Here what happens in some shops
And what happens is that many filipina work in some shops where DVD or restaurants or any other shop give the Qatari a normal look and being nice smiling (This very good because the seller should be nice to sell the items in the shop) and the Qatari may smile and say thanks after buying the item.
On the other hand some filipina will smile and say hi habibi (love) because she see this Qatari more than one time and then this Qatari will think that she wants him, and he will run after her and think badly, but this Qatari should know all filipina are the same.
Some Qatari will not pay any attention and just leave normally or tell her please do not see habibi, and will explain to her that habibi is to be said for husband or boyfriend but not for some one you do not know.
Will let us agree that we should respect each other and respect the limits.
Pajju said eaglemmanuel ...lol .. we did allready .. send u snaps ? and after long time .. readin mode ? .. huh !!!"
Nope. No time at all to play on QL playground. :0(
But I'm back!!! (Well..sort of..)
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lol .. we did allready .. send u snaps ? and after long time .. readin mode ? .. huh !!!
???? What an odd post.????
I think i just killed some brain cells reading about this odd advice to filipinas. How about lebanese girls saying habibi? I wonder if any of my lebanese aquintances even know my name? How about my arab male friends who call me habibi? What is the issue here, non native arabic speakers using the word habibi? Girls using the word in an intimate manner? What about when girls say sweetie, or honey, or babe when they are not your girl friend.
britexpat said Pajju.. ...Let's help each other. You call me habibi and I'll run after you :O)"
Can the 2 of you dance around the coconut tree while you're at it? :P
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cynbob, cant bear to imagine... he would probably run home for his laptop and post it on QL lol
khalid, if ever something like this happens, be cool. ")
...listen to the sound of silence....
You have soooooooooo many issues!
The other day it western naked people in dressing rooms and/saunas.
Today, it's Filipinas saying "habibi"
Now, what if a naked person called you habibi?
Would your world (as you know it) just shatter into a million pieces and you would be destroyed?
Hey, Habibi, I'm talking to you. What say you?
ah chowking (sorry khalid), i heard its open already
FU, aside from the long herds of men waiting to be noticed by filipinas, where is chowking located????
...listen to the sound of silence....
If it was just one man, I wouldn't be saying it. When it's every man, then you have to start wondering.
because you judge all people by one person, you are like one french girl who hate all mexicans you know why?
Well maybe because she had a mexican friend who dumped her.
I will not attack the women mantality, but let us agree that there are many women think all men are bad because these upset women faced bad men and this is also applicable for some men who think all women are bad because these men faced bad women.
But is this true?
i think khalid is egyptian not qatari ...
...filipinas. Is it jealousy? Or the taste of their shoes/slippers? Somehow a lot of QLers get a kick out of Philipino bashing and still I see those long queques in front of Chowking and herds of men trying to show off to get attention from the same filipinas whom they enjoy mud slinging on QL. Talk about double standards.
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Is that true Some Qatari give Phillipino girls his phone number to call him later on.....ouh my Lord..what happens to this country if it's true.
“The fool speaks, the wise man listens”
Not with men in this country there aren't Khalid. You give them a smile and they think your a prostitute.
I've explained my view of respect, respect is allowing others to live their life without condition or restraint and them allowing you to live yours.
ah, the first paragraph washes all my doubts. if that's the summary of your post then i agree with you wholeheartedly.....be openminded habibi ")
...listen to the sound of silence....
I want to say be smart and do not be like those who think that if a filipinna said habibi she likes you.
Make sure that there is respect and I am sure many filippina are good but our world is not perfect as there is the good and the bad.
I also agree that there some Arab who are wicked and some are good.
