Ok guys, I don't have time to put together a more comprehensive survival kit together for you, so will have to make to with a bit of the sage advice...
Don't get off the plane & leer at the local women. Ok? And don't crack a stubble as you walk down the street.. And, whatever you do, don't get cosy at night on the beach. Or was that get busy? No holding hands or other obvious shows of affection. You could probably get away with the affection blokes for around here usually show for each other - you know, a slap on the back & calling him an old Bar... Um. Well, maybe not that either. Not sure how you are going to explain the 2 of you sharing a room, because we suspect you are NOT married. And well, um, that wouldn't be the go either, so , ahem, moving right along,... Check your medications to know they are ok. Pitfalls in Greece many years ago for the unwary were things like panadeine that contained codeine. And no inspecting your middle finger when out in public. If your 're using sign language to tell someone to look up, be careful how you go about it! Oh, and no pics of the local ladies, without their permission. And no uninvited talking to them either. So don't know how you go about getting their permission. Hmm.
Womenfolk back home will breathe a sigh of relief knowing that you are now too scared to even look in the direction of the local ladies, & then with only the utmost respect, and a wide berth, the same you reserved Miss Morris back in grade 6 when you just knew she suspected you'd been sneaking a smoke back behind the dunnies.
And guys, no tight clothing, or showing your manly tummies. Leave the budgies at home this trip. Yes, really. I know, all that sand just calls for them!
As the thread title says, a bit of moderation in Dubai
(the above taken, with a certain amount of liberty, from an article in news.com.au yesterday, put out as an advisory about different customs to be understood if we want to stay on the right side of the locals & the law in Dubai)
