Originally Posted by
dhuey
I recommended not wearing shorts when out and about for much the same reason I give the same advice to someone going to Paris. You can do that in Dubai and you'll see lots of other tourists wearing shorts. Still, it doesn't fit well with the local culture.
+1
I wore shorts during my first visit, longer cargo shorts on my second visit, and now I only wear long pants when I'm in Dubai. It's not because I have to, it's just respecting the local culture seems a better idea than symboliclly saying, "look at me; I can do what I want and I don't care what you think"