platypii 20 #1 July 20, 2013 Something to think about for any skydivers considering a trip to Dubai... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23381448BASEline - Wingsuit Flight Computer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 July 20, 2013 Likely headed to Speakers Corner... I will NEVER travel to any middle east arabic or muslim shithole. Fuck em. Those that do, do at your own risk."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #3 July 20, 2013 Yeah, that to-do item got removed from my list when I read that story. Maybe I'll visit a dropzone in Croatia instead. My experiences in Eastern Europe have generally been very good. I have less luck the further west I go. I'm always thoroughly pissed off when I'm in the UK. I suspect that's probably because of Heathrow, though. That place is enough to piss off the Pope. It seems to be designed to piss you off.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #4 July 20, 2013 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4471124;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #5 July 20, 2013 I see a couple got a month in jail for a kiss on the check in public. Vskydiver and I need to stay the hell out of Dubai. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorrinRadd 0 #6 July 20, 2013 platypiiSomething to think about for any skydivers considering a trip to Dubai... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23381448 TY for posting this. I still scratch my head as to why people think Dubai is such a great destination. The city was built on the backs and blood of virtual slaves. UAE is one of the world's worst human rights offenders. What they also fail to tell people is that although they are a lot more permissive in these tourist enclaves, the city is still fully under islamic law. I will never visit that place.Why drive myself crazy trying to be normal, when I am already at crazy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #7 July 20, 2013 JohnMitchell I see a couple got a month in jail for a kiss on the check in public. Vskydiver and I need to stay the hell out of Dubai. John Stay the hell out of the middle eastDubai is one of the more moderate area's. Their country their rules.One Jump Wonder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #8 July 20, 2013 JohnMitchell I see a couple got a month in jail for a kiss on the check in public. Vskydiver and I need to stay the hell out of Dubai. I have been boycotting any kind of travel to that region after dealing with Arabic males in the 1970's. "Fool me once" rules apply. I have been offered numerous jobs for crazy stupid money to go work over there in various countries... and I just ain't stupid enough to bet on the come that things might be better 35 years later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #9 July 20, 2013 Amazon ***I see a couple got a month in jail for a kiss on the check in public. Vskydiver and I need to stay the hell out of Dubai. I have been boycotting any kind of travel to that region after dealing with Arabic males in the 1970's. "Fool me once" rules apply. I have been offered numerous jobs for crazy stupid money to go work over there in various countries... and I just ain't stupid enough to bet on the come that things might be better 35 years later. Dubai would collapse if foreigners quit going there to work for ridiculous amounts of money. But we know its not going to happen."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machupo 0 #10 July 20, 2013 When I travel to that region, I only do so with more firepower than the locals.γνῶθι σεαυτόν Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #11 July 21, 2013 BillyVanceLikely headed to Speakers Corner... I will NEVER travel to any middle east arabic or muslim shithole. Fuck em. Those that do, do at your own risk. Wow Billy, didnt really peg you as a narrow minded fuckwit. Traveling though many many Muslim states is easy peasy. act like you expect people visiting YOU to act. i.e. OBEY the law and customs, and dont be a twat.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #12 July 21, 2013 Squeak***Likely headed to Speakers Corner... I will NEVER travel to any middle east arabic or muslim shithole. Fuck em. Those that do, do at your own risk. Wow Billy, didnt really peg you as a narrow minded fuckwit. Traveling though many many Muslim states is easy peasy. act like you expect people visiting YOU to act. i.e. OBEY the law and customs, and dont be a twat. Do you honestly expect anyone to know every law in a country through which they travel? Would you expect to be prosecuted if you were the victim of a crime?