you haven't said a thing i don't completely agree with..yes Qataris are a private bunch and we're not dining with them anytime soon (although that happens more often than we'd think) ..they used to and still build walls around their homes so even other locals couldn't see in..embrace the culture as in accept it as their way of life and try to fit into the system instead of trying to make it fit you..it's like this conservative friend i had in the UK who constantly moaned about the 'pub culture' and prevalent promiscuity..made me wonder why he didn't just leave..
of course violence against women exists..where doesn't it?..UN stats say 10 women are raped every hour in the US, 230/day in the UK and this is just the reported ones..domestic/sexual violence happens here too..i just re-assured the lady and said since she's not married to one of the less kind locals, that aspect of safety did not apply to her..the stigma applies everywhere..only 40% of rapes are reported in the US for instance; i'd imagine something was stopping the other 60% from reporting don't you think?
look guys; i'm not trying to uphold qatar as this wonderful haven or bash the US/UK as stinkpots..just trying to have some perspective that's all..I'm Indian and have no partiality/disdain for any country..have great and not so great memories from everywhere but prefer to appreciate the good than dwell on the bad..
and the whole point is: the lady can expect to have a reasonably safe experience and we should not add to her fear and doubt about coming down. Although I must say she's been conspicuous by her absence since her original post. You guys scared her off haha.
you haven't said a thing i don't completely agree with..yes Qataris are a private bunch and we're not dining with them anytime soon (although that happens more often than we'd think) ..they used to and still build walls around their homes so even other locals couldn't see in..embrace the culture as in accept it as their way of life and try to fit into the system instead of trying to make it fit you..it's like this conservative friend i had in the UK who constantly moaned about the 'pub culture' and prevalent promiscuity..made me wonder why he didn't just leave..
of course violence against women exists..where doesn't it?..UN stats say 10 women are raped every hour in the US, 230/day in the UK and this is just the reported ones..domestic/sexual violence happens here too..i just re-assured the lady and said since she's not married to one of the less kind locals, that aspect of safety did not apply to her..the stigma applies everywhere..only 40% of rapes are reported in the US for instance; i'd imagine something was stopping the other 60% from reporting don't you think?
look guys; i'm not trying to uphold qatar as this wonderful haven or bash the US/UK as stinkpots..just trying to have some perspective that's all..I'm Indian and have no partiality/disdain for any country..have great and not so great memories from everywhere but prefer to appreciate the good than dwell on the bad..
and the whole point is: the lady can expect to have a reasonably safe experience and we should not add to her fear and doubt about coming down. Although I must say she's been conspicuous by her absence since her original post. You guys scared her off haha.