Today we're in Riyadh Saudi Arabia
and Saudi Arabia is a very fascinating land.
Lot of wealth, lot of mega-malls, lot of expensive cars
but there's another side of the story.
There is the other side of the tracks.
So today I'm gonna take you to that side
to see what the so called "ghetto" or tough hood of Riyadh looks like.
-I want to see the dangerous area. -[chuckles]
Yeah, yeah, please take me.
Danger area... [Arabic]
-They'd take my money? -Yeah.
Okay, great.
-And my camera too? -Yeah.
Okay.
So bring me there, please.
See, I thought Riyadh didn't have a real dangerous neighborhood
but it does?
But does this help? I'm wearing this, it helps maybe?
Doesn't help?
This is where the danger area starts, right here?
Oh yeah, the graffiti.
Is that like, um...
Gangs, you have gangs here?
-Gangsters? -Yeah, this one.
[unclear] I don't know.
This is not a danger thing.
-Night time is dangerous? -Yeah, this one is danger.
-This one here. -She's dangerous?
-Yeah. -She's not dangerous.
These guys are dangerous, right?
No, no, don’t drop me there. Keep going.
Wow.
This is such a contrast.
Mud home, yeah?
Old style.
Mohammad, this is a proper tour.
Where are you taking us?
[unclear]
Desert?
-There are homes out here? -Yeah.
-Mohammad? -No, are there homes out...
What's the neighborhood?
Uh, Fesriah.
Maserati... Maserati's not in the bad neighborhood.
[muffled speech]
Are there guns here or no?
-No guns. -No guns.
Police coming here...
Police are strong here, yeah.
Put it down?
He's pissed. Go, go, go.
Guys, I'm not putting the camera up
when these guys are staring us hardcore.
It's just...
flirting the lie of doing something quite stupid, I would say.
Take pictures, no problem.
Take pictures here? All right.
-Did you see those last guys back there? -Yeah.
He was...
[inaudible]
He was yelling and waving his hand.
This is properly hardcore, those guys are yelling too.
Yeah, we go canvas the streets and then get out of here.
We don't wanna stay too long.
-Huh? -Night.
No thanks.
-All criminals? -Yeah.
Yeah.
So guys, back there
some groups of guys hanging out
just hardcore staring.
It's maybe...
Maybe knives, okay.
Hardcore staring... Like right at us.
Waving hands.
[unclear] [chuckles]
So...
-Stadium, this is stadium. -Yeah.
Yeah, that's not looking so good
so I don't wanna put the camera in their face
because they'll get in their cars and probably chase our asses down.
That's the feeling I get here.
So...
This is one of the rougher looking neighborhoods I've ever been in
to be honest.
I've seen the bad sides of Buenos Aires, Mexico City...
[Arabic]
-Salam alaikum. -Wa alaikum salam.
Shukran.
Uh, Messi.
Messi?
-Ronaldo. -Yes.
[chuckles]
Pele.
[laughing]
Those kids were nice, they had a smile.
Then it got weird with the camera
and then their buddies started walking closer.
I wouldn't say I like it but it's...
I think it's important to see this stuff to be honest.
I think it's important to know the full truth
and like, not just show...
I show mostly the positive, nice things.
I think it's good to balance that out with the reality.
The other reality, right?
It's not going... There's no going...
Don't go in there?
No go?
I not go there.
Maybe have [unclear].
[phew]
And yeah guys, I can't give it all to you unfortunately.
Just some hard looks.
It would be one thing walking around here.
-I think it could be okay. -[giggles]
But walking around with a camera is a guarantee we get screwed
or I get screwed.
Classic.
Drugs, he's on drugs?
Yeah, something's wrong with him.
Mohammad, we got any more places here or is that it?
-Yeah. -More?
-Salay. -Salay?
Okay.
Let's get some tea, yeah.
So I was just purchasing some goods
and this man came up with a shopping bag
and started following me and filling it up.
Very nice.
Very nice of you, brother.
Thank you.
Oh, banana.
-Banana? -Banana, yeah.
Very good service.
Thank you. What's you name?
-Same Makhud. -Same Makhud.
Thank you, brother.
Bye-bye.
Huh?
-Peter. -Peter.
Peter.
-Good. -Salam.
Ma salama.
I have no idea why Mohammad stopped here.
There he is.
What's going on, Mohammad?
-Better? -[chuckles]
Thank you. You need one.
-You need this. -Yeah.
-Inshallah. -Inshallah.
God willing.
You a boxer?
