Exactly Mimi. The alcohol might make a few of the restaurants a little busier, but it's just the tip of the iceberg.

I've said it before and I'll say it again... if the management really wants people to come to the Pearl to spend money, they should get over themselves and this misguided notion of all the wealth in Qatar, and open an Applebees or a Fridays.

A cinema is allegedly coming (coming soon... famous last words) so that might help.

But the biggest problem of all is all the retail selling clothes that no one in Doha can afford.

I hate to burst the bubble, but I'm starting to think that this isn't the richest country in the world.