I know the religion and culture is vastly different from Western life. I was just curious what foreign women should wear. My mom will probably have a hard time adapting :D
That’s pretty much it.
TW: Racism & Terrorism
Disclaimer: This is not to dismiss the fact that dangerous situations have risen during the the day of the concert - missing people, harassment, etc. This is to call out people who drop the “terrorist” comments very easily without using their minds.
As a person who used to live in Saudi Arabia, I am greatly offended. And to the arabians in this platform, I’m sorry for some of the shit you have to go through.
For those out of the loop, a little summary of the situation. During the day of the concert, a huge sandstorm came which ended up cancelling the concert. There were over 35K people in the venue. With this much people adding to the bad weather and sad situation, accidents happened such as getting lost and harassment which then caused a mass hysteria. The mass hysteria then lead to false news such as kidnappings.
I understand the concern of the people yet some need to be careful with their words. Saying and I quote that this happened because Saudi Arabia is an unsafe country full of terrorists. This is beyond the situation already. It’s not like something like this would not happen if it was outside the Kingdom. And I hope fans do some thinking first before dropping comments like, “kpop should stop holding concert in Saudi Arabia”. It’s not something you should drop casually.
As someone who used to live there, I can assure you that it is a country I felt the safest. I’m also not saying that the news about the country are false - even if some are actually overreacting some situations - but people need to stop being racist and stop viewing the country with it’s negative notion. Like all other countries, the Kingdom has its positive and negative. Think first before dropping comments very casually.
I would also add that during the severity of the situation, Saudi fans were the ones that were doing the most help and finding solutions for the problem.
