Oh dear, x3. The law is rather different in the Gulf. It's fluid and situational. If he speaks Arabic, if he is well-connected, if you insulted him, you are in the wrong. My husband used to laugh at me. When someone would do something I found inappropriate I would say indignantly, "You wasted my TIME!" They would never get it. It's an unknown concept. (Dang, look a the time, gotta get to church.)
Mandi