I would think that some international or expat organisation should look into this. The British Council, I would have bet my hands would have thought about this. I'm just lucky I haven't placed any such bet, becaus ethey haven't established anything of the sort. Its one thing that is sorely lacking in Qatar.

I can't even believe when some of my co-workers ask me if I'm a girl, when I tell them that last night I just stayed at home and read.

A culture can go nowhere without knowledge, and books have and will always be the primary source of knowledge. It says a lot about a people's mentality when they ask such stupid question. seriously, not only is that sexist, but absolutely ignorant.

Did this comment just descend into a rant? I digress, kind of.