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One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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Post by shmde »

tsol wrote: post #121
sshine wrote: post #9

https://gctpnews.org/qatar-2022-world-cup-death-toll/ "The name of the current [migrant worker employment] system is kafala, a system forcing all migrants to be sponsored and subsequently tied to an employer. The kafala system has been frequently described as modern day slavery due to its exploitative nature. This employer controls housing, wages, travel, and the well being of each employee." "[...] an estimated 4,00…

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How about we discuss about the topic in hand instead of deflecting it.

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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Post by brutusborn »

runnerup wrote: post #20
crote wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't worry, drinking and partying is outlawed too. And they will absolutely check. Can't provide proof of marriage? Straight to jail it is!

Doha has areas set aside for drinking, bars, etc. They don’t enforce rules about sex between tourists / western expats unless someone involved brings it directly to law enforcements attention and asks for their intervention. Don’t let anyone know you’re gay or the victim of sexual assault. But consenting sex between two middle class non-Muslims behind closed doors is a complete non issue.

What about upper class non-muslims? :P

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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Post by ramblerman »

tsol wrote: post #121
sshine wrote: post #9

https://gctpnews.org/qatar-2022-world-cup-death-toll/ "The name of the current [migrant worker employment] system is kafala, a system forcing all migrants to be sponsored and subsequently tied to an employer. The kafala system has been frequently described as modern day slavery due to its exploitative nature. This employer controls housing, wages, travel, and the well being of each employee." "[...] an estimated 4,00…

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a) not everyone on this forum is from the US

b) 2 things can be objectively bad at the same time. It should be ok to criticize Qatar from within the US without needing to preface your nationality.

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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Post by tsol »

themitigating wrote: post #90
drno123 wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Jail time is less bad than being killed by a drone while your country is invaded by the USA, or being killed by a school shooter in the USA because you have iduotic gun laws, or being killed by a policeman because you are not white.

Murder is illegal, reducing guns may help but your implication is that school shootings are legal and/or cultural accepted.

So it's only bad if the government does it? The people doing it are American, it's indicative of something in society.

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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Post by theowwruoi34 »

butterfly771 wrote: post #114
krzrak wrote: post #4

it's disgusting to organize public, worldwide events in barbaric countries.

Liberalism may even make you forget local laws that respect the cultural practices of others? Arrogant speech is no good. If someone like you reaches the top of politics, I think the world war will come soon, and you are more likely to be a fascist than others.

How dare these infidels not follow Sharia even when they're inside their homes, away from the sights of everyone except the Holy One (TM).

/s

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Post by monkey_monkey »

themitigating wrote: post #90
drno123 wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Jail time is less bad than being killed by a drone while your country is invaded by the USA, or being killed by a school shooter in the USA because you have iduotic gun laws, or being killed by a policeman because you are not white.

Murder is illegal, reducing guns may help but your implication is that school shootings are legal and/or cultural accepted.

It's quite obvious that mass shootings are culturally acceptable in the USA. If they weren't, measures would have been taken to reduce their frequency, as has happened in many other countries in the world.

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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Post by ipnon »

boomboomsubban wrote: post #42

Why is the main source for this article a UK police officer's comments in a tabloid?

The Qatari government is interested in playing both sides. They want to enforce their law while appearing modern to the international community. Therefore you won't hear about this in Qatari news media, although it seems they'll be quick to punish any saucy post-match celebrations.

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Post by qubex »

everyone wrote: post #6

"public displays of affection are frowned upon regardless of sexual orientation" That, I agree with.

My partner and I are in a heterosexual relationship. We often hold hands in public, sometimes we kiss, sometimes one or the other or both have arms around the others’ waist. Our ordinary behaviour could get us in trouble there? Fine, I wasn’t planning on going anyway. But why on earth would this disturb anybody? It’s not like people make out in public.

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Post by smcl »

vimsee wrote: post #103
fbn79 wrote: post #59

In Qatar drinking alcohol in public is not allowed and being drunk in public is a crime.

Actually, it is the same in Norway. Though less enforced and lighter punishment.

Not really. Norway has pubs and restaurants though, and I imagine has a higher threshold for “being drunk” than Qatar

edit: huh I mixed up my middle-east countries I think, I didn't realise you could normally go out for a beer. I still think that suggesting the two places are equivalent is a little bit of a stretch though.

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Post by refurb »

techdragon wrote: post #138
l33t2328 wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why on earth do some people think it’s okay to include USA with countries like Qatar? USA isn’t perfect, but being gay isn’t punishable by jail time here.

Yeah, but it is now illegal in at least one state to get your child medical care if they are trans… I’m not trying to do what about type stuff, just appalled at the myriad of conditions I see around the world.

By that measure the US seems way better than Qatar, no?

Or are you arguing the US isn’t perfect, in that case no country is.

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