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Chocoholic wrote:
FYI, I've met the guy, one of my mates talks to him every day. So don't talk rubbish about what you only hear from the press.

End of.

You know the guy? Great. Do 2 things for me and others (if they want to join in too ) .

1) Whack him for his utterly stupid behaviour and starting this whole nonsense.
2) Whack yourself for believing him. Its like a thief breaking into a house and later claiming that all he did was just open the door. And bozos such as yourself claiming whats the issue with that?

So is this topic about the couple getting drunk and then behaving indecently in public? Or about the conservative laws in the UAE to do with living together, sharing a car with a person of the opposite sex, how to dress, unmarried couples sharing hotel rooms, drinking alcohol in public, drinking without an alcohol licence, being drunk in public, women bringing their gay girlfriends to DJ at big parties, and so on and so on? Most of those issues have been discussed ad nauseum in this forum already. I think the media has deliberately tried to confuse the issue so they can twist a story about indecent behaviour, into an attack on Dubai's conservative rules that are applied inconsistently. It's pathetic journalism, and like I said, is insulting to the tolerance Dubai displays towards western decadence.

Those of us who deride Dubai's tolerance (or hypocrisy as some would say), are still implicit supporters of it if we've ever visited or lived in Dubai.

Captain Australia wrote:BTW: $600 fine. Wonder what he would get over here?

He would have to marry the pasta jar

looking in the future , it will be a great story to tell their kids about LOOOOL

well since the country opend wide for all cultures, they should expect such thing,beside how much would you teach a visiter about what and what not to do in the country ?? I guess they just want the flow to keep coming and don't wana scare the ones who are thinking of visiting, maybe!!

and if 2 out of 200,000 britsh living here did a bad thing while drunk, it is not that bad. beside living with a shame stocks to them all their lifes is enough.

bonk wrote:So is this topic about the couple getting drunk and then behaving indecently in public? Or about the conservative laws in the UAE to do with living together, sharing a car with a person of the opposite sex, how to dress, unmarried couples sharing hotel rooms, drinking alcohol in public, drinking without an alcohol licence, being drunk in public, women bringing their gay girlfriends to DJ at big parties, and so on and so on? Most of those issues have been discussed ad nauseum in this forum already. I think the media has deliberately tried to confuse the issue so they can twist a story about indecent behaviour, into an attack on Dubai's conservative rules that are applied inconsistently. It's pathetic journalism, and like I said, is insulting to the tolerance Dubai displays towards western decadence.

Those of us who deride Dubai's tolerance (or hypocrisy as some would say), are still implicit supporters of it if we've ever visited or lived in Dubai.

what most people have an issue with is the hypocracy and inconsistency of Dubai's laws. take the recent case of the emirati guy who killed the british woman. convicted of murder & attempted murder for deliberately driving over her & her husband, he gets 10 YEARS! (which will probably be reduced on his appeal). it's an absolute disgrace. would an expat have gotten the same punishment? like f*ck, it would have been life in jail or the death penalty.

james c wrote:

bonk wrote:So is this topic about the couple getting drunk and then behaving indecently in public? Or about the conservative laws in the UAE to do with living together, sharing a car with a person of the opposite sex, how to dress, unmarried couples sharing hotel rooms, drinking alcohol in public, drinking without an alcohol licence, being drunk in public, women bringing their gay girlfriends to DJ at big parties, and so on and so on? Most of those issues have been discussed ad nauseum in this forum already. I think the media has deliberately tried to confuse the issue so they can twist a story about indecent behaviour, into an attack on Dubai's conservative rules that are applied inconsistently. It's pathetic journalism, and like I said, is insulting to the tolerance Dubai displays towards western decadence.

Those of us who deride Dubai's tolerance (or hypocrisy as some would say), are still implicit supporters of it if we've ever visited or lived in Dubai.

what most people have an issue with is the hypocracy and inconsistency of Dubai's laws. take the recent case of the emirati guy who killed the british woman. convicted of murder & attempted murder for deliberately driving over her & her husband, he gets 10 YEARS! (which will probably be reduced on his appeal). it's an absolute disgrace. would an expat have gotten the same punishment? like f*ck, it would have been life in jail or the death penalty.

on the contrary, degree of punishment will be decided by expat's accent, skin color, race, how dependent to expat's country etc.

uaekid wrote:looking in the future , it will be a great story to tell their kids about LOOOOL

lol i can imagine it now. The woman going "banana, I met your dad at the beach we were both drunk. I didnt know what I was thinking but I had to do it ON THE BEACH. I could have gotten a room but NOOOOOOOOOOOOO i thought i will go a bit wild and public and that too in a Muslim Country. But thank god am british and i got off with a short sentence. banana dont worry we will be going to Dubai again for another spell in the desert this time ".

rudeboy wrote:

uaekid wrote:looking in the future , it will be a great story to tell their kids about LOOOOL

lol i can imagine it now. The woman going "banana, I met your dad at the beach we were both drunk. I didnt know what I was thinking but I had to do it ON THE BEACH. I could have gotten a room but NOOOOOOOOOOOOO i thought i will go a bit wild and public and that too in a Muslim Country. But thank god am british and i got off with a short sentence. banana dont worry we will be going to Dubai again for another spell in the desert this time ".

