By Reem AL-Ghamdi Being an Arabic woman who came from Saudi Arabia, I noticed that people from S.A. use the positive expressions and the affirmative style more often when they speak especially when they are asked questions. Both ways depend mainly on the persons involved.
Parents have the highest position in the family scale.
The Islamic religion gave them the right to be heard and obeyed without any discussion unless they ask their children to disobey God. There is a difference between the previous generations and the present one due to the interaction between the people in S.A. and the people from other cultures and of course the effect of the media. However, in our generation there is a slight difference. We discuss with them first and if they did not agree with us we just obey them, even if we are not convinced. For example, several years ago I was elected to be a model for traditional customs in a party that was held in an embassy, and I was to perform in front of a Saudi princess.