Alcohol at The Pearl

Indeed I'm uneducated and intolerant. Absolutely.

I don't need an education. I just open my eyes and see the lack of freedom around me.

Freedoms "granted" by government simply show the government is scared. Of you!

Q: What did the bartender say after Charles Dickens ordered a martini?

A: "Olive or twist?" :P

What's everyone's obsession with alcohol at the Pearl? If you need a drink that bad, get help for your alcoholism.

Otherwise, go to on of the many nearby hotels to meet your needs.

You are so right Ramil26,,and this is what Fuel Road is,, a man with no education and no respect...probably his people want to get rid of him!

Earlier there was a best sales person of the west who was so engrossed in his ignorance that he would try to create nuisance in the forum by his half-wit comments. Now, here we have another classical case of a nitwit who is trying to stir up the community! PS: Do you like teachers too!!

Translator, welcome to the new Qatar !! here i found plenty new super executives who after a few rejection for not having the necessary education and experience in the field they are now, are suddenly in the office and . and they make major decisions who to sack (qataris included) hire, and holds budget.

Funny, translator, we have very different responses to these two.

Mandi

politicians here.

Adey, after many years in the Gulf I have observed that the powers-that-be over-react to ANY complaint whether it be from conservative forces or another source. There's just something visceral, it seems, about criticism that evokes a knee-jerk response around here. I believe this is why we see such pendulum swings in policy that make no sense on the surface. I would welcome more considered responses from the decision-makers. Sigh.

Mandi

Fuel Rod said he is coming to Qatar "Partly to annoy those who'd rather not have me there"

What the tar is going on with the HR departments in Qatar? do they just hire any self centered ego-headed type.

Fuel Stick, may I introduce you to another very special comer to Qatar, Mann Pro, you can perhaps exchange few tricks of the trade.

Slept well thanks.

Except for the nightmares....oh the nightmares...lol

Good morning! Did you sleep well? Oh, and welcome back ;-)

It is lovely to be welcomed to the QL forums with such open arms. :-)

Firstly, yes the question was a deliberate S*#t stir designed to guage the reaction of the QL community in general. Seems to be a few defensive eggs out there. Might make life a little interesting while living in Qatar.

Secondly, thanks for all who took some very precious time out of their day to remind me Qatar is a)an Islamic country, and b) alcohol should be banned. That's terrific news.

Thirdly, as has been readily expressed, I should probably just not move to Doha. But I'm gonna anyway. Partly to annoy those who'd rather not have me there, and partly (well mostly) because the pay is so damned good! Must be a reason why "they" pay me so well. I can help you out with that particular issue if you can take it like a man.

Fourthly, I can't stand religion at all. You don't have to respect that. It's fine with me. Don't expect me to respect your religion either. If you treat me like a human being, I will treat you like one, ok? Intellectual conversation regarding the subject will be gladly entered into, childish, unsubstantiated arguments will not be entertained (for very long).

Finally, I am actually looking forward to moving to Doha, and engaging with you all regularly right here on Qatarliving.com

Have a super day.

No...her comment may be viewed by others to be bias only if she said she was Muslim as it could be personally insulting to her.

Ahhh...he's back! :P

For goodness sake! Mandi put she was an American Christian to highlight the fact that she is saying what she said without bias!

Am I a Biblical literalist? No, most Christians aren't.

Mandi

Mandi - do you have to specify that you're a christian american as you are a person who takes the bible literally they do in the good old South. Word for word??

well if some muslims drink alcohol that doesnt make it halal. If they drink, they face the consequences, if not here then in the hereafter

My muslim friends if alcohol is haram then why does QDC issue permits to Muslim people.. I have a lot of Muslim friends who hold a permit..

I was engaged in a great conversation with a Qatari(in his thobe) over a few pints in a resturant/bar only this Thursday night.

An intelligent, UK degree, middle-aged, influental Qatari - he was of the opinion that the government over-reacts to the slightest complaint from the conservative/reactionary forces and that people who misbehave with alcohol then the individuals(both Qatari and expat)should be accountable, not everyone else penalised.

We arranged to meet later in the coming months for further chats.........and over a few pints.

The government has to tread a very fine line. There are many many conservatives who are against the reforms taking place. So sometimes, its a case of two steps forward one step back..

LOL! Just read his profile!

OMG....this guy just asked if he can have a glass of wine with a meal at a resto at the Pearl....why does that trigger an avalanche of all kinds of nonsense? Rofl!

And who ever feels the need to continuously tell people that Qatar is an "islamic" country when the subject of booze comes up...Booze is sold and consumed by Muslims and non Muslims alike in this here Islamic country...Hellloooo.

alcohol-longing?

WHICH IS WHICH?

Then stay back home.

Hi Fuel Rod, first of all welcome to Qatar. Almost all restaurants here do not serve alcohol except in fancy hotel restaurants and in night clubs. There is only one liquor store in the entire country but the selections and prices are not bad. I read in the news that the liquor store at the Pearl was reopened a month ago but I've never been. The Pearl is absolutely breathtaking but it is not very convenient. I hope this helps:) Good luck.

Oh, darn. I was looking forward to telling this guy about not being able to to buy or be served any alcohol during Ramadan. And since he'd be coming in June, not being able to even get a QDC permit in time. Or even being able to leave the country while his RP was in process to go and get a drink! Thanks, q-life, but how can you tell? PM and Scarlett used to be so good at spotting these idiots. I'm not.

