Merkel wants to ban the Burqa..

[Dill]

(12-08-2016, 05:26 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: No it's not extremely rare or frightening to me. But I have a simple rule, when in Rome. do as the Romans do.

If my wife and I were in Dubai, why can't my wife wear he String Bikini at the beach?

As someone who has lived in the Gulf and Central Asia, I am very happy that I did not have to "do as the Afghans do" or some such.  I am not going to wear thobes and pajamas.  Just not.

Also, after years living among men and women who cover themselves--all apparently going about earning their daily bread and not hiding bombs--I can't get worked up when I see a thobe or an abbaya or a burka in the US. And I don't feel like making them wear jeans and tank tops because Romans do.  I have occasionally flown into Frankfurt as the only passenger on the jet not wearing a robe. I get on a plane to the US and people are nervous if there is one Sikh with a turban and beard.

There is a sector of the media fueling fear of others who dress funny, but it's not the mainstream media.

Last time I was in Dubai, it was ok to wear bikinis at the beach. You just can't have sex in public there.