And kidnapped seven Ukrainians in the process.

I doubt he’s ever done so.

For decades, the United Arab Emirates has positioned itself as an economic and cultural hub, connecting European and Asian _markets slavers and rapists.

FTFY

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Human_trafficking_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_trafficking_in_Dubai

Let’s make this literal.

As it should be.

We can it Awstralia.

I would agree until you word it in such a way that implies an entire nation of people wants people to die. That’s very different from a country “pressuring” another country.

Same. I haven’t spoken with mine in years and I’ll bet she doesn’t know why. Between this and the comments about making babies that she knows I never wanted…

And next week we get to lose an hour of sleep (at least in most of the US). Woohoo

“But I don’t know why they stopped talking to me!”

This is when I stopped really talking to family.

All of our parks are super gay.

Explaining is not the same as justifying.

Sure, perhaps, but it’s not something the average person ever thinks about unless it’s pushed into their awareness.

The American government.

We make the distinction between the CCP and China.

I gather they may mean more along the lines of, “Will they survive? Are people starving?” Etc. Here, now.

Blame the British.

The way they worded it made it sound to me, at first, that they were saying her story was made up. Upon a rereading, I can see that that’s not the case. However, the wording could be seen as a little ambiguous.

They hated gay people long before they were concerned about white birth rates.

Well, the question was if it’s rude. Whether or not it’s rude depends on whether or not you should be tipping and whether or not you do.

Sounds like you’re fine. I would just go, maybe try to chat a bit with the attendants to see if they are miffed for future reference.