Why people get a bad impression of Qataris

The flashing landcruisers are ABOVE THE LAW

I think this is not about nationality, race or even age...

It doesn't matter where one sets his/her foot on. No matter how good MOST people around are, He/she will find others who will tick him/her off.

That is nature. Vicious as it is, it is nature. No matter how much good is done, one can mostly remember the mistakes made. That is how humanity view each other.

We look for what is bad disregarding the good. And we only notice the good things, when the time is too late.

"Love is like a Rhino, short-sighted and hasty;

if it cannot find a way, It will make a way"

I like Sunshine's point number three. I've always felt I am something of a Greek Goddess ;)

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If some people are having bad impression of Qataris, can anyone tell me which nationality you have good impression of, excluding your own?

While stuck in a massive jam caused by lorries lining up on the right side of the road, heading towards Aspire, a young Qatari guy in a big 4WD was similarly caught and I let him cut across my path and pass - not because he's a Qatari but because he was caught between the front lorry and the other one trying to cram into line. He was well mannered enough to acknowledge it by gesturing a thank you.

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Don't want no drama,

No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama

been here 12 years, yet today heard a story that distresses me. An aquaintice, lebanese / palestinian been here since 1958 with no problems, well connected to locals etc. Had a minor bump but the guy in the car started to manouever his car to avoid blame, took a phote to record this, next thing he's got assaulted thru his car window. Police called by assailant, who is a fireman, technically police, friend in court. Sworn on Quran by assailant that qatar was insulted etc. Case adjourned twice. Whats happening here?

Justice is truth and more important than relationships, family, tribe, nationality etc.

Expats do have their choices wher to work since there are many other countries too which requre them??

They may not respect most of the locals due to their nature and attitude towards them. that doesnt mean that they got to runaway from here. You dont buy a house making sure you neighbours are gona be in harmony with u . If they are not, you gota just dont care about it and live on...

they are here for a purpose, and they do it. this matter , i dont think it bothers them much, comments and opinions are part of the thread and discussion only.

Basic reason is education and the language issue. They dont look at you, they dont share a smile, they never greet you..even at an accidental eye contact they act like they r not seeing a human.. huh.. I am not generalising just meant 99 of the 100 of them only.

Now tell me to get lost from here, I may not unless I get a better break.. because i just dont care wht they are, it doesnt bothers me.. then ask me why??..because its a public forum and a subject on discussion, thats it.

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Every society is judged by how

it treats it's least fortunates.

whilst ex-pats are here for the money, qatar is also in need of them, otherwise why invite them here for jobs.. Moneera, you make it sound like ex-pats need qatar for their survival, when infact it goes both ways..your offended at the crtisicsm but have no problem offending all ex-pats. PM is right when she says " people that love their country most will be the ones who admit their errors and try to change." No country is perfect but the difference when a country tries to acknowledge what needs changing and works on that to make it a great country for all, locals and ex-pats and immigrants.

Genesis IS a Qatari also...

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

i dont think its fair for sum of u ppl to say tht u dont like the locals, then get out. some of us have been born here, raised here and our whole life is here. how can u tell us to get out, coz this is the only country we know and have ever known. its ok if u have come here to work, spend a few years and leave. but all are not like that. we have spend our entire life here.

i know that all the qataris are not the same. and i discussed this rude attitude tht sum qataris have towards expatriates with a qatari friend .n he told me tht sum qataris see the other expatriates as follows:

1) They c the expatriates lower than themselves.

2) They c them taking the jobs that they are supposed to have.

3) They have the attitude of sum kind of Greek God or sumthing.

But overall there are still a few like my friends and colleagues who arent like that and maybe thts y they r my friends. :)

this is just one instance of unexplainable bias in this country. Once I was smoking in Costa Coffee in LandMark beside 3 Qatari Guys... I was the only one asked to stop smoking!!! and the 3 guys just stared at me...:-( talk about rudeness...

Well Genesis ,,, We all love our country even if they gonna kill us . You haven't seen how much Qataries love Qatar and you havent seen them taking in Arabic about the love of Qatar

You haven't seen TV, Radios, Newspapers .... ect

You Havent listen to Poetry sings through The Sword dancing which YOU'LL never ever understand it cuz it a v. v. deeep dialect and words.

You havent listen to our Grandfathers and mothers

See How much do Qataries love thier country in the National Day

Having money ( Thank God ) doesn't mean that we love Qatar cuz of its properties

NO ... QATAR'S LOVE RUNS THROUGH OUR HOT BLOOD

May Allah bless My Qatar and it's people

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I understand your enthusiasm. Like you i get worked up when reading "ignorant" & "arrogant" Qataris threads.

But let's stop & think about it...

How many Qataris really love Qatar(without waiting for something in return, abuse their power & accept commissions--i think the state of the roads after the rain, says it all)? and love its people (not only the clan or the tribe)?

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Yeah and I will always say with proud "I am Qatari" Thank GOD I don't have to leave my country looking for money.

I love my country, my Amire and my ppl and everyone respects First MY COUNTRY, MY AMIRE, ME, And QATAR"S PPL, I will respect him for sure

they r here basiclly for the same reason everyone is here "MONEY"... they cant make that much of tax free money back home so they r here "INCLUDING MYSELF"

it is always greener on the other side!!!

take a break guys! respect each one arround u to be respected!....

Ibrahim they still staying cuz no country would give them a goood salaries as Qatar.

Anyone doesn't like locals I will say to him simply " GO Back to ur country and try finding a job, why have you leave your country? Why are you still between ignorant and uneducated ppl?? Why are you torturing yourself with this kind of life?

we have a Familiar Proverbs says:

"من طــــلع من داره .. قل مقداره"

The one leaves his home, reduces from his value

sorry but I have to be rude with the rudes

i agree with u!

i have lived in bahrain and dubai and now i am in doha..most of expats are always complainting about locals!! i really wander if they dont like it y r they in here!!!

as there is locals being superior in some places they do have the right coz its there country...and on the other hand there is locals i have seen in bahrain and in dubai that they cant even have a house to get married or even have a decent job!

Qatar..dubai..bahrain...are countries like any where else! i dont know y ppl keep generalizing on nationalities from a bad experience...

i had bad experience with each nationality so this means the whole world r bad!

grow up ppl! we live in one world called earth....if u dont like it try mars...or SUN!

ّI don't know why most ppl here when they had a little problem or a stupid position are generalizing ? They always say Qataries Qataries Qataries

I've also had Qatari's do something rude to me and I'M a Qatari.

So,,, if you don't love Qatar why are you still staying here ??????

I've had enough to hear people complain about Qataries

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Well, I suppose then, it depends on what is constructive criticism really is and how its put across.......even then some can take it and others can't.....I've worked in many places and have realised that some cultures take offence even if it is done the right way!

supernurse - In every culture you will find those who can take it and those who can't, I know for a fact what would happen if I were to be honest with a woman from any cultural background and told her she needs to lose weight.

Constructive criticism is a culture thing, some can take it, others can't!

You closet racists calling generalizing a whole group of people "constructive criticism" need to go and do your homework, and find out exactly what constructive criticism is, then compare it to the stupidity you display on here with your ignorant comments.

What you said is absolutely correct. If a particular group of people cannot accept valid and constructive criticism then there is something wrong with them.

you know... it seems that everyone else needs to be able to deal with differences and accept criticism. Not here. I have had some annoying experiences. But over here we cannot say it otherwise we are seen as lunatic, bad mean people. so, I keep quiet and when enough is enough I will go back home. Honestly there is an amazing over reaction when anything is said about Qatar that is not a compliment.

Ahh and the saga continues... Hub, I wasnt upset at the parking guy, if you read the post I was upset at the policeman... but as I am accused of generalized I will also accuse people or reading into things what they see fit.

Will you tell me that when faced with any situation in the USA, that a policeman will come up to a person and say "Hey, he is American, if he was another nationality we could do something about it"?

So sorry that happened to you but in the USA that happens all the time regardless of race, sex or creed. Whats worse is I can say that that is nothing compared to what the 12-15 million Muslims in the USA go through every day. (We will never stop paying for 9/11)

Although I do realize you are upset it's a pretty rediculous thing to have gotten so wound up over.

Having been to Qatar and knowing the people there this is definately not indicitive of the Qatari's I know and associate with and hopefully you realize that.

I love Qatar ...

Yet

i hate its government

i hate its people ...

I know what you mean. I stay away from expats as much as possible whilst overseas, a lot of them are just an embarassment as well as being very irritating.

Overlook - if I treated some foreigners the way some brits do, I too could be charged with a criminal offense, serious time in jail for knifing someone around here.

As a brit, if I treated a foriegner in the UK in the same way that some Qataris treat foriegners here, I could be charged for racial discramination, which is a criminal offence. How many times have I booked flights (very early) on QA and specified seats in the front end of economy, only to be be received by head shakes and a firm 'no' when we check in for the flight? There is no equality here and there never has been or will be.

.... omg, this thread has blown up waaaaaay out of proportion ! I think the point has been made and understood - deal each case individually.

"Go look around the forums and see how Mr Paul, Brit Expat, and other foreign users defend their nation vehemently when attacked as being racist by some posters,"

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NIL ILLEGITIMI CARBORUNDUM

Qataris love you too Karena ;)

I have to say reading this thread (long thread) that I must make a point to show the deepest respect to every waitress, banker, construction road worker, clerk and so on so that they would never assume that I felt that I was better or lower than them. I also must make sure not to generalize and look at each individual instead of grouping.

