Is Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 changing? (Raw Conversation)

Crypto, Marriage and Jobs. I’m talking to a 30-year-old Saudi about what his life is like and how it’s changing.
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[@proudhindu8853]

Saudi changed a lots!!! Thanks to MBS, who is visionary leader and working to transform Saudi Arabia in all aspects not only economy. Best Wishes Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 From India 🇮🇳 to Saudi Arabia ❤️

[@siadoors7388]

Sort your own countries vision out first. One hand you try to terminate Muslims from India on the other hand you praise a Muslim country who are going in the direction of change that are slowly attempting to remove Islamic values. Theres only two words for you sachin - sweet poison

[@-RudhreshM]

@@siadoors7388 it's easy to run you're mouth without knowing the ground reality. We do have a certain sect with a sect which doesn't want to integrate, has some jihad wet dream, doesn't send their women out or educate them but is encouraged to hit on women who belong to other religion etc etc and we are not stupid to keep our mouth shut in that regard. Ask any secular educated muslim and he would prefer to live among Christians and Hindus. If the muslims I mentioned, not all muslims. If the muslims I mentioned are wealthy like the Saudis. They wouldn't be this way and we would be thrilled to have such a wealthy minority. So, drawing parallels is plain stupid

[@siadoors7388]

​@@-RudhreshM Lol sorry pal i think you should take your own advise before attempting to accuse someone they dont know the reality of it all. So what if there's a sect within a sect. You will get good people and bad in all areas of the world. Just like hindus have sects within secret sects and a hierarchy and division of communities. Brahmans think they are better than Lohanas etc. Then you have the less privileged community at the bottom of the hierarchy who are equated to people who make shoes lol. How can you talk about secularism when you haven't looked at your own faults buddy, You are a hindu. Your country India is throwing muslims out. Your last person that deserves an opinion. I'm a very educated muslim and believe me i wouldnt live with Hindus and Christains. Not because i hate them, but why try to fix something that's not broken? Wealthy people anywhere in the world should be last to decide on humanitarian issues because wealth for the MAJORITY will be a life of arrogance, egoism, and self centred characteristics. Peace rudesh bhai, biryani kawoocheh?

[@elizabethzuniga5925]

Such a great video, he seems so genuine and kind. It made me feel like he was my friend too.

[@uptin]

Thanks Elizabeth!

[@dedmansgun114]

i like this vedio this man proud of his religon , country , calture and respect the other relgions countrys caltures thanks for him for this nice vedio and thanks for uptin to let people know more informations about our great country and i hope you had a good journey in sauda arbia and you are welcome alwayes in saudi arabia 🇸🇦

[@saviour2144]

You should stay asleep Respect fpr other religion? Lol Only Islam is legal in Saudi There is not a single church nor temple there. Practicing another religion is punishble bu death Apostasy, leaving islam, is also punishable by death. Keep.sleeping Dreams are better than real life

[@santoshsco]

The marriage conversation was hilarious, love your channel for the facts :-)

[@uptin]

Thank you haha

[@Emmerlee86]

I'm going to KSA for the first time in a few weeks and trying to learn all I can about the culture...this video was helpful to get a personal perspective, thank you!

[@nasseral-majed4342]

U are more than welcome Emilyyy 👍👍

[@noufabbas5253]

I hope you have a great journey!!! It’s a beautiful country with warm and welcoming people 🙏❤️

[@smacool2975]

Just respect the culture and people there and dress modestly. There is growing negative feeling from them against new tourists after the country changed.

[@uptin]

Happy to hear that!

[@mmffaaa]

You are welcome

[@watchkevingo]

Nice video. He's a sweet guy. Great to see KSA progressing.

[@uptin]

Thanks!

[@samjeremy6276]

KSA made the smart choice to move on and change! However uptin it's your job as a journalist and youtuber to tell us the true story 🙌🙈🙉🙊🙌

[@blueexorcist3425]

Really love your videos I learn diffrent cultures from all countries

[@uptin]

So happy to hear that! Thank you

[@MitkoKarshovski]

Man I love all your videos! You're such a good story teller (shouldn't come as a surprise of course) but I think you're doing a killer job with the channel! Keep it bro hope all is well!

[@uptin]

Thank you so much Mitko I really appreciate it

[@Coachchuateckguan]

i lived in dubai, and cannot wait to visit Riyadh/ Jeddah! thanks for this video

[@aprilshrader7978]

Congratulations on his upcoming marriage 🌹

[@user-yn7yw9ri6t]

This man is unique, i knew him personally, He speaks 7 Languages, and he spend half of his salary on charity community, His brother is secretly married to a girl called dushi.

