QUIRKY WORLD ... Britons told to be nice, not naughty, in Emirates

ENGLAND: Britain is trying to make sure its citizens are more nice than naughty while soaking up the Arabian Gulf sun this Christmas.

A social media campaign by British embassy staff in the United Arab Emirates running this week is a play on the classic poem ’T’was the Night Before Christmas, and includes travel advice aimed at keeping unwitting Britons out of trouble.

The rhyme, meant for visitors to Emirati cities such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi, highlights potential cultural pitfalls through the eyes of a fictional traveller, Stu Nicholas.