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Comment: Is there really an 'old Saudi (Arabia) saying' that goes: My father rode a camel, I drive a car, my son flys a jet plane, his son will ride a camel?
I've seen this quote a lot on peak oil websites, but I've never seen an actual citation, just 'old Saudi saying. It refers to a possible dramatic decline in Saudi oil produciton and subsequent loss of wealth.
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How could it be an "old Saudi saying"? It refers to a jet plane. If anything it would be a "new Saudi saying".
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I don't guarantee the authenticity of this, but apparently Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum of Dubai was fond of saying 'My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel'.
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Next question would be, whether this is aimed at a decline in wealth of Saudis, or more generally at a reshaping of the way in which the society travels.
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Part of the answer would seem to be that the Sheikh was talking about his own country, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, rather than about Saudi Arabia, though doubtless the thought could be applied to all the oil-rich countries around the Gulf.
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