Saudi Walking Culture: Rare Phenomenon or Growing Trend? #SaudiLife #WalkingCulture

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]Walking in Saudi is not really a thing.

[00:00:02]Yeah, the hotel is there. I'm going to a coffee shop that is there.

[00:00:07]Google Maps said uh 7-minute walk, so I think, "Okay, I can do this. Don't need a taxi." It's not for the $3 because I think the taxi was $3 or something.

[00:00:18]Well, it just doesn't make any sense.

[00:00:20]I'm faster when I go for a walk.

[00:00:22]However, walking in Saudi is not really done. As you can see, I'm a walking on the side of the highway. I don't know if they call this a um a pedestrian lane in in Riyadh here in Saudi, but yeah, it's not really done. I don't see anyone walking here.

[00:00:41]I'm here crossing the highway, big highway.

[00:00:44]Oh, and traffic in Riyadh, oof.

[00:00:47]That is a thing, yeah. Oh, it's actually going to be funny when I reach there.

[00:00:52]I need to cross this highway again.

[00:00:55]That is what I mean. Here's the end, and here is uh the traffic going on.

[00:01:00]situation. I'm sure people in Saudi are very nice and go around me, yes.

[00:01:05]Thank you, brother. Uh, crossed the highway, at least back on a kind of sidewalk, and the coffee shop supposed to be there.

[00:01:14]Well, it doesn't look like there's anything.

[00:01:16]Okay, I always say Google Maps is always right, but not always cuz uh yeah, there is no coffee shop here.

[00:01:23]That sucks. All this effort crossing the highway for nothing.

[00:01:28]It's 40° almost.

[00:01:30]20 minutes later, still walking.

[00:01:34]I should have of course taken a taxi.

[00:01:37]But yeah, I had I saw the other the other coffee shop was uh a 12-minute walk, so but then Oh, wow, actually here is a coffee shop.

[00:01:47]This is more like a a local coffee shop, I'm sure.

[00:01:52]Oh, wow.

[00:01:53]Okay, now it's not the place I had in mind. So, now look the Al Nassar Stadium?

[00:01:59]Is Ronaldo playing there?

[00:02:01]Oh, here's another coffee shop. Oh, that looks really nice.

[00:02:05]No, wasn't that the the one I had in mind either. Next one.

[00:02:09]Oh, what's happening here?

[00:02:12]Oh, [ __ ] Is this gas?

[00:02:20]But yeah, I don't know. It's definitely not just Sounds a bit like that.

[00:02:24]Oh, okay.

[00:02:27]Okay, and I reached the place where I wanted to go.

[00:02:32]Ah, luckily they're open.

[00:02:34]Ah, this is nice.

[00:02:37]And good all good. I got my coffee.

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