No Reservations

The No Reservation's episode exposes Saudi Arabia and the side of its culture that most Westerners do not expect. In a place that most Western culture believes to be discriminatory to women, it is surprising to have a women outreaching to show the world how Saudi Arabia is actually like. The interaction between the host woman and Anthony shows that women and men do intermingle, even though we think that this never happens. Also since Western culture depicts Saudi Arabia as serious and strict, it is unexpected that there is so much laughter and fun. Even though Bordain briefly discusses the accusations that Westerners have against Saudi Arabia of unequal treatment to women, many of the other taboos and stereotypes are not mentioned. The episode instead focuses on the similarities that our countries share rather than the obvious differences that have pitted our nations against each other. The conclusion of the episode I found to be true when Bordain says that there is a bigger picture that we are not seeing of Saudi Arabia, that we instead, are focusing on the worst parts of the situation. Shows such as No Reservations not only are interesting, but are important to enlighten the ignorance of our country.