Paphitis wrote:Pyrpolizer wrote:Lordo wrote:Kikapu wrote:Pyrpolizer wrote:Also the first time I saw them at the hospital backyard spreading their rags en mass, bowing their asses up the sky to do their 3rd prayer out of 5 per day, I couldn't help myself from bursting to laughter non stop. Thank God there was no policeman around, My colleagues got terrified saying "what are you doing man are you crazy?"
Pyro, remind me not to take a trip with you to any of the Gulf countries anytime soon!
i heard you boys pay for the services the arbas have to offer. 50 lashes?
I don't know man. They brought me to court only once.
What court, it was just an Imam, no lawyers no anything. He told me "listen son, here we have laws
according to the Koran. Why you didn't pay your parking fine?"
I told him because there were 30 more vehicles parked illegally and the policeman
only fined me because I was a foreigner.
He said OK son, the Koran teaches us to be fair to ALL, you may go.
And erm...this again proves your stupidity.
You can't just do what you want there like you can in Cyprus. They are right, they have strict laws according to the Koran and have Sharia. Offending them is not a smart idea sunshine. The guy was being very polite to you asking you this basic question in a polite way because they were probably thinking you were not all there and they were probably wondering why you were not compliant with their basic laws and wondering whether you would disobey other more serious laws. They were giving you advice for your own good because it's NOT Cyprus there.
Honestly, you are risking being the subject matter of the next Banged up Abroad episode where stupid Westerners end up in Middle Eastern prisons and get lashed out of utter stupidity.
I don't blame the Arabs at all for lashing stupid Westerners. Should be more Natural Selection if you ask me! its good for the gene pool.
You genius should accept the fine when it was a clear discrimination against you.
I didn't pay it on purpose and I was brave enough to go to the court. And if you notice i won my case.
Would yourself do it genius?
All I know is you are very good in farting braveness when you are sure it would cost you nothing.
Btw I was not in a backwards state like Saudi Arabia. I was at an ex -British colony Arab state with very similar mentality to Cyprus, and very sympathetic to us Cypriots because of the invasion. Most of them have spent holidays in Cyprus and they knew us quite well.