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[aysha]

Thanks for the comment... will check for typo error too!

[baka_janai]

And if you are a woman, learn to adjust with the attention some 'big moustache' have upon you.  If you don't, have the guts to work out without any reservation, like I did!

These were the lines that set off the radar.

[baka_janai]

work out without any reservation

When I first read this I didn't have any clue what this meant.  But I've just realized that it might mean JUST EXACTLY WHAT YOU WROTE.  That is, you are advising female expats to "work out" (do exercise) just as they would "back home."

Maybe the reason I didn't get this, is that if you actually mean women should go ahead and work out, in public areas, wearing the sort of outfits many American women wear to work out at stylish gyms and public beaches, well, then that is so hopelessly naive as to have flown right over my head.

I'm a male and I would NEVER work out in what I would have worked out in in Southern Cal.  And in fact, I don't believe I wore a pair of shorts during the entire decade I was in the Middle East.  Nor did I ever see an Omani wearing a pair of shorts in public.

Surely that is NOT what you meant.  In which case, I have no idea what you mean with this phrase.

[baka_janai]

Thanks for the comment... will check for typo error too!

Umm...that would be "errors." 

[aysha]

Thanks for the check again, mate!

[aysha]

Oops... now I know where it all began!  Sorry for the goof!  I meant "walk out" and not "work out"!!!
I should put on my glasses before I type. Hope the others would have caught hold of the mistake too!!! Thanks Baka!

[baka_janai]

Thanks for the check again, mate!

Aw, I reckon I understand now!  With a moniker like "back o' Bourke" I shouldn't 'av been so thick.  But then it IS a bit of a stretch to claim "English" as a native language! :  )

[baka_janai]

...not all countries observe equal rights for women and children despite claiming to be one!

Which?  A woman or a child?

[hollow_man]

BTW, English is my first language to those who are curious!!!

What is your first language to those who are not curious?

Seriously, you seem good natured, and I hate to be suspicious, but you absolutely do not write like someone whose first language is English.

[aysha]

Absolutely right... not "English" enough or shall I say not "American" enough! I wonder what gave away my secret identity... being polite I guess?

[daniel_von_flanagan]

I have learned today that "biasness" is an actual word.  Thank you! - DvF

[aandsdean]

I have learned today that "biasness" is an actual word.  Thank you! - DvF

This thread comes up fifth on Google right now.  "Biasness" turns out to have to do with the orientation of the "grain" of a fabric's weave.  A noun, but not the same noun.

OP, "bias" will do.

[daniel_von_flanagan]

OED defines it a "obliquity", and dates it to the early 17th century. - DvF

[baka_janai]

OED defines it a "obliquity", and dates it to the early 17th century. - DvF

Obliquity.  Now there's a word we want to use more often.  Biasness?  Not so much.

[baka_janai]

... being polite I guess?

Too right!  Either that or the boozy grammar.