Riyadh is possibly the worst airport in the middle east - so it is possibly a 
very good thing you wore that suit

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From: Ramakrishnan Sundaram
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On 18 April 2012 20:56, salil tripathi <[email protected]> wrote:
> system. If you wear suits, have credit cards, and speak english and work for
> mncs, one queue; if you look like a construction worker, go to the back of
> the line.

I used to live in the UAE, and had to travel often to Saudi Arabia.
The first time I did so, colleagues told me to wear a suit on the
plane. I found out why when we landed at Riyadh.

Guards separated incoming passengers into fast-moving queues for all
whites and others in suits; the rest were corralled into queues of a
hundred or more.

So, Salil. your fears have long been true.

Ram



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srs (blackberry)

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