Deported over a cup of tea

[Craig]

Mother to be deported over cup of tea

I know it is a day old, but

[silentstriker]

Someone needs to start the renaissance over there.

[jeevan]

Hard to imagine this happening in a civilized country.
At least, when you see clips of the Taliban doing something, you have the certitude of knowing that you are dealing with barbarians.

Speaking of which: SS needs to be more clear what he wishes for; as "renaissance" in some parts of the world has a Talibanic connotation to it which is far different from "the Renaissance" you are referring to.

[Evermind]

Originally Posted by jeevan

Hard to imagine this happening in a civilized country.

Irrelevant to this case IMO.

[Langeveldt]

That really takes the biscuit

[Anil]

Originally Posted by jeevan

Hard to imagine this happening in a civilized country.

but it's not...aren't you confusing rich with civilized?

[Precambrian]

Such a pity.

[jeevan]

Originally Posted by Anil

but it's not...aren't you confusing rich with civilized?

Point taken, but I was confusing a moderate Arab state with civilized. Dubai isnt Saudi Arabia.

[Anil]

Originally Posted by jeevan

Point taken, but I was confusing a moderate Arab state with civilized. Dubai isnt Saudi Arabia.

yeah lesser of the two evils maybe, but not civilized in any modern sense....

[Uppercut]

Well it was ****ing stupid of her to go to live in Dubai itfp. "Oh hey, why don't we go to that place? I hear they treat women really well over there..."

[GIMH]

Originally Posted by Langeveldt

That really takes the biscuit

Hignston really milking the puns

[Langeveldt]

Interesting, a lot of South Africans go to Dubai, lured by the massive amounts of money and relitive lack of crime, but it's a weird place for sure and I'm not sure I could live somewhere where you basically live amongst your own expats and can only have limited amounts of fun.. One lady went missing last year and the police were basically saying stuff along the lines of "So what? Not our problem".. Another more laughable incident was the Brits caught having sex on the beach.. Nice place for a holiday but don't go with any sort of libido..

[jeevan]

Originally Posted by Anil

yeah lesser of the two evils maybe, but not civilized in any modern sense....

Not separating little children from their mother is not a particularly modern concept.

[social]

There really are a lot of ignorant statements written on here about Dubai

Firstly, the place is safer than virtually any other place in the "civilised" world

Secondly, it is party central with a huge amount of bars, hookers, gambling dens etc

Thirdly and most importantly, it is part of a Muslim country and so certain acts are considered to be criminal offences and the punishments are heavy e.g. screwing on the beach and adultery. However, the reality is that it goes on everywhere and you only get in trouble if a complaint is lodged or you flaunt your actions.

As an example, the brits caught on the beach were intially given a warning and told to move on but stuffed themselves by telling the cops to mind their own business and to basically **** off - where in the world could you get away with that?

[social]

Originally Posted by Langeveldt

Interesting, a lot of South Africans go to Dubai, lured by the massive amounts of money and relitive lack of crime, but it's a weird place for sure and I'm not sure I could live somewhere where you basically live amongst your own expats and can only have limited amounts of fun.. One lady went missing last year and the police were basically saying stuff along the lines of "So what? Not our problem".. Another more laughable incident was the Brits caught having sex on the beach.. Nice place for a holiday but don't go with any sort of libido..

You obviously stayed in your room - Dubai is paradise for anyone fancying a bit