Comments on: Saudi Arabia: Issues with Tissues

By: News That Will Shock My Middle Eastern Students: Obama Girls Will Do Chores In White House! « Dedicated Elementary Teacher Overseas

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:18:57 +0000

[...] An extreme example of this same attitude was confirmed by a boy I know who came from Saudi Arabia. I had read on the blog American Bedu (written by a former American diplomat, now living in Saudi Arabia, and married to a Saudi) that many people there blow their noses on kleenexes, and then drop them on the floor, wherever they are, for the maid or servant to pick up! I asked the boy I know if this were true, and he confirmed to me that it was. You can see American Bedu’s post on Issues with Tissues here. [...]

By: delhi4cats

delhi4cats — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:41:52 +0000

I am sorry to say that leaving loose tissues around everywhere (inside and outside of homes) as well as other trash does seem to be all too common.

By: Peggy Archer

Peggy Archer — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:11:45 +0000

OMG – I went to high school in Germany and if you litter there at all a passerby will give you a piece of his or her mind.

Here in Los Angeles, people will just scowl at you except if you throw a lit cigarette out the car window. Then you’ll get yelled at.

I can’t even imagine what I’d do if someone threw used tissues or other garbage on the floor of my house.

I’d probably let loose with some extremely high volume profanity.

By: delhi4cats

delhi4cats — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:05:41 +0000

Reuters decided to pick up this post:

http://www.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/science?bbPostId=CzCso0daZ4bnXBEZgr4vZTMqJCzC7U8hvtW8HvCz1gkueFcfpvU

By: delhi4cats

delhi4cats — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:38:52 +0000

Kids can be forgiven….but older than that they need to be reprimanded in my book.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:20:14 +0000

Wait, people come to your house and leave used snot-rags on your floors!? I cant’ imagine any culture would call this acceptable.

Well, except, apparently, the Bedouin (Marahm’s comment) Those silly desert people… /shakes head with exasperation

By: delhi4cats

delhi4cats — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:02:43 +0000

I never noticed a smell but then again, I also buy kleenex brand.

By: arabicarabic

arabicarabic — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:29:00 +0000

i’m extremely picky when it comes to the brand of tissue i buy here in KSA. It seems that all brands of tissues have a terrible smell here. (except for kleenex) I have now idea why this is.

By: delhi4cats

delhi4cats — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:46:44 +0000

I am a firm believer of having tissues in the car as well as the house!

By: Viking Daughter

Viking Daughter — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:40:50 +0000

OMG Carol, the cloth napkin story is so funny. I also have this issue (tissue issue) about kleenex boxes all over my nice wood dining table!

My children are trained though. And what is up with the kleenex box in the back window of the car? That just hit me reading your article.

I agree totally with Manal, it’s totally about you being a clean person. My girls are studying in the US (no maids of course) and keep the apt immaculate. My sons are total neat freaks too and complain the maid does not clean to their liking in any case.

This kleenex article was pretty funny! Don’t you love the kleenex for colds? So soft…