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[–]RedditExPat69 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

where did I say you haven't?
The Saudis do get some things right, including aspects of their criminal justice system, as well as funding terrorism. They're great at that too. What's the migration rate TO Saudi Arabia, compared to western nations?

[–]Nemacolin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Beats me. Millions of Europeans and Americans cycle through Saudi Arabia, In the same way hundreds of thousands of Saudis cycle through the US. This explains the pickup trucks and country/western music. The two cultures are in close contact and as a result, both are changing. When I got here the religious people had a much stronger hold on the government. We have tempered them to a great extent.

It is not perfect. But if you wish to win a clash of cultures, you need to engage. Calling for some sort of ban on people traveling back and forth will not work, and it admits nothing but defeat.

It is a century-long, never-ending thing. Still we are winning.