What do you thinl about this habbit?
By Straight Arrow •
Here in Qatar it happened to me more than one time, I went to the hair dresser and while waiting I speak with the burber and the person who is sitting, and then suddenly I find that the person who was sitting payed for himself and for me.
I was speaking about football or some local issues, is not this act what the sitting man did is some kind of great generousity?
Did any one faced such a situation?
where is it then,, for my next hair cut.. LOL
there are still gud ppl... show ur gratitude 2wards helpin hands & do pray 4 thm... always appreciate gud deeds...
I am all for learning the good habits and good things about your cultures, just telling you the popular demand here :)
SA/Happy post more about your culture and your habits, I am all for it :)
But can you tell me why all people agree with each other agrees on the good habits, but have arguments when they speak about bad habits?
whyteknight, I've always wanted to start or have a Qatari start a QL thread on Qatar/Arabic habits, culture, socialites...etc. Equally, I keep backing down knowing it'll turn to mud slinging and stone pelting.
SA nobody is interested in the good habits I guess, try posting bad habits of Qataris and you will get more response :P
please ask me and I will answer you
When we go to reastaurant for dinner we never let the same gy pays every time, but we do it alternative, this weekend I pay, next weekend you.
We do not feel comfortable if the same person keeps paying every time.
Also many Qatari families do not allow their guests to go without dinner.
I've never been given a free haircut......:(
Anyway, I think it was meant as a sign of generosity, a little amount of money meant as a token.
I've done this before, with 2 new friends, I paid for their drinks, and we've never met again.
I want my money back...lol
Some hair dresser will take 10 QR and some will take 20 QR.
At some hotels hair dresser will take between 80 QR to maybe 100 QR and this was told to me by a firend.
Maybe it's common among men, but not women that's for sure!
Olive, you will look awesome on your wedding, I'm sure.
Back to the topic, I don't think this is a common Qatari habit to pay for someone else's haircut.
I need a haircut, I can talk about Football all day long, anyone out there?
Yup :) Thursday I'm locking myself into the spa for the complete works LOL!!! Maybe someone will pay for me there ;)
Olive, yaaaay! getting all ready for the big event? the haircut and all?
Just had my hair done last night Happy and was thinking I got ripped off cause no one paid for mine! LOL!
Olive, I laughed first when I read this post, thinking WOW! would someone pay for my average weekly 200 QR please?..:))
Only QR 10 for men!!!! I think I have been looted by the guys so far where I get my hair cut...:)
I've never heard of this Qatari habit!
Just thinking that Happy Happy. Can't imagine a woman doing this seeing as how much our hair costs!! But then again, for men it's only 10 QR, so it's just a nice gesture. Smile and say thank you very much.
personally I will not do it for some one I meet for the first time, but for a friend I will do why not.
He's not your friend, he's a stranger. Why should he pay for you?
I know you guys don't pay much for your haircut, yet I think it was meant as a nice treat, after you had a nice chat.
I hope you've got a chance to thank him.
do not pay.
So why to make fight on this?
...Maybe it's meant as a nice gist, like a treat. It's a bit strange though.
As for me, no stranger has ever paid my hairdresser's before, and I won't let them, unless she was a friend, then I'd pay her back.