Why cant we do the same here ?

[bazwillrun]

Respect our culture and our customs or you will be expelled

http://www.google.com...8467dbe769aab0c346812

[Zeuhl]

<<Respect our culture and our customs or you will be expelled>>

Who are you addressing?

Ex-pat contractors with no residency rights?

Yes we could do with such people as that.

Although it would be rather boorish and culturally insecure.

Traditionally, we British are rather secure in our own culture and unbothered by people with different ideas and ways of life.

IMO one of the characteristics, along with tolerance, inventiveness and rational thinking that mark our cultural superiority to people like the Saudis.

Are you British baz? you don't display any of those admirable characteristics.

[jake-the-peg]

Absolutely anybody eating meat during lent to be expelled!

Or did you mean *your* personal particular customs and culture Baz?

[bazwillrun]

"our cultural superiority to people like the Saudis"

tut tut tut tut

imagine if anybody else had said that about certain people on here

"Absolutely anybody eating meat during lent to be expelled! "

I hadnt thought of that, brilliant idea

[Gromit]

Let's be like the Saudis.

Er, have you thought that one through?

Second thoughts, let's not be like the Saudis

[Kromovaracun]

Baz - are you endorsing the Saudi regime's rigid intolerance? So much so that you want it here?

I find this very strange.

[bazwillrun]

so you didnt actually read the article then....

[pdq1]

Here in Britain we have lost respect for anything that tries to control the way we live. The police, school discipline, authority, anything. That has made us one of the most corrupt nations on earth as people are allowed to do anything they want and there is no respect for anybody.

[EDDIE51]

Having previously lived in Saudi Arabia for 3 years I possibly have more first hand expierience here than most .
It is made abundantly clear from the first time you apply for a job in Saudi that it is a diffrent world from virtually anywhere else.
For a start there are NO tourists or holiday makers at all , there is no entertainment of any sort .
Saudi TV shows news and religious programs only.
There are no public places where members of the opposite sex can be together unless they are closely related . For example restaurants have 2 sections , Men and Family .
No female can go out of the house unless she is fully veiled and has a male relative to accompany her , women can not drive,recent news of some women flouting this law has dried up as the women in question have now been arrested and flogged.
I was in Saudi for 3 Ramadans and we all respected the not eating or drinking where a Muslim might see you.
Non Muslims can only get 2 types of visa for Saudi , Work visa or transit visa.
There is no such thing as a tourist / visitors visa . Non Saudi Muslims can get Haj visa that allows them to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca , but even they can not get a permanent visa.
In short no one not even another Muslim goes to Saudi unless they have to or want to . The only Non Saudis in Saudi Arabia are there on temporary visa's that can be withdrawn for any reason at any time. Once your visa is withdrawn you have 24 hours to get out of the country , no questions no appeal.
By the way the penalty for adultery is a choice of being crucified or stoned to death and adultery is defined as sex between any man and woman who a are not legally married . You could have a partner who have lived as man and wife for 20 years or more but if they are alone together that is a crime, if they have sex that is adultery and the it is a compulsory death sentence for the woman . In reality it is impossible a man and woman could even get a visa as a couple , it would be 2 seperate visas .

[Gromit]

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You'd like it there baz.