I agree with you Oryx about the social events; the prospect of actually meeting some of the people behind the madness that's written on here is quite daunting, though in real live most of you probably act quite differently to how you come across on here!

I dipped my toe into QL socialising with the recent sponsored dog walk organised by qatarpets.com, and I made it out in one piece. I even met some nice people. But I'm not sure if I'm ready for a full blown social event!