Having worked several years in different Arab countries I have to agree Qatar is quite liberated compared to some Arab countries, Aka Saudi Arabia still in the stone age plus 10.
I can see the Qataris have grand sporting aspirations for the country, however my own experience was not exactly easy in finding a relatively cheap Gym especialy on the Airport side(dont want to spend huge amount if working and not using it), plenty of expensive hotels with facilities and as to your public beaches in and around Doha... well?
As regards Alcohol it is more expensive here than liquid Gold..you can do most things here but expensive, expensive, expensive, it is all relative, you cannot compare Qatar YET to others on the IOC list, although I do hope that the Faith head hardliners do not put a brake on the advancement of Qatari society to modernize.
Hi Greeker,
Having worked several years in different Arab countries I have to agree Qatar is quite liberated compared to some Arab countries, Aka Saudi Arabia still in the stone age plus 10.
I can see the Qataris have grand sporting aspirations for the country, however my own experience was not exactly easy in finding a relatively cheap Gym especialy on the Airport side(dont want to spend huge amount if working and not using it), plenty of expensive hotels with facilities and as to your public beaches in and around Doha... well?
As regards Alcohol it is more expensive here than liquid Gold..you can do most things here but expensive, expensive, expensive, it is all relative, you cannot compare Qatar YET to others on the IOC list, although I do hope that the Faith head hardliners do not put a brake on the advancement of Qatari society to modernize.
Cheers!