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  • While a nice video, it's hardly indicative of all of Saudi Arabia. At best, it's an example of a liberl, upper or upper middle class family in Jeddah. And Jeddah itself is much more open and liberal than the rest of Saudi Arabia anyway.

  • Yeah it is true

    ... we are not like what some poeple think ...

    We live our life very simply without

    alcoholor or mix with women ... we enjoy our life with in very simple way !

    not gambling ... so on

    you are welcome in Saudi Arabia ^_^

  • that saudi woman in the blue is very sexy!!!

  • The best thing about Jeddah is our variety of food with amazing taste and very diversely cultured

  • what no donkey gang bang in saudi??

  • girls in that dinner table is so hot i wish saudi women liked indians and bengalis but sadly they look down upon us cuz india and bangladesh are a poor country

  • @sleepingweed420  sad for u bro :(

  • i love this whole video series thanks for uploading it

  • and of course salam to jeddah and whole saudi arabia :)

  • Saudi arabia also great but the best was No Reservations in Istnabul :-)

  • @weissman2000 I agree,,.. There is beauty all over the world! :)

  • Life is beautiful........joy in life should be universal.......

  • dania and omar are great people..plain and simple.....

  • great video

  • dania did an amazing job!

  • camel toe soup LOL

  • thanks to Danyah and Anthony, Whole TV show crew- did good job to open this little window to world. I'm having saudi advisor -little scary but now make me more comfortable. Sitting arrangements of singles & family was so different but hey it its fine w/ their society as a tourist one should nothing but respect it. keep it up Danyah you are a brave woman!!

  • @green0000 YOU ARE AN IGNORANT.

    wow, you must be one of those who appear on Foxnews to say Madrasah and wahabi to show that they know the stuff.

    I'm a Saudi and let me tell you one thing: I don't like some of the things over there but trust me; most people like it and agree with the way life goes on in Saudi Arabia. If they didn't, life wouldn't stay the way it is right now.

    People are different; what you might think is right does NOT necessarily have to be right in other people's opinion.

  • Here's the thing. The Hosts were indeed wonderful and the Show is wonderful. Anthony Bourdain is great. Saudis are also great.

    But this is Keeping up Appearances. This kind of arrangement would be totally unacceptable to most in Saudi culture.

    Heck, Cameras? Most men on the Streets would throw FISTS if they saw you filming their Women. And a young Saudi woman strolling the streets with a middle-aged White American man? With Cameras all around?

    Lets not kid ourselves. This isn't the reality.

  • @shoedoctor99 And how do YOU know this, shoedoctor? Ever been to anywhere in the Middle East? Ever? From whence did you get this wise knowledge?

    Until you've actually spent substantial time on the ground there, as a civilian mingling in with normal people (aka, not in a uniform of any military), I really don't take your opinion seriously. 

    And FYI, while I have never been to Saudi Arabia, I have spent time elsewhere in the Middle East, I have family there. (Catholic family, btw)

  • @shoedoctor99 Yes, just like Abigail, I also want to know how do you come to these conclusions about Saudi Arabia. Are you Saudi? Have you spent a significant amount of time there? Your comments seem more like vague opinions based on preconceived and prejudiced notions that you have collected along the way. Obviously this program was only a small glimpse into the lifestyle, traditions and culture of Saudi Arabia.It would be a lot more complex that what was presented here as AB said himself.

  • @shoedoctor99 yeah, you're right. They were escorted by the police, national guard and air forces.

    you're probably a paki and the best source you have is a visit to somewhere in Saudi Arabia 20 years ago.

    Things have changed in the last 10 years.

    Jeddah has never been like Riyadh where most conservatives live. Even in Riyadh, people would not through anything at you if you're filming in public. The worst thing that could happen is they would call the police. If you have a license, you're fine.

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  • @shoedoctor99 I'm not trying to fool anybody!

    and If I want to, I wouldn't need a try with you because apparently, you show enough signs of stupidity and ignorance. I have already told you that you need to get a license or permit in order to film in public. and btw, the Ministry of Culture and Information is directed by citizen not a fucking prince so stop showing off your ignorance and being so proud of it.

