Shahd Alhamdan Saudi Gazette When it comes to daily life in the Kingdom, Saudis across the board use social media to express their opinions and feelings. Following trending hashtags in the Kingdom is a great way to find out what we're passionate about and interested in. One trending hashtag was “Spanish woman” – a trendy nickname used by Saudis when they want to joke about Saudi females. One of the comments on this Hashtag was: “Spanish woman differentiated by her photos. The maid cooks the food and does all the effort and the Spanish female takes a photo of the dishes as if she made them.” Another hashtag that was trending on Sunday was “reasons of welfare”. One of the tweets on this hashtag was the Ministry of Finance wanting to know the reason for welfare. Another user said that having air-conditioning, Internet, a driver, and a maid are the reasons of welfare. Another popular hashtag this week revolved around the statistic that one-third of Saudi females are spinsters. This hashtag drew tough arguments between Saudi men and women on twitter, since females are trying to explain that getting married is not a priority these days, and men were trying to argue that this opinion is wrong and against nature. One of the users wrote, “So what? I'm rock Star, I got my rock moves & I don't need you.” Discussions around world animal day Paris were popular on social media, both in and outside the Kingdom. One of the comments was: “they deserve a good life! Everyone should love and protect them! Happy #WorldAnimalDay.” Another user explained that on this day people should work together to live in a world where animals and humans are all protected. One of the comments on this hashtag said that elephants have been abused to entertain tourists and people, and that this practice needs to stop. Another popular hashtag this week was about jobs - some unemployed Saudis used the hashtag to say they wanted to hear someone congratulate them on gaining employment, while others wrote that they are maids under their mother legs. Some users used the hashtag to play with the idea of employment sarcastically: they said that they were big managers when really they were just average employees. One user said that his job is to eat and sleep only.
