A question about women.
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A question about women.
Ahem! Now I know all about not living together with a unmarried female, buuuut, if I were to come to Saudi together with my ex-wife, would the bureaucracy freak out?
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Re: A question about women.
Saudi along with your ex wife...... a glutton for punishment!
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I did know of a couple that divorced and then got back together. But they never told the Saudis they divorced, so as far as paperwork went they were still married.
They are now fully separated and no longer in Saudi, so on a purely anecdotal basis, I would say don't come with your ex.
They are now fully separated and no longer in Saudi, so on a purely anecdotal basis, I would say don't come with your ex.
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Sort of begs the question how the ex would enter Saudi first ?
(Please don't tell me that you will use your original marriage cert to sponsor your ex ?)
(Please don't tell me that you will use your original marriage cert to sponsor your ex ?)
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Re: A question about women.
That was the rough plan, but it was a brain-fart anyway, she would not have come and the question is moot since Saturday, it seems the show went down the u-bend as they realised that I have just past my 57th birthday, Huraa!
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Re: A question about women.
I guess my question would be why would you go live in a country and have no respect for local laws and traditions ?
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But as I said it was a brain fart and won´t happen anyway.
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But shouldn't someone consider going to live in Saudi Arabia as a guest worker consider whether they wish to follow the rules ? Just as someone coming to UK one would expect would want to follow local rules ?
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You obviously missed Norm’s comment above pointing out millions move to the U.K. and Europe and don’t follow local rules or customs.
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No I did see that, same principle- if we expect the migrants/refugees/immigrants to show decent respect and gratitude living in UK and Europe, I think same should be shown to Saudi Arabia by not flouting their rules and customs, as much as we might disagree with them.
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Re: A question about women.
Maybe the difference is that we see so many Saudis flouting their own laws and customs, both in Saudi and particularly outside of it. There again, fly from Luton to Magaluf and part of the argument gets vapourised in a fog of alcohol, shell suits and swearing. Or perhaps that is our culture.
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Maybe the difference is that we see so many Saudis flouting their own laws and customs, both in Saudi and particularly outside of it. There again, fly from Luton to Magaluf and part of the argument gets vapourised in a fog of alcohol, shell suits and swearing. Or perhaps that is our culture.