My first trip out of the country that I remember was to Dubai (when I was a little girl I went to Spain but I don’t really remember).
Let’s start from the beginning: packing my bags to Dubai. It was quite challenging. To be completely honest, it was a nightmare. I had no idea how to dress in Dubai and every blog I read made me even more confused. Some of them said we could wear whatever we wanted: bikinis, short dresses, shorts, etc. Others said we had to cover ourselves from head to toe. And then, do I wear a bikini or a bathing suit? Where do we stand? As I couldn’t reach any conclusions, I decided to pack everything. As a result, I took a heavy suitcase full of clothes for only three days. So I’m here to help you avoid that!
You can basically wear whatever you want but be prepared to be stared at. Malls have signs instructing customers to cover their shoulders and knees. Despite that, when I went to Dubai Mall, half of the women were wearing short shorts and skirts. If you can deal with the unwanted attention, that’s up to you. Personally, that’s something I don’t feel comfortable with so I was extremely careful.
As situações mais constrangedoras aconteciam no metro. Foi o sítio onde me senti mais desconfortável. Os homens olham mesmo para vocês e não é com olhar de desaprovação, é com olhar de desejo. É assustador.
O que vestir
O Dubai é, ao mesmo tempo, uma cidade moderna e bem desenvolvida e também extremamente conservadora, especialmente na parte mais antiga por isso, por favor, respeitem a cultura local.
Eu tive sempre os joelhos e os ombros tapados e um casaco de malha à mão, no caso de ser preciso tapar os braços. Na verdade, acabou por ser bastante útil.
O meu conselho é terem com vocês um lenço no caso de ser preciso taparem-se um pouco mais ou terem de cobrir a cabeça.
Make sure to choose skirts or dresses that reach the knee and tops without cleavage that cover your shoulders. Jeans and trousers are fine and long dresses too.
If you want to go inside a mosque, there are very strict rules for your entrance and I mean very strict rules! I had to wear black leggings under my already long dress because you could still see my ankles. I mean, it’s an ankle. And my friend had to wear a scarf under the cardigan because it was a white cardigan and you could still see her skin tone. Women must cover the hair and entire body. They will also ask you to remove your shoes.
Even though I didn’t get to go to the beach, I decided to pack a one-piece instead of a bikini.
Se forem fazer um safari, levem um casaco leve para protegerem a pele do sol do deserto. Além disso, hat or two as the sun can be intense. Don’t forget to pack a good sunscreen and sunglasses as well.
O que evitar
Revealing clothes will be considered disrespectful. Avoid short shorts or skirts, tank tops, crop tops, bikinis and cleavage in public. Sheer or tight clothing is also inappropriate.
Agora já sabem o que vestir no Dubai. Como podem ver, eu acabei por deixar os calções todos guardadinhos dentro da mala.
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