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I was at history class in Yousef Bin Essa High School, and my colleagues and I were paying

attention to the teacher description of Kuwaiti ancestors. She mentioned that Kuwaiti ancestors

were so friendly with each other, and they know well each person in their neighborhood, and the

thing to consider that they were living in the desert in tents. Each tent was beside the other one.

After years they transferred to small villages beside the sea, the inhabited a small houses made of

clay. Then, oil was founded in Kuwait. Kuwait transferred from a small poor and spontaneity

village to a so rich country. People in that time developed their houses. When i was at 8 years old

there were people live in small clay houses and there were many neighborhoods with these

houses. After that year by year the lose part of their sense of friendly. However, at the end of the

day when I left the school and when I was on my way to home, I notice that with the huge houses

and modern designs people became more introvert(isolated). I have related that with as houses

getting bigger Kuwaitis become more isolated.

While i was 8 years old we were playing football and many games with our neighbors.

we were play in street and gardens in our houses this consume to make good relation between us

as a neighbors.

While i was on my way back to home, I crossed several neighborhoods in several areas.

The smallest house i saw was one thousand meter square of area. the least number of rooms

nowadays in kuwait is 10 rooms. each house has so big garden, with garage of 6 to 8 cars. each

house has big swimming pool. and so big living rooms. there is no share rooms between

brothers. each member in house has separate room. Also they provide a room for the driver and

house help in their house. Also each house surrounded by long wall to give more privacy for the

house and for people live in it. and between houses more than 100 meters of empty space.

This transition consume to make people more isolated because he is busy with many

things in his house. he barely has enough time for his own things. therefore each person in

neighbor got sense of solitary which make them more closed and secure of other people. because

even in their houses they did lost of feel of gathering because the house so big and each one stay

in his own space.