{"id":2390,"date":"2019-02-11T11:32:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T07:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/?p=2390"},"modified":"2019-02-11T11:33:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T07:33:34","slug":"public-behaviors-in-uae-tips-for-newcomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/public-behaviors-in-uae-tips-for-newcomers\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Behaviors in UAE: Tips for Newcomers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A recent research study published that, 72%\nof the expats lack the knowledge of local customs and tradition, in UAE. Even\n1\/3rd of the 2000 respondents surveyed said, anytime they want to know more\nabout local culture. Due to this kind of complacency and ignorance of the\ncountry’s moral boundaries, results in increasing of the incidents, where\nexpats falling foul of the law and many expats are enduring court trials,\nconfronting social embarrassment and also suffering a long list of\ninconveniences just for not knowing the rules. Below are 6 rules, which are\noften cropped-up in cases, where the expats, though claim ignorance of the law\nbut not able escaped its effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Kissing,\nNo Touching:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hand-holding may be considered, but\nkissing\/petting is not. Expect a shoulder-tapping or a correcting-finger, that\nreminds you to abide by local customs, it\u2019s inappropriate on deeming this\nbehaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Swearing\/Making\nof Indecent Gestures:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many tourist guide-books, \u201cNo swearing\nand no indecent gesturing\u201d is a warning, since it’s forbidden in UAE. The\nunaware foreign visitors\/residents, in the past, have been fined\/imprisoned for\nexpressing themselves, the ways like giving the finger, pulling out your tongue\nand even little-bit of aggressive hand-moving are all considered as indecent\nand are un-appreciated. Moving of thumb up\/down, for catching a hitch-hike is\nnot done and pointing at something\/someone is impolite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Taking\nPictures of Others Without Permission:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A photographer can be dragged to court, if\nany person got captured on camera in any public place in UAE, even if it is\ndone by any innocent\/unaware tourist. Especially, women or families are\nsensitive on this issue, which may result in fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disrespecting\nany Religion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In UAE, the religious values are widely\nrespected, so committing any blasphemy or sacrilege, against any religion is\nhighly offensive. As Islam is the official religion, in order to avoid\nmisunderstanding and showing respect, some simple rules are followed which\nstates the Code of Conduct. The rules to aware-of like, if any newspaper\ncontains the name of a prophet (PBUH) never use for wrapping anything, never\ndisrupt the sound of prayer call in any obvious way and during Ramadan the\nrules are different altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Sharing\nPrivate Space with Opposite Sex:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any sharing of private spaces like, house,\nroom, hotel-room and even car, with a member of opposite sex, who is not\nrelated by family-ties or marriage, is strictly forbidden. However, there are\ncertain tolerable behaviours like, hotel reservations are easily available for\nunmarried couples looking for sharing a room, single men and women sharing a\nvilla, apartment and even room. Punishments depends based on the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Indecent\nClothing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clothing guidelines may affect the\nunsuspecting residents on decency law in UAE. The guidelines say, that the\nshorts and skirts should be of appropriate length and not to indecently expose\nparts of the body, not transparent and not even displaying of obscene\/offensive\npictures\/slogans. Rules are more lenient in beaches, where swimwear is accepted\nbut should be appropriate and top-less sunbathing or thong-wearing is not\naloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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