I've got in to the car with Qatari friends and they've peeled the violations off their windows and laughed. I asked why, and they tell me that they can ring their friend in the traffic department and cancel them.

I don't know whether or not Qataris can get their violations reversed, but my Qatari friends seem to think that they can. They don't give a crap about the road rules. Never have, and I fear they never will.

And, for once, I am talking exclusively about Qatari nationals in this instance. Not all or most of my Qatari friends, but a worrying number all the same.