i hope you'll keep us updated on what happens with your case.

while it certainly is unfair to label all qataris based on incidents like this, i feel that a significant portion of the young population here have a real sense of entitlement and think they can do whatever they want.  i guess it's to be expected when they get so much without having to work hard for it.

i have met a couple of really nice Qataris, and without exception they were older gentlemen who had to work for what they had.  all had also lived abroad in their younger days too, so maybe that helped them realize how lucky they are.

i have had a few SUVs try to run me off the road road at speed too, once because i wouldn't launch into a roundabout when i deemed that the approaching vehicles were too close and then with the same guy behind me after the roundabout getting more angry because i would not let him pass (on a one lane street).  when the road opened up to 2 lanes, he got next to me and tried to run me off the road.  it's just savage.

i think the money here temporarily gives a false impression, but the fact remains that Qatar is still not a developed country (according to the UN, and other international bodies).  one reason for that is the economy's over-reliance on one sector (which they are working on).  another is education (which they are working on).  certainly instances like this don't help matters (which I hope they will work on).

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