I'm a young british female living out here with my husband. We've been here since Novemeber 06. To try and answer a few of your questions:
1. I am also a young (22) female, i agree with some comments above, stares are common here, but i have never felt threatened in any way. I always drees respectfully, covering shoulders and knees in public (to shops etc.), However, at friends, on the compound etc you can be more relaxed.
2. When we first arrived we weren't able to drive as you need your Qatar residency visa first before you can convert your UK licence, unless you have an international drivers licence, which we didn't. So we used the limo service. There is a local taxi firm here, KARWA taxi's but they are pretty unreliable and aren't great if you don't know your way around to direct them. We used a private driver who charged around (QR20 - QR40)(£3-6)per trip depending where we were going.
3. Sorry i can't help you there.
4. I think this all depends where you are going to live, on a compound you are more likely to meet new friends than if you're in a private villa. I have been looking for a UK expat group and so far have been unsuccessful. I have however been to other expat group functions and social events, everyones pretty friendly.
Hope your move goes well - nothing to worry about. If you or your family have any questions don't hesitate to contact me.
I'm a young british female living out here with my husband. We've been here since Novemeber 06. To try and answer a few of your questions:
1. I am also a young (22) female, i agree with some comments above, stares are common here, but i have never felt threatened in any way. I always drees respectfully, covering shoulders and knees in public (to shops etc.), However, at friends, on the compound etc you can be more relaxed.
2. When we first arrived we weren't able to drive as you need your Qatar residency visa first before you can convert your UK licence, unless you have an international drivers licence, which we didn't. So we used the limo service. There is a local taxi firm here, KARWA taxi's but they are pretty unreliable and aren't great if you don't know your way around to direct them. We used a private driver who charged around (QR20 - QR40)(£3-6)per trip depending where we were going.
3. Sorry i can't help you there.
4. I think this all depends where you are going to live, on a compound you are more likely to meet new friends than if you're in a private villa. I have been looking for a UK expat group and so far have been unsuccessful. I have however been to other expat group functions and social events, everyones pretty friendly.
Hope your move goes well - nothing to worry about. If you or your family have any questions don't hesitate to contact me.
Good luck