nomad: i feel the govt has slowly but surely been trying to change the mentality of its people; i really do see a future where the average qatari is instinctively respectful of the uniform regardless of who is wearing it. I saw the frankly unbelievable sight last weekend of some cops throwing a local driving an Aston Martin into the back of their cruiser; they seem headed the Dubai way where the cops come down hard on anyone and everyone...