Is Kuwait dangerous?

[icewildabeast]

I havent kept up with the news enough to really know, but a friend of mine that was in the marines and survived the shit in Iraq got a job armoring Humvees for a pretty penny in Kuwait. My question is, should I be worried for him?

[xheartcore_boyx]

No you shouldnt be , i was born in kuwait at 1989 and lived there until 2006,lots of my friends are still living there ..

there was some terrorism for a little bet of time , but now its all safe just like before because of the great police/army they have and because of the help of the american army there for sure, no lying kuwait is one of the safest places in the world ..

and its so damn fun to live there btw...all the malls and the open minded community , i would die to go back there ... no alcohol for you thought lol

[civsnake]

No booze=dangerous for me.

Is Kuwait one of those countries where women still can't do anything?

[xheartcore_boyx]

Originally Posted by civsnake

No booze=dangerous for me.

Is Kuwait one of those countries where women still can't do anything?

Women study,work,go out,date and do whatever they want in the middle east just like it is where you live ..

the only country in the world that has "special cultures" is Saudia Arabia (ksa)...but still,their culture..got to respect that ..

[civsnake]

Originally Posted by xheartcore_boyx

the only country in the world that has "special cultures" is Saudia Arabia (ksa)...but still,their culture..got to respect that ..

Absolutely don't have to respect that. Because that is bullshit.

So Kuwait doesn't follow Sharia law then? Or is it just really relaxed there?

[duk]

relaxed
Just like Qatar and the UAE

not like Saudi
And it's best not to say someone's culture is bullshit. You may not understand it, but respect it.

[xheartcore_boyx]

Originally Posted by civsnake

Absolutely don't have to respect that. Because that is bullshit.

So Kuwait doesn't follow Sharia law then? Or is it just really relaxed there?

Its the most relaxed country in the arabian gulf (along with Bahrain) .. you can french kiss your girl in a mall with no problems..if you do it somewhere else..then you would be in trouble ..

oh btw you should always make sure not to insult the religion or the traditional outfit ...

[civsnake]

Originally Posted by duk

And it's best not to say someone's culture is bullshit. You may not understand it, but respect it.

I don't have to respect all aspects of all cultures. Denying women the most basic of rights is wrong. A culture that propogates that is a culture that I can't respect. Would you feel that same if the Saudis were famous for raping children?

Originally Posted by xheartcore_boyx

Its the most relaxed country in the arabian gulf (along with Bahrain) .. you can french kiss your girl in a mall with no problems..if you do it somewhere else..then you would be in trouble ..

oh btw you should always make sure not to insult the religion or the traditional outfit ...

I take it you mean another country, right? Not "somewhere else" as in "somewhere other than the mall", correct? At any rate, I was under the impression that Kuwait was a relatively liberal country, but I wanted to make sure.

[icewildabeast]

Originally Posted by xheartcore_boyx

No you shouldnt be , i was born in kuwait at 1989 and lived there until 2006,lots of my friends are still living there ..

there was some terrorism for a little bet of time , but now its all safe just like before because of the great police/army they have and because of the help of the american army there for sure, no lying kuwait is one of the safest places in the world ..

and its so damn fun to live there btw...all the malls and the open minded community , i would die to go back there ... no alcohol for you thought lol

Well that's good to hear. I was hoping for that kind of a response.

[civsnake]

Originally Posted by xheartcore_boyx

and its so damn fun to live there btw...all the malls and the open minded community , i would die to go back there ...

Just out of curiosity, why can't you go back?

[xheartcore_boyx]

Originally Posted by civsnake

I don't have to respect all aspects of all cultures. Denying women the most basic of rights is wrong. A culture that propogates that is a culture that I can't respect. Would you feel that same if the Saudis were famous for raping children?


I take it you mean another country, right? Not "somewhere else" as in "somewhere other than the mall", correct? At any rate, I was under the impression that Kuwait was a relatively liberal country, but I wanted to make sure.

yah i mean another country like ksa or even qatar ...

Saudis deny women at all , they do study and work and all .. they dont let them drive .. because the society there is not used to have that kind of contact with women and there would be alot of troubles,they let them wear the traditional outfit that covers their faces because its their choice in the first place,women simply dont want to show their stuff to anyone but their husbands ...

its just their cultural,if you go to kuwait and see something you dont like and start saying crap about it , you would get seriously hated..

[GlxyGry06Si]

i was there for 4 months. pretty chill place.

[nayilsi]

Ive been to Dubai a few times....Plane stops for 24 hrs...

Theres like foreigners everywhere....nobody gives a shit.

If ur a foreigner....u can drink and do whatever u want in the middle east.

[xheartcore_boyx]

Originally Posted by GlxyGry06Si

i was there for 4 months. pretty chill place.

Lucky .. im dying to go there ..

[GlxyGry06Si]

i wont be going there next time tho.

[xheartcore_boyx]

Originally Posted by GlxyGry06Si

i wont be going there next time tho.

why ? you didnt like it ?

[GlxyGry06Si]

Originally Posted by xheartcore_boyx

why ? you didnt like it ?

not my choice. its there air forces choice. i just shut up and color.

[20strong]

Kuwait is safe enough, and it is a blast. There are a few citys that are nice in the middle east. Such as Doha, Kuwait City, Bahrain (spelling?) I have personally experianced these peoples culture and kindness.

[SpeedworkS]

gotta understand the middle east is a crazy place... in all actuality unless you're moving around on a kbr route or moving with combat support or combat manuever units youre really not gonna get hassled... kuait is very very very nice in comparison to what he went through as a marine... trust me

[civsnake]

Originally Posted by xheartcore_boyx

yah i mean another country like ksa or even qatar ...

Saudis deny women at all , they do study and work and all .. they dont let them drive .. because the society there is not used to have that kind of contact with women and there would be alot of troubles,they let them wear the traditional outfit that covers their faces because its their choice in the first place,women simply dont want to show their stuff to anyone but their husbands ...

its just their cultural,if you go to kuwait and see something you dont like and start saying crap about it , you would get seriously hated..

First off, what is KSA?

How much do they get to study? And how much do they get to work? Why is the fact that they're "not used to having that kind of contact with women" a justification for not letting women do anything? In the southern United States they weren't used to paying their laborers, but will you tell me that slavery is okay? What about the women who don't care about people seeing their faces or covering their hair? Why don't they get to make that choice?

I understand that it's their culture, but that doesn't mean we have to like it or pretend that it's okay to do these things. If I happened to be in Kuwait for some reason I would be as polite as possible and would most likely refrain from initiating dialogue on this subject, but if someone asked me how I felt about the position of women within certain Muslim groups, I wouldn't hold back.