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2005-08-16 Arabia

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Posted by Steve 2005-08-16 11:20|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The police also raided houses of prostitution ...

Prositutes in the islamic holy land? Who would have thunk it.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2005-08-16 12:01|| 2005-08-16 12:01|| Front Page Top

#2 What, no alk-runners?

Posted by Spot">Spot 2005-08-16 12:54|| 2005-08-16 12:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Jeddah is the Saudis what San Francisco is to the USA.

There are jazz lounges and brothels and gay snack shops (no gay bars). In the US, none of these would be a big deal but over there...

Posted by mhw 2005-08-16 13:59|| 2005-08-16 13:59|| Front Page Top

#4 mhw:

I second that. I lived in Jeddah from Dec. 6 1991 to January 18, 1992 and again from July 6, 1992 to December 11, 1992.

I don't recall the gay clubs though we heard rumors but the call girls most certainly were there. Saudia City, the giant complex for Saudia Airline's employees -- mucho flight attendants, 99 % female, many Lebanese girls -- lived there. Always a long line of Saudi cars with male occupants (no femme driving) waiting outside gate to Saudia City, especially when international flights arrived in droves.

Posted by The Angry Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-08-16 17:26|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2005-08-16 17:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Mr. Wife explained that he never went into the coffee houses in Saudi Arabia because he wouldn't have been safe sitting down (or something like that). He never mentioned anything about the stewardesses, though, except that they were lovely girls. On the other hand, he tried not to stay there more than two weeks at a time -- he really disliked the country -- so he may not have known about their outside interests... or thought I wouldn't be interested in that piece of information. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-16 20:16|| 2005-08-16 20:16|| Front Page Top

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