Why 82% of Saudi Arabians Just Live in These Lines

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[kairos_fluent]

I think a video about the Balkans geography and how that influenced the history and politics of that region would be very interesting.

[smallsignals]

Thank-you for being so kind as to do both Fahrenheit and Celsius. A lot of people wouldn't bother. It's much appreciated.

[kitxxxxxxx]

Ive driven through part of that desert. It was a very long drive. When we stopped for a break there was no wind. I've never heard actual silence before that. Like literally, nothing. And you could only see sky and sand. Was beautiful and peaceful, but also chilling and humbling to be so completely surrounded by nature and one which is so barren, you couldn't survive.

[greentoby]

That's quite the long version of "It's a desert."

[PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

Only RealLifeLore has the power to turn a very simple question into a 40 minute documentary lol Which is why I love these videos so much. So much detail and research is done to tell us what’s going on.

[thesuperiorman]

I'm from the eastern part of Saudi on the coast, and your description of the climate there is spot on. The scorching heat, the humidity and lack of wind and rain makes life there very difficult. It is impossible to live without air conditioners. I always wondered how our forefathers lived there.

[Emc]

I was in a Vegas last week playing poker, and the man sitting next to me was working for the Saudi government. Sent to study Las Vegas. He was telling me Saudi is trying to diversify from oil and expand tourism. Friendly guy, enjoyed playing with him.

[sakurasai]

I live in the capital Riyadh and we go to Abha (a city in the southern region) almost every summer, because July and August here in Riyadh can quite literally be deadly if we weren’t so adapted and used to the weather. In contrast, winters here are cold and dry, sometimes rainy and thunderstormy. I guess that’s just how desert climates work. Also, that’s why we collectively hate the summer here lol.

[saadalameri]

I always asked my parents and grandparents how did they manage to live before air-conditioning, they told me that the old mud houses in Arabia were cooler from the inside than the modern concrete homes, also the effect of heat islands didn’t exist back then, but an important factor is that the further from the coast you live the cooler it gets by night

[LPArabia]

As a Saudi, I find this report grim but honest analysis of the geographical far future of the Arabian peninsula and it's it's emerging "artificial" civilization. But we are taking this challenge seriously and there is a huge investment in technology and R&D to solve the water problem and defy nature. This will be our test lab if we ever go on Mars. Thanks for the compressive video RLL!

[lukas]

I love these videos. So much important and interesting information that you don’t really get anywhere else in this easily digestible way. Thank you for helping so many people understand the world more

[tradernparadise]

Great segue to coffee at the end. Thanks for the content you do.

[bubblegumfacebabe]

my dad loved to explore the desert, it's a cultural thing to go out camping for days. i was told as a child that he was lost and ran out of fuel and supplies (food and drinks), he starved for 3 days before finally dying in 2012. it is unfortunately common for people to get lost in the desert, every few months we hear news of government searches for a lost person.

[drewmur]

I feel like geography is an often overlooked or underestimated factor when people study history. Many of your videos that focus on geography highlight how geography plays an important role in world events.

Keep up the good work

[RealSaudiExplorer]

I didn't realize that Saudi Arabia is huge before I go to the UAE and Bahrain.

Bahrain is so small that I can drive around the whole island in one hour or less.

The UAE is also small. I drove from Abu Dhabi to Alfujaira in less than 3 hours. It's also extremely flat.

While Saudi Arabia has lots of mountains everywhere.

[Mr_Sigy]

I enjoyed this video, thank you for the research and details.

[anhadsinha]

I live in Dubai, and the humidity actually makes the heat of the desert exponentially worse and makes it impossible to do anything outdoors like exercise or walking or even commuting because you just start sweating when you leave a AC filled room.

[AnaFolkenstal]

This guy goes from explaining things in a very good way, to telling us where coffee comes from, and then making an ad in the process.
Mad skills, I love it.

[thatonepianoguy_]

These videos were my afterschool snack 10 years ago. Glad to see you still around and prospering!

[hilaryporter]

That was a very illuminating video, thank you.