The most stunning thing you can do is go to Riyadh the capital of Saudi Arabia and walk around the streets downtown. After you have had lunch at McDonald's, coffee at Dunkin Donuts and shopped at Saks Fifth Avenue, one has to wonder if they actually hate Americans or not.
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