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What makes Kuwait the most liberal country in the Gulf region?

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I believe you need firstly to define liberal, as the word has many connotations. From the perspective of politics, Kuwait is by far the most open. The country has an active parliament which regularly holds the government to account. Kuwait also has an opposition media, and issues are discussed in public. read more

Kuwait is a semi-democratic country with a hybrid political system divided by an elected parliament and appointed government. Kuwait has the highest degree of constitutionalism in the Gulf region, so it has the strongest civil society in the GCC region. Kuwait has the most free press in the Middle East and Arab world. read more

Kuwait would be on the lower end compared to the Gulf countries as you can't really bare too much skin, or grab drinks from hotels and hold hands in public, live together unmarried as easily. However, the locals, especially the younger ones are pretty cool with Western ideologies and will even take part in a lot of these things behind closed doors. read more

3) The other countries (Qatar, Kuwait & Bahrain) are more or less secondary in all aspects, while they may have amazing infrastructure and expensive hotels, the attitude of the locals is said to be extremely rude and arrogant. read more

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