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I'm heading to Dubai in a month and hoping to get some advice on speedos in Dubai. Are they commonly seen or are they frowned upon.
I will wear them no matter what but just trying to prepare myself before I get there.

I would check local laws before wearing one in a Muslim country. Certainly Muslim men wouldn't be wearing one. I believe Muslim men must not show the belly button or knees or anything in between.

Aussietriboy78 wrote:I'm heading to Dubai in a month and hoping to get some advice on speedos in Dubai. Are they commonly seen or are they frowned upon.
I will wear them no matter what but just trying to prepare myself before I get there.

From what I can tell, you can wear a speedo (no thongs) but only on the beach and hotel pools. Shorts everywhere else.
Also found this info.

Dress code
Women should dress modestly when in public areas like shopping malls. Clothes should cover the tops of the arms and legs, and underwear should not be visible. Swimming attire should be worn only on beaches or at swimming pools.

Relationships outside marriage
All sex outside marriage is illegal, irrespective of any relationship you may have with your partner in the UK. Same-sex marriages are not recognised and all homosexual sex is illegal. If the UAE authorities become aware that you’re conducting a sexual relationship outside marriage (as recognised by them), you run the risk of prosecution, imprisonment and/or a fine and deportation. It’s against the law to live together, or to share the same hotel room, with someone of the opposite sex to whom you aren’t married or closely related.

The UAE is in many respects a tolerant society and private life is respected, although there have been some reports of individuals being punished for sexual activity outside marriage, including homosexual activity, particularly where there is any public element, or the behaviour has caused offence. This applies both to expatriate residents and to tourists.

Due to the laws on sex outside marriage, if you become pregnant outside marriage, both you and your partner could face imprisonment and/or deportation. Doctors may ask for proof of marriage during ante-natal checks. An unmarried woman who gives birth in the UAE may also encounter problems when registering the birth of the child in the UAE, and could be arrested, imprisoned or deported. To get a birth certificate from the UAE authorities, you must provide a marriage certificate and the authorities may compare the date of the marriage against the estimated date of conception.

If you are still worried call the UAE Embassy in you area.
Here is the number just Incase. +61 3 9622 2000

Aussietriboy78 wrote:I'm heading to Dubai in a month and hoping to get some advice on speedos in Dubai. Are they commonly seen or are they frowned upon.
I will wear them no matter what but just trying to prepare myself before I get there.

I would be extremely careful about wearing them in Muslim countries. People there take their religion very, very seriously. You might want to find out if Muslims associate speedos with homosexual activity, which is forbidden. You don't want to find yourself being pursued by a mob of religious zealots who want to stone you to death...or worse.

I went there last year. I wouldn't wear one. Square cut at most at the hotel pool.

But then again they had those diving championships there and Steele Johnson and all them wore speedos there and at the hotel. But again, it was at the hotel. And they had good reason to be in speedos.

I wouldn't do it either. Just don't go there as a visitor.