Saudi Ban on Registration Plates

[Woody1985]

What do you guys make of this?

Saudi Arabia are apparently banning certain sequences of letters which translate into English words.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/7995865.stm

One of them is certainly interesting.

[GhostofBolivar]

Didn't know you could fit the word 'democracy' on a number plate...

[lyonhibs]

"Human rights" will be a bitch to squeeze on as well. That'll cost a lot of Sheikh Robbing Barsteward's money to get that for his sons Merc M5

[Betty Boop]

I was surprised to see USA banned, thought America were the Saudis best friend.

[Woody1985]

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I was surprised to see USA banned, thought America were the Saudis best friend.

Do you not object to them doing that?

I get the feeling that there would be a lot more comments on her if America banned Muslim countries names from appearing in any context.

[hibee_boy]

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Do you not object to them doing that?

I get the feeling that there would be a lot more comments on her if America banned Muslim countries names from appearing in any context.

the difference is that they wouldnt

[Woody1985]

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the difference is that they wouldnt

If they did this thread would be 2 pages long by now....

[CropleyWasGod]

I think it makes perfect sense to ban USA plates, from a safety angle. Cars with plates like that would be targets for some of the nutters in SA; others in the vicinity would be put at risk through no fault of their own.

[Woody1985]

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I think it makes perfect sense to ban USA plates, from a safety angle. Cars with plates like that would be targets for some of the nutters in SA; others in the vicinity would be put at risk through no fault of their own.

Pretty poor excuse really if that were the case. If it was, would they not give that as the reason?!

It is banned where the letters are translated into English so it's not immediately obvious unless you're bi-lingual and think about the translation when looking at the plates. I'm sure there are better targets for nutters than a car with a number plate that translates into something else.

If it was America doing the same there would be pages of how racist and intollerent they are etc etc but it's all very quiet. Maybe racism and discrimination only works one way, who knows.

[Hibbyradge]

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Pretty poor excuse really if that were the case. If it was, would they not give that as the reason?!

It is banned where the letters are translated into English so it's not immediately obvious unless you're bi-lingual and think about the translation when looking at the plates. I'm sure there are better targets for nutters than a car with a number plate that translates into something else.

If it was America doing the same there would be pages of how racist and intollerent they are etc etc but it's all very quiet. Maybe racism and discrimination only works one way, who knows.

In what way is banning the letters USA racist?

UDA and UVF are banned in the UK, but not IRA. Interesting, eh.

[Woody1985]

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In what way is banning the letters USA racist?

UDA and UVF are banned in the UK, but not IRA. Interesting, eh.

I never said it was but they would certainly be branded it if they started to outlaw the words Iran, Iraq, Afgahn, Saudi etc etc.

I don't mind the fact that they have banned it, even if they banned UK I couldn't really care. It's just the fact that there are people on here who would be jumping up and down if America did the same.

[Hibbyradge]

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I never said it was but they would certainly be branded it if they started to outlaw the words Iran, Iraq, Afgahn, Saudi etc etc.

I don't mind the fact that they have banned it, even if they banned UK I couldn't really care. It's just the fact that there are people on here who would be jumping up and down if America did the same.

And rightly so, because that would be against the principles of freedom of speech.

They don't allow freedom of speech in Saudi.