Hence the price of oil?

Richard, London,

Pete, where did it say he was Muslim?

Bemused, York,

"Based in Dubai" and "Middle Eastern businessman" does not mean he is a) native to the area or b) Muslim. There's a huge international contingent out there.

Rebecca, London,

Someone needs to do some maths...or the businessman needs to check his bill.. So each person of the 'around a dozen' drank just under 10 bottles each in 5 hours... That's impressive.. and I'm from Newcastle.

Bob Greeves, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Excellent. Always delighted to hear of fools and their money being parted. And Fraser Donaldson will no doubt be right. There's always a bigger fool waiting in the wings to entertain us.

eric campbell, harrogate, uk

They are pretty hardened drinkers for a country where alcohol is so tightly controlled, that's 103 bottles of wine and a bottle of vodka between 13 people.

Or perhaps there were a few friendly female hangers on in short skirts?

Dan, London,

Well it's nice (for which read: sickening) to know that some people have got such an excess of money over sense that they can have a good time, while the rest of us put up with being mugged through taxation every which way we turn.

I am NOT impressed.

Mark Thomas, Biddulph, Staffordshire,

'Middle Eastern' doesn't necessaril mean Muslim. There are lots of Assyrian Christians, Armenian Orthodox Christians and many different Jewish communities. E.g. in Turkey there is a large community of Jews who have been there since they fled Spain to the Ottoman Empire when the Catholic Church took over under Isabella and Philip. Their number was augmented when Turkey accepted the boatloads of Jewish refugees from Europe in the second world war (the same ones who were typically turned away by Western countries......) And so on

Ruth, London,

Pete, the article says "Middle Eastern", that doesn't automatically mean Muslim.

Dave, Kent, UK

The customer was anonymous you should not assume everyone from the middle east is a Muslim.

Joseph Kellie, Edinburgh, Scotland

Gosh Pete, have you ever thought that maybe not everyone from the Middle East is a Muslim? But then you might have to imagine, if you can, that not everyone in England is a Christian. Go on, try.

Bigot, Little Nowhere, USA

I presume 12 or so people were not able to drink all of this. I count a total of 101 bottles of champagne plus a bottle of vodka.... Its impossible for 12 people to drink anything similar to this in 5 hours. I can't believe the guy signed the credit card slip!

Anon, Anon, USA

I thought Muslims arent allowed to drink.

Pete, Cov,

cheers

Tee total, Blackburn,