Free mixing between the sexes is taboo where I live in Kuwait, as it is in most of the Middle East. And dating is categorically unacceptable - just ask this British couple in Dubai, who were caught kissing in public and now face a 30-day jail sentence . At times, dating in Kuwait can seem like a police chase gone heinously wrong. Boys with spiky hairstyles ride around Gulf Road peering into car windows as they pass. Once they spot a vivacious vixen, they often follow her while imploring for her to roll down the window to chat through the traffic light. Brings new meaning to speed dating, right? Some girls will brazenly toss pieces of paper with their phone numbers into the guy’s window. Others will roll their eyes and drive on.