Line #14 PlayingWith/ArabOilSheikh


1	'''Basic Trope''': A person ([[AlwaysMale usually a man]]) from somewhere in the Middle East who has a lot of wealth from their investments in oil.
2	* '''Straight''': Saleh invests in oil from his home country of {{Qurac}}. He can afford luxury cars and has many beautiful women by his side.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Because of his wealth, he simply ''bought'' the entire country of Qurac and became its sultan.
4	* '''Downplayed''':
5	** Saleh, as a mid-level manager of an oil company, makes about as much as a doctor or lawyer.
6	** Oil was merely Saleh's source of seed money. His successful industrialization of the country is what makes him wealthy long after the oil dries up.
7	* '''Justified''': Oil is a precious commodity, so investing in it is a shrewd move if you want to get wealthy.
8	* '''Inverted''':
9	** Investing in oil [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted makes Saleh poor]].
10	** Saleh becomes wealthy from investing in everything ''except'' oil.
11	* '''Gender-Inverted''': Salima invests in oil from her home country of {{Qurac}}. She can afford luxury cars and has lots of {{Hunk}}s and/or {{Bishounen}}s by her side.
12	* '''Subverted''':
13	** Investing in oil doesn't make Saleh ridiculous amounts of money.
14	** Saleh's flashy dress and swagger are [[MockMillionaire just a show for strangers]].
15	** "Saleh" made his money from oil, but isn't actually from the Middle East -- he's from another oil-rich region like Nigeria or western Canada.
16	* '''Double Subverted''':
17	** But investing in AppliedPhlebotinum (which everyone is switching over to) does.
18	** Alternatively, he is married or related to someone whose investments have really paid off ... and leaves it all to him.
19	** He bought his nice new clothes on credit, but he starts to get his healthy dividends soon.
20	** Saleh was not born in the Middle East, but his parents were born there, and they raised him in their traditions.
21	* '''Parodied''':
22	** Everyone at the oil company, indeed all of {{Qurac}}, is like this.
23	** Saleh sees a geyser of oil right by his home, then becomes fabulously wealthy--for an unrelated reason, with the geyser still shooting out of the ground undisturbed and the oil seeping into his home's flooring.
24	* '''Zig-Zagged''':
25	** Some Quracan oil investors become wealthy, others do not.
26	** Saleh goes from RagsToRiches from oil investments, but waits too late to sell his shares, whereupon he returns from RichesToRags. But he learns from this mistake, invests in oil again once he's scraped up some capital, and sells his shares once he is sure of a sizable profit.
27	** Each generation of Saleh's family moved from the Middle East to some other oil-rich region.
28	* '''Averted''': Saleh does not become wealthy from investing in Tropestani oil companies.
29	* '''Enforced''': The series' episode is sponsored by one of these people.
30	* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow! Quracan oil is worth gazillions!"
31	* '''Invoked''': Saleh hears from his friend Ahmed talking about oil investments.
32	* '''Exploited''': Bob needs oil, so when he sees Saleh at a banquet, he immediately tries to make a deal with him.
33	* '''Defied''': Saleh doesn't want to invest in oil for one or more of the following reasons: (A) [[PostPeakOil it doesn't last forever]], (B) [[GreenAesop it is a pollutant]], and (C) many people are [[NoBloodForPhlebotinum fighting over it]].
34	* '''Discussed''': "I bet he invests in oil. His look just screams rich and Arabic."
35	* '''Conversed''': "Do they seriously believe such characters are all over the place in the Middle East?"
36	* '''Played for Laughs''': Saleh still acts like this even after he leaves the business.
37	* '''Played for Drama''': People pursue Saleh because of his wealth.
38	* '''Deconstructed''': When {{Qurac}} runs out of oil, or even when Saleh specifically does, his time on easy street will end.
39	* '''Reconstructed''': Cognizant of that eventuality, he has done one or more of the following: (A) diversified his investment portfolio, (B) suppressed the AppliedPhlebotinum substitute for oil ([[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney possibly illegally]]), and (C) [[NonIdleRich kept up a disciplined work schedule]].
40	* '''Implied''': Saleh has come from Qurac, which is known for its oil deposits, and engages in ConspicuousConsumption.
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42	Hello, my friend! [[ArabOilSheikh Are you interested in investing in my oil? Inshallah, it's one of the best oils you'll ever find in]] {{Qurac}}!
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Context PlayingWith / ArabOilSheikh