  • @bag3at9oo3ak Unrelated men and women are not even allowed to be seen next to each other without religious police on their ass. Jeddah, Riyadh or Tabuk. Like I said, it's not everyday that a white man can go on a stroll with an unaccompanied young Saudi woman as this piece depicts.

  • @shoedoctor99 not in Jeddah where Dania lives

  • @shoedoctor99

    جبت الزبد الله يصلح حالك ,,,,,أحسنت ,,لانه ناس عن ناس تفرق عندهم هذه الامور

  • @shoedoctor99 Amen.

  • Those dumplings looked delicious

  • You must stop wasting food like this ! this is not Islamic at all ...

  • بارك الله فيك اخت دانيه

  • the family dinner looks SO GOOD :9~~~

  • DELICIOUS!!!!! i want some kabsa now!

  • Very well done, this episode! Very interesting!

  • You are more than welcome isarathai ..

  • after watching this i wanna get in saudi arabia and learn more about their culture;)

  • thank you Anthony Bourdain, you are my hero. you have opened the world up in ways it has never been opened before. your blend sarcasm, wit, philosophy and (as much as you try to cover it up with scepticism) love for your fellow man is extrordinary. you should be reckonized by the UN, receive a nobel peace prize, and every humanitarian award there is. The world can learn a lot from you. thank you, thank you thank you.

  • I love these people a lot

  • Look at the positive side in this report,and leave Sterile differences aside

  • I'm so proud of watcing this stuff in youtube about my country..

    but i noticed that is not 100% true, in here the is no "Promiscuity" womens here cover their bodies with a black cover called "Abaya", when saudi families meets, the ladies be ina side and the mens in a side, they don't see each other like what is hapening in this video, that is the only thing is missing here.

    Thank you for posting this video

  • Love you <3 nicely Sone you show every one what's Saudi Araba :D

  • صراحة شي مخزي ومقيت ...وقلة ادب وحرام...قال شنو قال كمل تو........

  • دانية .. مثال جميل للمرأة العصرية المتطورة .. تعتز بحجابها .. وما تترك صلاتها .. وتعتز بقيمها وتاريخها وأخلاق أهلها

  • @mnthol

    كيف تعتز بحجابها وهي طالعه في التلفزيون واهلها بعد معها بل هي مثال لاردى انواع الشعب السعودي الذي يغار على محارمه وانا لا استبعد ابدا انها كانت في الخارج يعني تربيه امريكا او بريطانيا او انها اصلا ليست سعوديه لانه مهما كان لازم يكون في عائلتها رجل رشيد يردعها... يا اخي الله سبحانه هو الحكيم امر المرأه بالستر وعدم الكلام لغير حاجه مع الرجل الاجنبي... صحيح انها قدمت السعوديه بشكل رائع ونشكرها على ذلك لكن هذا لا يعني انها لم ترتكب خطأ كبير جدا جداااااا

  • @zmnghreeb

    m3a kol i7tram mn ant ink t7kom 3laiha zay kitha .o ll al 3ilm hathi s3odiya .al sayda fa6ma rathya allah 3nha kanat to3alim al s7abah

    al sayda al kareema lm tartakim ay 5a62 o ana ashoof ina itha int tshoof inha fitna o taftink fa int 3indik moshkla kabeera o lazim tt3alj .o illi yseer fii al s3odiya mn t5aloof mahowa illa 3adat o lees lha mn al deen shai2 o irja3 lii al taree5 o shof .taree5 al Islam ma bda mn al s3odiya

    o mo kol mn 3ard maho s3odi . al deen al was6iya

  • @HurairaMM

    مع احترامي الكامل لك ولها.. انا حكمت على الشيء الذي رئيته ثم لماذا لا احكم عليها وهي عرضت نفسها امام الجميع يفترض ان تكون راضيه بكل مايقال فيها... انا لم اقل اي كلمه تمس الشرف بل هي مظنة الخير لكن وصفت الذي رأيت اذا كانت هذه المرأه التي تضحك وتتعشى مع المذيع الاجنبي لوحدهم ثم يأتي من يقول انها مثال للمرأه العصريه المتطوره تعتز بحجابها وماتترك صلاتها هذا كلام غير مقبول بعدين الصحابيات كن يتكلمن لحاجه وهو التعليم والمجلس يكون فيه جلساء كثيرون وعليها حجابها الكامل وليس غطاء الرأس فقط

  • @zmnghreeb

    momkin ta9if al 7ijab al kamil??

