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stumps101 · 08-12-2008, 08:09 AM

I spent my childhood in the UAE .. I moved from a city near Dubai when I was 16 and really, while I do remember it fondly, I don't exactly think it's the best place to live.

It's a great place to earn quick money and just enjoy life and live hassle free . However, there really are no laws and civil rights are very dodgy there. Every case is different and usually results are very extreme. Caught with drugs ... you're in for life. Which ok I get. However, I've read cases where people were jailed and fined and then deported for being seen spitting on the ground. I've talked to someone who was caught watching a porn movie and jailed for 3 years. But I've also read cases where people caught killing others were let go free. It's just really off-putting .. there are no laws. And as mentioned, in some things it's very strict. It's better than Saudia Arabia in that women don't have to wear burkas when outside and all but

The UAE has always been extreme like that even though it's one of the most open Arab countries. I've always wondered why no one protests.