Saif al-Arab
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WHAAAAAAT?! Dude you have been deprived of the Wonders of Winterland...
I don't like cold weather by definition nor snow unless I am in mountainous areas (forests included) doing winter sports or walking while enjoying the scenery. Snowy weather in your average Western city during winter is mostly a headache on all fronts. I am not a big fan of winter clothing either. So that's why I can never envision myself living permanently in Canada or the Northern US states or other cold areas of the world.
Nothing beats sunny and warm weather although insanely hot weather is not very pleasant or very high humidity like in the tropics.
30 degrees celcius in Singapore or Jakarta is a much bigger pain in the *** for most people than even the hottest days in Riyadh (45 degrees celsius) due to the much, much lower humidity.
My favorite climate is the Mediterranean climate during summer and the climate found in the mountainous regions of KSA + the coastal areas of the tropical Red Sea. Plenty of sunshine, rarely colder than 10 degrees celsius but also almost never hotter than 40 degrees Celsius. I once read that the mountainous areas + highlands of KSA, Yemen and Ethiopia have some of the most ideal weather as there is sufficient rainfall, not too much humidity but never too hot weather either.
Although I would not mind if large areas of KSA had Florida's climate for instance or a Mediterranean one due to the rainfall such climates provide during the hurricane season and autumn + winter. Miami has more sunshine than even Riyadh (middle of KSA and Najd) but 15 times as much rainfall.
This is despite the fact that Riyadh has 45 rainy days compared to Miami's 135 days with rain. So in theory Riyadh should only have 3 times lesser rainfall than Miami but the actual number is 15 times as much!
The good thing with Miami is that the rainfall is heavy, sudden and hardly lasts more than a few hours during the Hurricane Season.
Speaking about the US, I have heard that Sacramento has some of the most pleasant weather while Yuma in Arizona is the most sunniest town on the planet apparently!
The good thing with many areas in KSA (especially along the tropical Red Sea) is also that the hottest days in summer are accompanied by an somewhat heavy wind making it feel less warmer than it really is. You have the Mistral wind in Southern France too which acts as a cool breeze even during some of the hottest summer days.
I have seen the error of my ways. I love America and all of its universities and vast cornfields
Good.
Shukran akhi. Would like to try to know diff between kabsa and mandi.
Both are rice dishes centered around lamb, chicken or seafood accompanied by numerous spices, vegetables, nuts, dried fruits etc.
Arab dishes such as Mandi, Kabsa, Mansaf etc. can be accompanied by almost everything as side dishes and you can make them in 100's of different versions.
The main difference between Mandi and Kabsa is how the meat (most often lamb) is prepared. For that usually a tandoori oven is used or sometimes (this is the best version IMO) a fire is made such as this one below.
You can see 3.47 minutes into the video how the meat looks like in the last video using this method.
and then the meat simmers for hours until it is ready, tender and flavored etc. The meat often melts in your mouth after this process.
Another great Arabian dish that you might be familiar with is Murtabak. It's probably the most popular street food in South East Asia for instance.
Murtabak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I once made a thread about Hijazi cuisine (one of 100's of historical regions in the Arab world) and I literarily posted around 100 or so dishes, often accompanied by videos.
There are many problems in the MENA region recently but the food remains the same excellent food IMO.
My friend @Saif al-Arab, one of my closest friend was a Pakistani descent American. I just wanted to share to all that years ago when we were in the Army, He gave me a copy of the Holy Koran, and before giving it, he told me, "Your God is the God of Musa (Moses) and Ibrahim (Abraham), My God is also the the God of Musa and Ibrahim. You are an educated man I know you will understand." . That gift has become one of my most treasured possessions.
Now going back to topic, AMERICA is built on the back of millions and millions of immigrants with hard work, sweat and unimaginable sacrifices.. That is gentlemen our humble origins and that is what makes us great!!!
ohhhh buddy don't let me hate you!!!!
Well, the diversity of the US is one of its great strengths my friend as I mentioned earlier. Most people in the GCC contrary to what some people might believe or what a microscopic minority of now thankfully deceased morons did, are very pro-US and familiar with USA. More than anywhere else in the Muslim world or dare I say non-Western world. Just look at the number of students from the GCC in the US. More per capita than anywhere else on the planet. Unfortunately many have adopted the unhealthy phenomenon of fast food though although I would not mind eating a big Texan burger right now with extra cheese.
Mandi is a variation of kabsa, the meat is probably cooked differently but the dish is served the same.
Were you using roller skates or blades? Skating is really fun once you get the hang of, almost feels like you're floating or flying over the ground.
What is wrong with you guys? Never understood people who enjoyed hot weather sweating buckets, with BO x 100.
Oh well, more snow for me.
Let me guess. You live in New England or Vermont? Or just the Northeast? Am I right? You fit the profile.
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