2. Universities in Saudi Arabia were less time consuming
for me because it is where I’m from.
3. Here at UCF, every task takes longer because of
English being my second language.
4. Women in Saudi Arabia attend their own universities from men.
5. At UCF, it is interesting to attend class with women. At first, it was
exciting because it was different than back home. Now, I’m
comfortable with attending class with women.
6. Aspects of American university such as cheerleading are
exciting because of being very new and different as well as
for cheering on the university teams.
7. Saudi Arabia is a very different picture. They are very
excited for their university for women.
8. In Saudi Arabia, it is difficult to get a job. So I came to America to
get the higher education experience to be able to get a job more
easily than if I hadn’t.
9. In Saudi Arabia, it is difficult to get a job. So I came to America to get
the higher education experience to be able to get a job more easily
than if I hadn’t.
10. The mall in America is more about shopping for what you need and
then leaving.
11. Black Friday is a good example of how Americans tend to shop just
to shop.
12. In Saudi Arabia, the malls are an all day thing. There is as much if
not more socializing than shopping when we go to the mall.
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14. In America, I enjoy having the female servers though I am still not used to
paying tips. It tends to keep me resisting expensive places.
15. I miss the fresh taste of food in Saudi Arabia and the kind of food. I
haven’t found a place in America so far that does our food justice.
17. Alcohol is the biggest difference between America and Saudi Arabia.
I don’t have an interest in drinking but sometimes it is amusing to
watch others. Though unfortunately my friends and I have had to
break up fights at our favorite hookah bar in America.
18. Instead of bars in Saudi Arabia, there are hookah lounges.
There is no alcohol.
19. Makah is the most important city for the Muslim religion.
Everyone needs to travel to Makah at least once in their
lifetime.
20. I was first worried about coming to America because of cultural
ignorance. I was very pleased to never have had a problem and
everyone I have met has always been friendly and not
judgmental.
21. Despite the outer cultural differences ( the clothing, the social
structure, etc), people are people, There are good and bad people
everywhere. Polite and rude. It is nice to know there are polite people
every where. It makes traveling out of Saudi Arabia enjoyable.
