Thanks happygolucky,seems like you are happy there. I do agree with you on the second point. Our attitdude does contribute to how we live,big time. although you might be the only single guy in qatar who is happy around this forum :).

Not sure about how much they offer an assistant professor in IT but defo there is a demand as I saw on the web. a year ago they offered 21k-23k QAR plus usual benifits. dont know how good is that for a single guy with a bit of savings in mind.
point 5,Cant remember where but I think it was on some english language teachers forum, which claimed that firing people can be haphazard sometimes. not sure if it is the same case with academic staff.
point 6, from what I read, any misunderstanding would be interpreted to the authorities favor.

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You have probably come across "mad" people in the street incessantly talking or muttering to themselves. Well, that's not much different from what you and all other "normal" people do, except that