If you're living or working in a foreign country, is it your responsibility to respect the society's mores and norms even if they are wildly different from your own?

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Yes, of course. I expect the same from foreign nationals who reside in the United States.

Yes, how else will you experience a different culture if not try to live and act like a local?

No, unless it's deemed as breaking the law and within reason, there is no need to integrate fully into a foreign country.

Not necessarily, where I'm from it is diversity which is prized. We all believe in following the laws of the land, but for the most part, you come to America because of our freedom.

I don't know.

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In Dubai this past month, a British couple and pair of Emirates airline cabin crew have been sentenced to jail for kissing in public, and sending explicit text messages.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62G2IJ20100317?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+reuters/oddlyEnoughNews+(News+/+US+/+Oddly+Enough)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62D14E20100314

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