Joking in Saudi Arabia

Making general jokes about eroticism is a common practice among men, whether single or married, liberal or conservative, young or old, ordinary or elite. Here are some examples of these jokes. ‘A stoned man sent his wife a picture of himself on a horse, with the following caption: ‘I’m on top!!!’. ‘One said to his wife: “I want to call you Flower, but flowers wither. I want to call you Moon, but the Moon cannot be seen during the day. So, I have decided to call you Pen*s as it is also attached to me”’. ‘An old woman went to a pleasure shop and asked the sale man: How much is the red thing over there? The salesman replied: “I am afraid that thing… is a fire extinguisher”’.

Male chatting is full of erotic innuendos. For example, one would say to friends: ‘I went to work this morning, but I forgot my glasses, so I went all the way back home to get them’. Friends would then comment: ‘Aha, so you went _all the way_? Ha-ha’. So, friends here, restate the phrase ‘all the way’ emphasising intercourse.

When some Saudi men are together outside the country, they feel good by describing the elements of the women they run into. They satisfy themselves with so little given their limited access and exposure to women back in their home country.

This is an extract from my bestselling book The Bro Code of Saudi Culture.

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