Starbucks....before Ramadan and during Ramadan. Notice that there is still a picture of a frappachino....seems tempting to meWhile we are in the UAE we consider ourselves guests of the country. We understand that this means we must respect the local customs. However, during Ramadan, there are new rules....the Muslims are fasting, therefore cannot be tempted by seeing everyone else eating and drinking. This is the same mentality that requires the females to cover themselves from head to toe in black fabric. Don't impose self-control....just remove temptation.
What....they want me to play along????
It is against the law to be seen drinking water, (yes, water), eating, dressing in skimpy attire and any form of PDA. You cannot play your car radio loud or have a loud obnoxious ring tone on your phone. (ok, I'm all for that one)
I can just hear the inmate's conversation now...."yeah, I got busted for the frog ring tone on my Nokia"..."well, mine was a tic tac violation...the minty breath was not worth it."
What it boils down to is that you may want an tall-mocha-frappuchino, but you ain't getting it...
1 comment:
Blue-eyesight,
I am enjoying your blog sight. I am new to all of this but find it very interesting. Sounds a lot more different than these here parts. (Oklahoma) We are always "fixin' to do something," Do you think you could get the emiraties (sp?) to understand fixin'? Thanks for info about the Middle East.
Jana
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