Christian name issue in business in Riyadh

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Yoshitoki Member

Member since 21 April 2012

YoshitokiMember21 April 2012 05:29:43

Would a Christian name with a very strong religious meaning be a problem when doing business in Riyadh as the locals would assume the person they are doing business with is religious? This kind of negative feeling or prejudice might be a big obstacle for the establishment of a business relationship especially at the very beginning. What do you think?

SaudiUK Serial expat

Member since 17 March 2010

SaudiUKSerial expat21 April 2012 05:42:21

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Personally in my opinion it would not influence the other party.

TheLegendLeads ViP

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TheLegendLeadsViP21 April 2012 06:20:22

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Yoshitoki wrote:
Would a Christian name with a very strong religious meaning be a problem when doing business in Riyadh as the locals would assume the person they are doing business with is religious? This kind of negative feeling or prejudice might be a big obstacle for the establishment of a business relationship especially at the very beginning. What do you think?

No, it won't harm the biz relationship. The business culture here is different; no one would ever care about the name and probably no one would ever be interested in knowing about the strong meaning.

Only some religious institutions may have problems with that. Once Umm-ul-Qura university in Mekkah objected on our assignment of a Christian project manager. But Umm-ul-Qura university is much different from the rest of business organizations.

Alliecat ViP

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AlliecatViP21 April 2012 10:59:20

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Let me guess... you're Hispanic and named Jesus??? Whoa!

Yoshitoki Member

Member since 21 April 2012

YoshitokiMember25 April 2012 07:21:05

Thanks guys for your answers.

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