Britexpat I must ask, since you came to the fore in this thread, (involuntarily or not) do you have a problem with Americans? I didn't want to be a coward and hide in PM but I must say after reading many of your posts, you appear to have a real disgust for the yank. I can understand much of what you have ranted about because I have seen it first hand. Please don't take offense but I wanted to ask since I've become active on QL. I hope that you and others will (like the point of this thread) look at the individual (or individual scenario) and take one voice or idea for that.

For myself, I feel I've been a real ass on opinion and must remind myself to not group one attitude with an entire population. Glad to be an expate.

George mikes is a hungarian comedian. However his books were written long ago and not very sensibly. As funny as they are!

They ring of very few truths and will not give you a good picture of what it means to be british or live as a foreigner in britain.

If you would like a good book to help understand the culture a bit better then I would recommend "Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Fox, Kate."

She is a british social scientist who literally spells out for us the way the culture and british mind works.

"By David Pritchard (Madrid, Spain)

This book starts out with a dose of political correctness and a tendency to over-qualify everything, in the usual manner of academics. At this, I groaned. But the author seems to have realised the danger, and once past the introduction the writing is ceaselessly fascinating, amusing and clever.

The previous reviewer who claims that the book is not really based on scientific study is, I'm sure, wrong. A stunning amount of research clearly went into this, even if the standard of proof is not (and cannot be) something a physicist would regard as acceptable. This is no mere collection of anecdotes, but of series of conclusions derived from painstaking observation.

If the conclusions seem like clichés, it's because much of what has been observed about the English over the years is, in fact, true, and continues to be so even today - when some might have us believe that we've become so diverse that no rules apply any more, a notion which Kate Fox exposes as nonsense. The genius of this book is that it scratches beneath the surface of "ethnographic dazzle" - the noisy chaos and diversity which causes us to believe that there are no patterns to our behaviour - and lays out the hidden rules for our perusal and amusement.

This book really is funny. Every few pages I had to laugh out loud at one of Fox's witty observations. Most of all, however, it's thought-provoking. I have a special interest in understanding the English because I no longer live in England; the experience of grappling with another culture makes you look more closely at your own. Reading this book made me think that we all need to make a collective visit to the psychiatrist. Much of the stuff about class is frighteningly spot-on, I fear, as are the observations about our social ineptness. Any English people who read this will find themselves constantly checking their own personalities for the litany of wacky behavioural traits Fox describes, and finding it all too close for comfort. But it's by no means all negative; casting aside all of those unpatriotic academic inhibitions, the author finds much to praise in the English character.

Read it. You'll be glad you did. "

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

lol, sure I do... never had any reason to hate such people... but I dont think it had much to do with nationality.

i know how much you hate those sweet pepole

arrrggg... I wasnt pissed at him anyway... you know better than that... me hating Qataris

genius you.... :))

leave Qataris alone

lmao, I knew it was you

i would say Buff up your brain,..It seems that Mrs Amound had a bad experience with one or two Qataris, and now its time to revenge from the entire country.

assholes are everywhere,I guess you can have this ''asshole experience'' everywhere, in Canada, SYRIA, and here in Qatar.....I think you are the only one who have a bad impression of Qataris

salute Mrs Great

lots of bullets flying out there for a while...is it safe to come out now?

alma- Thanks for the link, I will check it out.

http://yadiin.blogspot.com/

You talk about a book most of us have probably never heard

SCotiabank - it is never too late to learn about a good book

George Mikes : How to be an alien is well -known in Britain :

here is the online version

http://f2.org/humour/howalien.html

Isnt the handle Scotiaband a name of a canadian bank... it is the constant name calling, rudeness and harshness from you guys that fortifies this, not the title of my post.

I have also been told off for not answering EVERY post. There are 200+ posts.

g6ree - I noticed how she jumped on Doctora for that "ignorant expat" comment but was pretty indifferent to other blatant generalizations made about Qataris. Not saying she be defending Qatar but neither should she be expecting others to believe she is truly neutral when she asks for more positivity.

Amoud - Wow now you are trying to make it seem as if the 'why' was questioning others perspective as opposed to your own, funny how it transformed from your original claim that the title was to show there are double standards when exercising the law here, meaning double standards of the law = bad impression of Qataris from people. From my perspective it is the ignorant leeches who get the bad impression of all Qataris because of what some individual or individuals had said to them.

Oh and make sure to test out the bath with the hairdryer for yourself before you put your kids in it.

I am not conveniently sarcastic, check my other posts.. I am always sarcastic :)

You amuse me. What a work of art this one is! You emphasize that you write in jest and your posts are written tongue in cheek, but you're only sarcastic when it's convenient. Do you want the other Qataris to lie and say you dont sound like a hypocrite? fine then, you're not a hypocrite! like you, I'll call a spade a spade, except in my case it's actually true.

Doctora and scotia- word of advice, dont even bother giving the likes of her the time of day. Very two faced this one!

Ok Alexa, Im done now. You can start "pitying" me and start yapping away about how common sense left the building...especially yours.

Do you not understand the meaning of the word Why? Are you putting the correct emphasis on the text of the sentence? People always bash.. this was a little insight. If you can only read one meaning into this you have a very small perceprion of the world.

I think I will take my kids to play with the hairdryer in the bath now before bed.

Amoud- No you don't get it, my point is that YOU ARE USING THIS DOUBLE STANDARD TO JUDGE QATARIS. Read your own damn title, it says "Why people get a bad impression of Qataris", ok? The police was at fault, not the Qataris that you are implying should shoulder the blame for this 'bad impression' of them, it's not our fault some cop said that to you about the law. You used a stupid example trying to rationalize an answer to a dumb question. That cop does not represent all cops in Doha, that cop's interpretation of the law does not represent that of every Qatari? Ok?

I have seen tv shows on racists who married someone of another race and hate their kids, who knows what was behind their intentions of getting married in the first place. Not saying you hate your kids, but marrying a man of another race doesn't all of neutralize racist generalizations you make. READ YOUR TITLE FOR THE LAST TIME "WHY PEOPLE GET A BAD IMPRESSION OF QATARIS", that is a generalization, that is racist.

Ya'll still dont get it, I wasn not ranting about the Qatari guy cutting me off, and wasnt pissed at him. He could have been Chinese for all I cared (and I am sure that would have made everyone feel better). I WAS PISSED AT THE POLICEMAN!!! AND THE SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS A DOUBLE STANDARD OF "LAW" IN QATAR.

If I am a racist pig, I must also hate my own children, husband, and in-laws.

britexpat - well from your other posts on this forum it is pretty obvious you are a respectable person with an open mind. You never crossed me as someone I would consider ignorant like a lot of other people on this forum. It saddens me that people such as yourself come to Qatar with good intentions and are treated the same as the cold mercenaries who are brought here too.

thanks Britexpat

((((When i was in Saudi, I used to get really irritated by Saudi drivers. One day i got cut up and was fuming. I was talking to a Saudi old guy about it. He said something which helped me.

He asked, did this moron only do this to you or others also.

I said, that theer were others including Saudis.

So, he said, it wasn't personal. The guy was a moron and acted like this with even his compatriates.)))

READ HIS POST, YOU MIGHT UNDERSTAND WHAT I TRIED TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND ALL ALONG

READ IT FROM A WESTERNER

When i was in Saudi, I used to get really irritated by Saudi drivers. One day i got cut up and was fuming. I was talking to a Saudi old guy about it. He said something which helped me.

He asked, did this moron only do this to you or others also.

I said, that theer were others including Saudis.

So, he said, it wasn't personal. The guy was a moron and acted like this with even his compatriates.

you said what i wanted to say

i applaud both of you....

Why don't you write it?

If it is written sarcastically. People will buy it & it might be a hit!

Daily Qataris fetch alraya newspaper for mo7md cartoon who sarcastically criticizes qatari life style

here is one about bad driving:

With all due respect, Your earlier posts are not sarcastically written ,it a blunt hate.

Alma - 3rd time I am saying it, go look around the forum in the threads about the Qatari boy who was killed to see how brits respond to accusations of widespread racism in the UK. You talk about a book most of us have probably never heard of yet are too lazy to look in threads within this forum that prove what I am saying is right, and that you and your bunch are nothing but ignorant racists.

There are egyptian plays that mock the GCC arabs and they are popular here, so once again you fail. There's a big difference between poking fun at nationality and using some dumb example of a car spot being 'stolen' as a reason among others as to why people should view Qataris in a negative light. Everyone here jumps on 7essab when he talks negatively of the West, but when he does it, he is being 'extreme', however when an ignorant expat makes a comment of the same nature and Qataris argue back, they are being 'defensive'. Your blindness to your own hypocrisy is what is pitiful.

http://yadiin.blogspot.com/

Once upon a time there was an eastern European man who emigrated to Britain .He saw many strange things there .Some years later he wrote a book on The Brits and their strange things called : HOW TO BE AN ALIEN .

He made fun of the Brits : he called them hypocritical , full of superiority , who are chatting on the weather all the time and drinking their hot tea .

What was the reaction of the Brit ? Did they call him a bunch of eastern European ?Did they call him a hate monger ? No - the Brits were having very good laugh when reading this book - so it became a bestseller .

