UK warning: the sex code
Filed Under Dubai
As the cost of travel and vacation slowly increases, tourists are considering other countries outside Europe as their preferred tourist destinations. As a result, tourists going to Middle East and other Asian countries have increased. In these places, Euro will go a long way and even with the increased airfare, the savings will still be significant with almost the same accommodation and even better service.
However, this has posed a problem for other tourists as they venture to other places that are a little bit stricter in their moral codes. Most Middle East countries are very strict in their moral codes that transgressing them will mean stiff monetary penalties and even jail time.
The UK government reminded its tourists to observe these rules. Specifically, sex outside marriage and even holding hands on public for unmarried couple is not allowed. Although these practices are ok in European countries, they are never allowed in other countries and these acts can easily get you in trouble with the law.
The reminder came out after a British couple were caught having sex in a beach in Dubai. Even though Dubai is seen as a very tourist friendly destination, they still follow strict penalties in terms of intercourse outside marriage.
More than 70,000 British tourists find themselves in trouble every year because they were unable to follow the code of this conservative country. Although the government will be more than willing to assist them, these inconveniences could be averted if the rules and customs of the country they visit will be strictly observed.
