Social Life in Kuwait
Behavior
How most Kuwaitis behave and the expectations for how foreigners must behave is deeply rooted in the people's Islamic faith, but today there is great freedom on how to act and behave. Sometimes single women travelers are looked at oddly by conservative Muslims and for these same people it is also considered improper for a man to touch a woman, even holding your spouse's hand or offering to shake the hand of a person who is of the opposite sex can be considered inappropriate to a conservative Muslim. However, in Kuwait you'll rarely encounter these issues.
Additionally, Islamic law forbids pork products and alcohol; however there is little worry about adhering to these rules since neither is available anywhere in Kuwait. You should note that attempting to take either into the country is also strictly forbidden so don't try to smuggle any pork or alcohol into the country as punishments can be severe.
Dress
The dress in Kuwait is somewhat divided as modern western-styled clothing can be seen as can more conservative Islamic-inspired clothing and more traditional Kuwaiti clothing. The traditional clothing in Kuwait for women tends to include long pants, a long robe on top, of which there are numerous varieties, a scarf called a malfaa, a headdress called a shila, a facial covering, and the abaa, which is a large black piece of clothing that entirely covers a woman and her other clothing. For men white pants were the norm as was a large robe and full body covering called a deshdasha, although numerous other robes and shirts also existed. Men also tended to wear a hat of some sort as well as a jacket or vest.