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorrinRadd 0 #13 July 21, 2013 Squeak***Likely headed to Speakers Corner... I will NEVER travel to any middle east arabic or muslim shithole. Fuck em. Those that do, do at your own risk. Wow Billy, didnt really peg you as a narrow minded fuckwit. Traveling though many many Muslim states is easy peasy. act like you expect people visiting YOU to act. i.e. OBEY the law and customs, and dont be a twat. And what if you were female? Would you want to have to wear a scarf or a hijab? Or not be able to travel around without the escort of your brother, father, or husband?Why drive myself crazy trying to be normal, when I am already at crazy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #14 July 21, 2013 NorrinRadd******Likely headed to Speakers Corner... I will NEVER travel to any middle east arabic or muslim shithole. Fuck em. Those that do, do at your own risk. Wow Billy, didnt really peg you as a narrow minded fuckwit. Traveling though many many Muslim states is easy peasy. act like you expect people visiting YOU to act. i.e. OBEY the law and customs, and dont be a twat. And what if you were female? Would you want to have to wear a scarf or a hijab? Or not be able to travel around without the escort of your brother, father, or husband? YES if that's the law and custom. I have traveled through a few Muslim states with Mrs Squeak and we dont ever have any issues. You expect people to follow our laws and customs when they visit our countries why you arrogant fucks not expect to do the same when you travel . Re Every law and custom, from Ryoders' post she wasn't charged with reporting a crime you're basing your opinion on ONE side of the argument from ONE Biased media source.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #15 July 21, 2013 100% effective way to avoid imprisonment in theocratic shitholes: Don't go to theocratic shitholes. Some stuff in Dubai/UAE is interesting, but none of it is interesting enough to outweigh the fact that it's VERY easy to get locked up for all sorts of stupid shit that might not even be your fault, like stepping on a seed. Briton jailed for four years in Dubai after customs find cannabis weighing less than a grain of sugar under his shoe a Swiss man in jail for possession of 3 poppy seeds that he brought with him to Dubai after eating a poppy seed bun at Heathrow airport. Two Canadian tourists in September 2009, Rocky Sharma and Stephen MacLeod, discovered that even though Celebrex (an arthritis medicine) is not banned in the UAE, possession of it resulted in free budget accommodation in a Dubai jail for a month after Dubai airport officials discovered it in one of their bags when they arrived. The lengthy stay was apparently because it took that long for the Dubai authorities to figure out what the drug was. etc etc This is why I don't go places like the UAE/Dubai, Indonesia, and so forth. It's simply not worth the risk to me.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #16 July 21, 2013 BillyVance Dubai would collapse if foreigners quit going there to work for ridiculous amounts of money. and if the infrastructure wasn't built on what effectively amounts to slave labour…cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #17 July 21, 2013 Squeak OBEY the law and customs, and dont be a twat. Sadly, it's not that simple. I always tell people that if you say "I have nothing to hide" you're either intentionally lying, or naive. There is not a single person anywhere on this earth that knows every single thing you can be locked up for in any given country, so by thinking you have nothing to hide, you could be exposing yourself to prosecution. When you actually KNOW how over the top the laws in a place are and still go there by choice, you basically burn any bitching rights if you run afoul of the laws. I'd never tell someone they shouldn't go to a place, but I might offer reasons why I wouldn't personally go there.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #18 July 21, 2013 Squeak ***Likely headed to Speakers Corner... I will NEVER travel to any middle east arabic or muslim shithole. Fuck em. Those that do, do at your own risk. Wow Billy, didnt really peg you as a narrow minded fuckwit. Traveling though many many Muslim states is easy peasy. act like you expect people visiting YOU to act. i.e. OBEY the law and customs, and dont be a twat. Make sure you aren't a woman and get raped. That's illegal.HOW THE FUCK is she supposed to follow that particular law?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #19 July 21, 2013 Yeah, well, paint me the arrogant asshole. I agree with Billy and the others. And it's nice that you and the Mrs made it through with no problems. Kinda stupid to base your overall opinion on that...especially so in the face of so much of reality posted.