Muslims around the world are preparing to welcome the holy month of fasting. Meanwhile, Saudis went to Twitter to welcome the month in their own funny way.
Hashtag: “حزب اللي ما عندهم خدامة”, which translates to: “The Party of People Who Don’t Have Maids” has been trending following the Saudi authorities announcement that Ramadan will begin on Thursday.
Some Saudi users have adopted the hashtag to express their feelings about not having a housemaid during Ramadan, with funny sarcastic tweets:
Translation: Did you came to add salt to my injury?
Other users expressed envy for those who don't have a maid: they won’t gain extra weight during Ramadan, and will have a little more to do:
Translation: “People who don’t have maids are so lucky, at least they don’t gain weight”
One user went on to suggest a helpful tip to help people getting through the struggle of not having a maid:
As women typically do much more of housework than men, Saudi women also condoled others who don’t have maids:
However, there were some people questioning the importance of having a maid during Ramadan, since everyone can help in performing all housework together:
Translation: “You don’t need a maid if everyone of you helped in the housework with your mothers and sisters. I proudly help my mother, however, I have trouble preparing Samosa. We don’t need a maid.”
In Saudi Arabia, and most Gulf countries, housewives renting maids in Ramadan has become more of a trend. People want to spend their time relaxing rather than doing household chores. Some argue that Arabs should do their own house work, while others believe having a housemaid is very important.
