singer/actor. Apparently he's been offered a contract to do 2 shows a day 4 days a week. He will be taking his wife and 3 teenage children also. Are they in for a culture shock? as they are typical brits who drink beer eat bacon butties, he sleeps around and has also accused his wife of it..Is it true the penalty for adultry there is death or is that just for muslims?
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ALL I KNOW IS THAT SHARIA LAW IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO MUSLIMS ,
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My Sisters friend moved to Saudi Arabia with her parents a while ago and she hated it so much that she came back to the UK alone and moved in with her Grandparants. This is mainly because women have little or no rights there and ALL women are required to wear a Abaya (long sleeve, gown) and most probably a head covering too, not allowed to drive etc. Alcohol is banned there and I don't think he will get a sniff of a bacon buttie! Their laws are very strict (Shariah) and the death penalty is used for alot of crimes, including Adultry. If a women is raped then it is she who is punished, not a great place to live unless you want to make some drastic life changes, so, yes, no advisable for this kind of guy and his family! Check out this report http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/56/Working_in_Saudi_Arabia.html
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The laws in saudi apply to everyone, muslim or not. Adultery is illegal, and can carry the death penalty - note that the Saudi officials tend to be harsher on non-Saudi citizens, to make sure visitors do not think they can just get away with disobeying the rules. Sleeping around is a definite no. As is pork, so no more bacon. As to a culture shock, yes, very much so. From things like women not being allowed to drive, people not being allowed to wear clothes classed as 'revealing', to a total ban on alcohol and gambling. Perhaps they should visit for a few weeks first, before deciding to move out there? http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/middle-east-north-africa/saudi-arabia?ta=lawsCustoms&pg=3
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Not really. If they stick to staying in compounds they'll be fine. They can drink here!! Listen I am a teenage girl, and I have lots of British friends and we get drunk on weekends and get high. There are crazy house parties. You'll be fine as long as you are in the DQ or in a Compound & send your kids to the British or American school - well I'm in Riyadh I'm not sure if this applies to other cities. I go to the american school i use to go to the british one and they are both pretty good. Bacon. You can just get some from bahrain or the embassy. I remember my friends did that. They went to bahrain by car and got all this shittt. But you have to go by CAR. okkk Hope this helpss. Oh and women can drive if the car is fully tinted. Just make sure you have a guy with you. & you can drive freely in the DQ or in your compound. The other answers are seriously over-exaggerated.
