Tuesday, October 22, 2013

..Gymnasiums and sports..




           Whenever I talk to my friends about the United States of America, they said America is the best place for sports. Actually, I did not realize that until I arrived in the United States. I found that most Americans really care about sport, unlike in my country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 
In America, every place you go you can find a gym close to your home. It is also cheap to become a member in the gym. In contrast, in Saudi Arabia, it is hard to find a gym close to your home; also, it will be expensive to become a member in the gym. Therefore, no one will be willing to go to the gym because it will be far away, and if not, the prices for being a member will be so expensive compared to the prices in America. In addition to that, American society has a diversity of sports. Americans already have four professional sports to choose: American football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey. The first three sports of the four professional sports were invented in the United States. As a result of this diversity, everyone can easily find his or her interest. On the other hand, football or “soccer”, what Americans call football, is the only common sport in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, if you like another sport besides soccer, you will find a difficulty to find a place where you can learn or play this sport. 
In conclusion, it will be great if you live in a society that cares about sports. Also, I hope that over the next few years we have many gyms and some sport diversity in my country.         


1 comment:

  1. Hi Mishal,

    Good point! I agree that most Saudis don't go to gym because of the distance and price. However, most of guys prefer to play soccer or volleyball. Therefore, the comparison point is "Gym" not "Sport" generally. Otherwise, I like the rest of the ideas that you mentioned here.

    Best wishes,
    Saad

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