  • @HurairaMM

    الحجاب الكامل تغطي كافة بدنها بما في ذلك وجهها وكفيها فالوجه مجمع الجمال والحسن و(الفتن) فإذا رأيت امرأه وجهها حسن او اقل من ذلك قلت امرأه جميله او قبيحه او متوسطة الجمال حتى لو كانت مغطيه شعرها.. أخرج ابن أبي حاتم عن سعيد بن جبير قال : يسدلن عليهن من جلابيبهن وهو القناع فوق الخمار ولا يحل لمسلمة أن يراها غريب إلا أن يكون عليها القناع فوق الخمار وقد شدت به رأسها ونحرها .. انت تقول الدين الوسطيه وانا اقول نعم كلامك صحيح فلو ترانا في السعوديه كيف نعامل النساء لقلت نعممم انها ملكــة

  • @zmnghreeb

    على تبن 

  • @SuperFjed

    يمكن خلفيتك الثقافيه تختلف عني او ان الامر ما جا على هواك لكن هذا امر الله (وش اسوي) غير اني اقول سمعنا واطعنا.... وشكرا على الكلمه الراقيه اللي قلتيها

  • @zmnghreeb هذا الكلام مو متفق عليه في جميع المذاهب

    و حتى لو كان فهي تظل حرية شخصية

  • @HurairaMM

    قال رب العزة والجلال( فلا تخضعن بالقول فيطمع الذي في قلبه مرض وقلن قولا معروفا، وقرن في بيوتكن ولا تبرجن تبرج الجاهلية الأولى وأقمن الصلاة وآتين الزكاة واطعن الله ورسوله) رب العالمين سبحانه حكيم لم يأمر المرأه بالجلوس في البيت تعسفا فهو سبحانه من خلقها اجرى فيها الدم وانبض فيها القلب ووازن الحديد والكالسيوم وكريات الدم البيضاء والحمراء في جسمها افبعد هذه الحكمة حكمه؟.. اذا امر الله امرا يجب ان نسلم به ولا ننساق خلف كلمة حقوق المرأه لان الاسلام كفل لها اعظم الحقوق وجعلها (ملكه)

  • @zmnghreeb و لو إن نقاشك يظهر بأسلوب محترم، لكني أستغرب وصف الأخت دانية بإنها من أردى فئات الشعب السعودي كونها لم توافق طريقتك في الحياة و رأيك في الحجاب و الاختلاط.

    السؤال هنا:

    ما سبب إيرادك للآية هنا؟ هل تعلم لمن كان الخطاب موجّها ؟

  • @bag3at9oo3ak

    ستقول ان الخطاب موجه لزوجات الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم.. ولكن قرر العلماء انه خطاب لجميع المسلمات... وبعدين والله هزلت يعني هذي اللي تطلع في التلفزيون وتسولف وتضحك وتتعشى مع رجل اجنبي لا وبعد تسبح بحجابها اقسم لك بالله العظيم انها اسائت للحجاب ولكل امة محمد اين الغيره.. وتماريني في كلمة انها تمثل اردى انواع المجتمع السعودي.... هي تريد تمثل السعوديات ولكنها لا تمثلهن لانهن لا يظهرن بهذه الصوره المقيته... قل فكر منحرف فنحن في زمن انصاف الرجال...

  • @zmnghreeb ،الآية موجهة لنساء النبي كما بدأت بنداء صريح و محدد و لا يقبل اللبس.

    بل و يميزهن عن بقية النساء. فالآية تبدأ بقوله تعالى (يا نساء النبي لستن كأحد من النساء إن اتقيتن)

    أما حكاية قرر العلماء، فهذي يرد عليها قول الإمام ابن مالك، فقول كم عالم غير ملزم، بالإضافة إلى أنه لا يوجد إجماع على شمول نساء المسلمين بهذا الخطاب.

