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@charliesays
My parents lived in Riyadh for 14 years, till about 2002 i think. I was there as a kid for four years 90-94ish.
They liked it. Tax free. While it is pretty weird and takes some getting used to, i think they had a pretty decent life. Lived on a compound called Arizona Golf Resort, which had a couple of hundred houses of westerners on it, a golf course, swimming pools, camels:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Riyadh+Saudi+Arabia&aq=0&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=14.56721,28.256836&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Riyadh,+Riyadh+Province+Saudi+Arabia&ll=24.811405,46.726527&spn=0.002727,0.005493&t=h&z=18
Socialising is a lot more 'make your own fun', so everyone becomes an expert at brewing their own beer, wine and everything else on the sly. Visiting each others houses or getting pissed in the desert with the Hash House Harriers.
Not sure how much cycling you could get done though... Probably get in trouble wearing shorts out on the roads.