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Tourists Gone Wild: Conflicting Lifestyles In the Middle Eastern City Lead to Culture Clash

Dubai may be the playground of the Middle East, but for expats and tourists, play time here can get out of hand. In one famous case of expat debauchery this summer, Britons Vince Acors, a tourist, and Michelle Palmer, a resident, were arrested for having sex on a Dubai beach. Also accused of hurling racial slurs and a shoe at the approaching police officer, the couple now faces up to six years in prison. The Palmer-Acors case highlights a growing frustration with the behavior of Western... Full Story
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