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NightWatcher

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5. Breaking News: A foreign country behaves different than home

Reply to GoneOffShore (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 12:03 PM

May 2013

I'm still surprised when people are surprised that foreign countries act foreign.

Who knew you couldn't go to a region that gives women no rights, rapes, and kills them without cause and expect to have a great time just like back home in a civilized place like Austrailia or Europe?

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And yet another reason to stay out of the UAE. [View all] GoneOffShore May 2013 OP

Israel is the only country to consider visiting in that part of the world. Dawson Leery May 2013 #1

And I wouldn't go there either. GoneOffShore May 2013 #3

+1 Dawson Leery May 2013 #4

I'm sorry but that's absurd cali May 2013 #17

No that's so, but they are big on slut shaming and bronze age codes of conduct GoneOffShore May 2013 #20

omg uponit7771 May 2013 #2

Breaking News: A foreign country behaves different than home NightWatcher May 2013 #5

Lots of money spent marketing places like Dubai. geek tragedy May 2013 #6

So it's her own fault? Wow. Demoiselle May 2013 #11

still sucks big time, and well worth pointing out NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #13

Did you actually read the news story? GoneOffShore May 2013 #21

It's hard to feel sorry for people who are either wilfully ignorant or reckless. snagglepuss May 2013 #7

Neither of these women seemed the slightest bit reckless and as far as ignorant goes, Dubai stevenleser May 2013 #10

Easy peasy to get information how dangerous Dubai can be for Westerners snagglepuss May 2013 #15

your post is fucking sick and disgusting. there is NOTHING to indicate cali May 2013 #18

BS. It's pure arrogence to travel to another country and not know it's laws. snagglepuss May 2013 #19

This is one of many reasons I object to Sharia and support Femen and other feminist protests against stevenleser May 2013 #8

Understood, though my views are more complicated, closeupready May 2013 #14

Fundies are fucking useless snooper2 May 2013 #9

I've been to Dubai and its glitz and glitter hide a lot of ugliness mainer May 2013 #12

There is something wrong with this story. You do NOT need four wittinesses. happyslug May 2013 #16