I don’t think you totally fit the mold of Dear Abby but I think you help or guide people by providing factual information. Perhaps you could put a part on the blog and make it free for whatever anyone wants to discuss. It could be a source for getting issues out and finding solutions somehow unless that is too radical.

sorry I did not have time to review all the suggestions, so I hope my suggestion will not have been already covered; I’ve noticed on several occasions that I’m unable to know on which precise date a comment has been issued (we just see the time), especially for the oldest topics (was it long ago or very recently ?).
I think that would help, if you can do it.

Don’t sweat the airport stuff. Consider it rain on a day that might have been lovely. Never once in all my travels to/from Saudi Arabia have I escaped going through ‘secondary security screening’ on check-in and arrival. Every time, my baggage was opened.

You know why I don’t sweat it? Because a very dear friend of mine was killed on Pan American Flight #103 over Lockerbie, when a bomb on it shredded the plane at 30,000 ft. I think, in fact, that if security is the real concern, airports, airlines, and the government could be a whole lot stricter.

I like the topics you choose to focus on because I always seem to be in the know before others and then I tell them “this is what happened or this is what is going on” commenting on them seems to bring them to life further. I would like to see a section of the blog “Dear John”. Dear John what do you think I should do? Something like that…I am serious…maybe it could be anonymous or something like that. You would write your advice and then other readers could advise or comment as well.

Hey I am in the good ole USA and was selected and designated told before arriving at Delta for my local flight in the tone of voice that someone tells someone once they have won a raffle, “You have been selected and labelled as a special guest of Delta” and nearly before two seconds had passed before responding in my lovingly voice, “Oh have I? What a treat?” I was frisked. A lady I had met on the plane and befriended was an American was labelled a “visitor”. I suppose being a special guest is better than a visitor especuially because America is my own country.

I believe your blog is the best one out there for a wide collection of media articles on KSA and your valued analysis/perspectives are the icing on the cake. I encourage you to maintain that format.

I like the serious nature of your blog but do agree that occasional incorporation of graphics which further illustrate a point in an article would be appealing and attractive.

The addition of pages which review books specific to Saudi and perhaps a page which also reviews other links related to Saudi would be a “nice to have.”

Lastly I comment your dedication and the care you place on your blog. It keeps me from clicking on the link to your blog daily so I have not only the daily dose of Burgess but the broad view of many issues relating to the Kingdom.

And on yes, in my experience as one living in the Kingdom, most here are likely using DSL although it is still not as reliable or fast as one would like. It should not be overlooked that a portion of users also continue to use dial up. It seems from my experience the minority and elite are the ones using satellite and WIMAX which is fastest speed but also more expensive than the other alternatives.

Best Regards,
Carol (American Bedu)

It broke and I cannot repair it, so I’m getting a complete re-installation done, with changes.