That's true namaviru, I remember the first mall (aptly called The Mall) being opened about ten years ago now I think. Someone told me it was on D ring road and I didn't even know there was a D ring road!!! It was an adventure going there and more than half empty of shops but hey it was a mall! I remember being excited to go and see if it had any shops I had become so familiar with when I lived in London (still no Harrods or Harvey Nicks!!!). The whole of the upstairs where it is now ID Design and Cafe Ceramique was a food court.
For Eid we usually give our children 'Eidi' which means giving them money notes. It used to be a bunch of one riyal notes but now this has changed and my children often receive 500 notes from family members. I never let them spend it all...first charity, then family, then savings then yourself is what I've taught them. I don't give my children presents for Eid.
Back then there was no such thing as a traffic jam, much less crazy driving and generally MUCH less expats.
But Alexa, although now we have so many material things here in Qatar we still do things traditionaly in our day to day lives and at Eids. Respect for our elders is paramount. Even as an adult if your mother or father or any other elder in the family tell you to jump you say 'how high?'! We go to greet our elders every week on a Friday, kissing them on the hand and then the forehead as is our tradition. At Eid time the whole family get together and it's really important to greet ALL your family in person if possible. It's really a busy time.
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Love is the answer...
That's true namaviru, I remember the first mall (aptly called The Mall) being opened about ten years ago now I think. Someone told me it was on D ring road and I didn't even know there was a D ring road!!! It was an adventure going there and more than half empty of shops but hey it was a mall! I remember being excited to go and see if it had any shops I had become so familiar with when I lived in London (still no Harrods or Harvey Nicks!!!). The whole of the upstairs where it is now ID Design and Cafe Ceramique was a food court.
For Eid we usually give our children 'Eidi' which means giving them money notes. It used to be a bunch of one riyal notes but now this has changed and my children often receive 500 notes from family members. I never let them spend it all...first charity, then family, then savings then yourself is what I've taught them. I don't give my children presents for Eid.
Back then there was no such thing as a traffic jam, much less crazy driving and generally MUCH less expats.
But Alexa, although now we have so many material things here in Qatar we still do things traditionaly in our day to day lives and at Eids. Respect for our elders is paramount. Even as an adult if your mother or father or any other elder in the family tell you to jump you say 'how high?'! We go to greet our elders every week on a Friday, kissing them on the hand and then the forehead as is our tradition. At Eid time the whole family get together and it's really important to greet ALL your family in person if possible. It's really a busy time.
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Love is the answer...