Olive there is a way to show respect and be nice, please olive explain how you define respect?
arabic language is complex there are different meaning for one word but a person should think before using any foreign language we can use saidi or akhui but using habibi sounds wierd to me
khalid, everyone at my workplace uses habibi or habibti, and we are a mixture of nationalities (qataris included)....
just buy that DVD and get out of that shop...if she says "thank you habibi" you can always reply with endearments of your own.i'm sure you will get out alive
...listen to the sound of silence....
whatever stanley..
intelligent person hahahah...LOL
If you heard one filipina calling a Qatari or a non filipino as "Habibi", dont come the next day and post this thread, because this man might be her bf visiting her at her workplace, or her friend..whatever...Is the problem is that she did not smile to you and tell you habibi also?:)
Most Arabs call thier friends "habibi" sometimes and even strangers when they dont know thier names. Same things with non Arabs, they still can call strangers as "habibi". It depends on the situation itself and not the "word"
Did you have a bad experiance with a Filipina or what? Whats the matter with you? don't let me guess your story in the same way you do/did to others.If you are good in imagining things and making your own stories, others have better than yours and can tell your story too.
Again, People are different, so if one filipina cheated a dumb mind, that is his/your problem and it does not mean that all are the same.
There are many conservative/primitive minded and jelous women who envy others in the Filex for example,and might attack you in this thread, although I also dissagree with what you think.
The moral of the story is women should not be nice to any men in Qatar. Treat them like crap. Yell at them and whatever you do DON'T make eye contact. Men here are like wild beasts who have no restraint and we're undefended picnic baskets.
LOL back at you stanley, and what is so funny about that? that i commented on his narrow-minded comment?
ur always here to protect our filipina women hehehehe
intelligent person hahahah...LOL
habibi .. wahahahaha
thank you for that wonderful reminder; not to use word or words without understanding....that habibi is to be studied so you can buy....dvd? sorry. qatari....very confusing
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Do u say in english to some one you dont know :hello babe?
habibi = babe or hunny
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esp in Islamic Countries.
Its ok, I can make an exception for you ;)
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run after me even if I call them Habibi! :-P
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Sandeep Habibi.....em coming ;)
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PM Habibi stop writing on this thread and comment on my one shop story ;)
“We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.”- Orson Welles
Thank you , HABIBI!
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PM...He (in his 2nd Post) clarified that he actually wanted to write "Not All FILIPINAS....".
And I think he was not justifying or defending those MEN who runs after women like dogs. He was just advising the women not to call them "Habibi" as it can lead to a wrong impression.
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since narrow minded people like these will only think the worst! :-P
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You Could call me habibi, it would not bother me a bit.
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What an a**hole!!!
"If You Don't Want My Love, There's Nothing I Can Do"
(J. D. Souther)
"but this Qatari should know all filipina are the same."
Bottom line is that he is assuming something nasty about Filipinas who don't know the nuances of Arabic and then justifying these men who chase after them like dogs that need to be neutered.
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
Okie...but what I've noticed is that whenever & whatever he posts...everyone would start taking him wrong or making fun of him.
Here...he was just making a point that MEN may take a woman wrong if she calls them "Habibi". Where did he go wrong?... except for generalizing it to "QATARI MEN".
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Khalid thanks for information habibi (love)
yesterday qatari girl said to me hi habibi but i didn't pay any attention ....
when it comes to assuming the worst from people who don't share his culture. HE is the one who should think twice before posting and get out a little more since it is obvious he is quite sheltered and sees everything from a very narrow perspective.
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
Khalid has already clarified that he wanted to say "All Filipinas are NOT the same". Please read all the comments before posting yours.
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Thats quite a change from the religious "teachings" and "revelations" he usually posts in this website. ;-)
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Somehow "Dating gentlemen in Doha" doesn't have the same effect;-P
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conclusion about people from other cultures. I feel sorry for Qataris like Khalid. He surely isn't equipped to navigate a world outside his protected little Qatari shell....
:-(
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
The said boy was blond haired but speaks good Arabic.
Saw him standing by the principal's door coz his classmates told him to their teacher that he said "qataris are animals". To think he's just in grade 1...que horror!!! :-)
Would you like me to stereotype all Qatari men as DOGS???
HARAM!
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
and listen...but the other person knows I don't mean it as calling him "my sweetheart".
My sentence usually starts with "Listen good, habibi..." coz sometimes, they don't clearly understand what I say when I speak ENGLISH too fast for their understanding.
I agree, people should be cautious with what they say as this may be understood differently. Try "sadeeq" instead...
