Perhaps the divide you mentioned among Qataris also applies to various other nationalities in their respective countries. I believe that it all lies in the exposure of the age-group (or socities in general) to the world. The exposure comes in all forms: through sports, IT & telecommunication, personal contact with other nationalities via tourism culminating in the acceptance to cultures alien to them, etc.
So in the case of Qataris, yes I strongly agree with you that the citizens between the twenties to mid-thirties are the most interactable of the lot. It's certainly not surprising given that it is an important age where young professionals seek to establish and potray themselves to the outside world. They probably understand more than any other group that it's a small world after all.
For the younger generation ie the juvenile or adolescent group, well, their perception of the world probably does not go beyond Qatar or the region - perhaps with the exception of exposure or influence of music, sports and fashion. There is no apparent need for them to accept other cultures and that leads to arrogance through sheer immaturity or ignorance.
For the older generation, well, that's another story altogether, isn't it? There is probably no real need for them to discover the outside world which unfortunately produces a similar-if not radical- outlook as the juveniles towards the world they see around them.
Perhaps the divide you mentioned among Qataris also applies to various other nationalities in their respective countries. I believe that it all lies in the exposure of the age-group (or socities in general) to the world. The exposure comes in all forms: through sports, IT & telecommunication, personal contact with other nationalities via tourism culminating in the acceptance to cultures alien to them, etc.
So in the case of Qataris, yes I strongly agree with you that the citizens between the twenties to mid-thirties are the most interactable of the lot. It's certainly not surprising given that it is an important age where young professionals seek to establish and potray themselves to the outside world. They probably understand more than any other group that it's a small world after all.
For the younger generation ie the juvenile or adolescent group, well, their perception of the world probably does not go beyond Qatar or the region - perhaps with the exception of exposure or influence of music, sports and fashion. There is no apparent need for them to accept other cultures and that leads to arrogance through sheer immaturity or ignorance.
For the older generation, well, that's another story altogether, isn't it? There is probably no real need for them to discover the outside world which unfortunately produces a similar-if not radical- outlook as the juveniles towards the world they see around them.