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It's illegal to be gay over here, but on last nights tv 'queer eye for the straight guy' was on?

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Same reason why it's legal to drink but illegal to be drunk...

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that's Dubai for ya...
had to laugh reading today that there's going to be police outside all the Dubai schools...the spokesman said it was to prevent students from being run over...now how cool is that...

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mrs spugsy picked me up from safa ark on friday, but somehow ended up on the other side of the motorway, so I had to run across 6 lanes of traffic after 2 hours of baking heat football,

now that was fun...

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omg...was that you?

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:( me and my mate matt hobbling across as hummers shizzed by us.

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it's a common enough thing over here...so when are you doing SZR...

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I still cant get over the Indian men walking round holding hands and cuddling each other! I would have thought that they would have been the first for the chop!Even in the UK they would be trouble!

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ahhhh...I think that is sweet

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I thought it just meant they were gay ???

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apparently, according to my guidebook (because I was amazed as well) they hold hands, or put arms round each other if they are best mates.

Thats what it says...

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I wondered why you were cuddling Matt in the Shisha Bar last Thurs ?? ...now I know !

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heh, thats why mrs spugsy went home, she was jealous...

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So are you trying to tell us something about your true identity...be brave and come out of the closet.

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yes...I am Michael barrymore!

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nah you're nowhere near orange enough!

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i just think that in a country so strick on "displays of affection" and laws about being gay its amazing they allow 2 men to walk around holding hands and cuddling!! It makes no sense!

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think outside the box...

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well...they are not gay so they are not doing anything wrong in that sense...
plus there are Arab couples in local dress that hold hands and display affection as well...they are like any other people...but as far as french kissing and stuff in public goes, I am not complaining they have a problem with that...nothing more annoying then going out and being surrounded by people licking each other off...if that's what you want, go somewhere private I say...
The whole thing about it being soooo strict here is a bit blown out of proportion. Just behave like you would be treated yourself and there isn't any problem. Unless you want to display your affection in a hefty sort of way...

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But how do they know they are not gay?! its not like Indian men are not on the gay list!

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it's a cultural thing isn't it...the holding hands...it's the way they have been brought up I imagine, so it's a natural thing to do...it's nothing to do with being gay. Just because 'we' think it's a bit strange doesn't mean it is...
And of course they won't know who is and who isn't gay....there are gays of every nationality but I don't think the police actively asks around. As long as they don't bum**** each other in the street it's not too much of an issue....

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My, but we have a charming turn of phrase about us this morning!

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but notice they dont call it that here. Its the "Fab 5"

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well...I just want to make a point about the difference between holding hands and other stuff...I get a bit annoyed with the thought that if you are holding hands with someone the same sex you must be gay theory....

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Am trying to work out the asterisk's ....bumble, bumper, bumscious, bumptiously, bummer.....nothing seems to fit ?

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Ah yes, but if they were holding hands AND bum**** each other, will that make them good mates or lovers......umm ?

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why don't you ask your friend Brad...

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I did and he told me to ask you, cos you know all about the hand holding stuff...

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it's a cultural thing innit...