What would happen if I wrote similar a book on the Qatari ?What do you think ?

amoud - Don't even try and compare your racist thread to that one made about Canadians that was obviously made in jest. You make a blank statement about why people have negative view of Qataris, these are the same people that fall under what Doctora described as IGNORANT EXPATS. Go look around the forums and see how Mr Paul, Brit Expat, and other foreign users defend their nation vehemently when attacked as being racist by some posters, unsurprisingly you conveniently ignored it when I brought it up here.

Your intentions were to bash Qataris and Qatar with this thread, not be objective, and that is pretty apparent from how you titled the thread. And yes Alexa, I also do consider the likes of her as an ignorant expat.

Doctora no one is putting a gun to your head telling you to post, whatever you are tranforming into is because you are allowing it. Take it easy, as I said if you didnt post like this no one would even say anything to you, I think it has gotten to the point that people are just trying to p*ss you off because you are getting so worked up.

Anger is a choice...

What do you mean i need to take credit for my actions???????????????

again, you need to take credit for your actions, and again I have to ask you... why do you care?

i assure you that this goes in most of Qataris brains when they read Qatar Hating Site

(THEY REALLY HATE US)

so go figure who transformed me .....

You can't teach experience...

I am completely lost Doctora, must be my ignorance. Who tranformed you? You are responsible for your own actions. Don't take all this so seriously, it really isnt worth it. You are obviously going nuts over this, but you know what, if you stopped posting you wouldnt be given any of us any satisfaction and it would probably stop.

Again, let me reiterate that this post was merely a vent to how there are double standard laws (please dont tell me there is not) and it turned into something retarded.

because you're hypocrites

you just express your hatred here. but don't say it in public. If yo really cared about the country your living in at the moment, you'd say something to change it.Thats we Qataris are trying to do. And there i was thinking that in next year parliament election i'll be voting for more rights for expatriates. How fool was i

Oh, and about doctora....she may have worked hard on her degrees...now it is time to work on the rest...IMHO.

DO YOU EVEN KNOW ME TO JUDGE ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks but I'm not waiting to take credit for my work, it's something between me and God

this Qatar Hating site (Sorry Qatari), was a playground for IGNORANT EXPATS (not all ) WHO KNOW NOTHIG ABOUT QATARIS, just coming here to whine and whine and whine about their pathetic lives

go get a life LOSERS

OH AND THANK YOU FOR TRANSFORMING ME TO YOUR FAMOUS STEREOTYPE (AN ARROGANT QATARI)

P.S ALEXA NO ONE NEEDS YOUR PITY

it is not really sarcasm Doctora rather more leaning toward satire... but thats my point. We dont take it personally, we know our country and are confident that whatever anyone says doesnt change anything. We turn it into a joking matter because at the end of the day... we dont care what anyone thinks and know that is someone is saying something we dont like arguing like nuts is not going to change their opinion, only reinforce it.

Again, why do you care what an ignorant bunch of expats think?

Because you don't dare to speak your mind in public. you just crawl behind your keyboards.

All the issues are discussed in our dailies & even there is shows in tv about those issues.

What is written here is not criticism . This is racism & hatred against us

Alma and ALL OF YOU

If you can read Qatari arabic newspaper you will know that we QATARIS criticize everything in our country and we want our country to develop and prosper....

so don't come in here and preach to us what to do ??

we are not waiting for a BUNCH OF IGNORANT EXPATS WHO DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT OUR CULTURE AND TRADITIONS TO TELL US WHAT IS GOOD FOR US AND WHAT IS NOT?

i read the thread about canadians and it's all SARCASM

this is where it's going...

Why don't you ask doctora how long it took her to get her degree, how many operation she attended?, how many times she were called in the middle of the night for patients. Offcourse she'll go extreme when a bored eastern European trash generalize and call Qatari doctors are bad

"OUR CULTURE ABD TRADITION"

Alexa YES

A BUNCH OF IGNORANT EXPATS

can't you stand the heat???

Doctora, not true that people dont know anything about Qataris... no one is preaching to you and it is a shame that you have taken this as a personal vendetta.

There is a thread on QL saying "What, no hatred for Canadian?" Go there and see the Canadians reaction to critism, it is way different that yours.

Bottom line Doctora, if you are satisfied with Qatar, its policies and think we are all stupid why do you lower yourself to our level to post your comments? Do you think the manner in which you comment changes peoples minds about Qatar or fortifies what they already assume?

Yemen is NOT one of the GULF countries you idiot

All my bosses are Qataris. They are too nice. They may raise their voices a few times but they're just like that.. they talk loud. LOL

When I'm alone at the office doing some extra hours they check if I'm okay and if they would need to call in the teaboy so that I won't be alone.

Working with them has totally changed all my wrong perceptions about Qataris.

TOTALLY.

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http://yadiin.blogspot.com/

YOU Guys from Qatar !

Do not get furious whenever your country or your people is criticized .For a country where criticism is no tolerated will not flourish but decline !

http://yadiin.blogspot.com

Doctora ! I am so happy to hear that Hamad has system to get rid of the weak doctors .( mako wasta .mako?)

I only do not understand if they have a system - how could it happen that a fake Indian doctor had been working for three years when he was caught by the ministry .( and not by other doctors )

English is not a must for the doctors of Hamad ?

why do you assume we treat Filipinos as slaves? i know a lot who are friends & colleagues.

Will this bashing ever stop?

DEBASISAH KUNDU- Like I said before, your Indian brothers who exploit their own people here in some labor camps should also be "thankful to god" that they managed to move to the top instead of being selfish and greedy and robbing poor men out of their pay checks. Many cases have been made here of Indian managers who routinely take food out of their own people's mouth by not paying them for months, it is not solely Qataris who exploit these poor people.

CAMILA - You are full of crap. Qataris screaming out loud when their demands are not met? Where did you see this happening and how do you know they are Qatari? Can you understand Arabic let alone the distinguish the Qatari dialect from other Arabic ones? Let me guess, they were screaming in broken english "HEY I AM QATARI!!!!" because their food was late. I been around the world and around many Qataris abroad, and not once have I seen anything you are claiming, maybe there were a handful of people who behaved like that, but I still believe you are just bsing now to make a stupid point.

People like you are leeches and I wish they were more selective with who they hired, believe it or not but some expats actually come here with respect for the country and people and an interest in doing their job properly. That is my beef with how a lot of expats are hired over here, they don't distinguish between the truly hard-working and trash, I am fed up with trash quite frankly.

All they do is compare themselves to a wealthy Qatari driving a new $200,000 car and start grumbling about how they are lazy blah blah. Yet the real problem is they are insecure, have low self esteem and are jealous. These leeches actually think all Qataris can afford such luxuries and just hate on them based on that, then all of a sudden they turn into champions of human rights here. Let me ask how many of you people who whine about nepalis being abused in Qatar actually looked back at your own countries human right records? And tell me what exactly you did to address them? Addressing them the same way you expect every Qatari to take the blame for the issue and somehow make it disappear over night.

i think its quite common people when they leave their country and move to some other country they will always talk shit abt the local people.... i dont think therz a single person who has not done this

There is only ONE reason why we are here! And as soon as the job is finished there is not much that justify being in Qatar.

Unfortunately this people do not have any respect for anyone who is out of their "sacred" circle, over here we own them respect - and it is ok, it is their country not oour home, thank god - but what annoys me is that they dont give others the same respect they demand when they are overseas, they scream out loud when they think their rights are not what they expect but when it comes to use the same standards to others... we get their attitude.

Have been in their country for few months and besides lowering my expectations to everything I ahve been convincing myself to just understand that every single Qatari knows nobody is here because of the place or the people. We come, make the money and leave to live a good life.

I thought being here would teach me that the usual reputation about these guys is not what they actually are... I guess I was wrong. You cannot show any affection in public but you can treat a philipino as a slave. Go figure!

Dear PH and Amnesia, the Qatari people should be thankful to God for being blessed with so much natural resources instead of being so arrogant.You talk of previous generation bearing so much hardships, then why other Gulf countries like Yemen do not have oil and Gas. According to you their former leaders must have commited lot of sins and were very wasteful to deserve this condition. Please do not bring the whole Gulf region when the discussion is about Qatar only.

If u carry this attitude, then time is not far away when the future generation will blame your wasteful nature for their misery.

I am not jealous that people here are enjoying their God given prosperity without having to work much. But atleast do not curse the people who are working here for peanuts for keeping all your systems running.From this forum I read that you dont even have good doctors here.The doctors also come from other Arab states like Egypt,Syria and Jordan.There is a saying,u know, make hay while the sun shines.

And before calling everybody leeches, be sure who the real leeches are.I will not name them, but I have seen they are given preferential treatment here because of where they come from. Isn't this racism?

cuz qatari's bully asians or anyone smaller then them

I was just musing the fact that a Qatari has never annoyed me by

a) copious spitting

b) staring

c) smelling like a dead ferret

You have to hand it to the Khaleeje boys they are the best smelling in the world.....

it is lovely having that smell waft passed you rather than something that churns your stomach and puts you off dinner

Goats and football huh! LOL As long as you don't end up eating camel eyeballs now!

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i wouldnt call my self good or upstanding but i try to be polite...saying that i think i have annoyed 3 people in the last 7 days.

but i like people and like to listen and talk...

amazing the things you find out...from goats to football

debasish kundu - Maybe the ignorant Qataris should be more like some of your enlightened Indian brothers here who have no qualms with abusing their own folk and discriminating against them because of their social status.

