bearlove, im not arguing with you about if there are differences abroad, there quite clearly are - i was simply telling you that i had been talking about british girls. why youd think me discussing things like handing a rose to a girl in my local chemist would be anything other than a domestic thing, i have no idea. i freely admit all my experiences have been with brit 'slims, mostly sunni. dont know why you keep bringing the uae into it
you also have to bear in mind im 28, current mrs is 23 and all the muslim girls ive known in the past have been for the main just that, girls. i wouldnt be surprised if your older friends found it amusing. but teenage hijabis here are invariably shy around guys, partly because they just dont often get into social situations involving lots of overt flirting, partly because theyre always worried about being spotted/rents finding out lol
i think its an age thing