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2010-03-14 Arabia

Britons sentenced to a month in prison for kissing in Dubai restaurant

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Posted by john frum 2010-03-14 17:43|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 I can't find any sympathy for them.

What Westerners in their right minds even go to a moslem country, where this kind of crap is ~~likely~~ bound to happen? They probably fooled themselves that Dubai is "so modern" and somehow different.

It ain't.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-03-14 18:37|| 2010-03-14 18:37|| Front Page Top

#2 The arrogance of certain Britons abroad has to be seen to be believed.

Posted by gromky 2010-03-14 20:49|| 2010-03-14 20:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Expats tend to forget that when you are in a foreign country you must abide by the laws of that country... or experience that country's punishment for breaking its laws. No sympathy, just as I had no sympathy for the idiot teenager in Singapore a number of years ago who got himself caned for keying a car or spitting on the sidewalk or something. Granted, in Saudi Arabia the odds are 50/50 that the charges were made up out of whole cloth, but that, too, is one of the known risks of being a foreigner in that country. If you want the rules to be just like home, just stay home!

/mini-rant

Posted by trailing wife 2010-03-14 21:24|| 2010-03-14 21:24|| Front Page Top

#4 It should work both ways, but it doesn't. I remember a few years ago British flight attendants were forbidden to wear symbols of their religion (crosses, etc.) when traveling to Muslim countries; it might offend their tolerant sensibilities. So...do the Muslims reciprocate when visiting the UK? Do they leave their Korans and burkas behind? Hell no.

Posted by Gomez Threter7450 2010-03-14 21:47|| 2010-03-14 21:47|| Front Page Top

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