VM
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| Subject: New skater in Indianapolis Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:10 am | |
| Today, me and Matt Lorch met a guy named Yousef at Major Taylor skate park. Yousef is from Saudi Arabia, and has been skating for about 4 years. He is attending IUPUI for Marketing, and his English is really good. Haha, guess what Matt can do? Yep, he can actually speak a little Arabic. Crazy stuff. So, if you meet Yousef, make sure to introduce yourself to him and make him feel welcome. Don't be a dick. Interesting facts about Saudi Arabia: * The official name of Saudi Arabia is the 'Kingdom of Saudi Arabia'. * The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh, which is also the largest city of the country. * The official language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic.
* Saudi Arabia follows the system of 'Absolute Monarchy'.
* Islam is the dominant religion in Saudi Arabia.
* The currency of Saudi Arabia is Riyal (SAR).
* Saudi Arabia is the largest country in Middle East, in terms of area.
* Saudi Arabia houses Mecca and Medina, the two holiest places in Islam. This is why, it is also known as "The Land of The Two Holy Mosques". * Mecca is the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammad, while Medina is the place where He moved to, in 622 AD. * Abdul-Aziz bin Saud founded the 'Kingdom of Saudi Arabia', after capturing Al-Saud’s ancestral home of Riyadh, in 1902.
* The 'Kingdom of Saudi Arabia' was declared in 1926, recognized in 1927 and unified in 1932.
* Saudi Arabia is the leading petroleum exporter of the world. In fact, petroleum exports form the base of Saudi economy.
* In Saudi Arabia, oil accounts for more than 90 percent of exports and nearly 75 percent of government revenues.
* It is believed that the tomb of Eve is located in the Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia.
* Al-Hijr, an archaeological site that was earlier known as Hegra, was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008.
* The 'Cradle of Gold', a mine situated around 200 miles from Jeddah, was once the greatest gold mine in the entire Africa and Middle East.
* The Holy Mosque in Mecca served as the first place of worship for Muslims.
* Richard Burton, a British explorer, entered Mecca in 1853, in the disguise of a Muslim.
* ARAMCO, a company in Saudi Arabia, is the largest producer of oil in the world.
* Saudi Arabia was a founding member of OPEC.
* The King Fahd Causeway that connects Saudi Arabia with Bahrain is 15.5 miles long and is one of the longest causeways in the world.
* Prince Sultan Ibn Salman became the first Arab and first Muslim to travel in space, when he went aboard the space shuttle Discovery, in 1985.
* Amongst the eight industrial cities built by Saudi Arabia, in order to expand its non-oil economy, Jubail is the biggest and the most important one.
* Saudi Arabia is one of the driest countries in the world, with rain only in the extreme north and south.
* The first university in Saudi Arabia was founded in 1957. | |
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jjadamow
Posts : 27 1337 Meter : 5732 Join date : 2008-09-01 Age : 38
| Subject: Re: New skater in Indianapolis Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:27 am | |
| hopefully he is not as crazy as MO | |
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VM
Posts : 543 1337 Meter : 6160 Join date : 2008-08-07
| Subject: Re: New skater in Indianapolis Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:29 am | |
| who is Mo? Yousef is very nice and engaging in conversation. | |
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Seth Admin
Posts : 632 1337 Meter : 6177 Join date : 2008-07-28 Location : Broad Ripple
| Subject: Re: New skater in Indianapolis Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:45 pm | |
| Mo was litterally the crazies person I've ever met...I couldn't even begin to explain his craziness. He's from Kuwait...anyways, awesome there's a new blader in town. Even more awesome we've got an import...and Vince I don't know why anybody would be a dick to him. We're good people. | |
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Chris L.
Posts : 242 1337 Meter : 5853 Join date : 2008-08-11 Age : 41 Location : NE Indy
| Subject: Re: New skater in Indianapolis Sat Jun 13, 2009 2:14 pm | |
| These colors don't run ......... Red white and blue or F.U. | |
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Seth Admin
Posts : 632 1337 Meter : 6177 Join date : 2008-07-28 Location : Broad Ripple
| Subject: Re: New skater in Indianapolis Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:49 pm | |
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Seth Admin
Posts : 632 1337 Meter : 6177 Join date : 2008-07-28 Location : Broad Ripple
| Subject: Re: New skater in Indianapolis Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:51 pm | |
| oh shit vince we never talked again about the stickers...I'm gonna call you! | |
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