Funny you mention that. I spent a little time in Bahrain (I'm navy) and we were told about respect for traditional Islamic culture and all that garbage. Female sailors were told to wear modest clothing and whatnot. I turn on TV in my hotel room and there is a Bahrainian music/dance show with local teenage girls dressed like Britney Spears. The hotel bars will filled with drunken Saudis cavorting with Russian prostitutes (these would be strikingly beautiful and very inexpensive Russian prostitutes).
Turns out the Saudis drive across the bridge to Bahrain and party because (and I swear this is what I was told) "Allah cannot see us in Bahrain." So their omnipotent little god is blind to sin when Saudis drive to Bahrain!
Or when Bahrainis come to the US...for that matter, when any Muslims from that side come to the US. Maybe that's why the CAIR top mullah wants to make sure the US is under Sharia?
The place is notorious, and I think Dubai has a similar rep.
At least they've found someplace closer to home for "recreation", I got tired of seeing drunken Saudis and Iranians stumbling down the streets of Bangkok with their floozies in tow.
"these would be strikingly beautiful and very inexpensive Russian prostitutes"
How did you know they were inexpensive? :)