Originally Posted by
OccasionalFlyerPerson
So yes, I don't understand why people are so keen on drinking that they risk serious fines and/or imprisonment in places such as KSA. I have asked for an explanation, but have not received one. So, if anyone thinks it's somehow 'wrong' that I don't understand this, then perhaps they could explain. I don't believe (please correct me if I'm wrong) that your typical drinking/smuggling/brewing KSA (e.g.) expat is physically addicted to alcohol. Though, please correct me if that is wrong. So, it's something else. What?
Because when laws don't seem that important or people disagree with them, and the consequences unlikely or mild enough, people just don't care. For example, driving a bit over the speed limit, or jaywalking, or smoking pot, or sex tourism in Thailand, or littering, or pirating movies, or many other things people do all the time despite it breaking a rule.
Personally—I wouldn't risk getting caught breaking a law in KSA—but then again, I don't even want to visit countries that I find as backwards as the KSA…