It&#x27;s not just that it&#x27;s based on oil that&#x27;s the problem, it&#x27;s also that in general, Saudis don&#x27;t even know what &quot;work&quot; <i>is</i>. Most of their revenue-generating businesses are planned and run by Westerners. They grow up with maids and servants.<p>In fact, I&#x27;m not sure they can do <i>anything</i> besides eat, pray, and watch soccer. It&#x27;s a really, really strange place.<p>Going there on business was a very weird experience for me - the country somehow functions, but none of the locals actually <i>do</i> anything, as far as I could tell.