Accommodation for certain ethnicity
I would like to ask a question for public discussion. Is it proper or accepted to see advertise for accommodation labeled for certain ethnicity ?
I personally believe that living in the modern age does not go along with such a retrospective ideas! It happened with me one time to call for an accommodation and I got an answer of : "sorry only for *** nationality "!
I also think that one of the main negativities of the society in Qatar is the exceeded separation between ethincities which can be considered a racism to an extent.
Who is reporting the comments anyhow :D
I agree with britexpat, I would encourage to consider this kind of condition illicit .
Brity, I think the reference of executive bachelor is about Pricing.
Is it any different to people advertising themselves as "executive bachelors" ?
I agree and hope that people live on General Terms.
On the other hand:
I think, if some one advertise that He needs XYZ nationality. I cant see anything wrong as they all feel comfortable during their stay with XYZ.
Example, a person like me likes to live very closer to masjid. (Mosque)
Another may not like because He will not able to sleep in the early morning due to the Adan noise in the masjid (Mosque).
So few people in my category would feel comfortable to in that area.
There are many example i can put forward.
Every one is obviously not going to get on with everybody. So, people going along in there way is no harm.
Perhaps a start would be to make adverts stating preferred ethnicity / nationality illegal
"living in the modern age" seems to be a problem for those whose mentality is still in the year 750.
I am not attacking or criticizing locals (although I believe no one should be exempted from criticism as long as it is constructive and not offensive) , I am criticizing the unfortunate culture of "fear" or the culture of "we and them" in a supposedly open to others society . The problem is going beyond shared accommodation now.. it about the mentality itself of some expats who travel thousands of miles away from their own culture and prefer to stay and communicate only with it. This culture of "fear of others" is presented to us expats from the day one we arrive through many channels, one of which is the local culture.. I will feel more confident and happy when I see a group of different nationalities (including locals also) sitting on same table at coffee shop discussing and talking .. I am supporting this kind of mentalities not the (accommodation for only xyz ) mentality
Leaving aside the locals.. The problem ossurs mainly where there is bed space sharing or villas which are partitioned with shared amenities..
having said that , I agree that we should be open to all
Correct ............. We need to open our hearts ............
Thank you for commenting.
I have been living here for 10 years now and I can say with full confidence that the reason behind this kind of mentalities is the insecurity that people feel in the over conservative arab society. Its not only in accommodation, you can see it everywhere, restaurants, social gathering, sporting, etc... people here doesnt seem to mix together in one big pot like other places like US ... locals doesnt seem to be very excited about sharing their culture with expatriates and consequently expatriate doesn't share their own culture with others . I hope one day this will change.
Mac is perfectly right ........... I fully support him ............
I agree with you wholeheartedly.
this has been discussed a few times .. The usual answer is that people feel more comfortable amongst their own kind..