[@khaledabdullah798]

كبيت عفش الرجال

[@jsar1366]

@@khaledabdullah798 مو عفش الرجال بس عفش الاهل كلهم

[@dedmansgun114]

خالد يا فخر الظواهر طز في شنب رجال ما يفختر فيك خشمك 👃

[@user-yn7yw9ri6t]

@@dedmansgun114 خشمك 👃🏻 مانجي الا من بعدك يا مسدس الرجل الميت 🙏🏻

[@user-yn7yw9ri6t]

@@khaledabdullah798

[@nasseral-majed4342]

Visit Riyadh, you will be surprised 👌

[@ogochalo111]

I am getting married ... do u know her before... yeah she is my cousin..

[@Abdullah-yr5tl]

Hey uptin my name is Abdullah Al otaibi I’m a saudi that has lived in Canada for 10 years. I live in the capital city known as Riyadh if you come here it would be a pleasure for me to show you around.

[@Abdullah-yr5tl]

@Ciara Martin u gotta be nice to everyone

[@strawberrytea5987]

I am an Arab that is born and raised in Europe. My parents raised me and taught me everything about islam (alhamduliallah) and I know how to read,write and speak in Arabic. I learnt about the Arab world and noticed how strict they were back then and thought it was too much. Now, honestly, Saudi is going into a destructive path. Why? Because they do not understand the boundaries since they are new to this. In western culture and society, hell yeah we party and do all sorts of things. But I feel that this is particularly damaging to Saudia Arabia because this is the homeland of the prophet. I am glad that women have more freedom I really am but to be honest I don’t know about this. In the past it wasn’t great at all and now i feel like it is but it will soon deteriorate. Mohammed Bin Salman is watching and knows. الله يهدي السعوديه

[@lemagnifique1573]

I hope Saudi Arabia still keep modernizing without being Westernized, Saudi Arabia is essential and special place for us Muslims because of 2 Holy Cities so they should keep the roots instead of copying other less-strict Muslim-majority countries like Egypt, Turkey, Malaysia, or Indonesia which are part-Westernized or atleast affected much by non-Muslim cultures that almost wiped out the Islamic values.

[@closer-look]

you have to visit Jordan🖐🏼

[@uptin]

It's on my list

[@saviour2144]

They still marry cousins

[@abdullahibrahim8938]

Have you ever been to Alabama? Most of the world still have cousin marriages (Including Europe and Canada), and almost half of the states in the US legalize cousin marriages, and some states are actually known of cousin marriages.

[@arandomhandsomeman7725]

like the way u didnt make conversation awkward, especially when he said he is marrying his cousin. most americans would be culture shocked by that but its the norm in many societies. Scientifically its not healthy and because of that its becoming less and less common

[@smacool2975]

Scientifically !!!!!! The whole world through out the history of human beings has been practicing it until last 50 years due to globalization and chances of meetings other cultures. I will pass " science " as nowadays is proved to be a sword by the hand of governments, unfortunately they are making people to believe it is becoming unreliable...

[@arandomhandsomeman7725]

@@smacool2975 We are not saying its 100% bad. Its just that there is higher percentage of birth defect the closer you get to shared DNA. Even if u were to have a child with ur own sister u can still have a healthy child but there is a high chance he could have defect.

[@smacool2975]

@@arandomhandsomeman7725 Compare the percentage of having defect child with and without close relative marriage, you will be surprised. Moreover, compare the percentage of defect children in Saudi Arabia Vs USA putting into perspective the population gab. If the results are huge I will then believe what you claim or some " scientists " claim is true.

[@fantasticworld7485]

@@smacool2975 In Saudi we are obligated to do a marriage test in the hospital lab before marriage to see the probability of having a defect child and also to make sure both are disease free. This is a must, otherwise the marriage will be denied. No body in my whole family is married to their relatives but we still have to do the test before the marriage. I heard also some Jewish communities in the US are doing the same thing.

[@smacool2975]

@@fantasticworld7485what you just said, It does not change anything and I knew that already

[@r0__.0]

Are you seriously talking, I did not get one wife, how do I get four? Do you think every Saudi has four women? If this happened, the population would have been 100 million. The number of Saudi people is now 28 million, and this refutes the lies about polygamy.😃😃😃

[@fantasticworld7485]

I like the interview the guy seems genuine. In Jeddah having multiple wives is very rare even with the old generation even marriages between cousins are rare. Its more common in some regions in Saudi specially in the south.