Ironic you talk about ignorance and petrol running out yet you are unaware that Qatar has one of the largest gas fields in the world, it's going to be several generations before Qataris are running to the US/UK for cheap labor, so get back to work before you are disposed of and replaced with another mercenary.

Oryx I take back only keeping muslims in muslim countries! It is nice to know that there are some good upstanding Brits there too!

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well i must be awful too.. because I seem to enjoy the company of these rude people...

yesterday it was juice with one Q chum

today coffee with another Q chum

yes we just sat in the shopping mall just making everyone's life a complete misery making them wish they hadn't even heard of the bad Q word - of course being a brit we are in cahoots so it all came so naturally..

Get a life you sad paranoid git DK

you will find in life that most but not all will treat you as they find you.

and if you dont get on... stay away and keep your gob shut.... for the sake of some peace and maturity

Doctora hearing such statements makes me so angry I can actually feel tears welling up in my eyes. ugggg What horrible ungrateeful people.

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Thats the best statement I have heard today amnesia!

Its about time the gulf starts kicking out the leeches and hiring "friends" of the country. Such as muslims who make hijrah to live in a muslim enviroment rather then then those only after money!

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thanks amnesia and my princess

What a rude and racist statement to make.

Allah blessed Qataris and the gulf with oil because their leaders at one point suffered in hardship and kept a pure sunni religion with them.

And how dare you go and criticize them for being blessed after such hardship! Whats more the world could not run without the power of oil and gas delivered by the Gulf countries.

So before you start putting them down remember that it is God who blessed them with abundance and made the world dependent on them to the extreme!

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maybe us ignorant Qatari's can also wise up to the fact that we're hiring leeches like you who have nothing better to do but bag on all Qataris.

People ask why there is so much racism in the world *sighs*

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Don't you worry.The rate at which the Americans and Brits are taking away their petrol, after a few years these people will have nothing to sell. And these Qataris are ignorant too. May be, then they will come to your country to work as labourers, then you will have the chance to get even with them. So cheer up guys.

ok i got your point, i agree with you.

and Molly i know what you are talking about, i am a physician and i know how some of us treat nurses (any part in the world) ...Unacceptable

Molly from Canada it is all a matter of classicism within the cultures in the east. This is a very common occurance in pakistan as well.

And pakistani doctors are often bamboozled by the amount of autonomy nurses have in the west. I also do not agree with thinking them second class citizens by arrogant doctors. Particularly nurses such as yourself who I gather is a specialized nurse with a high degree of professionalism.

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I've been here just a little while and I can tell you, and I am a nurse with a PhD in hospital administration, that the nurses here have varied professional, educational and practical skills and some will never be licensed by the NHA as they are not degree holders at all. The Qatari physicians I've encountered are trained in English for sure and most are very hard working professionals. However, in all fairness to nurses here from all over the world, there appears to be a lack of respect for them from physicians (of all nationalities) and I've witnessed absolutely appalling attitudes from physicians in the way they speak to the nurses as if they were their maids, barking orders at them and calling them names - shocking!

(((Second of all, Doctors learn medicine in English in almost every country in the world outside of china. Particularly in the middle east, pakistan and india.))))

Qataris are not encouraged to learn medicine in Arab countries anymore

so ......they learn it in Europe, Canada, USA with their respective languages.

((((Qatar is not like saudi.. but I would say that even saudis are unable to push themselves through in medicine. Added to the fact that arab women are some of the hardest workers in the gulf particularly in medicine!))))))

i don't agree with you on this point because Saudi are very briliant especialy in medicine. and are you saying that Qatari Doctors are not good??? i didn't get your point...

Doctora I am saying Arab women in general are hard workers! And hence it would not surprise me if I soon learned that Qatari female doctors are just as hard working.

I do not have any experience with Qataris and have not lived there yet. My husband has just joined a few weeks ago and I am busy traveling.

Yes I realize that most Qataris and even saudis, Emeritees learn medicine in the USA and europe. But I was trying to make a point that foreign doctors usually have a good command of english in general no matter where they are from. Be it Pakistan, syria, Egypt, or Qatar.

And I would like to add that Qatar is planning on jumping leaps and bounds in the medical field very soon. And already has an excellent medical system.

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

Doctors in Qatar will soon be appraised! All Doctors by expatriate doctors or trained by expats.

Second of all, Doctors learn medicine in English in almost every country in the world outside of china. Particularly in the middle east, pakistan and india.

Qatar is not like saudi.. but I would say that even saudis are unable to push themselves through in medicine. Added to the fact that arab women are some of the hardest workers in the gulf particularly in medicine!

So if the nurses are saying such things about their superior then perhaps they should be reported and fired! As it is wrong and unprofessional.

In my opinion, nurses lack the professional quality to know what and what not to say! And often volunteer their opinion unneccessarily.

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

(((The other day a local woman decided to talk to me in a park:- You live like a pharaoh here ? yes?it is very good here ?

First I could not understand what she means. After I saw she means that I live like a king here .This is the average Qatari view of foreigners coming here.))))

You miss understood her......

So I will take the liberty in explaining what she meant ....

i think that she didn't say (Pharoah), let any arab pronounce it for you فرعون

if she wanted to tell you you are queen or king here ? she would have said (maleka) or (malek).....and i should know, i am a Qatari

she might have told :are you happy here? Farhana ???? which you misunderstood as pharaoh.....

don't tell me i am speculating , because you did the same thing here....

I don't know, I'm thinking. It's hard coming out with outrageous statements sometimes.

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amoud - You make a thread saying why people have a bad impression of Qataris, use some dumb example of what a cop had told you, and then wonder why we argue with your ignorant ass. A lot of posters on here argues back and forth with that 7aseb guy, I guess there must be a lot of truth to the crap he spews using your logic, right?

You just want to use this incident to make a thread to bash on Qataris and Qatar. Once your out of Qatar, you will be hating on other nationalities/races, just like the other nazis.

Scotia are you sure? Because Doctora is Qatari it refutes the fact that I was informed that if he was another nationality the police would do something but because he was Qatari I couldnt? And how, please do tell is that Qatari bashing? Its a fact, it happened and I think you are confused. I think it sucks that if I did the same thing they could tow my car.

"I am curious to know.... if all things here "Qatar" are so great why do you have to spend such time and effort defending it against peoples opinions? Does it matter at the end of the day what we all think?"

I pity you...i'd like it if you take your criticism to the public.

unfortunately, this is the most you can do...

I told you, you get nothing but your salary.

If i were you, i'd leave

don't you have pride?;)

OH MY GOD

YOU ARE FULL OF CRAP

you still haven't said anything about the ARAB WHO DID THE SAME TO SOMEONE ELSE

you really do hate Qataris

I don't know why am even arguing with you !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doctora - amoud and janey-janey are among the other nazis who roam QL bashing Qataris and the Qatar, expect nothing but nonsense and idiotic comments from them.

amoud - Yes it does refute your claim because you make it seem as if Qataris should be at fault because of what a cop had said to you. Like I said before, grow up.

Well, I got stupid and hypocryte covered.... whos shallow and the gossip lol

hell...tell me other nationalties who isn't one of the 3 or all 3...

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Doctora- just because it happened to you does not refute my "little case". Just because it happened to you doesnt mean it didnt happen to me. I wasnt pissed with the Qatari who took the parking, I was upset because the police man told me if he was another nationality I could do something but because he was Qatari they couldnt. How does you being Qatari refute that?

The reason I didnt respond to you was because what you are saying has no real relation to the nature of the post. A battle of wits is difficult to carry out when your opponant has no ammo.

Just go to the sports shop and buy a baseball bat thats all and next time some one does that to you again just grab that thing in your hand and they will be fine.

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My bad... :S

And I think you are all crazy, you laugh too much :)

And you are way too polite to me when I am trying to be a right piss head in the shops. lol

I think your thread's is about (why people get a bad impression about Qataris)

me being a Qatari and the same incident happened to me REFUTES YOUR LITTLE THEORY don't you think ??

AND the same incident happened by AN ARAB also REFUTES YOUR TWISTED THEORY ABOUT QATARIS

((( Doctora, I didnt answer a majority of the posts on here, get over yourself, why should I answer all yours?)))

Your answer really shows you have nothing to say to me.....

I REST MY CASE

Filipinos are like coackroaches...you see them everywhere...and WE multiply!!! BTW, Filipino is spelled with "F", the country is spelled with "P" (Philippines). Just for everyone to know who we really are. :p

It's not because things are difficult that we don't dare, it's because we don't dare that makes things difficult!

definitely amoud.. gypsy is talking about BS about Filipinos.. :D

gyps.. care for a swim at ritz?.. :P

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coelacanth... I think I love you.

You are one of the few who got this right.

You ever hear the expression "A Skunk smells his own stink first"? Generally people will argue black and blue with people to justify not only with them but with themselves that something that is blatantly wrong.

All you philippinos on this thread, are you all upset that we are poking a little fun at you? No, you arent because you all know what we are saying is BS.

Guys/Gals,

you are missing the point of Amoud's post and you respond based on what you read. She felt bad because of 2 things...she got disrespected by the "Qatari" by "shooing (is there such a word :))" her, and the second is, how the police officer commented on her complain "that because he is Qatari". Nothing more. The issue about parking and rules are both out of the topic. The title mentions "Why people get bad impressions of Qataris" is the same as the impression you make on food. If you saw some rotten tomatoes on the bunch of tomatoes, you will get the "Impression" that there might be some more of them inside. She never mentioned that Qataris are bad...no!..she wants to make everyone know, even Qataris themselves, why people reacted that way to them. Read to understand, not just to respond.

