Wow, I have just seen how many people have been to Oman in the past year and blogged about it. I was bored one day... One of the few times I have allowed myself to be bored so I decided to see how many blogs on Oman there were. Woooeeeee.
Some were rather funny; the one from the couple on a cruise stopping in Dubai .." Women are shrouded and closeted and circumcised and their value is based on their ability to produce male offspring" HUH? and "a huge supply ship which carries his fleet of multicolored Mercedes Benz cars. ..again HUH???? http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Oman/Muscat/blog-264337.html , http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Oman/ , http://www.travelpod.com/blogs/0/Oman.html My word.
As long as the visitors respect and understand they are in a Muslim country and do not have the attitude that I have paid my money and I can do and act as I please they will be welcomed by all. An attitude I have actually seen. Sad. for them. I'm not talking about being covered up head to toe like Saudi, just covering up shoulders and knees. And no tonsil sucking as I saw on the Muttrah corniche one night. If I wasn't in a rush I'd have probably sat down with a bag of popcorn and watched the show. So nice kind peeps, visitors, guests, Ahlan wa Sahlan to Oman, we couldn't be happier to have you with us, just respect who we are, our traditions and our values. After all that's what you came to see in the first place wasn't it, and the more that one does not respect that, the less welcome there will be and EVERYBODY will be a loser; the locals will lose revenue and the visitors will lose that famous Omani hospitality.
It pleases me that so far all the blogs read on Oman have been favourable, in fact some have talked about the generosity of the Omanis, and long may it be so.
Ahlan wa Sahlan bikum , Marhaba , A'salaam wa aleikum.
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