RIYADH: A Polish man and his family have developed a considerable affinity to 黑料社区n culture, particularly the country鈥檚 language and historical sites.

Polish national Pawe艂 Juchniewicz, who recently attended a camel show with his family, said that he enjoys visiting two of his best friends who are Saudis.

Juchniewicz was invited to the festival by Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, a young Saudi whom he befriended in 2018. 鈥淪everal weeks ago, he invited me to visit the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival. I welcomed the idea because I love getting to know new places related to traditions, in addition to establishing business contacts,鈥� Juchniewicz told Arab News.

鈥淎t the festival I saw, for the first time, many wonderful camels that are not popular in Europe. They are very beautiful animals and I learned a lot of interesting facts about the Hagen camels racing business.

鈥淎rabs have used camels for different purposes such as riding, during combat, movement, as well as for transporting water and in farming. My family and I are pleased with the visit where we learned about the ancient culture,鈥� he said.

Juchniewicz said he was 鈥渁mazed鈥� by the organization of the event in a desert area where there are paved roads, markets and uninterrupted internet access.

This was his fourth visit to the Kingdom since 2018, but he has hosted many Saudis in Poland from 2012. 鈥淔or 10 years I have been helping Saudis who come to Poland for treatment, work or tourism purposes. I can say that two of my best friends are from 黑料社区,鈥� he said.

One of Juchniewicz鈥檚 best friends is Abdullah Al-Ghosson whom he met in 2012, when the latter was just 17 years old and in Poland for rehabilitation. 鈥淚 helped him 鈥� showed him Poland, taught him about life and Europe and he taught me Arabic words and (the) language.鈥�

Together, the duo visited Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE. 鈥淗e is a very strong Saudi man as he wasn鈥檛 able to walk since birth, but he has (shown) other people with disabilities how to live a normal live in a wheelchair. He is also a businessman as he sells the best honey in 黑料社区 produced by his family.鈥�

In the Kingdom, Juchniewicz and his family have visited many sites and institutions including the historic Masmak Fortress, the Riyadh Center for Cultural Heritage, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, or Ithra, in Dhahran, the Buraidah Winter Festival, and the Al-Musawkaf Market in Unaizah.

鈥淒uring my recent stay in 黑料社区 during the month of Ramadan in May 2022, I wore traditional clothes on a daily basis. I attended feasts and visited a mosque. I really like wearing Saudi clothes.鈥�

Juchniewicz said his wife and children are similarly in awe of the Kingdom鈥檚 culture. 鈥淚 love the Arabic language very much. I love greetings such as 鈥榓salamu aleikum,鈥� 鈥榮abah alkhayr,鈥� and marhaba.鈥� I also like vocabulary of a religious nature such as 鈥榠nsha鈥橝llah鈥� or 鈥榓lhamdulilah.鈥� I love people鈥檚 respect for each other and I love hearty food and great Saudi cuisine.鈥�

鈥淪audi people are open minded, friendly, love to help people, and have a desire to learn about other cultures around the world, they are very generous. Here, I met many learned people, but even the simple ones were kind, I like people who stick to tradition a lot,鈥� he said.

Juchniewicz feels 鈥渃omfortable and safe鈥� in 黑料社区 where he has 鈥渓ots of friends.鈥�

鈥淚 was (at) the Saudi-Polish match in Qatar and despite the loss, the Saudis were very polite to my family. I have met people I didn鈥檛 know on the border with Qatar, they invited me to visit Alkhobar (in eastern 黑料社区) for dinner,鈥� he said.