As a parent, and a teacher- if this was one of mine, they'd get a hiding. It's despicable- but yes, unfortunately, it's learned behaviour.
Manners in this country leave a lot to be desired - let alone consideration or civility. You only have to 'queue' in Carrefore to witness that!
Of course these incidents are the exception rather than the rule- or are they?? There is an arrogance and a superiority complex from both expats and the 'Locals'..it's like a power struggle. The Locals have no idea how to practice what they preach either.
For example- it is one life's little luxuries in the UK that drivers dip their lights in the dark. It has always given me a warm fuzzy feeling that people are looking out for each other- like flashing lights at another driver if there is a fuzz and/or hazard ahead.
Here, no bugger else is going to do it, so you begin to match like for like. An eye for an eye? It seems the Gov't here doesn't really know what message it's trying to give. They seem to allow the Qataris to behave however they want and yet they want to be welcoming (ha) to Westerners?
Don't want to compare to the UAE but I know it was a whole lot more mellow and civil than here. I'm talking 10 years ago though so maybe it's just me getting old.
As a parent, and a teacher- if this was one of mine, they'd get a hiding. It's despicable- but yes, unfortunately, it's learned behaviour.
Manners in this country leave a lot to be desired - let alone consideration or civility. You only have to 'queue' in Carrefore to witness that!
Of course these incidents are the exception rather than the rule- or are they?? There is an arrogance and a superiority complex from both expats and the 'Locals'..it's like a power struggle. The Locals have no idea how to practice what they preach either.
For example- it is one life's little luxuries in the UK that drivers dip their lights in the dark. It has always given me a warm fuzzy feeling that people are looking out for each other- like flashing lights at another driver if there is a fuzz and/or hazard ahead.
Here, no bugger else is going to do it, so you begin to match like for like. An eye for an eye? It seems the Gov't here doesn't really know what message it's trying to give. They seem to allow the Qataris to behave however they want and yet they want to be welcoming (ha) to Westerners?
Don't want to compare to the UAE but I know it was a whole lot more mellow and civil than here. I'm talking 10 years ago though so maybe it's just me getting old.