Story highlights One Starbucks in Saudi Arabia banned women after a separation wall fell

While the wall was being repaired, Starbucks said that one store provided access only to men

Starbucks says it respects the culture of Saudi Arabia

(CNN) To the Western world, it's a surprising thing to see.

Until very recently, one Starbucks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, had a sign with the phrase, "Please no entrance for ladies."

The sign went up after a wall segregating families and single people when entering the coffee house fell down.

The temporary solution was to ban women from entering the Starbucks.

The full sign said, "PLEASE NO ENTRY FOR LADIES ONLY SEND YOUR DRIVER TO ORDER THANK YOU."

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