"Arabs are not used to being told what to do"

Hat tip to Geoff Pound. The UK Tourism Authority are providing advisory ahead of the 2012 Olympics, "as part of its campaign to help enhance cultural awareness, avoid misunderstandings and boost performance in caring for customers"

here's what it says about Emiratis:

Remember Arabs are not used to being told what to do.
Visitors from the United Arab Emirates can take great offence if you appear bossy. They appreciate being looked after by staff who have been trained to understand Arab culture. For example, it is culturally insensitive to ask an Emirati whether they want bacon with their eggs or to include a half bottle of wine with the table d’hote menu.

Is that really how Emiratis are perceived?

In other culturally insensitive news, the onion provides the funniest satirical take down on muslim generalisation as terrorists:

Gentries, 48, said he had absolutely no interest in exposing himself to further knowledge of Islamic civilization or putting his sweeping opinions into a broader context of any kind, and confirmed he was "perfectly happy" to make a handful of emotionally charged words the basis of his mistrust toward all members of the world's second-largest religion."I learned all that really matters about the Muslim faith on 9/11," Gentries said in reference to the terrorist attacks on the United States undertaken by 19 of Islam's approximately 1.6 billion practitioners. "What more do I need to know to stigmatize Muslims everywhere as inherently violent radicals?"

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