Dubai: Where a Kiss Isn’t Just a Kiss

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | March 17th, 2010 | Trackback

The laws against showing physical affection in public here are so strict that even simple kissing can be cause for arrest, or so learned a British tourist and her boyfriend. They testified in court that they greeted each other with kisses on the cheek and nothing more, but a family at a nearby table saw it differently, reported them to the police, and they now face 30 days in jail and deportation. Restaurant staff and management saw nothing to justify such treatment. Consuming alcohol also must be done with discretion. It is sold at bars and hotels, but drinking alcohol is technically illegal without a permit from the Ministry of the Interior, and police have the power to arrest and impose fines for drinking, especially if they deem the imbiber to be drunk.

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