What happens if you don't pray 5 times a day?

When I was living on campus at uni there were a lot of Muslim international students who were living there too. They were really proud of their Muslim identity but they didn't seem to follow the rules of Islam all that strictly, e.g. they didn't always eat halal food, they didn't pray 5 times a day, they joked around about having sex with the girls on campus (presumably that's haram unless you marry them first).

Now I'm working at a software development company and there are a couple of Muslims working here too. I've never ever seen them pull out a prayer mat and start praying Salat in all my time at the company, but I would expect to have seen it at least once if they are supposedly praying five times a day.

Now, I'm confused. If Muslims have an obligation to pray five times a day why do none of the Muslims that I know do that? Is there some sort of automatic dispensation from the requirement to pray if you live in a non-Muslim country? Or are these guys just breaking the rules? And if they are breaking the rules, what are the consequences? Will Allah punish them in Hell? Will they only get 71 virgins in heaven instead of 72? (I mean no disrespect in saying that)

In short, what happens if you fail to pray five times a day?

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