"The question was: 'What is your mother's name?' Take a look at the responses we got."
Reporter: "Good evening."
Saudi man on the street (Talal 'Awafi): "Good evening to you too."
Reporter: "What is your name?"
Talal 'Awafi: "Talal 'Awafi."
Reporter: "Nice to meet you, Talal. What is your mother's name?"
Talal 'Awafi (laughs in embarrassment): "Stop. What kind of question is this – and on TV?! I can't tell you."
Reporter: "Say your mother's name, just for me."
Talal 'Awafi: "I'll tell you in private."
Reporter: "If I tell you my mother's name, will you tell me yours?"
Talal 'Awafi: "Not even then."
Reporter: "Thank you."
Reporter: "What's your mother's name?"
Second man: "My mother's name? What's it to you?"
Reporter: "I'm just asking."
Second man: "No, it's not done."
Reporter: "You're 'old school' then?"
Second man: "No, no.
"What's my mother's name?!"
Reporter: "The show requires..."
Second man: "No, absolutely not."
Reporter: "What if I tell you my own mother's name?"
Second man: "I didn't ask you to. No, I won't tell you."
Reporter: "Come on, it's totally normal. I'll reward you if you do."
Second man: "What will you give me?"
Reporter: "Whatever you want."
Second man: "Okay, maybe I can tell you."
Reporter: "Be brave, there's nothing to it."
Second man: "I'm looking for a nice name..."
Reporter: "Thanks very much. Well done. Do you want to say it? Last chance."
Second man: "I will say it. She is called Raisa, may God protect her." [...]
Reporter: "What's your mother's name?"
Third man: "Umm Abdallah."
Reporter: "No, what's her real name?"
Third man: "Umm Sa'd."
Reporter: "Her given name, not Umm Sa'd..."
Third man: "Eve."
Laughter among the group of young Saudis
Third man: "Eve, daughter of Eve."
Reporter: "But what's her real name?
"If you tell me your mother's name..."
Third man: "I won't tell you. What am I, crazy?"
Reporter: "So I'm crazy then? Very nice." [...]
Fourth man: "The wife of Abu Osama."
Reporter: "Okay, but what's her first name?"
Fourth man: "The same as I said."
Reporter: "Exactly the same."
Fourth man: "No difference."
Reporter: "If I tell you that my mother's name is Fatima, will you tell me yours?"
Fourth man: "Your mother has a nice name, but I'll keep mine to myself." [...]