Mohammad, you said the Saudis are bad drivers
but what's up with your car here?
Look at this.
-They hit you there? -Yeah.
You did nothing?
They hit you there too?
Hit him there.
[unclear]... hit me.
-So you did none of these crashes? -No, no.
None of it's you?
-Is this your brother? -Yeah.
He's got a nice thobe.
Pakistani style.
Oh, my shala.
My Shallah.
-I'm sorry. -You thought I was Saudi?
Surprise, surprise.
We're going to a dangerous neighborhood, you coming?
Yeah, for tea.
[chuckles] No, no, dangerous.
[car speeds past]
[Arabic]
-Coffee or tea? -Tea.
He picked me up in Uber.
We've been hanging out the last couple hours.
Mohammad, you have such a weak handshake, brother.
That's a proper handshake.
Why is your shake so limp?
Ladies?
[all giggling]
What's the question?
-My girlfriend? -Yeah.
At home, bro.
She's not gonna be doing this with me.
[chuckling]
She's not...
-You wanna say hi to her? -Yeah.
Say, "Hi, Natalia."
-Hi... Which name? -Hi, Natalia.
What are you saying right now? What?
-Football? -Football.
Dude, I had nothing to say to these guys.
They were smiling
and then I showed the camera and they looked like
they were gonna kill me
and so I drop football names
and that brought things around.
That's all I had.
I'm not a football guy.
I knew a few names.
It was an icebreaker, bro.
With the guys...
The last dangerous neighborhood, right? This is it?
-There is another one... -Okay.
Let's walk around a little, let's stop.
-Stop? -Yeah.
Yeah.
Here, you can take it.
[Arabic]
[giggling]
Take it.
Natalia.
on the streets.
But look at the camera and tell,
"How do you feel, Mohammed?" Look at the camera.
Feeling is good, cool.
Mohammed...
Ready?
[shouting and laughing]
No, no, that's very dangerous.
Nah.
Here we go, get some tea.
[children yelling]
Yeah brother?
[children chattering]
<CHILD: Excuse me...
Saudi Arabia, great.
Saudi Arabia good, brother. Yeah.
[Arabic] "Gelbe, gelbe."
PETER: Gelbe.
Gelbe, gelbe.
Yeah, heart brother, heart.
Gelbe are here.
You guys... Uh-oh.
So he's giving us coffee with saffron?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [unclear].
It's Saudi culture, you know?
[Arabic]
Okay, cool.
[chattering in Arabic]
Salam alaikum.
[men greeting]
Salam alaikum, Peter.
-Wa alaikum salam. -Peter.
-Peter, hi. -Yeah.
-Brahee. -Brahee.
Meet this guy.
-Hello. -Peter.
-How are you, good? -Good.
[Arabic]
Whoa.
You like date?
Love dates.
Yeah, you take two dates with this cream.
Most powerful.
[Arabic]
Look at this too, you guys got the sheesha setup, nice.
Nice sheesha setup, this is a very cool room.
That's sheesha
and the dates.
[Arabic]
He said you take...
Shukran.
[unclear]
Oh, it's saffron.
Yeah. Saffron, wow.
Oh, that's nice.
That's really nice.
-Very powerful. -Very powerful.
Yeah.
Viagra?
[chuckling]
-Cahore. -Cahore?
Saudi cahore.
And then this is just black tea?
-Yeah, some people like tea... -Shukran.
Some people like qahwa.
Now, cold weather, you use qahwa.
[chattering]
-Like this, yeah? -Yes.
Your nose, outside because...
Whoa.
[laughing]
Mister Peter, how can you feel?
Yeah, that's style.
[phone ringing]
Because now everybody
go with you, so he feel this smell, you know?
They bring you in, you know? They bring you into their homes...
This Muslim culture.
This... Muslim are brother because you stay in one place...
Okay... You spend now, to the night.
-Uh-huh. -You see...
more friends come here.
Okay?
I think 15 or 20 are here.
So talking, enjoyment
time spent, mentally relax.
It's beautiful.
And you guys don't even know him.
He doesn't know me obviously and they just invite us in.
It's really special.
Brother...
Thank you so much, shukran, habibi.
[kisses] [Arabic]
Shukran. [hands slap]
[kisses]
[Arabic]
That's very fancy.
-You really care. -Ooh.
[all laughing]
[laughing]
It's a hard job. [chuckles]
Yeah, for five hours...
Yeah, you wish you never met me, huh?
You spent five hours with my brother today, right?