The Sin Bin • Re: Dubai
Lebron James wrote:
I am supposed to be going later in the year but it just seems like a backward country whereby if I try and tie my shoe laces outside a bakery I will be breaking a law. This has been compounded by the news a British dentist and her 4 year old daughter..yes, 4 year old daughter were thrown in jail because she had a glass of wine, served by the airline on the flight. I just think, what’s the point?
Should I just cancel?
Regards
King James
Firstly, she's not British, she's Swedish and appears to deal less in dentistry than botox.
She was detained because after being questioned about her visa she got arsey with the immigration staff and started filming them, an offence in Dubai (try doing that at most airports and you won't be going anywhere fast). Admitting having a drink on the flight hasn't helped but it's more a case of the authorities teaching her a lesson than a law that is regularly enforced. Thousands would be detained each day if that were the case.
But in general I find Dubai a pretty awful place. Hollow glitz, glamour and money barely masking an underworld of widespread corruption. and a culture of slavery and intimidation and a class system unrivalled in its extremes.
You don't need to look too hard to discover what's going on behind the facade.
Statistics: Posted by Cronus — Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:33 pm