It's not because things are difficult that we don't dare, it's because we don't dare that makes things difficult!

amoud, it doesn't...that's one reason why there are numerous repetitive threads... they battle with their comments...forget about it.. then when another thread simillar to that topic opens.. again, the battle of post/comments.. :P

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Perhaps you do not know that the non-Qatari have to pay for the hospital stay - even for kids - for health cards - for visiting specialists .

this comment is directed to you and you alone....

We know you pay, but we also know that it's only 1/10 of what you pay in your country

Filipinos were responsible for 9/11 the Holocaust and they were the driving force behind putting Israel in Palestine.

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I actually second that Amoud.

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grrrr..gypsy, do you really have to explain this on board? errrr..that you are making fun of me?! (disregarding other comments..lol this phrase caught my attention)..:P

I do hate filipinos also..but not in general but can't name them as well, the list would get out of the pink box.. :P

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I am curious to know.... if all things here "Qatar" are so great why do you have to spend such time and effort defending it against peoples opinions? Does it matter at the end of the day what we all think? Seriously.

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It shows that you know nothing about Hmanad hospital

well I'll tell you for your information

QATARIS and OTHER DOCTORS have to go through the residency which depends on which speciality you choose (it ranges from 4-5 years roughly)

They are trained during this period, they go through annual departmental exams and THE BOARD exams, if they fail, they will be kicked out of the department. as simple as that.

So don't give me this bullshit (they have their positions because they are QATARIS).

And this doctor doesn't need to know english to treat you, she can bring a translator.

so tell me when she get an indian or nepali patient who doesn't speak english, what shall she do???learn indian or nepali???? of coarse she will get a translator......

lol... Gypsy is hijacking the post, I liked it better this way anyway. I am about to get some comment about how I think I am special because I called this my thread and how dare I insinuate no one can post their comments.... blah blah blah

LOL! Labda.

Owen, nobody can have bad impressions of Filipinos, you're the nicest people on Earth, that's why I'm choosing to make fun of you, cause nobody could possibly believe it!

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lol, it is better to turn it back to teasing mean Phillipinos. Please, everyone start sending hate posts for this comment.

I think half the people who read the post and the tread have turned it into their own little war.

Go back, read the initial post and the threads and see what it was relly about. I am accused of twisting my own opinion but it is that... MY OPINION, and my thread. If anyone thinks words are twisted I should be just as offended.

Doctora, I didnt answer a majority of the posts on here, get over yourself, why should I answer all yours?

I hate Filipinos now too. They're everywhere!!

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Wrong Gypsy...its because of all the smiling they do!!! Frown people frown!!! Get botox, something, just quit with the smileous emissions!

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gypsy..with your comment you just gave another bad impression about filipinos.. :P

and hey, the topic was about Qataris..

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Arabs must stop picking their noses in public! It's sooo hateful!!!

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Please do Gypsy..

Whilst I'll continue hating Qatar and Qataris.

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Perhaps I should turn this thread back to hating Filipinos. :S

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you are such a hypocrite you are twisting my words

this is my 1st post in this thread

amoud: that happened to me once, a teenage Qatari guy took my parking, and i am a Qatari lady, I couldn't do anything about it.

HAVE YOU COMMENTED ON IT, NO, SO I WORTE IT AGAIN AND ON WHAT HAVE YOU COMMENTED???????? you said that i am degrading you when i told you it happened to me and I AM A QATARI LADY....

I AM A QATARI LADY this is all you read in the thread .....so it shows why you wrote the thread in the 1st place ......don't you think

Basically all Qataris are very good persons comapred to other arab nationals.

Only we have to consider that if they are driving or inside a vehicle their mind is transforming a kind of superiority which is creating all this problems. They nevar allow you to overtake but they can, never allowe to make horn but they can, never allowe to wait for green signal but they can wait..........

@renee, you are now confusing rights and laws.

The law is the law. Applies to all.

Human Rights is soemthing that involves the law but is usually not set through legislation.

The law is supposed to uphold people's rights.

A Nepaly man kills an Indian.

Jail.

A Qatari man kills an Indian.

Jail.

A Nepaly man getting treated unfairly by his employer as a labourer.

Human Rights issue.

Don't confuse the two.

Point is simple. There are good people and bad people and trying to claim it's only one nationality that acts that way is wrong.

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I like Hamad hospital - but ask any nurse working there and seeing a lot - they will tell you: avoid the Qatari doctors - because most of them get their positions just because they are from Qatar and not because of their knowledge .

I find there a lots of very good doctors from other Arab countries - speaking excellent English . The problem with the Qatari everywhere is the same . They are not motivated to do better - because they are 100 % sure that they can keep their jobs and positions just because they are locals .They do not have to compete like others have to .This way they are not the best professionals here.

I liked the pediatric clinic - all the other doctors were child centered good professionals . It was some years ago .

I have no idea what was the position of my doctora - but as I do not speak Arabic well enough to communicate on my child's health I needed someone who understands basic English - but she did not .

Many people took away their kids - especially the Qatari people- while I was staying there .

Perhaps you do not know that the non-Qatari have to pay for the hospital stay - even for kids - for health cards - for visiting specialists .

alma - I don't care what you are the other people think of Qataris, nor do I care to improve the view of Qataris either. The ignorant choose to be so, so let it be. I will however point out the obvious if we attacked by such people.

There is no need for me to write anything about your compatriots, as we already know what the common perception of them is from people with the same mentality as you.

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Being someone who writes a lot - like stopping and talking to people .Gathering experiences and so on . In six years there were three women who was ready to stop and talk to me in depth about this and that .

Otherwise I do visit places here and there -and these middle -aged qatari women are all the same arrogant if I meet them while queuing somewhere - or of I take my child to playhouse so on .

Elder women are different - they are open to normal human interactions - they do not think they are half-goddess .

You may write whatever you please about my compatriots - it will not improve the overall view on the Qatari here .

Amoud - She said she was a Qatari to prove a point, that QATARIS ALSO GET THEIR PARKING SPOTS TAKEN, it has nothing to do with her feeling her spot is more valuable. You're the one making it seem like Qataris are immune from such things, she is countering your claims that Qataris are like king here.

Everyone deserves respect, but if you are going to judge me because of something my cousin did to you then I sure as hell won't respect you, you have to give respect in order to receive it. Some bad people are Qataris, but not all Qataris are bad people, this idea is really very simple to understand when you have an open mind, you should try it sometimes.

Chev you are right, it is parking, no more. It was suggested I called the police, I didnt. I was approached by them and asked what happened. They told me to file a report, I told them I didnt wish to do so. What got me was that I was told if he was from another nationality I could do something about it. Basically if I did the same thing to him I would get my car towed. nice.

for me, qatari's are better than other (not all) arabs who lives here in Qatar... I am a non arab and that is my experience.

Especially those arabs who thinks that they are qatari because they are born here...whew..... what a great great behavior.

If you think that the policeman surpasses the law and got bias... you can go directly to station and fight for your right.

It happens to me many many times (parking) but am not gettin angry (though I am ) instead i'm just saying " yah, it's all yours... god bless u!!! then I don't know why they are shouting after I've said that... what do you think ppl???

lol... I was recruited by a Qatari company due to lack of qualified staff... Expats cleans the locals houses, run their companies and look after their children. Qatar owes nothing to the people who sustain it but their salaries?

Do other expats immigrate to other countries, work in their companies and out their money back into the economy in which they subside.. and at the end of the day are owed nothing? Not even respect? Did I 'call" who sustains the country? I think vital statistics did that for us.

Scotia - Read Doctoras post again.... 'I had my parking stolen and I AM QATARI" has no inclination of the purpose of the statement?

Again, you all missed the point of the post... poor souls.

It is not your call to determine who will sustain the Country. As i mentioned earlier in another thread. Qatar owes you nothing accept your salary. Do your job & leave as simple as that.

Amoud- You see you jumped to the conclusion that Doctora presumes her spot is more valubale because she is Qatari. You failed to look at it as she is simply a woman who is a local and sharing her experience that locals too get their parking spots stolen by rude people. And having a Qatari husband does not make it any better that you are generalizing Qataris ok?

Who will replace the ones who leave? More mercenaries filled with contempt for the people and the country.

Renee - I meant kidding me as in expats not whining about those countries like they do about Qatar. I just told you for the 2nd time I don't believe it because I love a lot of the people from those countries, my point was expats will whine everywhere when things are different than at home, but when it's a foreign country it's the people of that country who are the problem, whereas at home it's just bad individuals and the nationality of the person that is the problem.

This has gotten way off topic and to be honest every single person who attacked what I have said completly misunderstood the post apparently.

Scotia- no one asked for a police investigation, they showed up all on their own. And also who said I am white? And how do you all know my husband is not in fact Qatari?

Doctora - it happened to you, does it matter that you are Qatari? Does that make your parking or mere existance more valuable than mine?

The point is... flawed system, humiliating results in most instances. Go on, now tell me if I dont like it here leave... realize the population is mostly expats. If all left who would sustain the country?

More rubbish.

Well they will remain stories. Some true some false.