    أنت ترى أنه زمن أنصاف الرجال و غيرك يرى أنه زمن أنصاف العقول و غيري يرى أنه زمن الرويبضة و كل يضع نفسه قيّما على زمننا هذا.

  • @zmnghreeb

    على تبن

  • @SuperFjed

    يا اخي او اختي اذا كانت لك وجهة نظر مخالفه لوجهة نظري اخبرنا بها ونورنا يمكن اني اكون غلطان سبحان الله جل من لا يخطئ... اما بخصوص التبن فكثر الله خيرك انا ماني جيعان...

  • its sad that in america they only showcase alot of the "bad" things from the wrong ppl

  • i love tony for encouraging cultural exchange. if Americans visited these countries got to know these people who are portrayed as alien and strange and "dangerous", they will realize that we humans have far more in common, we all love peace and food and family, and the world can be a better place

  • @xinxincherry While that is true, you wouldn't gain much by havin a bunch of immoral, amoral, or papist Americans in your land. The best solution is for Rome and the jesuits to be destroyed, then there will nobody to spread lies on such a grand scope.

  • lol at cameltoe soup.

  • Boo, nobody got stoned to death. At least they should have killed the lizard with a RPG.

  • love anthony bourdain

  • What a great episode this is and also very important. The people, the food and nearly everything seems to be so inviting. I wanna go there so bad, not only cos I'm a chef.

    Thank You for uploading this, much appreciated!

  • I am Saudi and proud we have women like you Danyah.

    thank you very much, God bless you.

  • بصراحه اشكرها على استضافتها للبرنامج

    عجبتني شخصيتها و ثقتها

    واللي عجبني اكثر عقول اهلها الفاهمين و المفتحين على العالم

    بهالطريقه الاجانب بيكونون صوره افضل عن العرب

    مادري ليش اغلب الناس انتقدوها بس انا احييها وبشده ^_^

  • @BntQahtan بس هي ماتمثل كل أو حتى أغلب بنات السعودية هي ممن عائلة متحررة نوعاً ما وهم يعتبروا قلة وفي جدة كمانا

  • wow that food.

  • i always wanted 2 visit saudi arabia cause i got some saudi friends who invited me ..

    now i can't wait specially after knowing that am gana have a gd time like he dd but the no drinking will be a problem though ..

    thumps up :)

  • I was born in Riyadh, but left when i was 7 in first gulf war.

    tnx for uploading! nice video!

    gr from holland.

  • the food looks ammmazing!!!

    AND good show too :p

  • i miss barbican and Al-baik now..! :(((

    good job daniya!

  • Asalaam alaikum wa rathmatullahi wa barakatuh

     I am an American and i said shahadah in August of 2003 ( Jumaada Al-Thaany 1424) and i dream of one day enjoying this kind of hospitallity inshaAllah . May Allah Bless this Woman and her family for showing the world the Best of Islam and may we all rise to the occassion to do the same Ameeen Masalaama

  • Nice. You are a fortunate man to have been on the receiving end of that hospitality. There are many muslims across the world that would have loved to been a Saudi guest. Glad you were able to know a joy and a feast without wine.

  • hahahaah camel toe soup loooool

  • good job Daneah

    Saudi Arabia people are good nice and friendly

  • رينكو تاكيلو

  • I'm sure after saudi he went straight to Dubai XD

  • camel toe soup ! hahaha

  • "muslim food" ? i like "chrisitian food" too ..cheese burgers

  • There's nothing really good in this country, everything is shitty. the only good thing i know is their food, have to agree it is tasty.

  • @TrueGaming1 how can you judge? i mean i know its not the best country in the world, but still

    keep in mind they only showed one city and spend most of the time showing the old traditional parts of it

  • Oh dung,Proxy-Connection: keep-alive

    Cache-Control: max-ag

  • raw3aaaaaaaa!!!

  • niceeeee...

  • i think i am in love

  • Danyah is a really good musilm woman . she's da best i've ever seen .. god bless her and protect her from everything ..

    she showed da people who we really our .. not like what da whole world think of us but we're da opposite thing ..

    i'm proud to be a saudi .. and god bless us all :D

  • @Mo0o0ne i second whatever you said, miss!

