You never know.
Although no Westerners have been harrassed in the past. The main reasons however maybe beacuase matches end between 10-11 pm. Only Saudis stay up later than that.
I don't know about Jeddah, but in Riyadh and Khobar/Dammam, sometimes things really get out of hand. In many cases families get harrassed and cars get damaged. These cases usually happen after the NT wins, however, not clubs. Saudi youth have very few means to vent. In 1988, Riyadh went into a standstill after the NT beat Iran in the Semis of the Asian Cup. All the major roads and bridges were blocked and many families were stuck for hours. That match ended early so the situation continued until past midnight. In fact, if you see the clips from many songs about the NT, you see footage of that day, most probably taken by a helicopter. It was rumored that Riyadh jails were overflown that night. After that incident, the police made an "arrangement" by allowing celebrations in certain areas. In Khobar or Dammam everything is confined to the Corniche, or part of it. Still things do get out of hands from time to time. I witnessed some of it after winning the Gulf Cup back in 1994. Some poor Egyptian and Palestinian families were stuck in the corniche not knowing about the Gulf Cup.
Ofcourse, those that celebrate football wins are without doubt the least segment of the Saudi population that harbors negative feeling regarding Americans. They are just for the fun and maybe some adventure, but nothing more. However, there is always the danger of some teenager trying to be fancy with his car "taf7eet" and then loses control of the car. That is the most dangerous thing in these celebrations since innocent bystandards pay for it sometimes with their lives.
Although no Westerners have been harrassed in the past. The main reasons however maybe beacuase matches end between 10-11 pm. Only Saudis stay up later than that.
I don't know about Jeddah, but in Riyadh and Khobar/Dammam, sometimes things really get out of hand. In many cases families get harrassed and cars get damaged. These cases usually happen after the NT wins, however, not clubs. Saudi youth have very few means to vent. In 1988, Riyadh went into a standstill after the NT beat Iran in the Semis of the Asian Cup. All the major roads and bridges were blocked and many families were stuck for hours. That match ended early so the situation continued until past midnight. In fact, if you see the clips from many songs about the NT, you see footage of that day, most probably taken by a helicopter. It was rumored that Riyadh jails were overflown that night. After that incident, the police made an "arrangement" by allowing celebrations in certain areas. In Khobar or Dammam everything is confined to the Corniche, or part of it. Still things do get out of hands from time to time. I witnessed some of it after winning the Gulf Cup back in 1994. Some poor Egyptian and Palestinian families were stuck in the corniche not knowing about the Gulf Cup.
Ofcourse, those that celebrate football wins are without doubt the least segment of the Saudi population that harbors negative feeling regarding Americans. They are just for the fun and maybe some adventure, but nothing more. However, there is always the danger of some teenager trying to be fancy with his car "taf7eet" and then loses control of the car. That is the most dangerous thing in these celebrations since innocent bystandards pay for it sometimes with their lives.
