There was NO professionalism. Different depts were working in differnt Ministries. There was no set up of Corporation like Kahrama ( QGEWC ) or Postal Corporation. All were struggling under the bureaucratic "red tapism" of the Ministries.
There was no Qatar Foundation, or any of the foreign universties like Carnegie, WellCOrnel, Bridge Arts, ........
Family Food Center, Food Palace and some groceries were the only shopping outlets. City Center, Lulu, Hyatt, Land Mark all came later.
Resident ID number was not connected to each other as now. Nowadays you are caught with your ID , which is linked to your Health card, credit card, Bank Account, Elecricty, Qtel Phones, Vehicle number !!!!!
Marriott hotel was called as Gulf Marriott. And Sheraton, Ramada was the only other....... Four Seasons, Ritz, Movnepick ,Rygdges, all came later.
Young foreign educated Qataris were not much. In the Ministries, you were asked bluntly, in the middle of a discussion, "Are you a Muslim" ?
Airport signal, Muntaza Signal, Midmac overbridge, Crazy signal ,, all were round abouts.
There were no International schools.... only Qatari, Iranian, Jordanian schools. Only two Indian schools ( now the number is six )
many more difference
i am afraid, our readers may be bored
There was NO professionalism. Different depts were working in differnt Ministries. There was no set up of Corporation like Kahrama ( QGEWC ) or Postal Corporation. All were struggling under the bureaucratic "red tapism" of the Ministries.
There was no Qatar Foundation, or any of the foreign universties like Carnegie, WellCOrnel, Bridge Arts, ........
Family Food Center, Food Palace and some groceries were the only shopping outlets. City Center, Lulu, Hyatt, Land Mark all came later.
Resident ID number was not connected to each other as now. Nowadays you are caught with your ID , which is linked to your Health card, credit card, Bank Account, Elecricty, Qtel Phones, Vehicle number !!!!!
Marriott hotel was called as Gulf Marriott. And Sheraton, Ramada was the only other....... Four Seasons, Ritz, Movnepick ,Rygdges, all came later.
Young foreign educated Qataris were not much. In the Ministries, you were asked bluntly, in the middle of a discussion, "Are you a Muslim" ?
Airport signal, Muntaza Signal, Midmac overbridge, Crazy signal ,, all were round abouts.
There were no International schools.... only Qatari, Iranian, Jordanian schools. Only two Indian schools ( now the number is six )
many more difference
i am afraid, our readers may be bored