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gee weasel yorr name suits you, that was a bit harsh....

don't be that rude...i meant to post this on a 'brighter side' of view. Of course, we know our 'right of privacy'....that's why I said....'use your common sense'.

nicaq25 - He'd get the "slam door on face" treatment from me too. Unless, it was a pre-announced government census. 

"I LIKE FILPINOS,MOST HOUSE I INTERVIEWED WITH FILIPINOS WELCOME ME...YOU FILIPINOS ARE NO.1" (he probably meant we're cooperative).

or, probably he meant they have the least awareness regarding their rights to privacy.

So this is the reason for the sticker on our gate.

You are right nicaq25 we are so used to census and surveys back home. And yes usually a public announcement - through media and/or community leaders - is made before the census is actually done. The duration of the census is also announced.

Maybe they announced it on Arabic media and the English language media did not ? Just a thought.

hmm..how does it work?...but anyway....it's true to our country too....public announcement of census must be made for people to be aware.

 Spiritual Census  Unless you are in need of a serious spiritual census, then I will open "My Confession Booth". My Confession Booth is close due to road renovations, Doha style.

I worked part time in the last US Government Census, We had a big ID badge to carry visible all the time for security purposes. Our own private cars had a 3x3 label in both sides of our car doors identifying us as workers for the US census, including our  polo shirts and baseball caps  had embroider-labels indicating the US census. Including a photocopy of information about the US census purposes register with the county.  If someone is going to knock in my door and not able too represent themselves with a Proper ID SEAL AND STAMP and their is no announcement to the public, they are for a rude awakening and a few word, like a was one bad mouth sailor, I would care less,  If it was a smiling Pinoy or mohammed himself.  That is just my opinion...    My Confession Booth is close due to road renovations, Doha style.

I know as women, we have  mixed feelings if we let the strangers in to our house, but the guy from census I referred to was only contented of making his interview just at my doorstep. And aside showing me his ID, he also posted sticker on the front entrance of our building. (probably for housing/zoning purposes).

well nadt, it's not being a paranoid, that's a normal reaction especially meeting strangers at your home. And we should also be careful of who we welcome to our house.

Yes, alexa, we should use our common sense. If we sense something fishy, think quickly!

.... kept apologising for disturbing me ..... you should have seen his face when I told him the house next door were Sudanese .... poor guy turned positively ashen

Apart from that, we've been in the same house for coming up to 5 years, and have never locked the front door. Maybe I should change that?

All things being equal, fat people use more soap

so true alexa..that was horrible for that poor girl to go through...

 haha. you got me there. lol.  

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i know dandy, was just winding you up...

well that makes me feel less paranoid Alexa..there are a lot of psychos out there...you have to be very careful...

haha. dont be paranoid at all times... =)

and the joke is not really the joke that i meant. lol. 

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i will not.  wink to nadt

Everybody is right Everybody is wrong, it depend where we stand.

mila, dont open the door, you dont know whos behind that door..I have a rule and that is if im not expecting anyone i dont open the door..gee now i am sounding very paranoid..lol...

yeah me to nadt, i dont want stranger knockin at my door specially the hour of my rest. no way i will open the door. finger cross they dont to me. praying...

Everybody is right Everybody is wrong, it depend where we stand.

I guess this was a private company, not from the government.

lol..your joking about being my friend..hmmmm...lol....

 yap. and im your friend now also!!! just joking. =)

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hiya afaque..im just weary, probably paranoid..lol..you know in australia, on census ngihts, the government announces publicly and its organised so when they knock on your door, i guess you are expecting them, guess im not used to the system here...

p.s i do agree that most philipinos are very friendly and great people...

and im your friend too!! =)

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I agree on philipinos being friendly, I have a philipino friend here and three of my neighbours are also philipinos....

hi nadt, he was from company I don't remember. he showed me his staff card also, I think its just a survey regarding the rents or accomodation sitution here. hope something good comes out of it..

yap i agree. 

we filipino value other people. we smile and talk to people very nicely.

and that is the charm why we filipinos earn so many friends even indian, lebanese, qatari, or etc etc.

anyway, on census thing, err.. no one came to us to ask us..haha.

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Is this the norm here. I would be worried if a guy came to my house asking all these questions..you dont know who to trust these day..nicaq, i would probably be like your neighbour..not being rude but i just dont trust people knocking on my door whom i dont know or not expecting..

one guy cames to my home for the same reason yesterday...