Kbaisi... I agree that sometimes we, the expatriates, exaggerate things related to locals. But the reason is the communication gap between locals & expatriates. I've felt on a number of occasions that the locals dont want to mix up with expatriates... which makes it difficult for us to understand them & their problems. Here on QL, you would find just a few Locals posting regularly and they too just appear in the thread carrying negative comments about Qatar. I've very often seen them socializing with other QLers by attending gatherings initiated by different groups on QL.