" I have been assured that what is beneath the habbiyah may be little or nothing, even in public."
OMG! You mean they really are ((( flashers ))) in waiting?!!
kidding ;)
Again, I have been assured that what they do at home is far different than what they do in public.
I have no problem with that.
They even have reserved areas in restaurants for families, no single males allowed.
Also there are family days and times when single males are not allowed at certain stores or events. It just makes it kind of hard for a single expat to shop or find entertainment on those days. My solution was plutonic dates. That also kept the female friend from being unescorted in public.