  • @Mo0o0ne As an American, I really did enjoy seeing this. I cant stand the constant bombardment of the media on your culture. Most of the people I know would completely agree with me. This show is a shining example of how wonderful your culture and heritage really is. God/ Allah bless you from the States!

  • @Mo0o0ne Whats with all the das in there you realize its "the" right? please don't rape my language like that raghead

  • @skintothebone88 seriously? rape my language? how fucking old are you? go get a life

  • @husain2213 Im just old enough to spell correctly and not sound like a fucking retard, hows that, does that satisfy your question?

  • Great Job Dania ... what motr can i say :)

  • An extraordinary woman indeed! What an amazing, beautiful place!

  • Dania ur so freakin' cool, i thank u so much for givin' such a good image about our country

  • @dearfucker You must have one of the coolest names I have seen on all Youtube.Ma'ah Salaama

  • Well done Dania ,,, I salute  you for a great job.

  • Look at this jerk !

    guyz stop arguing about cover n faith stuff,ask urself R U SO FAITHFUL to point fingers at others faith,she did a brave job n splendid work,so praise her4that

  • Bravo Dania

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  • ameraudi.. exactly.. danias friends may or may not be muslim. if they are muslims, they are not strict believers.. and they could be christian or from a different faith.

  • who r u to say or judge someone's belief and faith.... if u r really faithful in ur religion then judge ur self and stop pointing at others cause when u get judged u cant say but other ppl did it differently so just point at ur self and try always to be the better person and stop looking at others and stop judging ppl

  • Great episode.. Dania did a great job. and vince the only explanation for Dania's relatives is that they are not muslim.

  • What do you mean?...claiming that Dania's relatives are not muslim?

  • no ..... they are Muslims and they will go to haven but they are sinners that's all

  • Congratulations lady. Now I have some Arabic friends and I know that everything it's true. It's the more friendly people that I have ever met. Thanks for showing this side of the world to the other, really no so different as they think they are.

  • I love this episode. Very cool lady.

  • Excuse my ignorance, but how come Dania's adult female relatives aren't covered up?

  • Believe it or not, Not all Muslim cover...It's the great debate in the Muslim world.

  • the best no reservations hands down. Excellent job by Dania.

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  • great job sister dania!! it's defintely a picture that many people aways wanted to see, inside saudi. it's not a picture of the daily life of a commoner but that's not what it was suppose to be. It shows the human side of saudi arabia that Anthony Bourdain appreciated and enjoyed and what the west needs to see.

  • Dania ... I don't have enough words to say " you have done more than great job"

    thnks (:

  • Al Baik in NY now!!!

    Al Baik in NY now!!!

  • really really great jop Dania ..

    no one would've done it better ^_^

  • dania ur awesome walla mashalla 3alaik :)

    ur sister from kuwait

  • very interesting video

  • awesome loved it!!!

  • very interesting!...loved it...wish i could go there but cant get any male relative to go with me :-(

  • I think you can come alone if you want to :)

  • Thank you so much for posting this episode. I think the most important word he used "respect". Learn it people :)

  • يعطيك الف عافيه يادانيا

    صراحه مجهودك كان رائع

    والمقطع الاخير كان حلو جداً

    بس فيه اشياء لو عدلتي فيها كان يكون ابداع

    Thanks alot for your great efforts Dania

    btw your husbend shuld learn the english from you :p

  • GREAT JOB DANIA !!!!!!

  • lol camel toe soup

  • her sisters are pretty :D

  • I am an American living and working in Riyadh. I don't mind living here it's actually been a great experience so far.

  • @aznmarine ... glad to hear that you like our country ...

    Marhaba mate :)

  • great job dania...goes a long way for our non-muslim friends to see us as what we really are...p/s wish to visit saudi arabia one day..insyallah....bros frm malaysia

  • I am happy he visited Jeddah...

  • GREAT JOB DANIA !!!!!!

  • I stand and raise my hate for u dania for what u have changed the way of western nation seas us in the way that we are terrorist and have stone minds thank u again for changing the way of others thinks about us not just as saudis but as arab and Muslims

  • الله يوفقه وما أمنعها من هذا كله..

