Petrol is cheaper than water-absolutely true
* Any building construction finishes in 3 months- nope
* Unqualified get more salary than Qualified- not only in the gulf.
* Show-off matters more than real quality & performance-i dont think so
* Companies can kick out their employees without any reason- due process in the phils.
* Recommendation are more powerful than money & qualification- it's whom you know, not what you know.
* Watchman has more Rights than the Building Owner- a fly on top of a carabao!
* Office boy & Drivers have more influence on Boss than Manager- no way!
* Gulf climate changes so fast, in one hour u can see raining, dust storm, hot / humid / chilling weather- happens only in march and april in qatar
* If u can't earn money in the Gulf, u can't earn anywhere in the world- only because it's tax free. im getting same rate compared in the phils.
* In Gulf, time goes very fast, Friday to Friday comes u never know, its sooo fast- good thing!
* You love your parents, friends, relatives 100 times more than when you were together- same intensity, only less access.
* Being at home is more painful than being at work- because it's a house not a home.
* people pretend to be more religious/God fearing than they really are- not applicable to me.
* Prostitutes available, but cheaper than beggars-oops!
* A ladies hair saloon every 5 meters- oh yeah! Same in the phils.
* Food/Grocery delivery to your doorstep- same
* Hard Rock Cafe with no alcohol- duh!
* In one single flats sharing with 5 families- aargh!
* A Shopping Mall located every 2 km- 3rd largest mall is Mall of Asia- in the phils
* Getting a license is more difficult than buying a car- other way around in the phils.
* Smashed cars are more than the bugs - bugs' lifespan is longer in the phils then.

cheers,
shav