Comments on Cat in the Gulf: Living in Qatar: Love or Hate? Part II

If u hate qatar dont come to it againg and we dont...

2009-10-18T19:06:19.628+04:00

If u hate qatar dont come to it againg and we dont want any eurpoean here I know it sooo hot but where ever you go there is an ac!!!
and if you wanna walk as a sport walk in the corniche at 8 am in the morning it`s the best time in the day and it`s not nicessory to walk all the daaaay!!!!!!
and now we are 2009 just go to any maal you will find wut do u want and moooore!!! and there is a good bookstores and museams and manny many else and just not to montion the towers when you look at them you feel youre in NY not qatar and do you know that Doha is the cleanset city in the world sooo my point is before you gudge seee and Qatar is the best plce I have ever seen and am proud to be qatari!!

Hey there Arslan,you can find a great resource on ...

2008-05-27T22:20:00.000+04:00

Hey there Arslan,

you can find a great resource on ILQ check out http://www.iloveqatar.net :)

Hi everyone!I am thinking of moving to Qatar from ...

2008-03-12T21:45:00.000+04:00

Hi everyone!
I am thinking of moving to Qatar from London...i really need some inside info..what is the place like in terms of sociability, nightlife, things to do, local culture and customs, prices (i heard rents for flats are really expensive!), places to see, ability to mix with expats and local population etc? How long does the average expat stay? what are the pros and cons of living in Qatar as compared to say Saudi, Dubai, Abu Dhabi? Any help and advice would be really appreciated...
Thanks

A

There will be no part III, it's 1-Love and 2-Hate....

2006-11-11T16:38:00.000+04:00

There will be no part III, it's 1-Love and 2-Hate. I'll have to come up with something else for the third part.

:^)

I am qatari and Qatar sucks! SUCKS!Can't wait for ...

2006-11-11T02:33:00.000+04:00

I am qatari and Qatar sucks! SUCKS!
Can't wait for part III :)

I swear I almost flattened 20 - 30 Indian army at ...

2006-10-22T20:47:00.000+04:00

I swear I almost flattened 20 - 30 Indian army at this kahraba something street, two weeks ago.

Snook,One day I'm gonna go lethal on their asses a...

2006-10-17T17:46:00.000+04:00

Snook,

One day I'm gonna go lethal on their asses and help them out, I swear. I've had it up to THERE with people who have no concept of a "road" and a "car".

"suicidal road crossers"Sorry but had to mark this...

2006-10-17T16:02:00.000+04:00

"suicidal road crossers"

Sorry but had to mark this. XD

Kaza,No, it will be "Who's Kaza?" and "Is she aliv...

2006-10-16T09:24:00.000+04:00

Kaza,

No, it will be "Who's Kaza?" and "Is she alive?"

Cowlick,

I so agree. Sadly, I am the one lashed by the odour!

Twix,

Why did everyone expect me to write some horrible untrue stuff?? I don't get it. Do I sound really mean? Or is it such a common trend to diss Qatar? Hmmm....

One thing I forgot to put on the list is noise. People have absolutely no idea what being quiet is. Yesterday I was subjected to a buggy race noise in the compound, at midnight. I wanted to shoot the bastards! Oh, and kids running around paying no attention to cars, with no adult in sight. Oh well...

lol!! I actually loved the list. I thought it wou...

2006-10-14T10:05:00.000+04:00

lol!! I actually loved the list. I thought it would be much worest. I have to agree with everything u said.

But im guality of being a manic driver who enjoys driving so close to expats.. the confusion look on their face as they drive their tiny hondas. hehe...

I was very suprised a couple of weeks ago reading about a person being lashed, i seriously never knew we had lashing as a legal punshiment in qatar. I agree we are well past those days.

Social life, doesnt exist, at all!! Unless u think starbucks is the centre of the universe.

I abhor smelly people too.. I think they should be...

2006-10-14T08:48:00.000+04:00

I abhor smelly people too.. I think they should be the ones getting the flogging/lashing if one has to have such a custom :p

I am waiting for your next blog post with the titl...

2006-10-13T21:53:00.000+04:00

I am waiting for your next blog post with the title: Kaza, Love or Hate? (I want a part I and part II) :D

Mise,Yes I realise that most of this stuff is gene...

2006-10-13T13:53:00.000+04:00

Mise,

Yes I realise that most of this stuff is generic to the Gulf, but that's what I don't like about Qatar and I listed it here. I forgot to add pathetic excuse for the traffic police. What a waste of air.

Mimi,

I missed your blog and your comments, don't disappear again! :^)

Wanderlusting,

Welcome to Life in Qatar, glad you like it here. It's funny that you find that the actual life in Qatar could be interesting :P

3anooda,

I don't do tags, but in this particular case you're lucky cause I've done this one, and I posted a link to my answer on your page :^)

tagged

2006-10-13T01:07:00.000+04:00

tagged

I love your blog...yay, more living vicariously th...

2006-10-12T08:46:00.000+04:00

I love your blog...yay, more living vicariously through other people's blogs.

Think my blog would be a bit more interesting too if I lived in Qatar. Hmmm. I'll sleep on it.

Hey Q.C. It's been a while but I have missed readi...

2006-10-10T13:58:00.000+04:00

Hey Q.C. It's been a while but I have missed reading your blog. Seems like I've missed quite a few posts but I'll have to comment on this one for now.
I think that when you're brought up in the Middle East and you're forced to enjoy whatever is available, u pretty much don't realise that you're missing out on anything! But when you're brought up in a foreign country and you're surrounded with different luxuries, and THEN you're forced to leave all that behind n come to the Middle East, THAT'S when u start regretting ever having to leave ur country behind. So for me.... It's true that I have to go back home every now n then, but atleast I have the privilege of experiencing life beyond the Middle East! Don't get me wrong. I'm grateful for what I have back home, but yeah.... we could do with some changes!!