    بس برضوا المفروض تراعي أنها أمراة وما تجلس الجلسة هذه بجانب الأمريكي المحرم عليها..

    عموما ربنا يوفقها ويهديها بنفس الوقت...

  • God bless you arabian nation. Romania salutes you!

  • and bless you

  • بينما عقلك المايكروبي لم يستوعب سوى أنها فتاة بدينة. يا عيني على المخ اللي يعاني من كمية مخاط مفرطة. لا أنصحك بالتخسيس حتى لا تطير حبة المخ الباقية فلا تقدر حتى على الاستفراغ ليضحك عليك من يضحك و يحمد الله كل ذي لب على ما حباهم و ابتلاك.

  • مشكلتك أفدغ و منت عارف. و مشكلة الزمن هذا هو سماحه للمتردية و النطيحة بالتعبير عن استفراغهم. هذه البنت ناجحة في حياتها و تمتلك شركة انتاج و شاركت في برنامج تلفزيوني شهير و شاهده الملايين و قدمت صورة جيدة عن البلد.

  • @bag3at9oo3ak ناجحة وتمتلك شركة انتج وكله عشانها مهاي بدوية لو هيا بدوية كان أهلها كتموا على نفسها ولاخلوها تطلع ولاتشرف بلدها زي ماتقول

    تحمد ربها انها ماهي بدوية جاية من عائلة متخلفة

  • @fairandseqaer التطور و الأخلاق المحترمة باينة في ثنايا ردّك

  • i am very proud of you Dania , my God bless you for reflecting a great picture for the world about our country , our people , our food and our real heritage.

    again i am really proud of you as a woman and don't bother yourself not even a second to respond to any ignorant person .

  • أصلاً لو فيك ذرة احترام، كان شعرت بالإهانة من الكلام اللي أنت كتبته.

    look at what she's accomplished and compare it with the way you think

  • She did well in what she did. I agree. Good job Dania.

  • actually most of the saudis are good,their kind,nice in general they would make good friends,but there are still a few fanatics out there who go traditional.any way the KSA rocks,shawarma,kabsa,and mandi,the best of the best =p

  • dont forget al baik

  • GOOD JOB girl !!

    we are so proud of you !!

    and thank u for doing this !!

    god bless u dania

    samar

  • amaizing I like ur video about saudi,

    thanks a lot

    keep it up

  • that was a good 1 ba83ah hhhhhhhh

  • They won't even allow non-muslims to step foot in Mecca. Like what is called Israel you can not go some religion places because you are not a Jew, so this is a religion tradition, that you do have to respect .

  • The Saudis really need to ease up on the control of their women. As an American conservative I can sympathize with not wanting to allow culture and values to go too far down the drain. But sometimes you can go too far in trying to stop that from happening. I also think people are too fanatical about their religion in Saudi Arabia. They won't even allow non-muslims to step foot in Mecca.

  • First of all, I agree with you on giving women some freedom and I beleive they will get it but it's just a matter of time. you know how long it took for the women and slaves to get their rights in western societies.

    however, a liberal from Norway or Sweeden views american conservatives the same way you view religous people from the whole Middle East.

    Religion is part of the history of that area. Actually the area is the birth place of the major religions.

  • Hi Daniel,I used to be a frequent visitor at Utube and the most popular keyword for searching videos for me is saudi, but this saturday morning after a long pause turned out to be a v gud one as the whole documentary videos were really interesting and amazing to watch. Can I get an opportunitiy too?? just kidding .keep posted with more similarly amazing videos so that i dont need to go about searching... :-)

  • Hi Daniel,I used to be a frequent visitor at Utube and the most popular keyword for searching videos for me is saudi, but this saturday morning after a long pause turned out to be a v gud one as the whole documentary videos were really interesting and amazing to watch. Can I get an opportunitiy too?? just kidding .keep posted with more similarly amazing videos so that i dont need to go about searching... :-)

  • well, I can understand that you being stupid was not yur choice, however, you could, at least, not to be an asshole too.

    The program is all about food... IDIOT.

  • loool

    wow

    "didnt show nothin of saudi lifestyle but food"

    priceless stupidity

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