Saudi Arabia is a rich developing country. Saudi Arabia's infrastructure is average, even a prefecture-level city in China can't catch up.
Saudi Arabia should be the most conservative country in the world, and there are many religious taboos here. In the position of Saudi women, they must wear black robes and veils and are not allowed to drive. Saudi men are happier and can marry four wives. Most Saudi men are potbellied, have a big temper and have a serious tendency of male chauvinism. Most of them like to work in government departments, banks and large state-owned enterprises, or be their own bosses, pampering themselves all day, working leisurely, lazy and inefficient. It is normal for small things that can be done in a day or two in Saudi Arabia to drag on for a week and a half. On the other hand, if the Saudis beg you to do something, they have to push you to death every day. To set up a company in Saudi Arabia, you need to find a Saudi native as a guarantee, so most of the behind-the-scenes bosses of Saudi companies and shops are Saudis. The dirty work is done by migrant workers, mainly from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Nepal and other countries. The status of migrant workers is not high, and workers in Arab countries such as Egypt and Syria are much better. They are mainly engineers and salesmen. Bangladeshis have the lowest status. They do the dirtiest and most tiring jobs that workers in other countries don't want to do, such as cleaners. Their salary in January may be only six or seven hundred rials, which makes people sad. In Saudi Arabia, due to different nationalities, there are also cases of different pay for equal work. Salaries of Saudis are relatively high. For the same job, the salary of Saudis may be at least twice or more than that of people in other countries. Hiring a Saudi engineer costs about 20,000 to 30,000 rials per month. Hire a Saudi ordinary security guard, at least 3,000 rials a month, 8 hours a day, and rest on Friday holidays, and they are not necessarily willing to do it, so they will change soon. In Saudi Arabia, medical care and education are free, and studying abroad is also free. Saudis have cars at home, not just one. Saudis like American cars and Japanese cars, especially GMC and Toyota cars. Saudis drive very fast and traffic accidents occur frequently. It is often said that "Saudi Arabia is slow in everything except driving". Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia must be affiliated with human resources companies. Ordinary workers generally spend 9- 1 1 riyal per hour, skilled workers spend 12- 18 riyal per hour, and engineers spend 50-65 riyal per hour. Different ethnic groups have different wages. 1 riyal is equivalent to RMB 1.82 yuan. Human resources companies charge a lot of money from it like vampires, so the actual wages of workers are not much. Engineers in India, Pakistan and the Philippines will get a salary of five or six thousand rials. Ordinary workers a month 1560 rials. Saudi Arabia's labor law is well implemented, working 10 hours a day, resting on Friday and 260 hours in January. If it is overtime, the employer must issue a monthly work schedule to the manpower company at the end of each month, and then the manpower company will pay the workers accordingly. Saudi Arabia is the hottest in June-10, the temperature is about 45 degrees, and the hottest afternoon can reach more than 50 degrees. The wind blows on my face, burning, and there is a burning smell in the air. 165438+1From October to April, the climate is relatively mild, it is cool in winter, and sometimes it rains heavily. In June 2009, 5438+065438+ 10, a rainstorm in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia lasted for two hours and drowned 100 people, which sounds incredible. Although Saudis are arrogant and look down on Indians and Pakistanis, they are very friendly and warm to China people. Many ordinary Saudis think that China is rich, because most of the goods in Saudi supermarkets and shops are imported from China, so they think that China people are rich. In fact, everyone knows the income level of China people. There are now more than 20,000 China people in Saudi Arabia, and there are more than 40 relatively large China companies (excluding trading companies doing business in Saudi Arabia, which is difficult to count). They are basically state-owned enterprises, such as Sinopec, PetroChina, China Port Construction, China Railway, Sinoma and MCC. After the King of Saudi Arabia visited China in 2006, most China companies entered the Saudi market one after another. At that time, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was impressed by the low cost and high efficiency of infrastructure construction in China, so he relaxed the restrictions on China companies and allowed China companies to directly engage in low-level general contracting business of Saudi projects such as construction, petrochemical and electric power. Prior to this, Saudi Arabia only allowed foreign companies to engage in subcontracting business. With the Saudi government investing heavily in infrastructure construction, more and more China companies get a large number of projects at low cost, and the momentum is getting stronger and stronger. Saudi Arabia is a monarchy with no political parties, and the king has supreme power. At present, the Saudi royal family conservatively estimates that there are more than 5,000 princes, not to mention princesses. Saudi Arabia has severe punishment and good law and order, and there are few thefts and robberies. Theft, adultery and robbery are beheaded. However, some young people in Saudi Arabia are rebellious, drinking, fighting, racing, and sometimes bullying and beating Indians and Pakistanis in the street, but Indians and Pakistanis can only swallow their words. Saudi Arabia has a good relationship with China. Hu Jintao also visited Saudi Arabia in 2009 and signed many large projects. Saudi Arabia is very important to China's oil security, because a large part of China's oil imports come from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia also imports a lot of goods from China every year. During the Wenchuan earthquake, the King of Saudi Arabia donated $70 million in cash to China, the largest amount among all donors.
The above is my impression of Saudi Arabia. I wrote it casually, and there may be some inappropriate places. I hope it will help friends who come to Saudi Arabia.