Any Young Expats in Doha?

us young expats really do seem to be a rare bunch here on oldliving.com lol

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good on PC only :D

Hi, everyone! I'm also new here in Doha, and I'd love to meet people around my age. If you guys have plans of meeting up, please do let me know. ;)

excellent thread,

glad it was "born again" as I was thinking of starting one myself.

I've been here for almost 2 months and i've been making lots of friends but having a really hard time finding some around my age of 24 that are also expats.

i concur, most of the youngest expats I find are 30+ and we're not really too like minded, mostly because of the age difference, or because they've got kids, etc.

Hey everyone,

I am moving to Doha later this month from the UK.

I'm 26 and would love to meet some like-minded expats. Whats the best way to meet people?

The best thing to do, is to go out and meet people and slowly you'll build up your friends. But just think about the places you go to meet people and the kinds of people you would want to be friends with :)

Also love the line, live the way you love :) ^^

i faced that problem when i moved here b4 2 years (22 years old ) every1 i meet was around 30s but i manged and trust me its easy to make friends here ( what was shocking later on ) just live the way you love so you'll gain friends that share the same interests .

in case u still feel bored txt me nd ill show u places where to start :P

amazing topic

I'm new here too and met alot of my friends at work.Living in Ezdan helps too you can always go down for a game of pool or pong if you have nothing else to do.

Same story with others. I was really culture shock I came from the environment which I can easily go out and explore the place. Well its been a month and I already met new set of friends not bad at all just knows how to enjoy things out.

Hey! been here for 2 weeks now.. and it is not that bad, ignore the negative comments.

Great if you shoot pool you can join the billiards club here on QL. You'll make a lot of friends. :p

iam 25 .living here in doha

well im 23 and i just got here on the 5th of sept from london. im loving it so far. its been so much fun so far. i have a friend shes 25 and she moved here 2 weeks ago. i met her here in doha.

25 isn't young..........haha

Hi Dan,

There's more mid age expats here than young ones. But there are young pple as well and i'm sure you'll meet some. You need to be patient though. Social life here seems a bit SLOW - even inshallah sounds too fast to describe it. You meet people but because of cultural differences it takes time to find someone on the same wavelength.

I m a young expat too. living in Doha for almost 1 year. I lived in the emirates before, which I still think has more possibilities for young expats than Doha does...

@Dmaskell - going back to the UK for the Eid holidays, I'll contact you when we start up football again.

u can live of we can live off....lols

Yes! 19K/ month is a decent salary for a single person. You can live off it comfortably :-)

I'd love to make friends with you, but considering what your job title is, I'm having second thoughts :-(

It's mostly the young generation that moves to Qatar. They want the kind of future the previous generations weren't given.

Agree with Adix..I have lived in a few Gulf countries earlier but I like Doha the most. This is a place where you can pursue your interests like sports, music or arts etc. Dubai was good too but a bit fast and busy. This is a nice laid back city.

I guess there are lots of young expat here including me. but sorri i dun think u can make any frn here based on Doha daily life style.

For a single yes it is enough

Radoha,

Awesome. I play a lot of footy back here in LDN so would be very keen for that.

Does anyone know if 19,000K a month incl accom & travel is enough to live on and have a nice flat?

MANYYYY

yr right adix iam also new to doha and young as well but from india hope to get new friends

Doha is not such a bad place,,, I've been here since a long while and its a place that initially when you land, you may have a cultural shock....but this place tends to grow on you :-)

Like someone earlier said on this thread, that you can start making friends at work,,,, and then in a few weeks, you'll have yourself sorted with more friends....

Wish you a pleasant stay in Doha ....

Hi mate, there's quite a few young single guys from the UK. you won't have an issue meeting people as long as you're proactive.

If you play football give me a shout as we play on a weekly basis

yes dnt have to worry there is a guide ready for you :P

depending on what you're looking for, there is everything available in Doha... you just have to know the right people and do the right networking.

There are bars and clubs where you can go and meet and mingle with eligible youngsters like yourself and TinkerBell :-)

DK he was standing in queue last week and the effect is today .......lols

PP bcos he was standing in queue for his family visa in the hot climate last week

u r not feeling well today

ull find lot of them in various groups on friday evenings near arab roudabout , national and souq area discussing social life

whats wrong with expats like my age..??

well most sales ladies and cashiers are young..

Travel to Dubai as often as you can for "official meetings" then

Hi. Iam a very young expat. I just got married recently. Iam no more a very young expat.

lolz LP

My issue is that my Offices are in Dubai, and i am a Key Account Manager looking after this region, so i wouldnt have any work colleagues in Doha

There are lots of youngsters over here

You're best bet is to make friends at work as in any country....

There are quite a few clubs to join but it depends on your interests..

LOL LP!

Families are a minority in Qatar. It's actually a bachelor country. However, most of them are kept in ghettoes.

ya, a lot out here