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #20 July 21, 2013 popsjumper Yeah, well, paint me the arrogant asshole. I agree with Billy and the others. And it's nice that you and the Mrs made it through with no problems. Kinda stupid to base your overall opinion on that...especially so in the face of so much of reality posted. yeah 'cause that's what this place is Bastian of REALITY . Fuck that's funny Andy You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #21 July 21, 2013 I will NEVER travel to any middle east arabic or muslim shithole. Fuck em. Those that do, do at your own risk. ______________________________________________________ Says it all for me. I don't care if they have a sexy dropzone - so does Southern California - with full protection of the law, even for foreign guests. Boycott Dubai. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #22 July 22, 2013 She has been pardoned: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2373253/Dubai-rape-victim-charged-jailed-having-sex-outside-marriage-finally-pardonned-amid-global-outcry.html"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorrinRadd 0 #23 July 22, 2013 Squeak*********Likely headed to Speakers Corner... I will NEVER travel to any middle east arabic or muslim shithole. Fuck em. Those that do, do at your own risk. Wow Billy, didnt really peg you as a narrow minded fuckwit. Traveling though many many Muslim states is easy peasy. act like you expect people visiting YOU to act. i.e. OBEY the law and customs, and dont be a twat. And what if you were female? Would you want to have to wear a scarf or a hijab? Or not be able to travel around without the escort of your brother, father, or husband? YES if that's the law and custom. I have traveled through a few Muslim states with Mrs Squeak and we dont ever have any issues. You expect people to follow our laws and customs when they visit our countries why you arrogant fucks not expect to do the same when you travel . Re Every law and custom, from Ryoders' post she wasn't charged with reporting a crime you're basing your opinion on ONE side of the argument from ONE Biased media source. I think you are missing the point.. perhaps because of the need to make personal attacks :) Sure... IF you travel there, do their thing. But IF you don't want to have to deal with their medieval laws, and their intensely corrupt system of 'justice', and government, then you do not go. Which is really what we are trying to say: There are many of us 'arrogant fucks' who don't want to go to those places, because of everything I mentioned above. If YOU are ok with taking a chance on having Mrs. Squeak get raped then jailed, then you go right ahead. Me... I have no need or desire to travel there, when there are so many other places I can go. Dubai is one place I will not visit, ty vm.Why drive myself crazy trying to be normal, when I am already at crazy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chemist 0 #24 August 10, 2013 Squeak***Likely headed to Speakers Corner... I will NEVER travel to any middle east arabic or muslim shithole. Fuck em. Those that do, do at your own risk. Wow Billy, didnt really peg you as a narrow minded fuckwit. Traveling though many many Muslim states is easy peasy. act like you expect people visiting YOU to act. i.e. OBEY the law and customs, and dont be a twat. that's like saying the jews should have known the nazi laws or something. You can't just make dickwad laws like a year in prison for holding hands and then say you shoudl know them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chemist 0 #25 August 10, 2013 Squeak*********Likely headed to Speakers Corner... I will NEVER travel to any middle east arabic or muslim shithole. Fuck em. Those that do, do at your own risk. Wow Billy, didnt really peg you as a narrow minded fuckwit. Traveling though many many Muslim states is easy peasy. act like you expect people visiting YOU to act. i.e. OBEY the law and customs, and dont be a twat. And what if you were female? Would you want to have to wear a scarf or a hijab? Or not be able to travel around without the escort of your brother, father, or husband? YES if that's the law and custom. I have traveled through a few Muslim states with Mrs Squeak and we dont ever have any issues. You expect people to follow our laws and customs when they visit our countries why you arrogant fucks not expect to do the same when you travel . Re Every law and custom, from Ryoders' post she wasn't charged with reporting a crime you're basing your opinion on ONE side of the argument from ONE Biased media source. If your laws are so draconian that you have to warn tourists about them because no rational person would ever think something like holding hands could be illegal, it might be you the arrogant fuck not the tourist. I bet if someone in the US was against gays kissing in public you'd call them ignorant bigots, yet if someone is against a year in prison for holding hands in Dubai somehow they are 'arrogant fucks'. Ya that makes a lot of sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
