[Brillopad]

For me it would be Russian. Don't really know why, Russia just intrigues me.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Firewire

I wish I was taught Arabic at school

Give it a few years,We might all need to learn Arabic....

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Give it a few years,We might all need to learn Arabic....

God forbid.

[Firewire]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Give it a few years,We might all need to learn Arabic....

Exciting, have always wanted to visit Dubai so would make it much easier to communicate

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Firewire

Exciting, have always wanted to visit Dubai so would make it much easier to communicate

Easy to say as a man. Unfortunately most of these countries aren't safe or comfortable places for women to go, which says it all. Might end up getting stoned to death for showing some hair or skin or daring to speak at all.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by jaxie

Calling half the thread ignorant again?

What does looking the other way achieve for you?

Bold 2: What you are convieniantly forgetting as always is the minority of people that are forced to live a certain way by their community. Those are the folks that you should be worrying about/feeling compassion for.

What else would you call painting a whole religion consisting of millions of people a certain way based on extremism? Ignorant is the only applicable word.

I'm not looking the other way, I'm just not going to fall victim to blind hysteria and prejudice.

Like I said before, an extremist Britain is something that is never going to happen and I've provided reasons why which is more than can be said for people who are acting like Muslims are trying to take us over.

[Firewire]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Easy to say as a man. Unfortunately most of these countries aren't safe or comfortable places for women to go, which says it all. Might end up getting stoned to death for showing some hair or skin or daring to speak at all.

It's illegal for men to show skin in Dubai as well you know

How do you know I'm a man? I haven't mentioned it.

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Firewire

It's illegal for men to show skin in Dubai as well you know

How do you know I'm a man? I haven't mentioned it.

That's not true. My son was in Dubai last year visiting a friend who is a national and there were lots of people in shorts and t shirts around the city and mall. The young guys working the burj khalifa glide which my son did wore t shirts and shorts. Even one of the Prince's can be found on the net doing the base jump glide in a t shirt.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Firewire

It's illegal for men to show skin in Dubai as well you know

How do you know I'm a man? I haven't mentioned it.

Pretty safe assumption I think.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Firewire

It's illegal for men to show skin in Dubai as well you know

it.

Actually I didn't know that - not even sure I believe that. If so, at least the men get to wear white, unlike the poor women who have to struggle in heat-attracting black. Clearly not a decision made by the poor women. The men there really do hate women.

[MB.]

Yeah there's definitely no men who hate women on this site or anything

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Actually I didn't know that - not even sure I believe that. If so, at least the men get to wear white, unlike the poor women who have to struggle in heat-attracting black. Clearly not a decision made by the poor women. The men there really do hate women.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DmfEUcv4S4

Dubai Prince doing the Burj Khalifa in shorts and t shirt, definitely showing some skin. Handsome chap.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by jaxie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DmfEUcv4S4

Dubai Prince doing the Burj Khalifa in shorts and t shirt, definitely showing some skin. Handsome chap.

Shocking - tempting all us lowly women, shame on him!

Doesn't do it for me though- I don't like how his mind works. Too insecure for my taste. Body - pretty average.

[Ammi]

..I read that the school will issue their statement about this soon, so I'll wait for that to get a bit more of a balance because working in a school myself I know that media stories can often be slanted..I find it really sad though in feeling that extreme terrorism has won in the effect it's having on the world in attaching it's own negative and hate-filled meaning on words because of the violent acts it has done 'in the name' of when none of those actions have been in the name of at all, they've only been in the name of hate and no other belief/religion/culture...but now sadly there are associations which instil concern and instil fear...terrorism seems so much to be winning at times without even having to arm itself with weapons...


...we don't have much power against it in many cases, except to try to counter its intolerance by helping children to be more tolerant and helping in their understanding of others and their different cultures and beliefs...we have some Muslim families at our school, as have other schools around us...not so many as it's not a highly populated Muslim area...children ask questions like why can't ******* eat certain meat, why do they wish for a place of prayer if they're on a residential visit etc etc...it's important to explain these things and explain different culture and belief so that fear is not there of anything unfamiliar to them..the parents of the Muslim families we have come into the school themselves to explain and explain the meaning of their prayers and help children to understand and with understanding comes acceptance and tolerance..that for me is a huge 'weapon' against terrorism and hate because it's not allowing those negative attachments to be the only voice heard in what is an extremely worrying time...

[arista]

[..that for me is a huge 'weapon' against terrorism and hate because it's not allowing those negative attachments to be the only voice heard in what is an extremely worrying time... ]


yes Ammi
the head must get SACKED
crossing the line,
this has gone all over the World.

[arista]

[I'm not looking the other way, I'm just not going to fall victim to blind hysteria and prejudice. ]

No Hysteria from me, Dezzy,
there is a clear red line
it has been crossed
Sack the Head in control, Fast.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

[..that for me is a huge 'weapon' against terrorism and hate because it's not allowing those negative attachments to be the only voice heard in what is an extremely worrying time... ]


yes Ammi
the head must get SACKED
crossing the line,
this has gone all over the World.

...maybe she should and maybe she shouldn't Arista, we don't know that without a little more context to the story and whether any lines were crossed at all...if it's appropriate for her to lose her job with any of her actions/decisions then so be it...

[arista]

Well tell the German Media to Report
it all in Full.
Stop hiding it.

[Ammi]

..the school/headmistress hasn't made a statement yet so far as I know so no context to report yet...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Easy to say as a man. Unfortunately most of these countries aren't safe or comfortable places for women to go, which says it all. Might end up getting stoned to death for showing some hair or skin or daring to speak at all.

Dubai is pretty easy going I believe, two of my (female) cousins live and work there and they dress like they would here

[Withano]

I don't know how the topic turned to Dubai.. but I can assure anybody who is concerned that it isnt what they think it is. Granted, I've only been to the capital city which may be more relaxed than the smaller towns, but the locals and tourists have a much more laidback sense of dresscode than many are trying to make out here. Or at least they did three years ago, they may have gone back a bit in that time, but doubtful.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Withano

I don't know how the topic turned to Dubai.. but I can assure anybody who is concerned that it isnt what they think it is. Granted, I've only been to the capital city which may be more relaxed than the smaller towns, but the locals and tourists have a much more laidback sense of dresscode than many are trying to make out here. Or at least they did three years ago, they may have gone back a bit in that time, but doubtful.

Dubai is the only country I know abit about in the Middle East. One of my cousins has kids there too and she's always putting pictures of them up on FB, they wear a uniform for school and it looks like a normal school uniform. Infact I just checked her account and she's put a photo up of them all on a beach there where there was some sort of after sports picnic going on. It looks no different to a beach scene you would see in Spain or whatever, both boys/girls/women/men wearing normal beach stuff

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Dubai is pretty easy going I believe, two of my (female) cousins live and work there and they dress like they would here

It has huge tourist interests and is one of the more liberal places in the middle east. Also one of the prettiest cities I've ever seen.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by jaxie

It has huge tourist interests and is one of the more liberal places in the middle east. Also one of the prettiest cities I've ever seen.

Yeah, I'd imagine it isn't the "norm" when it comes to the middle east

[Alf]

Nothing to do with this thread but speaking of Dubai, I saw this story last week.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7426421.html