Thread: Dubai expat males breath sigh of relief.

What a fantastic excuse not to have to drop your bollocks on an overpriced bottle of cheap plonk and a crap buffet on Valentine's day. "It's OK love, we'll order a pizza, get a bottle of Asti Spumante and rent The Princess Diaries". Who says mussies don't have their uses?

Hotels in Dubai are scrambling to reschedule their Valentine’s Day celebrations after the emirate’s tourism authority confirmed February 14 will be a dry night for religious reasons.
February 14, traditionally a lucrative earner for hotels that capitalise on its commercial potential, this year falls a day ahead of Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) birthday, the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing told Arabian Business.
Licensed hotels and bars will be barred from selling alcohol as a result, Saad El Sayed, a media spokesperson at DTCM told.
“This is because of Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) birthday only,” he said.

The date, referred to as Milad Al Nabi, is traditionally marked as a religious holiday by the UAE and other Muslim states, in order to celebrate the life of the Prophet (PBUH).
Hotels in the emirate told Arabian Business they would be holding their Valentine’s Day celebrations on February 13, and reserving more sedate, dry events for the day itself.
"We will adapt the Valentine's offer to serve only non-alcoholic drinks," a spokesperson for the state-backed Jumeirah Group, which counts the Burj Al Arab in its portfolio, told Arabian Business.
“Due to this development, our celebration will be on the 13th so we could serve both our alcohol and non-alcoholic packages and on the 14th only the non-alcoholic beverages will be available,” a spokesperson from the Renaissance Hotel confirmed.
In Abu Dhabi, hotels have not yet received any direction from the tourism authorities.
“In Abu Dhabi there has been no announcement yet with regards to Valentine’s being dry so we will continue our activities as planned unless instructed otherwise by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority,” Lina Vasiloudis, director of marketing and communications at the Beach Rotana hotel in Abu Dhabi told Arabian Business.

Fucking retards.

Religion - the ultimate fuck up

One unfortunate (or fortunate, depends how you view it) side effect is that the bars all being closed drives all of the prostitutes in Bur Dubai out onto the street. Thousands of them. Shopper's paradise for kerb crawlers it is

whats PBUH ?

Valentines is a nothing event, who gives a shit?

(That's not to say the Arabs aren't fuckwits though)

Originally Posted by taxexile

whats PBUH ?

"Peace Be Upon Him".

"Peace Be Upon Him".

do you have to print pbuh every time you print the word allah ?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

One unfortunate (or fortunate, depends how you view it) side effect is that the bars all being closed drives all of the prostitutes in Bur Dubai out onto the street. Thousands of them. Shopper's paradise for kerb crawlers it is

I hope that pleases Mohammed (VBUH) on his auspicious day!

No snoggin over the dinner table either.

Originally Posted by taxexile

"Peace Be Upon Him".

do you have to print pbuh every time you print the word allah ?

No, I think it's just "Prophet" or "Prophet Mohammed" (Piss be upon him).

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by taxexile

"Peace Be Upon Him".

do you have to print pbuh every time you print the word allah ?

No, I think it's just "Prophet" or "Prophet Mohammed" (Piss be upon him).

Prefer mine - VBUH

Same thing will probably happen in the 2022 World Cup

We might fekin win it.

Same thing happens in Thailand. Planned a big night out on my last night in Phuket and found all bars closed due to some stupid holiday. This in a tourist area. Morons.

Happens here a lot.

^I've seen people wondering aimlessly wondering where to get a beer, many times.

Originally Posted by Smug Farang Bore

Happens here a lot.

^I've seen people wondering aimlessly wondering where to get a beer, many times.

You can go and have a beer in a restaurant if you want to pay for the meal usually, but no bars open. All the Thai places like 7/11, pharmacies and barber shops open, only the tourist places closed down. And if you are Thai you will know where to go and find a drink in some sleazy joint behind closed doors.
It really only affects the tourists.

Stupid fucking baby Thai rules. They ban booze before elections to stop candidates plying voters with drink and marching them off to vote.

And of course, the farang can't vote, so why the fuck stop us?

Dickheads.

As pointed out by prior, the Thais (and us long-termers) can get a drink if we wanted one, so pre-election nonsense ensures drunkeness only occurs amongst those who can influence the election, whilst the tourists search in vain for ballets and booze.

Can get-but you feel a right prat drinking red wine from a long glass through a straw - with a bottle of Ribena and a jug of water on the table !!

Originally Posted by gmailer

Religion - the ultimate fuck up

Islam- the ultimate fuck up

Fixed it for you.

All other religions seem to go about their business with no problems

Originally Posted by taxexile

"Peace Be Upon Him".

do you have to print pbuh every time you print the word allah ?

My guess is you do and also have to say it every time you mention his name. This is the case in Pakistan and you're in the shit if you mess it up.

Religion is bullshit and those that follow them are stupid.

Originally Posted by socal

All other religions seem to go about their business with no problems

Originally Posted by Buksida

Originally Posted by taxexile

"Peace Be Upon Him".

do you have to print pbuh every time you print the word allah ?

My guess is you do and also have to say it every time you mention his name. This is the case in Pakistan and you're in the shit if you mess it up.

Religion is bullshit and those that follow them are stupid.

I see Allah rewarded his faithful followers with another earthquake. Shame it wasn't biblical in proportions.

Originally Posted by taxexile

"Peace Be Upon Him".

do you have to print pbuh every time you print the word allah ?

No, of course not, Allah is immortal, so there's no need.

However, every time prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is mentioned, then it is customary for PBUH to follow. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is very much dead.

Note that he is not the son of Allah, he did not rise from the dead and is incapable of magic tricks (like turning water into wine).

Also, there's no requirement to use PBUH when referring to any random deceased guy named Mohammad, just to the prophet (PBUH).