I've been here 15 months and haven't had any problems - no, I'm not a dog but, unless I'm out with my husband, I do dress modestly - don't flash my boobs and mid-drift! I do get stared at by bus loads of workers but so what - it aint gonna hurt me. I've found that the Qatari gents I deal with are gentlemen, polite and helpful.

Maybe what goes around comes around, if we as outsiders act as though everybody should be bending over backwards to accommodate us, instead of us sticking to the very simple rules they lay down in Qatar about dress, drink driving etc.then people are going to start disrespecting us.

As for balding, middle age western blokes with money, who wouldn't stand a chance with somebody equal, let's not go there!!