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about your Qatar doctor, she doesn't need to know English to be a good doctor?

Was she a specialist, consultant or just a resident?did you even cared to ask?

Most Qatari Doctors get their residency board from (Syria, France or Germany) & each in its own language.

You have options, you could've went to a private clinic.

HMC in the first place is a general hospital financed by the government for QATARIS.

I was just wondering, do our government charge you any taxes for medical services? if not, please stop complaining and take your sick ass to a private hospital

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Though what happened to you was bad but I think it is a rare case. Let me tell you what I saw on Arab roundabout a week ago. I was driving towards the Arab roundabout and I saw an old man in his 80s trying to cross the road. A young Qatari man was driving his Land Cruiser before me. Though the old man was still away from the Road which would easily allow this Qatari man to proceed comfortably but he stopped his Cruiser and gave enough freedom to the old man to cross the road peacefully. So it depends. All people are not alike. Maybe the police man who told you 'He is Qatari what to do' is an expatriate. The Qataris may be lazy at times but don't compromise on justice. thats what I know about these people and the reason I am still here.

Huh .. Its a known truth how they behave..

Dont blame me am generalizing.. 150 000 out of 200 000 Qataris ONLY we are talkin about. May be more than that.

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My point is a lot of those expatriates are just like you, ranting and ignorant who overlook their own countries flaws, and even their own behavioral flaws in foreign countries.

>I’m not from other Arab countries so why would I be covering up their flaws? I’m the first to admit the wrong doings of my country and so are many others. Give me some examples of expatriates overlooking their own countries flaws? I think quite the opposite. Expatriates are the first to admit their countries flaws, but for some reason when they criticise Qatar you call them ignorant? Why? Would you prefer us to all stop discussing anything negative about Qatar?

Again where did I say that I believed those statements of those arab countries were true? If you read my post properly you would understand I was recalling what I was told by other expatriates. NOT THAT I believed them, so I will go there if I want to, perhaps you should make the same suggestion to all the ignoramuses on this forum always crying about how much better it is back home to leave Qatar too.

Ahh where you said ‘You kidding me about other Arab countries?’ That sounds a lot like you believe them with a comment like that.

So you can write statements from other expatriates about other Arab countries but when others same the same about Qatar you call them ignorant. Hmmm...

Scotiabank, have you had your cuppa yet?

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Is this true? Not all of them are qataris?

Read what I wrote carefully, SHE WAS ARRESTED FOR SCRATCHING UP THE CAR of the person who stole her parking spot. Are you trying to suggest that it was the first time that person who stole her spot had stolen someones else's spot? I don't think so, and my friend's gf's overreaction is what got her in trouble, and yes the person who stole the spot DID GET AWAY WITH IT. My friend's gf was arrested, had to pay the owner of that car for the damages, and was lucky they decided not to press criminal charges.

Where did I claim any of those things I listed as being inexistent in Qatar? I just told you what I was told by other expats. My point is a lot of those expats are just like you, ranting and ignorant who overlook their own countries flaws, and even their own behavioral flaws in foreign countries.

Again where did I say that I believed those statements of those arab countries were true? If you read my post properly you would understand I was recalling what I was told by other expats. NOT THAT I believed them, so I will go there if I want to, perhaps you should make the same suggestion to all the ignoramuses on this forum always crying about how much better it is back home to leave Qatar too.

once arrested by cops at a mall because she decided to scratch up a car that had stolen her parking spot.

This is my point exactly – you won’t get away with – which part do you not understand????

People get scammed EVERYWHERE, including Qatar so I don’t see the point of this comment.

Men always sexually harassing them – hmmm I’ve seen maybe twice in the whole 6 years of living there – oh and woman aren’t seen as sex objects in Qatar are they????

Rude people – now that is LIE – it couldn’t be further from the truth. Where do you get this nonsense from??? Seriously, I’ve met hundreds of westerners living in these countries for years and I’ve never heard of them being treated rudely. In fact they have said quite the opposite. You must be getting confused by another region...what nonsense!!

If you really think that, don’t go there, it’s really that simple dude.

Alma- You admit to having only spoken to to around 3 qatari women in many years yet that was enough to help you establish that this is the "Average Qatari view"?You must have failed any class related to research methods in uni. You know I could respond to you with what the common stereotype of what Hungarian women do and label it as the "Average Hungarian woman is a ..." believe me a lot of visitors to Dubai could justify that statement using the twisted logic you used for Qatari women.

Renee- Do you visit the same UK I visited? The one where I have even British friends with goatees who get screamed at "PAKI" when strolling around minding their own business? But these same people wouldn't so much as dare to try and steal a car spot right? I never had it done to me in the UK but I don't drive in the UK. It has happened to me in the US and a friend of mines gf was once arrested by cops at a mall because she decided to scratch up a car that had stolen her parking spot. But oh no! The brits aren't like the ignorant yanks, everyone respects everyone there, right?

You kidding me about other Arab countries? Does your positive experience overshadow the crap I hear from expats who lived in those countries about how the locals there always want to scam them, the men always sexually harass them and view them as sex objects, and how it is chaotic with rude people everywhere?

Qatari's don't have different rules. The law applies to everyone. An as shole is and as shole.

Do you really think that Nepalese workers and Qatari’s are treated the same when it comes to the law? Do you think that that they have the same set of rules and rights?

This goes on everywhere blah blah – I don’t think so. Try stealing someone’s car space in the UK or anywhere in the west. Go on, try it and see what happens. Doesn’t matter if you’re local or a foreigner, you wouldn’t get away with it.

I find it strange that people comment on the expats saying they don’t respect Qataris and don’t make an effort. Why in other Arab countries such as Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan do westerners get along so well with the locals? Why do we never hear stories such as these? I’ve lived in these countries for years and have seen with my own eyes how they make you feel welcome in their country and you get to experience real Arab hospitality. There’s none of this “you don’t respect our culture blah blah” – people respect each other for who they are without all this arrogant nonsense.

http://yadiin.blogspot.com/Where are you living??? Poor woman?? I really feel sorry for you??? What kind of local women did you speak to??? or those women are from your imagination????

Go get a life.....

I live in Doha , in the heart of the city .It's a quiet side street . The road is a dirt road which used to be asphalt one day.It leads to my house -there are several potholes .When it was raining in 2006 our area became like a pond and our relatives visiting us could not believe their eyes that it is like that in the richest country of the world !

Local women do not talk usually to non-locals .It happened to me three times in six years that a local woman talked to me some words. I was told at hospital to choose a non-qatari doctora .The nurses warned me -but i accepted the qatari one .My child was sick and I could not communicate to my doctora -as she missed basic English knowledge .Whatmorever -she got irritated every time I was not able to understand her English .

" she is here only because she is qatari " the nurses whispered to me .

This is the life doctora ! Open your eyes !

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The other day a local woman decided to talk to me in a park:- You live like a pharaoh here ? yes?it is very good here ?

First I could not understand what she means .After I saw she means that I live like a king here .

This is the average Qatari view of foreigners coming here .

In fact doctora - your society with its casts so much depressing -that I see many people virtually escaping from here .I met a young scientist woman from Ghaza who told that her land is much better despite the daily attacks and she returned like another arab woman I knew from baghdad .

Scotiabank i agree with each word you said

Grow up people it's just a parking spot

It happened to me (a Qatari woman) which you seemed to ignore AMOUD, and you didn't comment on it, YOU KEPT BASHING QATARIS

(kimd) said the same thing happened with a Jordanian or Egyptian stealing the parking spot AND AGAIN AMOUD YOU IGNORED IT because he's Jordanian or Egyptian not Qatari.

No one thought that this incident happened because THE GUY WAS IGNORANT, RUDE , NOT EDUCATED ...NOOOOOOO, WHY?? IT HAPPENS THAT THE GUY WAS QATARI !!!!!!!!!!!

good for you...

when I'm in vacation in Europe or Asia, I miss the sand and the desert after only a month...maybe because i grew up here...i don't know ...

I'm the local women ALMA mentioned in her post

Where are you from Doctora? I miss the green for sure. We plan to settle in Bulgaria far away from sand. My albino skin can't take this sun!

((((I hate when these young and middle aged local woman believe anybody coming here - was starving at home before -and we should kiss their legs for we can be here))))

They almost get hurt when I tell them I Lived better in my home country - I made more money and friends than here .

It's for my husband carrier that we spend years here -and I always wish we lived in a country where I was able to give more to my kids .Where there's a normally proportioned society - there is more green area ,normal public transport with bike paths and sidewalks - free education for all , and no casts in the society .

OOh ,they hate to hear that !

Where are you living??? Poor woman?? I really feel sorry for you??? What kind of local women did you speak to??? or those women are from your imagination????

Go get a life.....

Scotiabank...

"I never said Amoud doesn't have the right to post it..." I never claimed you said that.

Listen I can understand what you're saying. But in my opinion Amoud still maintains the right to be heard. Have you seen some of the posts that go round...?? Tragic at best...absolutely ridiculous...and some of mine fall under that category as well.

I think we all know it goes a little deeper than just the whole parking thing.

And another thing, just because a man has his arm chopped off in Timbuktu, wont make my finger that i cut while chopping those dam* onions feel any better. Gerrit? Uhhmmmm, terrible comparison, but I am sleepy hey?!

Cant we all just respect each others opinions without the name calling already. And Scotiabank, this is a general plea...

"Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day." Melody Beattie

I never said Amoud doesn't have the right to post it, I just find it very stupid that someone would actually get mad that the police couldn't do anything on a case of someone taking your parking spot. It has happened to all of us, and guess what? It happens in Western countries too!

When I was abroad most of the mistreatment I experienced were at the hands of white people, if I were to list all the incidents that have happened to me and then said "why people have a negative view of white people" it would still be generalizing and racist. Right or wrong?

That's exactly what Amoud did, there are more mature ways of voicing your concerns. Read the title of the thread for crying out loud.

I think Amoud had every right to post this. He/she (sorry havent checked your profile) raised valid points...and he/she was very clear about saying he/she was NOT generalizing.

What now we cant voice our concerns for fear of being lumped under the "generalization umbrella"? So why are we even here, discussing issues THAT MATTER TO US?

"Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day." Melody Beattie

Yes I did you idiot.

Did you read the whole post moron?

I have had people steal my parking spot abroad, and you actually think the cops are going to investigate a case of a stolen parking spot in the US/UK?

The only real problem I see with your post is the cop telling you "he is Qatari" the cop shouldn't be doing his job differently based on nationalities. As for 'the bad impressions of Qataris' what the hell does that man's actions have to do with any other Qatari who may have not done what that person did????

I am sick of cry babies on this forum generalizing everything as a 'Qatari' problem, I have experienced racism from people of many different races, even WITHIN Qatar, yet you don't see me acting all immature trying to rationalize why it will be ok to generalize a certain group of people. GROW UP.

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I hate when these young and middle aged local woman believe anybody coming here - was starving at home before -and we should kiss their legs for we can be here .

They almost get hurt when I tell them I Lived better in my home country - I made more money and friends than here .

It's for my husband carrier that we spend years here -and I always wish we lived in a country where I was able to give more to my kids .Where there's a normally proportioned society - there is more green area ,normal public transport with bike paths and sidewalks - free education for all , and no casts in the society .

OOh ,they hate to hear that !

you have the right to be outraged.If i were you , i would've have mumbled "stupid Bedouin" or somthing . but never take it further than that. it's just a parking at the end of the day.

you can really tell this is a monarchy, we are not used to this kind of treatment , we all come from democracies ..... so the rules don't ably the same to everybody..... to bad . Sad to see, how the Qataris can get away with "murder". From the Sharia point of view they should be punished like everybody else.

@flanostu, you're probably right. That guy's just a bitter fart that picks out news and then twists words around.

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ppl have probably generalised based on the qatarsucks.com website.

Qatari's don't have different rules. The law applies to everyone. An as shole is and as shole.

I know of many who went to court when they did something wrong.

You get ALL nationalities. THe law applies to everyone, some as sholes think they are better.

Me as a Qatari, I uphold the law. I've also had Qatari's do something rude to me and I'M a Qatari.

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I am starting to wonder if I can actually put a price tag on my dignity. And again, I need to stress I am not slamming the general population but find it curious as the majority of offenders are local. I can tell you, I never had any of this stuff done to me by lets say... a Phillipino or Indian... and you know why? They wouldnt get away with it, the police would be all over them like white on rice.

Yeap! i Agrre with you Amoud. The only problem in qatar are the rude qataries! Else, this would be a great destination country. Anyway, i'm planning to leave qatar next year! Better to go to Australia!

I could differentiate this one as the police man took his car number in front of me, called the police station and then told me to suck an egg cause the guys was Qatari, hence untouchable. Too bad for me he wasnt one of the "fake" ones.

I could write you a million stories like this from the 10+ years I have been here and I got the same reply to those as I did this one. I got it when the woman from Hamad hospital was making fun of me on the phone, when I said I would complain she told me "What can you do to me, I am Qatari, go complain" .... I got it when a guy hit me in a parking lot because I wasnt moving from the parking fast enough for him.... I got it when I was being called on the phone 3-4 times a night after midnight by a local woman and her brother asking me to meet them in their house.... Always told to just let it be, forget it..... and to clear the "maybe they werent Qataris" arguement, each time I was told this by the police who checked it out. I think the system here is sooo flawed. Peopple will do what they can get away with, and to be honest it is humiliating to be violated in some way only to be told my nationality is not as worthy as someone elses, or that "Hey, this person can treat you like crap because he holds a red passport"

Rubbish

I had the same thing happen to me,I was indicating to take a space in City Centre when a young Arab, maybe Jordanian or Egyptian laughed at me and drove into the space.If I had been a man he certainly wouldn't have done it.He knew he was wrong, he couldn't even get his car into the space properly as he was coming from the wrong direction.

May your dreams take you travelling all through your life.

How can we differentiate the local qataries from the fake ones?(Saudis, Omanis? Yemenis? Iranis?)

I av seen some very nice Qataris and DARUDE ones,but i think majority of them have got this attitude problems,they look down on some nationalities as if they are piece of S**t.I wouldn't want to av any issue with them.

you can eat any kind of food....."any" & depends in your taste.....cats and dogs are easy to find...."but" we should follow the rules and laws within.In Philippines there's city that can allow eating dogs meat.......

Dont Fear,Taste It.......

Gypsy.. ack you ruined it. :(

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Ok Dudes and Dudettes, I'm off for the evening and I just want to state for the record (although it would have been fun to keep it going) that I have NOTHING against Filipinos and in fact many of my best friends are Filipinos which is why I was taking the piss. ;)

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They must be so disgusting. Ew. I wouldn't want to be near them. Ahh. They should all be killed.

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Nothing wrong with raw dog at all. It's people who kill dogs for fun, rather then food that I have my problems with.

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I eat raw dog. What's wrong with it? Nothing to be ashamed of.

I ate a kitty just outside our house the other day. And no it's not cannibalism. It's lunch.

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these kabayan who ate dogs are bitten and chewed into pieces by dogs in the neighborhood later when they smell these kabayan have eaten their kind ... =(

I do eat dog. My favourite flavour is wiener dog.

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Do you eat dogs gypsy? You better taste it!

I know! That's why I'm 100% against Filipinos. I mean come on, kill puppies and kittens for food, or at least sport, not fun. :P

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Gypsy, well, that's what being a Filipino is all about!

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Yup janeyjaney, but you forgot to add that you kill puppies and kittens for fun and that you like to make children cry.

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when did i ever say that Qataris are rude????

check my post up and ull see i didnt...

one of my bestfriends here is a Qatari so i am 100% sure that not ALL are rude

Alexa I know it's courtesy, I was just wondering if there was such law...

Umm.. we are all a bit playing w/ sarcasm here.

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well, if you have met Filipinos with those attitudes, shame on them.. but i think it's not fair to draw the conclusion that all Filipinos are like that.

Gypsy.. you are correct! We are the sole reason for the following:

1. Pollution of the air, water and soil.

2. Natural resources being depleted.

3. Population growth.

4. Unequal dist. of financial resources.

5. The overwhelming power of multinational corporations over governments/

6. Nuclear weapons; the imminent danger of worldwide catastrophe.

7. Genocides in Africa, Indo-China, Tibet, Europe, North America.

8. Racism, sexism, hatred of homosexuals, anti-Semitism.

9. Fundamentalism and narrowness, exclusivism, particularism, terrorism.

10. Not smiling. :(

Did I cover all?

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I think next time if it happens to me again, I'll just BLOCK his car :-D

Cause you are meanest, most horrible people on Earth. Your always so bitter and rude and depressing.

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why an attack on 100% of Filipinos suddenly?

amoud: that happened to me once, a teenage Qatari guy took my parking, and i am a Qatari lady, I couldn't do anything about it.

by the way, is there a law that says you can't take someones parking if they were about to park there??

that's what I meant with "sometimes you have to go shopping", Alex. The more you "expose" yourself to the rest of the world the more you will find "good" and "bad". You must build your own "heaven" and beware when you have to leave it for a time to go "shopping".

I disagree Alexa, I think 100% of Filipinos everywhere are horrible, bad tempered people. I think they should all be round up and shot. They're the reason for everything wrong in the world today... I mean if they'd just smile a little maybe, but....:P

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So are so many other people not just them!!!

Then why do you use an exclamation mark? jared?

Qataris are ignorant & arrogant! Period!

same thing happened to me and my bf a month ago in city center. its really hard to get parking there especially on thursday and fridays after 5pm. we saw one guy getting ready out in the parking but somewhat still talking on the phone which took him delay on going out.since he's on the right side, we stopped a little bit far on the left side to give him way to go out. then suddenly one qatari zoom from behind & took the parking we have waited for long time (you know the feeling of just keep rounding for 15min to have a parking, ryt?)...my bf give a dose of horns but this local seems just ignoring and pretending to be deaf. then my bf decided to get out our car and talk to this qatari...took 5min for them to argue and this young local left and we got a parking w/c on first place was really for us :)

oh, i forgot...my bf is indian but he spokes arabic very well...an edge on arguing to this locals :)

Alexa, that can never be as you post it, but: I lived in a Qatari's beach house near Al Dakhira, I lived in a Qatari's farm in Sumeisma, I lived on a Qatari's farm in Shahanya and rode his horses, I was invited to Friday prayer in a mosque and the lunch thereafter in the majilis, we lived in the house of a Qatari in Al Hilal when we got kicked out from another house, I am sponsored by a Qatari who is my friend, I don't work for him, he doesn't take any money from me and none of the previous mentioned ever took money. There is heaven, but sometimes you have to go shopping.

