I hope people don't get me wrong. I'm not knocking Qatar or the Qatari people. They are perfectly entitled to behave however they want in their own country.
I am not someone who will just walk up to strangers in a coffee shop or a a mosque or whatever, regardless of what country I'm in. And there were certainly no Qataris at the clubs and societies I've frequented (though that's more of a refection on me).
So yes, I guess I will end up leaving Qatar having never got to know a Qatari and know Qatar properly as a country. I find that a bit sad, but as you correctly point out, if I was that bothered I'd have done something about it.
As an example, I went to Oman for 3 days last week, and felt I got to know the country and people there better than I have Qatar and Qataris in nearly 3 years, because you immediately find yourself in situations where you're talking to and interacting with Omanis.
I hope people don't get me wrong. I'm not knocking Qatar or the Qatari people. They are perfectly entitled to behave however they want in their own country.
I am not someone who will just walk up to strangers in a coffee shop or a a mosque or whatever, regardless of what country I'm in. And there were certainly no Qataris at the clubs and societies I've frequented (though that's more of a refection on me).
So yes, I guess I will end up leaving Qatar having never got to know a Qatari and know Qatar properly as a country. I find that a bit sad, but as you correctly point out, if I was that bothered I'd have done something about it.
As an example, I went to Oman for 3 days last week, and felt I got to know the country and people there better than I have Qatar and Qataris in nearly 3 years, because you immediately find yourself in situations where you're talking to and interacting with Omanis.