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priscilla 1Places to Watch What You Wear
July 3rd 2009 11:33
Thanks to the Daily Telegraph, here is some good advice for anyone heading for a trip abroad. See the full list here.
As this conservative Muslim emirate becomes one of the world’s biggest holiday playgrounds, cultural strains are showing. Last year’s "sex on the beach" case involving a British couple was merely the tip of the iceberg. Under new behaviour guidelines announced recently (though yet to become law), miniskirts and skimpy shorts would be banned outside hotels and other private areas, and bikinis restricted to the fenced-off sands of luxury resorts.
Like Egypt, this is a flourishing destination with a fundamentally conservative Islamic culture. Women in particular are expected to dress modestly and may attract (unwelcome) attention otherwise. Local women cover their hair, and many travellers follow suit.
Although Western standards dominate tourist islands, Thais are generally conservative and dress neatly. Off the beach, both sexes should wear a shirt, and if you dress up a bit (a collared shirt rather than a T, for example), you will earn more respect. Note too that your clothes can be political – Thailand’s two warring political factions are identified by the colour of their T-shirts – red and yellow.
With British visitors surging by 38 per cent last year, Egypt is fast becoming an extension of Europe in the minds of holidaymakers. Yet despite its easy-going Red Sea resorts, Egypt’s culture is conservative and Muslim.
Anywhere off the beach, including the temples along the Nile, souks (markets) and mosques, you should dress modestly.
Religious sensitivities are not limited to the Muslim world. Many European churches and cathedrals, including Notre Dame in Paris and St Peter’s Rome, have dress codes, and – as ever – away from the beach in southern Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal, values are more conservative.
Dubai
Morocco
Thailand
Egypt
Anywhere off the beach, including the temples along the Nile, souks (markets) and mosques, you should dress modestly.
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