going to malls alone
By enemyofarsenic •
Is it okay to go to malls alone? I was advised to bring somebody with me when going to malls. Is this true? Out of topic is "hugging" a form of pda for example your family/friends came to visit you in Doha, Qatar and in the airport can you guys hug as a form of a welcome? Thanks in advance...
thanks guys for the replies =]
deepb.. right topic in the wrong thread..ooops
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deepb,
sorry you're right, let's continue the visa topic in the visa thread!
novita77,
Exactly, plus you get genuine good local service, in a green environment, at quality and prices unseen in Qatar!
I expect hi jacking to be carried out by pajju and rizks not nic and uk. Today is turning out to be odd.
if you lives in europe, why on earth you want to come to Doha when the flight cost as much as going to Bali, Thailand or Malaysia ?
Leave alone now with the visa restrictions and hassle ???
Yes You Can Go To Malls Alone, But On Weekends You Can't It Is A Family Day
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ZYJ When Terrorist or Spy Agency want to get to their targets they will find a way. The public at large has to suffer and also in my Opinion tarnish the image of Qatar as a progressive and upcoming place to visit.
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ZYJ,
Nice excuse but what that has to do with Europe or North America?
It was master minded by the Israeli terrorists!
UkEngQatar,
Qatar has two extreme opposed wings ruling: one wants progress and modernization, the other one aims to become as conservative as KSA!
Once and a while you'll get either one pushing their agenda into public's eyes!
UkEngQAT & NiC; for the VISA issue, maybe it was influenced by the recent events in DXB, the assassination case of that pali
Absolutely right. I guess they are building these hotels for the future. When/if they win the the bid to host the FiFa Worldcup.
Until then and closer to the present is the issue of all westerners requiring Visa from Qatari Embassies before coming to Qatar. I thought Qatar wanted to promote tourism??
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UkEngQatar,
Those were built to count as qualifiers for any international sports event!
You know the mentality that drives Qatar: Show-off and impress focus on erecting the façade, forget about the core; focus on the now and forget about the future.
When money is above an extreme excessive quantity, which cares about a few empty buildings or even empty cities, as long as they form an illusion of a world class metropolis' skyline!
Who cares rules in Qatar ;)
SWM Yep those office looking building in Westbay are hotels..:)
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there are hotels here? :P
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So Nic what they gonna do with new 45 hotels opening this year?
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UkEngQatar,
It would have been the progressive wing's job, otherwise it’s the conservative's say ;)
If true, no more or fewer western family and buddies and of course no more western tourism. Maybe it’s what they are looking for!
no hugging here only holding hands - male-male :)
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April fools stunt on the front page of the Gulf times, I dont think so?
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UkEngQatar,
Just saw it, thanks.
As usual the article is poorly substantiated, going to the point of using the word "rumors" and "unable to confirm"...
The media here.... or it might just be an April's Fool joke! Would the paper be allowed to go this far?!
UkEng, what's in the front page of the Gulf Times today? :P
@ UKEngQatar, is the info. about visa on arrival being stopped confirmed mate?...& these guys go around hosting the biggest,most extravagant stalls @ regional travel expos,claim they're "aggressively" targetting tourism growth...seriously,do these guys ever get their heads out their rear ends to take a look @ reality?...ok so now my mates coming to visit will first have to get visas?...just when you think life can't get anymore shite in this place...
Nic Front page of the Gulf Times this morning, there is already a thread on it..:)
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Umair9001,
Maybe you're not "Asian" enough and for sure not a poor laborer!
UK,
No, I haven't heard that.
Maybe they don't want to have here any western investment or tourism!
God knows what they want!
It all appears that there are to extreme opposed Qatari policies competing with each other!
@Nic: i still get in on fridays and thursdays being single.. :)
its just the attire which they prefer to see..when i went in my joggers, once they had stopped me but if m looking decent and well dressed they hav neva stopped me..
Yep Nic.. The sad reality of living in qatar. Did you hear about the new rules on Visa on Arrival will be abolished on 1/05/2010. So no more visa on arrival for US and European citizens?
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UKEng,
As bad and sad as it sounds, it's the sad reality here in Qatar!
Nicely clarified Nic.
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All Asians (even married ones) cannot go alone to shopping Malls on fridays!
In Family Days, when they say "No Singles", they mean "No Male Asians unaccompanied".
the one who advised you to bring somebody probably meant on weekends which are meant for families..
People are we forgetting about FAMILY DAY? A guy cant go into the malls alone on Family days which is Thursday or Friday. You can only enter if you have a female with you. as Females are considered "family" around here. Hugging at the airport is no big deal.
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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i go to the mall alone sometimes and manage just fine..
plus he can hugg his relatives ..
this is Qatar, not Saudi ... you will be totally fine going to the shopping mall alone.