UAE laws - You must know to stay out of trouble
The UAE Ministry of Interior’s ‘999’ magazine recently published research that stated 72 per cent of expats in the UAE lack knowledge of local customs and traditions.
In addition, only one-third of the 2,000 respondents surveyed said they to set aside any time to find out more about local culture.
This kind of complacency, according to the article, results in “Many expats enduring court trials, facing social embarrassment and suffering a long list of inconveniences –simply due to not knowing the rules.”
Ignorance of the country’s moral boundaries is resulting in an increase in incidents of expats falling foul of the law.
Emirates 24|7 listed couple of rules that have often cropped up in cases where expats have claimed ignorance of the law, but not escaped its effects.
- No kissing, no touching
- No swearing/making indecent gestures
- No taking pictures of others without permission
- Disrespecting any religion
- No sharing private space with opposite sex
- No indecent clothing
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