Well Vince has done it again - idiot! He got called by the cops to go sort out his paperwork and they told him he hadn't paid his fine of 1,000 Dhs - he's skint as he's spent all his cash and has been sponging off people. They marched him off to central jail, where he'll have to stay to pay off his fine - 100 Dhs a day, so 10 days. Then he has to prove he's got a flight out of here, otherwise they'll lock him up in the immigration jail and then decide what to do with him.

What a loser! All his mates are selling photos of him and his antics to the UK papers.

Chocoholic wrote:Well Vince has done it again - idiot! He got called by the cops to go sort out his paperwork and they told him he hadn't paid his fine of 1,000 Dhs - he's skint as he's spent all his cash and has been sponging off people. They marched him off to central jail, where he'll have to stay to pay off his fine - 100 Dhs a day, so 10 days. Then he has to prove he's got a flight out of here, otherwise they'll lock him up in the immigration jail and then decide what to do with him.

What a loser! All his mates are selling photos of him and his antics to the UK papers.

lol are you sure he is british??? sounds more like a paki or indian . tell him to become a labourer for a day . or better stand around in satwa to get 1000dhs in a hour

Anytime he gets any money he blows it on booze and partyin straight away!

Chocoholic wrote:Anytime he gets any money he blows it on booze and partyin straight away!

lol in that case they should have kept the "looser" in jail for a long time. bloody looser giving british ppl a bad name.

ppl like him ought to be jailed for LIFE. wasting theif life and money.

I agree, I find them soooo embarrassing and it makes me cringe to think that these people come from the same country as me.

Everyone hates the guy now and wishes he'd just disappear.

thats good, atleast we agreed on one thing then

rudeboy wrote:

Chocoholic wrote:Anytime he gets any money he blows it on booze and partyin straight away!

lol in that case they should have kept the "looser" in jail for a long time. bloody looser giving british ppl a bad name.

ppl like him ought to be jailed for LIFE. wasting theif life and money.

so he's a looser for going out and enjoying himself is he? wow, i'll bet you're a great laugh at parties.
you and chocolic should get together, you'd have a great time looking down your noses at everyone else

james c wrote:

rudeboy wrote:

Chocoholic wrote:Anytime he gets any money he blows it on booze and partyin straight away!

lol in that case they should have kept the "looser" in jail for a long time. bloody looser giving british ppl a bad name.

ppl like him ought to be jailed for LIFE. wasting theif life and money.

so he's a looser for going out and enjoying himself is he? wow, i'll bet you're a great laugh at parties.
you and chocolic should get together, you'd have a great time looking down your noses at everyone else

james or is it jamie :p. i said he was a looser for throwing his money away just like that and getting pissed. If ppl go around enjoying themselfs like that, thats really good. I guess thats y they end up on a beach, get drunk, throw a few quid around and have a Banana time at a beach. Then they get arrested and go hey this country has "STUIPD" laws. hmmmm.

Awww, bless them both! Once she gets over the overwhelming embarrassment and global humiliation (which doesn't seem to have affected him judging by his recent revisits to Yalumba - see UK tabloid press for more details) they will be snapped up by the same tabloids for their tell-all stories.

Hey, maybe Max Clifford will steer them in the way of a book deal or two: "My Nightmare in a Dubai Jail Hell Hole"...

I can see it now, people will be hurling copies of Kerry Katonia's life story out of the bargain bins in Asda to get to Vince and Michelle's sordid (but everso true) tales...

You never know, Vince may get a recording deal out of this!

They could both get on Big Brother, THEN we would see sparks fly!



Knight

James, that's not the point. No-one is saying don't have a good time. However it's kind of a slap in the face as he clearly hasn't learnt his lesson. He's supposed to pay his fine and pay for a flight out of here, no go pissing it up! Plus because he's blown all his money, who do you think is paying for him?! His mates! And they're sick and tired of his behaviour and want shot of him.

Chocoholic wrote:James, that's not the point. No-one is saying don't have a good time. However it's kind of a slap in the face as he clearly hasn't learnt his lesson. He's supposed to pay his fine and pay for a flight out of here, no go pissing it up! Plus because he's blown all his money, who do you think is paying for him?! His mates! And they're sick and tired of his behaviour and want shot of him.

who is James here?

The guy that wrote the comment on the previous page.