What if!!!!

There is a lot of sand in Qatar to be consider excellent memories. Sand in the Hotels, Sand in the house, Sand in streets,, Sandy friendships, Sandy relationships, Sandy nights, is freaking sandy everywhere.

Not being derogatory here but I certainly didnt come over for the money as I earned more in the UK, I came here for the experience of life in a different country (well one that I had never been to before at least).

As for why I asked the question, well dont we all get mad ideas from time to time and hey this is a forum for any topic of any ones choosing after all.

Yep go xena/charmed you rock girls (and how does one become a clown instructor charmed??)

You're born, you take s**t. You get out in the world, you take more s**t. You climb a little higher, you take less s**t. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what s**t even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake son.

Richard, I agree with you in some instances....

What I forgot to add to the bottom of my post was that I didn't mean all qatari's are like that, but I am sure most qatari have at least 3 aquaintences that do think along the lines of being more superior.....

Attitudes like "it's my country, if you don't like it leave" make us expats very weary about trusting qataris also....

Like I said, I came back here because I enjoyed Qatar during my first visit, I definately didn't come back for the money... my salary is not that great..... but the experience is worth it for a South African girl who grew up at the end of apartheid.... As here, I am certainly experiencing it for myself, first hand...... and I will now have much more sympathy for the struggle and oppression my fellow south africans went through.

Oh, and one more thing..... the Qatari's must still need the expats here otherwise why would they be pandering to the large salaries that are requested? So if you think about it..... Yes most people are here for money, but the Qatari's are still issuing work visas.....

X

your right girl my sentiments exactly i read this one earlier and meant to reply! yep if we all left the place would be a disgrace, garbage everywhere, no one serving in the shops, no one packing the shopping bags, pushing the shopping trolly, putting petrol in the car! It would be utter chaos! would be quiet amusing to watch thou i think! and who would be picking up all the smashed up cars and bodies i wonder from the way they drive!!!! madness! Amooorty what should truth be thinking about?

It is true that expats contribute greatly to the economy but they are not here out of the goodness of their hearts. They are here because they see an opportunity to make more money than they could at home.

Qatar has oil and gas and generates a lot of money. There are many people who would like to take that money away from them. My experience of Qataris is that they will treat you well if you earn there trust. They see people come and go. Why should they trust such an opportunistic transient workforce that far outnumbers their own population? I think they are by and large doing a good job in developing this country's infrastructure and human capital for a time when there is no oil and gas.

I have never heard of Qataris just firing people they don't like. I work for a Qatari company that treats all of its employees well and this company is not the exception. It is sometimes hard to get to know Qataris because there aren't that many of them and a lot of urban myths fly around. It is true that some people abuse low status workers such as maids and that is disgusting and needs to be reported and addressed.

This vile practice happens everywhere in the world where there are huge gaps in wealth and income. It is wrong and the perpetrators shpuld be named, shamed and punished wherever and whoever they are.

This country is far from perfect and needs to improve in many areas. The Qataris I know, realize this and are making changes. However, they must be careful not to force change too fast or they risk leaving people behind.

had a good post all typed and and the page timed-out.....

Anyhow... lets try again....

Amooooory, Truth is asking the question for the same reason many of us ask.....

Are you aware that the work force is made up of nearly 85% of the population? And that the expats contribute way more to the economy of Qatar than the locals?

How do you think the first expats ended up here? They were probably asked to come by the Qatari government as the locals were to uneducated to to do the work alone.....

But the expats who keep the companies running are treated like 3rd class citizens and have no rights......

I was told that if a Qatari doesn't like the look of you, he only has to say the word and you are gone.... is that anyway to treat someone that has given years of service to you?

I have signed a work contract, but apparently, its not worth the paper it's written on... so why bother....

I love Qatar, I came back here when I had the opportunity, but what I am seeing is differnt to what I thought it was.....

What the qataris seem to think is that because they have oil, they are far superior to anyone else..... they fail to realise that respect comes from hard work.... there is a saying "class is bred, not bought"..... so no matter how much money they have, they can never buy themselves decency.... only tolerance...

So, yes, I agree, what would happen to Qatar, if all the expats had to leave? Can you see a qatari sweeping the streets, building roads and living in labour camps?

Just a thought....

X

No workers for Menial Work, No Construction Workers, No House Maids, No shop keepers amnd attendents, No taxi drivers, No Bus Drivers, ETC... ETC. The list can go on

I think there will be less traffic problems here and people will drive much better:)

The same as if all the Mexicans left the US, a total ciaos, but why are you even thinking about this.

Not quite what I was getting at, what would be the effect on the community/economy etc etc etc.

Do you think the Qataris would cope with such a situation?

You're born, you take s**t. You get out in the world, you take more s**t. You climb a little higher, you take less s**t. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what s**t even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake son.

More than twice the no. will come to replace them