Whether you are an expatriate or a Saudi and have expressed admiration of a Saudi or of something he or she has or has done, the Saudi may appear discomforted and tell you to say “mash’allah.” Why? Because they may interpret what you have innocently said to rather be a message of being envious and […]
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