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johnslat · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:41 pm Post subject:

Dear Deicide,

"I mean unlike a hetero man you will have tons and tons of eye candy and opportunities..."

And among those will be the opportunity to be jailed and/or deported. Plus it's not true that "straight" men have "ZRO" opportunities, even in the Kingdom. A fair amount of dating goes on - again, though, very discretely in Saudi since being in public with an unescorted woman not your wife is a "no-no" there.

Regards,
John

Deicide · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject:

johnslat · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject:

Dear Deicide,

Not only English - I actually dated an American nurse there back in the 80s, and there are a good number of nurses from the Philippines, especially.

Regards,
John

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

If you're in Muscat, it's fairly easy to blend into the expat crowd--bars, dating, etc.--even with an alternative lifestyle. Foreigners can pretty much live as they would back home, as long as they don't flaunt their... how to phrase it? ... freedoms/ foreignness/ "sinful" lifestyle. If you're in small-town Oman, you've got to be a bit more careful, but still, it's not like the expats spend their evenings sitting at home knitting. Wink

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Deicide · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:02 pm Post subject:

johnslat · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:25 pm Post subject:

Dear Deicide,

Not wise to generalize, though. Think of all those nurses who may be saying,

"Teachers . . . bad experiences with them."

Actually, that nurse I dated - we ended up living together (outside of Saudi, of course) for about six years. Never married - only because SHE didn't want to.) And parted best of friends (we still correspond.) Stranger yet - she actually worked as an Elderhostel group leader for my wife here in Santa Fe. The two of them got along famously - discussing my short-comings, no doubt.

Regards,
John

khmerhit · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:47 pm Post subject:

Global Hobo · Joined: 27 Sep 2009 Posts: 32

Who is that African leader, Deicide? He's certainly not one of the greats I know; Nyerere, Lumumba et al.

Deicide · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:03 pm Post subject:

Global Hobo · Joined: 27 Sep 2009 Posts: 32

evolving81 · Joined: 04 May 2009 Posts: 135 Location: Tampa

Well I guess there are two sides to every coin. Although I'm not exactly concerned with the availability of eye candy. Also, I did not mean to hijack this thread and turn it into the alternative lifestyle in Oman thread.

norwalkesl · Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 366 Location: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-China

littleoldlady · Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 286 Location: knitting heaven

Who mentioned knitting? Actually I do stay at home with my needles and poodle wool. Anyone in need of a scarf out there in the Gulf?
LOL Laughing

Global Hobo · Joined: 27 Sep 2009 Posts: 32

johnslat · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject:

Dear Global Hobo,

Not if you get caught. But then, I suspect you were being ironic.

"Saudi Arabia: 7,000 lashes for being gay"

http://www.gbmnews.com/articles/1626/1/Saudi-Arabia-7000-lashes-for-being-gay/Page1.html

"Although this article portrays Saudi Arabia as being some-what tolerant towards sexual minorities, the government still officially endorses the death penalty as a punishment for male-to-male sex. Additionally, the government of Saudi Arabia is very intolerant towards gender minorities including transgender-identified and transvestite immigrant domestic workers. Many sexual and gender minorities have fled Saudi Arabia and sought asylum in other countries due to family pressures, societal ostracizing, and political dissenting."

http://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/world/saudi_arabia/saudinews025.htm

Regards,
John