Dear All...

Most of the Qataris are all good...you people just think about other Arab nationalities..like Kuwaities or Saudies...our Qataris are far far better than these

people...

If anybody have any experience in other ARAB countries please share here for the confirmation...

I want to respect as much as all nationalities...but sometimes this encounters really make you think a bit of racist, y'know that?

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yea i did read you topic the only thing missing in that is when he said shoo you were suppose to crack his bolts with a mighty kick.,

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Please, anyone.... read my post and tell me how I disrespected him? HOw I deserve to be shooed away, ignored when someone does something wrong to me? Ans is the title of the post not WHY people get the wrong impression? This instance was a local, and I was told flat out I can do nothing because he is local but if he was another nationality I could. What does that tell you?

And trust me, in my country you as a foreigner get the same treatment as I do, ask anyone, law applies to all people no matter of the passport.

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i have been here for a year and a half, and i am sorry but i do not believe the biggest problem is other nationalities. i am not saying that the biggest problem is qataris but qataris are still a big part of the problem.

i have met some very nice ones, but many do not seem nice to me. maybe it is more the young ones as you say.

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Yes, there are many foreigners who don't respect the locals and i Know many as such.

Don't worry. Vodafone is coming up ..u can thank them :)

As a Qatari we do have respect for other nationality accept for the younger Qataris, but the biggest problem is the other nationality are not respecting Qataris which is reflect on the rest of foreigners.

But just this morning a driver who wears a usual Arabic white gown for men within his 30's-40's (don't wanna mention it was a Qatari coz maybe he isn't) took me for a ride to the office and thought he'll help me out or wanna be a friend to me.

Suddenly he touched my arm (I was sitting beside him) and said 'I like you and I wanna fcuk you.' I told him I'm not gay. He respond 'I can give you money'. I suddenly told a lie that I was married and I don't wanna bring a memorable shame to my wife and my 2-year old son back home. It only took that words to convince him to stop doing this coz he doesn't even care if I was gay or not...He brought me down about 7 kilometers from my pickup point not near to my office so I have to ride another to get there.

Maybe because I have a fair complexion and Asian.

And this was like the 5th time I had this encounters here in Qatar...and only 1 out of 6 of their same description was a good one that really helped me brought home when I can't get a ride at 1am in the morning from Corniche.

It's just that...they keep on doing this. Why?

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Muhammed, for sure I will thank them. ;) Who else should we be thanking? We only have QTEL.. doh.

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I guess he wanted to say Thobe and not Abaya.. He is mixing up the two.. Hey Heero.. Guys wear a white thobe and gals wear a black Abaya..

hmm..It's upto u janeyjaney whether to thank or not thank and whether to agree or to disagree.I do not like such fun making comments.

A Qatari?? Him? Wearing Abaya??

What? I'm confused.

Could you please rephrase that..

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Muhammed is correct! And therefore we should also thank QTEL!!! KARWA!!! YAY!!!!

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Ur rite, I didn't read the entire post.

But i think the title "Why people get a bad impression of Qataris" is not proper because this one in fact brings bad impression only to that individual.

There are many people who r looking forward to come to Qatar, when they read this, they lose all their interest.

Same way , there are people who generalize, so when they see such topics, comments..they assume all Qataris are like that.

Let me tell u such kind of police, people, exist all over the world.

that toothless Donkey of yours isnt in my farm any more.

now its in Qaws for treatment.

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Darude said: i will knock their teeth down their throat.

My Qatari donkey did that once, a long time ago in your farm...

I hear St. Patrick was an Englishman!"

1. How abt at de cine halls... De only thing u can get 2 hear is des people's cell tones and unwanted laughs over subjects tht really doesnt need one.

2. If hav 2 turn at a signal and u r on de fast lane, der wud b always one 2 buzz his high beams and shoving his car such a way to move us aside.

3. Fud serving at fast fud joints, dey just dont hav time or respect... dey happen 2 b de last ones in de 'q' but always manage to get der fud out first.

4. Immigration counter, its doom's day when outsider goes 2 get his stuffs done but if u r a local... de red carpet treatment.

The list can certainly go on... but trust me, been here since de past 28years of my life... der is really nothing much u can say abt dem. But der is certainly a hand ful of locals who give respect and earn der respect. Plz, dont mix des wit de rest...

not must that every one wear Gutra thob are Qatari na there are others who wear that too could be from Bahrain or Kuwait or Saudi or Yamani or UAE. and few other nationalities.

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NOT ALL QATARI'S ARE RUDE...THERE ARE STILL SOME WHO ARE NICE....THOSE WITH PERHAPS GOOD EDUCATION....OK MY PRETTY CRUSH?

I have been here for the last 28 years and frankly I have never had any problems with the locals. I have found them to be real gentlemen. They always give way to ladies on the streets while driving. So sweet of them really.. No one else does that. They are so chivalrous, so polite and considerate. I love Qataris. In fact they are the best among all Arabs.

Muhammad I think perhaps you didnt read the entire post. I stressed numerous times not all are the same, it is individual, I am stressing the government is flawed which allows people to behave such a way.

Any just for your info, I am treated no differently in my country that you would be.

not bengali, It's bangali.

Bengalis come from India where as Bangalis r bangladesh nationalities.

yeah its the police, it happened to me few days back when me and 3 others got into the wrong road and we were caught by a traffic petrol they were 2, they ordered all of us to park our cars and gather around their police vehicle. we did. the police man started collecting our licenses and checking our nationality, it happened that one of us was Bengali, the Police man really talked so rudely to the Bengali guy that i was astonished.

i guessed one guy was an arab, other Pakistani and I, he didnt said a word to us, after he melted his anger on the Bengali guy, he handed our licenses to us and tell us not to come back there.

what i was wondering was how racist that the police man treated the Bengali.

Poverty is not for the sake of hardship. No, it is there because nothing exists but God. Poverty unlocks the door -- what a blessed key!

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i think jerks like that are everywhere, just take a deep breath and move on.. the only battles worth fighting are the ones worth winning, no need to waste energy on this one

**Sic dixit Zarathustra**

I think britexpat mentioned this in one of his posts: "However good you drive remember, all the others drive like idiots". If you keep that in mind all the time, Qatar will be beautiful for you. Don't get excited over something which is not worth it.

you make some one bleed you will be the one at fault so try not to live any marks.

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How come this give bad impression to Qataris? This gives bad impression only to that particular individual.

Don't u find such people back in ur country?, probably u would not have experienced like this bcoz ur a local there, the foreigners r likely to have some experience.

The more I read the less certain I am that I want to go to Qatar. I don't know guys. I live in a country where taking a step back is just not done. I don't know if I would be able to walk away from such a situation...

Darude.. I heard that, if we are in a fight those pesons blood came out will not be at fault & the other person will be treated as culprit and get arrested..is it true???

I do honestly think that bashing someone in the face would be managing your anger in some way, I think perhaps he would feel better after doing it.

needing the anger management here...lol!

get a hockey stick next time with you if they say shoo just smack em on their jaws and you will see their jaw design smiling 24/7

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I was once cut up by a Saudi in Riyadh turning left from the right lane as I was turning left. It had just finished raining and there was that nice clean smell in the air. The street we were on had a nasty dip half way down that always fills with water to about 50cm deep. Now, I have a Patrol - this water didn't bother me. The Saudi had a red Cadillac with white leather upholstery, and he had on his white thobe. He also had his window down, taking in that clean air smell ... you can see it coming can't you ... The bow wave I created through the puddle went into his car... Oh how I laughed the last laugh :o)

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You see Andrews, people here are great, it is not them I am actually complaining about. You will get jerks in all nationalities... but the integral point here is that they are not just being jerks (and I again stress it is a very select few) but treating expats as inferiors and it is reinforced by law. Thats the point.

Hi amoud..

Last month one of my friends Car got a minor scratch in the parking, A piece of papper with a pohne No. in Arabic as well as in English were fixed under the Wiper. When he called up, one Qatary guy responded and came next day to his house and gave him QR 2000 for repair (actual cost of the repair will be Qr200) and offered him watever he spent over and above QR2000..

This kind of honesty is very hard to find..

There are two kinds of people here..One is too arrogant...others are too polite and noble

mostly roving policemen are not Qataris and they are afraid also to locals.The Chief of Police/Top Officers should do something....

lol, DaRude the next time I go to City Center I will call you... and this guy wasnt young, in his 30's and would have looked quite nice with a "Hockey Players" smile

I havent changed my impression of locals actually, if I had it would have been years ago when they had much more pull as per the local laws. I cant blame them entirely, they are brought up to feel they are superior, and when the law also dictates that how can there ever be any change?

i have seen that alot of times when i go to shyty shenter and really pisses me off na never happened with me i wish it happens i will knock their teeth down their throat.

BUt i mostly see a car will try to start flashing honking forcing himself from behind to make you move forward just to take the spot.

They are mostly teenagers young boys always in hurry just to get inside.

Do try to shoo them away too no one can hurt you

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Felt sorry for whatever happened with you but I'm sure that you must have change your feeling towards locals as you expressed in your thread in the opening.

expats have a bad impression Qataris

well, it is better to let it all out rather than just let them all pile up inside of you...anger management, i should say.. maybe the reason why they are always getting the bad impression is mainly because of how they act.. i'm not saying that all of them, just some, act thinking as if they rule the world.. well, true, this is their country, but respect has to be both ways... :)