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Is Dubai Safe for Americans
10/09/23 | Tnoldman

Posted on 10/09/2023 8:39:19 AM PDT by TNoldman

I have family members in Bali wanting to travel to Dubai and then home to the USA.

Is that a wise route or even possible now with the War in Israel.

I think it's a bad choice. What do my Freeper friends suggest?

Are there travel restrictions in place?


TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: dubai; uae; unitedarabemirates
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To: TNoldman

Dubai has never been a safe place. It was just an illusion of being so.


21 posted on 10/09/2023 8:55:39 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: BobL

...”is safe for Americans, as long as they don’t ‘act like Americans’.”

Like hang a rainbow flag up outside the hotel window? LOL


22 posted on 10/09/2023 8:56:26 AM PDT by albie
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To: TNoldman

Dubai is 110% fine to fly to.
I’m Israeli and I took my family there last year.

beautiful place


23 posted on 10/09/2023 8:57:18 AM PDT by Jaysin (Trump can’t be beat, unless the democrats cheat)
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To: piytar
The following is just my opinion: No Islamic country is safe for Americans especially women right now.

Don't go if you're a woman. If you're a man, Dubai is fine for now. But keep your mouth shut.

24 posted on 10/09/2023 8:57:46 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: albie

“Like hang a rainbow flag up outside the hotel window? LOL”

The list is literally endless.

But you know it’s funny. I can make my comment about overseas Americans ‘acting like they’re American’ and literally EVERYONE knows what I mean.


25 posted on 10/09/2023 9:00:44 AM PDT by BobL (Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
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To: Jaysin

Lived in Abu Dhabi for years and friends there now say it’s very safe.

Most expats hate America more than your local Muslim. No joke. Most American Expats are big supporters of Biden and Democrats. I was one of a very few Americans that didn’t hate the US.


26 posted on 10/09/2023 9:01:24 AM PDT by RowdyRoo (There only three types of people, those that can count and those that can't.)
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To: ByteMercenary

One additional safety concern is the revelation the major US airlines have planes riddled with inferior replacement parts. I personally wouldn’t fly today for that reason.

I used to change flights often in Dubai flying on Emirates. I never felt uncomfortable in Dubai.


27 posted on 10/09/2023 9:02:21 AM PDT by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on )
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To: TNoldman

I was there in May and it was fine. you’re good. The United States is the most dangerous country I’ve ever been to. Don’t listen to all these other naysayers. Follow the rules and don’t do stupid stuff like drink and drive or steal or be overly obnoxious. Good time of year now too because its not as hot. They have a monarch named Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and he doesn’t put up with the BS. Almost everyone is a foreign national and if you screw around they’ll deport you.


28 posted on 10/09/2023 9:02:54 AM PDT by airplaneguy
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To: MinorityRepublican
Don't go if you're a woman. If you're a man, Dubai is fine for now. But keep your mouth shut.

Yup. Feel obligated to say basically the same thing about many Democrat run large US cities.

29 posted on 10/09/2023 9:02:58 AM PDT by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Egypt is nor has it never been safe for Americans that aren’t Muslim. I have been there many times and never felt safe.


30 posted on 10/09/2023 9:05:03 AM PDT by RowdyRoo (There only three types of people, those that can count and those that can't.)
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To: TNoldman

Dubai is completely safe for Americans. You’re in far more danger in your avg Dem-run USA city.


31 posted on 10/09/2023 9:05:34 AM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: BobL

HAHA. funny you say that. 100% correct. Don’t act like an American. In other words don’t be a loud obnoxious A-hole. Most countries don’t have freedom of speech so better to lay low.


32 posted on 10/09/2023 9:05:44 AM PDT by airplaneguy
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To: piytar

Dubai is safer than all Democrat cities.


33 posted on 10/09/2023 9:06:50 AM PDT by RowdyRoo (There only three types of people, those that can count and those that can't.)
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To: TNoldman

Much safer than Memphis

Just don’t aggravate their cops

You can leave your wallet on your unlocked car there


34 posted on 10/09/2023 9:06:58 AM PDT by wardaddy (Why so many nevertrumpers with early sign ups and no posting history till now? Zot them PTB)
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To: airplaneguy

This. I have found in life that those who have all sorts of opinion on the safety of various foreign lands have never left their own bubble.


35 posted on 10/09/2023 9:08:26 AM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: BobL

“ American’ and literally EVERYONE knows what I mean.”

…yep! And asking for ketchup on their Biryani.


36 posted on 10/09/2023 9:08:53 AM PDT by albie
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To: Robert DeLong

you misspelled any big American City.


37 posted on 10/09/2023 9:10:47 AM PDT by airplaneguy
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To: TNoldman
Having visited Dubai many times, I'm sure it's fine.

Truth is, countries like UAE and Saudi Arabia are quickly losing their patience with Palestinians, who they consider as little more than savage, illiterate bumpkins. They know they're not going to be oil-rich forever. These countries want a future with prosperous, tech-savvy Israel as a way to diversify their economies. Hence, the Benjamin Accords.

38 posted on 10/09/2023 9:10:49 AM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins..)
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To: TNoldman

If you are rich and can afford the best hotels, you are safe everywhere.


39 posted on 10/09/2023 9:12:53 AM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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To: TNoldman; Drew68
Hence, the Benjamin Accords.

Abraham, Benjamin, what's the difference?

40 posted on 10/09/2023 9:14:08 AM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins..)
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