[@parkinfurkmaz2877]

@Ciara Martin Meanwhile orgy sex and threesomes aren't even that common/popular outside of polygamous countries but it gets a lot of media attention primarily because it is so uncommon and strange. The polygamy law is clearly sexist and artificially inflates the number of single men

[@parkinfurkmaz2877]

@Ciara Martin Like literally this shit you're spouting is unheard of over here. Tbh idk about other countries but I doubt it's even that common in other 'western' countries. You're describing movie plots and narrative stories; that's not real life. Much like how Mission Impossible is an unrealistic depiction of what spies actually do, high school movies are an unrealistic depiction of actual high school. I can't believe you even brought up high school movies as evidence lmao. Even casual sex is looked down upon over here. I'm just expressing concern for how many single men there must be. Must be the same kind of epidemic that exists in China, except this one's artificially created. Also you still haven't answered why women can't have several husbands?

[@arandomhandsomeman7725]

it depends how u see the change. if ur from or grew up in the west you would see it as modernising but people not from the west see it as cultural suicide. although there are "changes" there are more men and women trying to counter that "change". its not only in saudi its also in china, turkey and many other countries that see western culture as the enemy.

[@likemike6107]

Not an enemy. Just not ideal.

[@arandomhandsomeman7725]

@@rami8896 There is nothing wrong with polygamy from any direction. From religious or secular. Religion allows it and in liberalism if 2 consenting ladies and 1 consenting man agree to be in Relationship they have the right.

[@arandomhandsomeman7725]

@@rami8896 As for marrying within family ur right. Its bad but its not great. I dont see marrying ur 1st of 2nd cousin as bad but its not ideal. U should look for others.

[@parkinfurkmaz2877]

@@arandomhandsomeman7725 But doesn't allow 2 consenting men and 1 consenting lady?

[@arandomhandsomeman7725]

@@parkinfurkmaz2877 The first issue with that is no woman wants that. Second issue is you would remove father from society. Before modern times You wouldn't know who is the father of the child.

[@wanjirukarago9308]

Planning to come work here again last was here was in 2012 ...just want to see the new changes back then things were very different..hoping to visit Mecca too when i get there most importantly.

[@blackdarkghost1212]

It's disgraceful to be ashamed of one's own culture/religion. Why should I try muffle or twist facts about my own country just to please a foreigner or meet his expectations?

[@empireiranpersian9875]

How do they treat you when find out that you are of Iranian origin? Just curious 🤔

[@talal1006]

We respect them

[@fantasticworld7485]

As a Saudi we respect Iranians. We also have big families in Saudi who are Saudis with Iranian roots immigrated from Esfahan, Abadan, Avadah and Lar.

[@dom1abc1mbc]

as long as you dont glorify iran's actions in the region no one cares.

[@maybedeimos]

We have nothing against our Persian brothers, The issue is with the Iranian government

[@driftert5687]

I like your Vlogs which are not opinionated even though you used to work for some west media.

[@somya0009]

Change is necessity

[@anonymous-sk2pr]

Cousin amazing 😑😑😑👎👎👎🥴🥴🥴

[@KBProduction]

You should have got more subscribers

[@user-ir7og3lx2d]

95% of men during times of ottoman empire had only one wife for life, more than two was even rarer. Even hindus in India are practicing more polygamy than muslims, IN THIS AGE. The problem is how far are they going to imitate western societies? Marriage is the only form of relationship existing between men and women now in Saudi. If age of marriage get higher and higher, and similar things happen, will they also allow pre marital relationships? and all stuffs accompanied by it? Will they amend things like that to the point that, almost half of newborns being born to single mothers (And 60% of single mothers are in poverty) - mostly out of wedlock (AND ALL THE REALLY BAD EFFECTS OF GROWING WITHOUT BIOLOGICAL FATHER IN A CHILD'S LIFE - as seen from statistics from western countries), high rates of divorces, high rates of inf! de/! ty in marriages, 1 in 5 wom getting rp.d in a lifetime, high rates of x. ual crimes, AND A HELL LOT MORE like this seen in western countries. Or will they hold on to things like that? Similarly will they amend the laws on harsh punishments, at the expense of a very low crime society which they have now?

[@thewayiam30vamshi90]

Hindus are not supposed to practice polygamy according to Hindu marriage law, it's legally not allowed.

[@mangolassi5273]

the west wants to replace humans with robots, they say humans take too much space while they create junk

[@stoicstone521]

Source for your allegations on Hindu Polygamy?? I'm pretty sure it's illegal

[@whatsinaname2706]

Not heard of polygamy amongst Hindus! But have plenty of Muslim who threatened there wives with a 2nd wife or got one without telling the 1st wife!

