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getagrip_already

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40. Everything is relative.....

Wed Nov 23, 2022, 08:17 PM

Nov 2022

But a western woman could function there far more easily than Saudi Arabia or Iran.

I'm not saying they are perfect, but they aren't barbaric.

And for what I meant by within reason, it's probably a typical dress code expectation as a corporate office in the states. If work appropriate here is oppressive, then I cede your point.

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Here are things World Cup fans are restricted from doing in Qatar [View all] Coventina Nov 2022 OP

They are not the only country like this, most of the Muslim countries have those rules. Bev54 Nov 2022 #1

Anyone choosing to go to countries like that are insane, IMHO. Coventina Nov 2022 #5

Most go where the work and money is and worked for BP. Bev54 Nov 2022 #13

Not dubai...... getagrip_already Nov 2022 #9

It may be more tolerant now but this was back in early 2,000 and was not allowed Bev54 Nov 2022 #12

Dubai is the ONLY place in the Arab world that I would consider visiting. ShazzieB Nov 2022 #24

What about the woman who was arrested for fornication because she reported a rape? Coventina Nov 2022 #25

Agreed, and one thing you absolutely don't want to do.... getagrip_already Nov 2022 #43

Gee, sounds like paradise... Coventina Nov 2022 #65

"Within reason?" BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #26

Everything is relative..... getagrip_already Nov 2022 #40

I'm going to guess you're not a female. Or gay. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #41

You won't have to go there, FoxNewsSucks Nov 2022 #2

Except they will FORCE us to eat pork products, rather than ban them. n/t Coventina Nov 2022 #4

I was just going to say that...Crispy Bacon will be a sacrament. haele Nov 2022 #6

Let's see....vegetarian, check. Queer, check. uppity female, check, Coventina Nov 2022 #7

I'm a great experimental cook and a pretty decent practical engineer. haele Nov 2022 #8

But, it isn't anything like that here. At all. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #29

YET. It's not like that here YET. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2022 #64

It is the Paradise sought by American Christo-Fasciests Thunderbeast Nov 2022 #3

No. It isn't. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #30

The Christian fundamentalists want the same control as Islamic fundies. Thunderbeast Nov 2022 #57

Well. I disagree. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #59

Money spent by tourists during a World Cup does not go to the host... 3catwoman3 Nov 2022 #10

Hotels, ground transportation, meals outside of the venues. Coventina Nov 2022 #17

It is an interesting novelty having sober soccer fans ripcord Nov 2022 #11

"Wow Bob...this is really kinda boring." ret5hd Nov 2022 #62

No pork, alcohol or smut - but bribes are definitely welcome peppertree Nov 2022 #14

Don't forget slavery, Qatar is infamous for it. n/t Coventina Nov 2022 #20

They killed 6500 workers in constructing the venues for the World Cup. iemanja Nov 2022 #58

That too. n/t Coventina Nov 2022 #66

So what malaise Nov 2022 #15

That's exactly what I'm saying: STAY HOME Coventina Nov 2022 #18

It's that simple malaise Nov 2022 #21

Kind of like Griner in Russia, huh? BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #27

As a gay man Sympthsical Nov 2022 #37

Yes. I believe that country is in the top 20 of Do Not Visit for gay travelers. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Nov 2022 #16

Be careful where you travel... BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #19

Yup. I will never go to such places. n/t Coventina Nov 2022 #22

Or carrying cannabis oil into another country. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #28

I was going to write that but BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #31

I grew up traveling, and I never even considered trying to carry something illegal to another BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #33

I did. BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #34

Lol, kind of like my friend. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #36

It was definitely the most memorable Thanksgiving meal BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #39

Lol! BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #49

My idiocy was in 1978. Took moonscape Nov 2022 #54

Man, your poor sister. BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #60

No beer or bacon!?!? Sancho Nov 2022 #23

Sounds like the MAGA vision for America except for the pork products. They could doc03 Nov 2022 #32

But it's not like that here, is it? BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #35

That's what I say they check all the boxes except for the pork products. Since Republicans doc03 Nov 2022 #42

But, you see, I can be a gay woman here. I can wear shorts, pants, have tattoos, do whatever. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #45

Whatever nt doc03 Nov 2022 #51

Yeah, this country sucks for you? Is that right? Please tell me what oppression you've suffered? BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #52

I will try this again, the things described in the op are the things of a doc03 Nov 2022 #53

I just disagree. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #55

Amy Coney Barrett. Virginia Foxx. Kay O'Connor. Marsha Blackburn. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2022 #63

Your OP is revealing some unpleasant things I didn't expect to see here. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #44

I share the same sentiments. Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #46

Eek. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #47

I hear you. Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #48

I never know how threads will go. It's always an adventure! Coventina Nov 2022 #50

Well, I wish I could rec this one more than once. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #61

As one who has traveled to MANY countries... WarGamer Nov 2022 #56