:-)
this should be in the funnies section...
"there are so many rumors about me...feel free to believe in any of'em.."
never seen/heard that be4 !!
boy meet girl like whats normal in normal countries??
are you also planning to make a 1-minute film out of this??? I hope you can find one filipina to volunteer as you actress,or she will slap you silly. Wait, are the you the qatari guy in the story? **confused**
Most Filipina thinks the word "habibi" is just normal as like calling someone "my friend" or "my dear"...and for most of us it doesn't mean anything malicious. It is same as calling an older man "BABA"
Sometimes when I have arguements with an arabic guy collegue or I need to explain something he could hardly understand related to works, I often says "Ya Habibi! listen to me...this is so and so...". But it doesn't mean that I love him or I like him. See, the difference?
Plzzzzzz
We need Moral of the Story???
PS: Apparently they are of 25, i guess so :~)
No one knows how it is that one glance a boy can break through into a girl's heart
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If habibi is said only to your love then I am sooooooo GAY...
hi habibi, hahahahah
on the song lyrics...its sooo christmassy HABIBI!!!!lol
I think Khalid is merely saying that the Filipina should never call somebody Habibi since this may imply a bad connotation to a mere acquiantance ( since Habibi means my sweetheart).. so, call him Habibi only if he is your boyfriend...
But what made the conflict is that he said Filipinas are the same, which is of course, I OBJECT 100% since I am not Ms. Congeniality.. and I don't call an acquaintance (arab nationality),"Habibi", I simply nod and smile as a sign of respect. KALAS! :) No need for further conversations especially if there is no need to have one.. :)
Reminder to those being called Habibi on a first meeting, it doesn't mean anything at all..It doesn't invite you nor is the girl flirting with you.. Maybe, the girl here is just trying to be sweet to attract the customer, plain and simple.
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Thanks for the info :D
for us Lebanese , we always say habibi and habibty...it's like saying thanks dude to a man , and thanks darling to a woman...
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my friend .. you didnt leave any comments for us ,
you just told us the whole story !!!
of Paris Hilton?
or Pamela Anderson?
Or Aria Giovvani?
or i dont know :D
pm, maybe the movie of hayden ;p
I think you are all missing the point. What was the movie that the Qatari bought?
why cant the men differentiate between a shop person being nice and polite and not wanting some creepy man to chase after her?
People complain of bad customer service, we maybe cause when someone is actually nice these guys automatically think it is an invitation to her pants.
The men are the ones who need to change and grow up
I really thought habibi means friend..and habibdi means darling...correct me please...
Hmmm
Story stopped way short of the climax. Where's part 2?...;))
this is discrimination
they never call or say habibi they only give me a smile.
WHY?
:/
well i didnt get the point what is the topic then hmmm...
Everybody is callin me Habibi...even my boss..so does it mean that he's gay? Cmon dude...
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Apple hi habibthi .. now blz dunt run aftre me :P
I call everyone Angel, cause I can never remember names:-P
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LOL Apple in that case, this is the most boring series i have ever encountered... :P
if u say habibi to me ...i will run after u :) so next meeting no habibi :P
Its like a series, and the above story seems not reaching its climax, no thrill, and am not even sure if it's a lovestory, actions or horror movie, loool
ya habibi taaly! :P
Ooooooo, I didn't get the story line
say to habibi to another male
lol brit
if someone says habibi to you, will you be running behind her Khalid???
I ment not all filipina are the same.
please accept my appology, like every where there repectful people and ther opposite.
let us earn respect.
Is it normal that a male say "Habibi" to another male ( Assuming that they are not g*y ) ?
what happens in other shops???what happens in other shops???
Let's help each other. You call me habibi and I'll run after you :O)
and nobody run after me :(
lol Apple ... :P
season 1 of what.. :P
No one calls me habibi :O(
And then?----> am done reading season 1
season 2 pls? ;)
"all filipina are the same" ????? according to who? according to you?? if that is so, you are so narrow minded..
OK, so did the Qatari buy the DVD? Or do they run away to Manila to secretly get married and start a rice farm?
did really something happened?
bashing through the snow.....
ok so what happened next?