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dude, after you have cleared off immigration and got your handbaggage scanned in the X-ray if you look to your left there is a duty free shop. go in there and buy up to 4 bottles of alocohol or 3 bottles and a pack of beer. You get that and then leave no one will talk to you. trust me its tested !

Wafaey wrote:but would they allowe me to enter with it ?!

How are they going to stop you? You go through passport control, they are not looking there, then you collect your bags. They have stopped the last x ray check now apparently so thats it...you walk out. You think they are going to stop someone in dish dash carrying a duty free bag from Paris? I doubt it, so why should they stop you...



Knight

Dubai Knight wrote:

Wafaey wrote:but would they allowe me to enter with it ?!

How are they going to stop you? You go through passport control, they are not looking there, then you collect your bags. They have stopped the last x ray check now apparently so thats it...you walk out. You think they are going to stop someone in dish dash carrying a duty free bag from Paris? I doubt it, so why should they stop you...



Knight

DK they still have that last X-ray check but they pick people at random. its usually sketchy looking guys. Wafaey if your sketchy you should be worried

MaaaD wrote:

Dubai Knight wrote:

Wafaey wrote:but would they allowe me to enter with it ?!

How are they going to stop you? You go through passport control, they are not looking there, then you collect your bags. They have stopped the last x ray check now apparently so thats it...you walk out. You think they are going to stop someone in dish dash carrying a duty free bag from Paris? I doubt it, so why should they stop you...



Knight

DK they still have that last X-ray check but they pick people at random. its usually sketchy looking guys. Wafaey if your sketchy you should be worried

Please define sketcy ?!

Not looking like you!



Knight

sketchy = dodgy geeza

Thanks guys for all the info

Dear sir,

i don't know how you have the nerves to say that you are a muslim who drinks not only that but ALSO LOOKING to find a place to drink more, i'm not a social worker yes, i'm not a saint yes, but i'm a muslim and i'm proud of it, so please, next time don't say that you are a muslim because be sure, you are not.

peace.

R YOU PLAYING GOD NOW OR WHAT ?!!!
AND WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO SAY IF I'M MUSLIM OR NOT

Wafaey wrote:R YOU PLAYING GOD NOW OR WHAT ?!!!
AND WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO SAY IF I'M MUSLIM OR NOT

He probably means that you are not a true practicing Muslim. If that is what he meant to say then he is correct and there is no need to get all worked up over it.

One day you may become a practicing Muslim, or you may not. God will always be there and it is your choice to act as you want.

benwj wrote:Wafaey,
Is saying that you are an Atheist on your residency application an option? You can then obtain a licence.

You mean lie about your religion ?

AFAIK Atheism is frowned on by Islam much more than saying you are a Christian. Or even Jewish.

Wafaey wrote:I don't want to change my religion but i heard that muslims can't buy from the freeduty shop is that true ?!!

I'd guess you can but there is a risk (I don't know how much of one) that the customs/police ask you what your religion is after seeing bottles in the scanning machine. I haven't heard of it happening there.

Someone else said the duty-free shop is after the scanner. Every time I've arrived in Dubai, I've seen the x-ray machine after duty-free.

Liban wrote:He probably means that you are not a true practicing Muslim. If that is what he meant to say then he is correct and there is no need to get all worked up over it.

Or s/he comes from a country where it's acceptable for him/her to be Muslim and drink. And just to pre-empt the obvious response, I'm not saying it's right or wrong (that's not a judgement I'm entitled to make), I'm just saying some Muslims believe it is acceptable to drink.

Chocoholic wrote:Just to clear that up. Oh and by the way the national dress rule by no means just includes UAE national dress, but any clothing which can be considered national dress from any country.

How interesting. One could say western clothes are the national dress of western countries so all westerners shouldn't be allowed in bars

I thought I'd seen men wearing Scottish kilts entering bars sometimes.

[quote=I thought I'd seen men wearing Scottish kilts entering bars sometimes.[/quote]

Yeah...but only dodgy bars!



Knight

sharewadi wrote:Someone else said the duty-free shop is after the scanner. Every time I've arrived in Dubai, I've seen the x-ray machine after duty-free.

Yeah, they have gotten rid of the compulsary customs scanners. The compulsary scan point is before the duty free shops.

XRW-147 wrote:

sharewadi wrote:Someone else said the duty-free shop is after the scanner. Every time I've arrived in Dubai, I've seen the x-ray machine after duty-free.

Yeah, they have gotten rid of the compulsary customs scanners. The compulsary scan point is before the duty free shops.

Oh yes, you're right. I remember now

People have a wrong impression about dubai before they get it. In this place you can get anything you want. I know some bootleggers who deliver to your doorstep, no questions asked.

And in clubs and hotels you can do anything you want. Just dont start fights.