5 most common blunders tourists, visitors to UAE make

A growing number of tourists and visitors  in the UAE continue to flout legal and moral codes of conduct on a regular basis, citing ignorance of law as an excuse.
According to 999 Magazine, the official English monthly of the UAE’s Ministry of Interior, Ignorantia juris non excusat (ignorance of the law is no defence) is an internationally followed legal principle holding that a person who is unaware of a law may not escape liability for violating that law merely because he or she was unaware of its content.
The magazine lists 10 most common blunders that are, knowingly or unknowingly, committed by tourists and visitors, and suggests a guide to how not to fall foul of local laws.
The top 5 blunders are:
1)            Drink-driving
2)            Taking pictures of strangers
3)            Sunbathing in very skimpy clothing
4)            Wear disrespectful clothing
5)            Public display of affection
Lt Colonel Awadh Saleh Al Kindi, Editor-in-Chief of 999, said: “The fact that the UAE has taken a global lead by establishing the Law Respect Culture Bureau as a department of the General Secretariat of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Interior, with the aim to promote legal awareness and instil a law-respecting culture among community members of all ages and categories.”