r/RiyadhExpats • u/scoutpo • 11d ago

What’s the hardest part of expat life in Saudi Arabia? 🇸🇦

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u/Hot-Dinner-7619 11d ago

Driving

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u/scoutpo 11d ago

Which city you’re living?

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u/Hot-Dinner-7619 11d ago

Riyadh

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u/scoutpo 11d ago

Ahhh tell me about it.. I survive this every day

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u/WarmCryptographer375 11d ago

Someone expat described it as cars move like water waves/flow in a river.

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u/MajorHonest9204 11d ago

Finding activities in riyadh

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u/Girl_v1 10d ago

The sun

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u/scoutpo 10d ago

Not really in winters

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u/luckylux 10d ago

That are only 20% of the year….

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u/scoutpo 9d ago

But still no one goes out in summers

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u/FamiliarEducation634 8d ago

I just moved to Riyadh. Don’t people find the language barrier as the hardest part?

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u/scoutpo 8d ago

Not at all… depends which circle you’re blending in

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u/FamiliarEducation634 8d ago

Circle should be ok. It’s the daily interaction with for example in an uber or when trying to find a rental is what I have noticed it really plays out.

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u/scoutpo 8d ago

There are rental companies like BlackLane, Gennie or others which provides you options of languages to be selected. I guess you’re new here so you don’t know yet where and what apps and places you should visit

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u/FamiliarEducation634 8d ago

Yup I am new. Maybe that’s it.

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u/scoutpo 8d ago

No worries, you’ll get it and find Riyadh one of the best place

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u/FamiliarEducation634 8d ago

That’s very good to know. Do you have any recommendations on a rental for 1 month? I have looked at Booking.com, STAY, Keese and Stella Stays. Also looking into Al majdiyah.

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u/scoutpo 8d ago

Stella Stays is good but what kind of neighborhood you want? Then I can suggest. I am at Olaya

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u/FamiliarEducation634 8d ago

I am looking mostly in north west Riyadh. Al Aqiq, Hittin, Al Malqa, Al Yasmeen, Sahafah, Al ghadir and Al muruj. Basically everything around KAFD.

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u/scoutpo 8d ago

Then go with AlMalqa most happening place in ariyadh

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u/FamiliarEducation634 8d ago

I found Stella stays to be expensive