Right . Actually ended up meeting him in a different context later on in life , he ' s a pretty good guy . <| sep |> sigh . how so ? salmonella ? if he is thawing the bird i would assume it is time to do something with it . of coarse do not run some water over a turkey and leave it for a few days <| sep |> Yeah i was uneasy with how dismissive people were when this story first broke last week . They strongly deride middle eastern countries for not being tolerant but are however extremely hypocritical as they themselves are totally intolerant of any region with different laws , history and customs . Its okay that the entire world isn ' t the same , its nothing to be outraged about , its how things are . In truth when you really think about it they are pretty tolerant toward expats who you could argue receive preferential treatment . After having read the story you could see the lady had effectively admitted to a crime they would never have tried to prove in the first place and weren ' t left with a lot of option other than applying the law . She then gets a pass as have so many other expats , exactly because the authorities there are trying to look reasonable , but the opposite just happens and they get slammed for being unreasonable ! ?