[@usernamenotfound200]

Stop showing your cheap madrassa education

[@meshoksa5151]

Three Video already drew sleeping 🙊

[@theunknownguy265]

😂😂😂😂

[@bridgetbeckert762]

MARRYING COUSIN🤯😑

[@thepoliticallyindependent1512]

You haven't been to Alabama.

[@youtubeowl9544]

What's wrong with marrying 2,3 or 4 wives? Why is marriage of legally consenting adults a problem?

[@bloodwargaming3662]

Ig you are from a country where this is normal by force you won't understand

[@dom1abc1mbc]

nothing wrong at all, just westerners trying to enforce what they perceive as right, colonial mindsets

[@ayushonkar850]

@@dom1abc1mbc There is a reason for that. It can cause a gender imbalance in a country.

[@stoicstone521]

Will you let a woman marry 2,3 or 4 men ?? What's wrong with that

[@SBLSBL]

Ur friend can’t talk English preface so he gave u wrong information we have everything open in social media

[@abdullatif9755]

Nice 👍

[@abdullah-2450]

It’s a great video and he seems like a nice guy. But for you Uptin as a journalist you’re trying to impose that Saudi isn’t modern at all and you try to emphasize on anything that will reflect Saudi badly such as saying “there was no wifi in the airport!” even though I know there is one but you said it like you're trying to reflect how awful Saudi is. As a journalist, you must mention the perspective of people who will merry 4 wife's the main rule of this is JUSTICE between these 4 wife’s and if you can’t you’re not allowed to do it, it’s that simple. And all the women have the right to either refuse or accept the person who will they merry. Lastly FYI Saudi women were driving from 2018 I believe the world has more exiting topics to speak about than this, you shouldn’t speak about it as a new thing in Saudi I found it strange it’s the norm now. I’m the end you’re a journalist so you’re not imposing ideas of any organization but your own so try to be more open and understandable in how Saudi was and is really great

[@uptin]

I respect what you just said but I was stating the facts that I witnessed. Sorry you interpreted it that way

[@parkinfurkmaz2877]

Wtf women being allowed to drive in KSA in 2018 is still very fresh news. It's like China's two-child policy; happened in 2016 but still very relevant. Maybe it's confusing for young Saudis who never knew what life was like when women couldn't drive but still very recent news. He's allowed to speak about whatever he wants. Man is curious about polygamy so let him ask away and stop being so sensitive about it. In the end he's a journalist so he's allowed to speak freely about his own perspective on what Saudi Arabia is like.

[@ea6398]

Man always had freedom life in Saudi! Women that different! I don’t say they have more freedom? They have more improvements to the life’s ? It is long way for freedom for Saudi women compared even to Turkey?

[@knightara]

Saudi female employees who have “no freedom” as you say have equal pay to men and paid 3 months maternity leave and now can do literally anything freely and have more rights and privileges especially now in hiring.. Plus, they get paid like 4 to 5 times more than Turkish employees:)

[@ea6398]

@@knightara I don’t think in Saudi you know what means the word Freedom! I don’t care if Saudi women get five time more than Turkish women? But I can tell you Saudi is five times more better and beautiful that your desert Saudi! Let’s we do statistics haw many women works in Turkey and haw many in Saudi? When you enter Turkish Arline’s you greeted by Turkish women with a smile without hijab ? When you enter Saudi Arline you are greeted by foreign workers women not even Muslims and force to wear hijabs? Turkish women can wearing anything they like ,skirt hills and most of them don’t wearing burka or hijab? Is the truly the choice if the like to wear hijab? Turkish women study together with man without any segregation? Turkish women can go to beach and undress as all tourists if they like is there own choice? Turkish women are not forced by parents who to married? Turkish women don’t need male guidance or permission to go out or travel outside the country? In Turkey if women like to be pilot she can be pilot! In Turkey we can choose if we like to be religious or not ? Turkish women know haw to clean house doing Landry cook for family instead employing Pakistan or Bangladesh servants doing the job ! Treat them like slave ! Saudi women is just sex toy in her life ! Turkish man don’t go to Dubai searching for sex female prostitution or paying young boys to please them like Saudi man do !! I know we always have window for improvement but I am proud to be Turkish ! Saudi maybe have more money but I will never sacrifice my freedom for Saudi wealth! I did work in Dubai and I am in Turkey and I have seen haw Saudi man behave outside Saudi!!

