As a brit, if I treated a foriegner in the UK in the same way that some Qataris treat foriegners here, I could be charged for racial discramination, which is a criminal offence. How many times have I booked flights (very early) on QA and specified seats in the front end of economy, only to be be received by head shakes and a firm 'no' when we check in for the flight? There is no equality here and there never has been or will be.