Trivial Question: Country with no alcohol
Jan 10, 2019, 10:31 pm
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.Bahrain on the other hand seems to be to Saudi and drinking what Vegas is to the USA with gambling. I had plenty of fun and saw plenty of intoxicated Saudis in their thawbs.
Jan 10, 2019, 11:02 pm
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Well, since writing this, I flew through the KSA on my way to BAH. They took my drink away much earlier before landing than usual and that was enough for me. Not keen to return .
Bahrain on the other hand seems to be to Saudi and drinking what Vegas is to the USA with gambling. I had plenty of fun and saw plenty of intoxicated Saudis in their thawbs.
.Bahrain on the other hand seems to be to Saudi and drinking what Vegas is to the USA with gambling. I had plenty of fun and saw plenty of intoxicated Saudis in their thawbs.
OTOH, if you went to one of the Saudia lounges, did you notice the apple-flavored non-alcoholic Budweiser?
Jan 11, 2019, 2:25 am
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You could fly from there to Baku or Tbilisi/Batumi and see bunch of iranians and arabs coming there specifically to drink into oblivion.
Jan 11, 2019, 7:21 am
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Just as an additional comment here: in two weeks in Iran I didn't see alcohol once. Not in a bottle, not being drunk, not a single person obviously under the influence.
There is alcohol there, as I met people who admitted that they drink, and one person who mentioned to me that she had some bottles of wine that other tourists had left behind. But, that was the closest to alcohol that I got. If I'd wanted to drink some alcohol, I could have. But, I didn't.
Yes, it's obvious that I didn't attend the 'right' parties
There is alcohol there, as I met people who admitted that they drink, and one person who mentioned to me that she had some bottles of wine that other tourists had left behind. But, that was the closest to alcohol that I got. If I'd wanted to drink some alcohol, I could have. But, I didn't.
Yes, it's obvious that I didn't attend the 'right' parties
Thats apart from the Armenian Church that brews their own beer (banana flavoured IIRC)
When I was in Brunei - which is technically also dry - that didnt stop people from having it stocked at home.
I will never forget going to the only bar in Damascus in 2005 (my early 20s when drinking was much easier than today) for beers . Quite a scene.
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Jan 11, 2019, 7:55 am
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Yes, I'm aware that there is alcohol in Iran and if I'd wanted some, I could easily have obtained some. I'm aware of Iranians going out of country for various things that are not available at home. But, my point is that in wandering around Iran for two weeks, I didn't even see any alcohol or obvious drunkenness. It's true that I wasn't looking for it, but also I didn't avoid it BTW: I visited both Armenian and Greek Churches, but no alcohol was on display. That I noticed. Again, I wasn't looking for it nor was I taking any care to avoid it. It just wasn't there in churches or in public by default.
Jan 11, 2019, 1:46 pm
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Alcohol is drank (understandably) behind closed doors. Most of it is smuggled from Iraq.
Thats apart from the Armenian Church that brews their own beer (banana flavoured IIRC)
When I was in Brunei - which is technically also dry - that didnt stop people from having it stocked at home.
I will never forget going to the only bar in Damascus in 2005 (my early 20s when drinking was much easier than today) for beers . Quite a scene.
Thats apart from the Armenian Church that brews their own beer (banana flavoured IIRC)
When I was in Brunei - which is technically also dry - that didnt stop people from having it stocked at home.
I will never forget going to the only bar in Damascus in 2005 (my early 20s when drinking was much easier than today) for beers . Quite a scene.