Lotta stuff there Cat, and some that's generic in ...

2006-10-09T19:54:00.000+04:00

Lotta stuff there Cat, and some that's generic in the Gulf.

I love the desert, though. Not as much as I love green fields and trees, but it is gorgeous.

I can't wait to do my own list of good and bad about the UAE in a month.

G,That's exactly what I do!

2006-10-09T11:29:00.000+04:00

G,

That's exactly what I do!

LoL - nice one QC.. if i was you i would spend mos...

2006-10-09T11:27:00.000+04:00

LoL - nice one QC.. if i was you i would spend most of my off days traveling the world..

G

Mai,Welcome to Life in Qatar! :^)Yes I do have iss...

2006-10-09T10:00:00.000+04:00

Mai,

Welcome to Life in Qatar! :^)
Yes I do have issues with customer service and sales people, but I don't find significantly different attitudes back home so I can't really complain, can I? Actually, I think salespeople here are better than in Europe. Provided, of course, they know what they're selling. The will is there - it's the training and the knowledge of the product that they lack.

DG,

Yes, yes, yes, small town + small town mentality of certain small town dwellers. Bites you on the ass every time. But thanks, I didn't know you stayed here for me!! :-*

I can't actually think of anything good to say abo...

2006-10-08T21:36:00.000+04:00

I can't actually think of anything good to say about Qatar at the moment. Any place where you can't even write a blog that doesn't almost get you fired from work for its "inflamatory" comments is a crap place to be.

Also, the dating and social scene suck.

If it wasn't for Cat, Fish and Giasi, I would have left months ago.

Great List Cat, may i just reconfirm or add;- Walk...

2006-10-08T14:46:00.000+04:00

Great List Cat, may i just reconfirm or add;
- Walking... MAJOR MAJOR problem, makes u feel completely restricted and tied up esp when, for me for example, walking is an instant stress release remidy.
- bookstores/videostores dont get me started on how i would love to wake up one day to find one huge waterstones/borders and an HMV/virgin mega store just down the road or on the other end of town for that matter.
- Sales people are CLUELESS, and to top up their gibberish talk, you get ignored, dismissed and if they are listening, corrected!!!
- Customer servies...I cant stand it, when with absolute no minimum effort in stores you get the :" No mam, we dont have (habe)" only to find it around the corner from where he/she stands, if u were bothered to look that is.
-yes,lines/queues do NOT exist in Doha, esp in the streets.lol omy its these divas that get to me...all the time!
-Laborers living conditions here are inexcusable!!!!
-lack of good,well informed,Travel agents/agencies, and the availability of affordable custom made packages.
- i hate how i cant google ;-) most things/issues in town, and its not like we have a comprehensive monthly/weekly publication that really targets whats on in Doha? we need a large online information database ASAP.
- i agree, very limited oppertunities for any cultural gain!( but i have faith that Doha will improve in this aspect!i actually look forward to all the new galleries/museums)
- an ARAB woman in this town (as reem said) is a key issue/concern and might need a whole blog site on its own.
-For me the negative social aspects of Qatar/gulf region can be summerised in one quote " In this town, its not about what's right or wrong, its about what's common and what's not."

Fish,Yes, that too, but parcels are opened the wor...

2006-10-08T13:36:00.000+04:00

Fish,

Yes, that too, but parcels are opened the world over. I always get everything I order, so no complaints there for me yet. Laws are laws, and if they say some things are illegal - I can't complain if they stop them from being shipped.

Reem,

I don't even want to THINK about being an Arab woman in the Middle East. It's bad enough being a Western woman.

Omy,

Haha button pressing is not really Qatar's fault, and it's mostly people from the subcontinent that press it that way! I never understood why. Diva abaya girls rock though :-P My personal fave is those who cover their face with very thin veil yet wear so much makeup! They are usually the pushiest.

Susanne,

I guess it goes both ways - I am learning about Oz from you! :^)

3anooda,

It must be hard for Arab girls here, especially locals. They have so many limitations and rules to follow! Local girls prefer not to drive out of the fear that they will be chased by local guys (apparently it's a shame, too).

Snook,Thanks! And yes, you won't know what green i...

2006-10-08T13:29:00.000+04:00

Snook,

Thanks! And yes, you won't know what green is until you visit Europe! Of course there are rainforests elsewhere, but European green is much dearer to me.

3anooda,

No reasons at all that would make me leave - I love it here. I can get my fix of the things I miss when I travel, and I travel a lot.

13,

I know it's you, lol. I am sure you would have more reasons to dislike Qatar, but these are my reasons, and I don't have to put up with many things you have to go through.

Matt,

I have the same love for the row-after-row bookstores filled with everything ever printed. I have a wider selection of cookbooks here though, lol.

Salam,

No, actually, I don't hate it at all. It doesn't bother me. I can still buy what I want to buy, and I can have alcohol in the restaurant if I want to. My licence allows me a general supply of alcohol. Why should I complain? It's not my country, and they already accommodate my needs of having alcohol, in fact I am grateful for being able to buy it.

omy maki said: "diva abaya girls who think it's th...

2006-10-08T13:15:00.000+04:00

omy maki said: "diva abaya girls who think it's their absolute right to skip every queue"

HAHAHAHAHHA i love that.

reem said: "Try being an ARAB woman in the Middle East"

Sooooooooooooo true. so much will be passed up for a non arab but an arab doing such things!!! tsk tsk tsk.