tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post6455676228403087834..comments2024-03-27T11:21:40.742+04:00Comments on Muscat Confidential: T shirt gets man 1 month and deportation in DubaiUndercover Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-86719881899058312492009-06-24T17:22:46.964+04:002009-06-24T17:22:46.964+04:00Abd.,
No.
In this case I think the arbitrariness...Abd.,<br /><br />No.<br /><br />In this case I think the arbitrariness of the sentence is the scary bit. I bet I could post 100 differently designed t shirts, and then see where everyone draws the line. I don't think its clear at all. What's the definition?<br /><br />A prison sentence for a t-shirt will, I think, strike outsiders as scary because, at the same time, a skimpy bikini by a 5 star pool is fine. Why risk such a draconian thing happening to you just because you do something totally acceptable in your own country, but suddenly you discover, enough to get your thrown in jail in the UAE.<br /><br />So, in that way I think it would negatively impact tourist income in UAE, which probably isn't good for us either. <br /><br />Plus, the GCC can't have it both ways - market yourself with beaches, booze, and a fun hedonistic lifestyle; and at the same time expect to be able to act like Saudi or the Taliban over a petty 'offensive' issue whenever you want without taking the consequences [ie that western people then won't come: ref. no. western tourists to Saudi lately].Undercover Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-68951313070907194932009-06-24T15:24:07.359+04:002009-06-24T15:24:07.359+04:00Dragon- Being the pragmatist that you are (and rem...Dragon- Being the pragmatist that you are (and remembering the statement you made on Bahrain liquor sales to F1-ers and Saudis), you made this statement about someone getting into trouble by wearing a soft porn tee shirt in Dubai- "This sort of thing is going to hurt the tourist trade." Is your criterion for something being right or wrong simply the effect it has on the tourist trade? AbdAbdullahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596118994410731450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-71044027242019592092009-06-24T12:19:45.202+04:002009-06-24T12:19:45.202+04:00The defendant is Lebanese, and with all due respec...The defendant is Lebanese, and with all due respect to Lebanese people, you can spend dayyys in Lebanon without realizing you're in an Arab country. I've seen more skin in Lebanon than I managed to see in Italy. And Then again, it's Dubai. I'm sure there are circles an parties and groups of socialites who move in rarified areas that we don't get to know of, kinda like I was left goggle-eyed the day I became an Intercon Club member; doors opened which I never knew existed.<br /><br />The defendant's friend is an idiot!<br /><br />-FKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-31911091580712605002009-06-23T12:22:55.400+04:002009-06-23T12:22:55.400+04:00Moral values of how much skin you are allowed to s...Moral values of how much skin you are allowed to show in public vary from place to another. Showing the nipple is irrelevant in the Arab world.<br /><br />The defendant is ARAB and he is a freaking brand manager for the company that sells fashion goods. He of all people ought to know what is acceptable and not acceptable to wear in the UAE. This is not an non-Arab or a non-Muslim who came to Dubai for a short visit and was thrown in Jail. He is Arab an he has been in Dubai for five years. He was also wearing t-shirts which his company SOLD - i.e. he is using nudity to further business activities. I don't find it surprising that he is being deported at all.<br /><br />The quotes by the defendants brother on that article are also very ridiculous. Obviously people wear different clothes on the beach and in the club, but you obviously make an active decision to go there expecting to see less clothing. You don't expect to see photos of naked women when you guy to the bakery to buy bread in the morning.Blue Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07449573689529063537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-53868346364372979082009-06-23T12:21:19.482+04:002009-06-23T12:21:19.482+04:00... but that's Victoria Beckham ... I'd to...... but that's Victoria Beckham ... I'd totally wear her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com