Mandi

I think you would find a lot of qataris would disagree. We bought the world cup and we can do what we like with it. As one misguided soul said on another thread this is a Muslim world cup so no alcohol. Kinda sums up the attitude of sum. They want to take the best of what the world has to offer but not be receptive to foreigners.

Not exactly surehow this country will cope with the throngs of football fans who'll want to celebrate during the 2022 World cup. I'm sure most of them will not want to quench their thirst with a 7 Up! If you want to play on the world stage you have to factor in the requirements of your global customers.

Win or Lose we booze

No again and I have no interest in stories about alcohol at the pearl. It's not life changing just silly

alter ego?

When you see a post, why not first run a background check on the Author before getting yourselves all worked up!

Fuel Rod: Just one of us QLers on a different id, having a boring weekend and needs to make a puppet of fellow QLers. He's coming back to check the comments on his post every 5mins, and he's sitting there laughing like a monkey.

No, just need the one ID. No need to hide

mozaismyhero seems to have created another id as a safety valve?

if alcohol worries you more than any other thing in living in qatar, don't come here..got to rehab!!!

If alcohol is the first priority to choose your place to live,, i suggest that you stay home!

Qatar is a muslim country, and you should consider yourself happy if you can enjoy a drink in your place...

You can still have a drink on your balcony at Pearl.

i3gs - No shouting please....

Alcohol is urine...No, I don't agree with you. People like Fuel Rod have great love for this country and wants to live here peacefullly. Please don't discourage them...I think they should be welcomed on their first arrival at the Airport by providing free drinks...he..he..he..

it won't be returning as there's a push for Qataris and GCC nationals to purchase property at the Pearl.

urine is more like water...

Elevate? Not at all. I merely meant that I am a person of a different faith than Islam. We use religious preference descriptively rather than proscriptively here. And who lit a firecracker up your butt? I'd use another word but let's not get blocked (again) by Telco. But that said, I hope I am skewed. Towards tolerance and kindness, towards justice and equality. Demonstrating a preferential care for the poor and oppressed, those marginalized by society. Get my drift, bucko? I've been on QL for a lot of years and have yet to see someone be so obnoxious in the first 6 hours of joining. Welcome :(

Mandi

i think they should banned it all over in the country "alcohol free Qatar"

you want to drink go pub govenament has made it easy for you ppl you are in muslim country follow the rule make money when go back on vacation to your country drink as much as you can hehe easy

A valid point. This is why we of the Jedi religin feel that by banning alcohol at the Pearl, the force which flows through every material thing is being disrupted - thus causing disharmony. This has already been pointed out to the council and Queen Amidalla ..

The term "christian American" doesn't elevate your status one little bit. Being a christian gives you a skewed vision of the world and how we should behave.

Hahaha! This is someone taking the p i s s for sure...

I cannot believe that you decided to move to a whole new country, yet a minor issue such alcohol at restaurant worries you. What an irony.

Well, actually, although I am virulently anti-censorship, it was indeed to your benefit. I wouldn't have answered had I seen the "backward thinking muslim crap." And I'm a Christian American.

Mandi

I assumed my wording of "backward thinking muslim crap" had been censored by those who know what I should be thinking.

I've come to expect that in the ME.

Thanks to those who provided a normal answer.

Mandi you are right. The police should conduct random breath tests for those that drink and drive. I have a feeling they will not as they will catch too many locals too proud to take a taxi after drinking.

The several restaurants of the Ritz Carleton and the Grand Hyatt are a few hundred meters away. They serve alcohol. The hotel restaurants of the West Bay are a few kilometers away. But don't drive with alcohol on your breath. That's all.

Mandi

No countries are Muslim, the same as no countries are Hindu, Buddhist or lovers of Glee or Game of Thrones. Only people can be that. Countries contain a myriad of different peoples and the government should allow all tastes.

To answer your questions.

1. No

2. Who knows

3. The government but they don't say anything and are not accountable to anyone, not even God

As of right now you cannot go to a restaurant in the pearl and purchase alchohol. This was a decision of the Qatari Government. They will always reconsider, but you will not hear word of it until the change actually happens. You can, however with the correct permission from your soon to be sponsor, purchase alchohol for consumption in your home. So if you fancy a glass of wine, a pint or wiskey and a cigar after dinner, you will be just fine here.

And you edited your original forum.

Qatar is a muslim country, well if that is true it is a nice thing. Everywhere in the world you can get alcohol, so it's beautiful if there is a country who is different from the rest. Unique!!

Wow, besides that am allergic to alcohol, I can hardly believe that such a clean state can exist!

If it makes you feel better, there is normally alcohol in some perfumes and cosmetics,and meters of supermarket shelves are filled with them, maybe that might help? But am not sure if its consumable.

No alcohol at the restaurants in the Pearl...not sure if they ever will again either. Rules change whenever anyone gets a bee in their bonnet.

You draw an odd conclusion.

The answer is there. It's up to you wether you wish to accept it or rolong the discussion

That's not an answer.

Anyone have an answer to my question(s)?

Such is your hatred towards muslim's and you are considering moving to Qatar. Well, be prepared to more such 'usual muslim backward thinking crap' encounters.

Nice one centurion :0)

No alchohol is not available at restaurants in the Pearl

Rules are always being reconsidered

The government makes the decisions

dear you are in muslim state now its never easy to maintain your life style.