Same Same. I remember buying a CD of Dire Straits, Alchemy in Tabuk. It was 90% blacked out.
After 2300 the Saudis put the Porn channels on the Compound TV System.
We buy beef from the Ratanakorn Market in Jomtein to take back up north. We bought it at 'Sophie's' but there are other outlets. Went the day before and ordered it. Payed half and picked up the next day.. Round about 250 a kilo.
My partner ran a 'Rooms to Rent' business. Made good money before COVID. Dead over the pandemic. Never picked up after. She changed the rooms back into a family home.
I dunk mine in whisked egg and a deseeded chopped chilli. Fry in a little oil till both sides golden
brown. Serve with bacon with HP sauce or Maple syrup. Curtesy of Jamie Oliver.
The fun started when they all returned on the Friday.
If you wanted a bootle of real stuff to celebrate you asked a Saudi mate. Mind you, cost was £75 back in the day.