Cool New Nickname for Riyadh?

The Big Bottle

musicman wrote:

The Big Bottle

Nah, that's what they call Cairo lol (due to the millions of discarded plastic bottles littering the city--the mess out at the pyramids is enough to make you cry. Seriously).

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, you know that cult classic, The Big Lebowski??

We could call Riyadh 'The Big Mutawa' !!!!!!!

My reference to bottle was related to us being like Genies bottled up inside one...

How about the big bottle opener instead? Referring to the Kingdom Tower that looks like a gigantic bottle opener.

musicman wrote:

My reference to bottle was related to us being like Genies bottled up inside one...

Oh..  it was too obscure a referrence for me to get--sorry!

zb_kh wrote:

How about the big bottle opener instead? Referring to the Kingdom Tower that looks like a gigantic bottle opener.

hey, you're right about that!

Okay.. New Orleans is 'The Big Easy.' 

Riyadh could be "The Big Difficult" !

we already have a nickname known to all nationals
Rio!

Khalid88 wrote:

we already have a nickname known to all nationals
Rio!

OMG Noooooooooooooooooo!!  "Rio" is Rio de Janeiro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Two places couldn't be MORE dissimilar than Rio de Janeiro and Riyadh !!!!!!! 

Which is the better place?  Take a guess (and it ain't here!)   

Carnavaal, any time, any day......

The Big Bottle is still very appropriate in that we are all waiting to get out like the poor blue genie in Alladin

We have to wait for more suggestions and then vote (could take a while, though--nobody seems to like my topic!   )

Don't think this one will get many votes but..

Road Rage

You need to provide an incentive, puddy tat.....
No such thing as a free lunch, now and always.

If people participate, I promise NOT to post that pic again of you in a mankini!!!

its a free world on expat-blog, puddy tat, you are free to post whatever you please with or without the mankin...

no complaints from me

LOL thats what makes the name Rio special ;p

The "Desert Garden"

For those of you that don't know, Riyadh's name actually derives from rawdah in Arabic, meaning gardens. They named it this because of the fertile areas that would spring to life in the region after the desert rains...

I don't know, but it seems cool to me, because when people ask why you would call a place in the desert a garden, you get to give them a little piece of history about the region...

Thank you, Tingle, for this intersting historic tidbit!

Jeddah means Grandmother derived from the belief that the grave of Eve is found there after her banishment from Paradise.

Madinah means The City.

Black and white City......

Anil
______________________________________________________
I Am The Punishment Of God
If You Had Not Committed Great Sins,
God Would Not Have Sent
A Punishment Like Me Upon You.

Anil, that quote, are you referring to yourself.

I'd believe it.

And you can't be talking about me that's for sure.

jillndave wrote:

Anil, that quote, are you referring to yourself.

I'd believe it.

And you can't be talking about me that's for sure.

I was not referring this to anyone but now i can't resist thinking of you keeping this quote in mind.

Just Kidding

This quote was written by Ganghis Khan. He is also known as the first Great Khan or Khagan.

Anil

i sugest riyadh==== desert king

The Pimple

I Love what Travis suggested and I'd vote for that name anytime.

but to add my touch, I'll call Riyadh .. hmmm, let me think. hmmm...


I can't think of anything.


Salman.

how about "Las Abayas" ??

mar8276 wrote:

how about "Las Abayas" ??

Hey, I like this one a lot !!!!!!!!!

Alliecat wrote:

mar8276 wrote:

how about "Las Abayas" ??

Hey, I like this one a lot !!!!!!!!!

Actually ,I like it too


What about

Paradise of Mutawas
or
Desert Valley
or
Make me Lazy City

I still like Desert Garden

Alliecat wrote:

mar8276 wrote:

how about "Las Abayas" ??

Hey, I like this one a lot !!!!!!!!!

Does this mean that I won ???!!!

how about "Rampage of the Calm Desert"?

mar8276 wrote:

Alliecat wrote:

mar8276 wrote:

how about "Las Abayas" ??

Hey, I like this one a lot !!!!!!!!!

Does this mean that I won ???!!!

Haven't voted yet--still taking suggestions!

Desperiyado...

Thats the nickname I use to refer to it. I don't expect anyone to vote for that but it rings many bells to me

Welcome back Maz!

well, your excuse was not good enough for being away, but I'm sure they members will understand. lol.

so hows ya been?


Salman

Salman Omrani wrote:

but I'm sure they members will understand.

I don't understand!   How could you go away and leave us ?!?!

Oh... and welcome back

Thank thanks guys!

Actually I never said my absence was justifiable. Probably I should be expecting punishment But hey Allie I never left you guys, I'm always few clicks away