Just one more reason not to visit Dubai

[Soubriquet]

A British woman women is facing jail time for up to two years for telling her flat mate on social media to fuck off during an argument

She has begged the flat mate to drop the case but they have refused

The word fuck is banned there..

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Or don't move to a country where you can't abide by the rules.

On a positive note, my Dubai living, perfectly healthy 50yo sil and bil have had their vaccinations.

Yeah. That’s a no from me. I like to live in a country where I can fuck freely.

I’d never go to a country where I could go to prison for being raped because it was my fault alluring him in.

Oh ffs - never ever been interested in Dubai but this is something I didn’t know. Could not live there. Probably wouldn’t be allowed in anyway with my various political and social views. Ffs !

Have they ever charged a tourist though? I think they are a little kinder to tourists than they are to expats or dual nationals.

I'd get life in prison if I lived there and couldn't say fuck 😩😱

Not sure which/who comes off worse here: Dubai or flatmate.

Both are pretty awful.

I don't see why so many people are eager to go there, honestly.

It's my idea of hell on earth.

Or don't move to a country where you can't abide by the rules.

Unjust laws shouldn't be followed.

@TheCanyon

Or don't move to a country where you can't abide by the rules.

On a positive note, my Dubai living, perfectly healthy 50yo sil and bil have had their vaccinations.

oh well that’s ok then

Don't go to a country where you don't know the law and customs of the local people. No one is forced to go to UAE . The ''locals'' in Dubai make up only about 15% of the population - the rest are all ''foreigners''.

The flatmate isn't from Dubai either. She has done this out of sheer spite.

• make sure you know what will land you in jail
• either agree and don't do it or don't and don't go

There's a reason I haven't been to certain countries.
Doesn't make the laws right but why wouldn't you expect them to be enforced? Because you're special as a Brit ex pat? Nope. That will be the hardest thing for some people to learn that actually actions have consequences.

I think some counties are too strict in their laws and have some ridiculous ones too like a woman going to jail because she was raped

Disgusting

@LindaEllen

I'd get life in prison if I lived there and couldn't say fuck 😩😱

Me too!

@Soubriquet

I think some counties are too strict in their laws and have some ridiculous ones too like a woman going to jail because she was raped

Disgusting

That case was just disgusting.

Loved my life in Dubai and the tax free salaries ......

Modern slavery in Dubai is enough for me never to go there. That and zero culture and vacuous bling.

@chopc

Loved my life in Dubai and the tax free salaries ......

@chopc

Loved my life in Dubai and the tax free salaries ......

Ah, well that makes up for it then

@TheCanyon how much did your healthy 50 year old relatives pay for their vaccinations in Dubai? Personally I much prefer our system where every vial of the vaccine is owned by the state and given out on a needs first basis.
Similarly I have no problem paying taxes too

@TheCanyon

Or don't move to a country where you can't abide by the rules.

On a positive note, my Dubai living, perfectly healthy 50yo sil and bil have had their vaccinations.

As if it's an OK rule to not be able to swear!!

WTF?!

Whilst prison for this is extreme, maybe it's a good thing to try to promote a society where people are not being verbally aggressive to one another.

How much would you have to hate your flatmate to have the option to save them from jail and not take it? If they're that bad, it's time to look for a new flatshare