How you guys with EK can live in that sandpit run by these tea towel and fan belt wearing people I do not know
Well Ex, its a matter of priorities and tactics. For the most part myself, the wife and the kids have virtually nothing to do with the local populace, a circumstance that plenty of us expats choose as a means to avoid having to deal with some of the rather "interesting" local perceptions and laws.
It does appear that those who strike trouble here are either naive, foolish or in some cases just plain unlucky.
Whatever the reasons, it pays to be discreet, it pays to limit interaction and most importantly it pays to have a plan.
Thats how we do it.