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Cactus · 08-23-2007, 16:49 PM

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If you go to some shops in Gold Souk or Kuwaiti Souk in Riyadh, you can still find incredibly expensive jewellery, antiques and fine watches dumped by Kuwaiti refugees at 1/100th their value.

All over cities in Saudi Arabia you will find huge blocks of empty apartment complexes built to house Kuwaiti refugees. If you want to see an example of conspicuous consumption that is it - fully furnished apartments left completely unused in cities where thousands of immigrant workers live huddled in squalid basements and outhouses.

Tens of thousands of US Marines' desert chocolate-chip BDUs were first seen with Saudi police (usually only the trousers), and now I think they have made their way into poorer Muslim nations' armies which contributed troops. Same thing with thousands of M9s, though its harder to see for obvious reasons.

Amazed that I haven't heard the M113 story yet ::grin::

08-23-2007, 16:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
Cactus Contributor Join Date: 08-01-07 Posts: 714	Post War Stories If you go to some shops in Gold Souk or Kuwaiti Souk in Riyadh, you can still find incredibly expensive jewellery, antiques and fine watches dumped by Kuwaiti refugees at 1/100th their value. All over cities in Saudi Arabia you will find huge blocks of empty apartment complexes built to house Kuwaiti refugees. If you want to see an example of conspicuous consumption that is it - fully furnished apartments left completely unused in cities where thousands of immigrant workers live huddled in squalid basements and outhouses. Tens of thousands of US Marines' desert chocolate-chip BDUs were first seen with Saudi police (usually only the trousers), and now I think they have made their way into poorer Muslim nations' armies which contributed troops. Same thing with thousands of M9s, though its harder to see for obvious reasons. Amazed that I haven't heard the M113 story yet ::grin::