Gulf tourists, including Saudis, continue to engage in negative practices when they go on holidays overseas, especially in European countries. Recently, a group of young Kuwaiti men caught a duck in a city park, cooked it and ate it while videotaping everything. This happened in a European country. A group of young Saudi men cooked food in a public park and even smoked hookah. Residents of affected European countries have called on their ministries of foreign affairs to impose stricter measures on tourist visas issued to Saudis and Kuwaitis. There is no doubt that the reason behind such negative practices can be traced back to the environment and society in which these young men were raised. They would not have engaged in these practices overseas if they had been punished severely back home. The problem lies in the fact that there are no deterring laws in our countries for these practices. Let me stress that many of us criticize these practices. Gulf governments should have the will to put an end to this type of behavior. So many columnists have written about these negative practices and their impact on our society. They emphasize that such practices will result in the rise of a generation of young people who do not care about the rights of people, the environment, animals and even trees. Unfortunately, most of these practices go unpunished and no action is taken to stop them. We should constantly focus on this type of behavior in the media because it is dangerous and can encourage young people to engage in other negative practices. However, the question is: Will the red flags raised by European countries regarding these practices have any impact on Gulf governments and make them draft deterrent laws and enforce them on society?