[@knightara]

@@ea6398 It’s funny cuz all what you’ve criticized doesn’t exist now and has been changed more than 5 years ago.. Women in Saudi don’t need any permission from a male for whatever reason. They have the complete freedom to dress anything and travel anywhere. It’s funny because we see naked women in public as sex objects not the other way around..

[@ea6398]

@@knightara you can’t say Saudi has now Freedom and the same time your country follow Sharia law what is totally on other side of Freedom! It is like you have communist part what say we are all equal!! This is no sense! Maybe for male ? For sure Saudi is free ! I am not talking naked women? I am talking about wearing t/ shirt and skirt? Women should be free anytime and haw she dress ! Without women consent no one have right to touch her

[@knightara]

@@ea6398 Saudi Arabia is a tribal Arabian bedouin country and it’s the lands where Islam started where a quarter of earth’s population follow it. You clearly have no idea to what Sharia is to criticize it in the first place.

[@jaspasc]

Marrying my cousin….. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jaspasc]

@@talal1006 I’m aware of that bro but just find this practise wrong on so many levels. I’m aware also it’s not exclusive to Saudi.

[@youtubeowl9544]

@@jaspasc Why do you think it's wrong?

[@jaspasc]

Risk of genetic disorders and on a personal level I find it repulsive to consider marrying my cousin sister as I treat her as my own sister.

[@jaspasc]

@@talal1006 England.

[@tw3ist]

The Queen of England married her cousin.Its not so uncommon

[@HamadAlMutairi97]

One is enough 😂

[@damianszymanski367]

I should be called saudi alabama

[@stoicstone521]

Have you known her ?? Yeah yeah she is cousin. 🤐🤐

[@fy3219]

As a Saudi a lot of us are not happy with this, like what’s the limit? May GOD forgive us all

[@albertomelo803]

Maybe your god dont exist.

[@azarabian2512]

I’m saudi and happy with these changes I want Saudi become secular

[@65stang98]

bruh not bhad bhabie in saudia arabia no llolololololo

[@stephaniehale946]

*MBS has been going on a killing spree all over the world - sure, KSA is indeed changing.*

[@rafiqueali4995]

Bismillah, important message for the ummah watch - Muhammad Qassim divine dreams Islam. Now is proven to be true with out doubt. Subh’An alhamdulillah. Share this warning from Allah (swt) alhamdulillah.

[@Zensmonks]

I'm from Saudi , the mentality of the people here still live in medieval ages don't believe the hype up PR campaign about the country , it's will take decades for real change also we have no hope if we don't change because our only main source of wealth "oil" if it's goes through depletion's or fall in price , we will face starvation's because all our food imported and no drinkable water without desalination , no cheap and skilled laborer available ,educations so poor ,high population growth in the future will lead to poverty and civil wars and many jihadist extremists will come out until we become extincts .

[@dom1abc1mbc]

nah, we have aquifers enough to feed us for a thousand years, we lived in this desert for 3000 years, and will still do forever

[@dom1abc1mbc]

lots of people do have medieval tribal mentalities, ill give you that. its a shame mentalities are getting worse, religiouss extremists are my least of worries.

[@dogbert52]

Good luck to everyone there , great profile picture .

[@FUTxEdits._.]

You’re main source of income apart from oil is Hajj revenue, Aramaco, VAT taxes, taxes on expat, high iqama renewal prices.

[@hamzaalam9342]

What saudi is doing is wrong. Allowing intermixing of opposite genders, allowing music to be played openly , allowing non Muslims to enter Medina and Mecca (which is muslims personal space like the most important place for any Muslim not a tourist place ) etc There is enough right or opportunity for people in Saudi Arabia to not feel like they are in a jail or are being forced Now they have crossed the limit

[@rayan5150]

Wth!

[@hamzaalam9342]

@@rayan5150 ??

[@Sami-jg6fh]

LoL hater & an extremist

[@hamzaalam9342]

@@Sami-jg6fh so u think wat Saudi doin is ryt? Do u think the prophet would approve if he saw Saudi in such a state

[@hamzaalam9342]

@@Sami-jg6fh the west has gained so much popularity in whatever they do that u think if no one follows their ideology they are wrong That’s y u r calling me an extremist Well in that case according to ur stupid logic no one should point out the mistake of other person otherwise he would be an extremist Nice logic

[@rehabyou]

I feel Saudi Arabia had a chance to move themselves to better shared economic society structure. It's more like a capitalist country with western influence. SAUDI Arabia is changing for Saudi citizens or high profile arabs. But for immigrants it's still a country where 10 people are crammed in one room, with modern slavery system.

[@AlibotFR]

First

[@uptin]

Hey!

[@AlibotFR]

@@uptin YAYYY