Laugh or Cry
I just left my office to go to a meeting and as I was walking out a car pulls up next to me and two Qatari guys (as evidence by their nice blue Qatari army uniforms)pull up next to me and start staring and saying stuff in Arabic. They follow along beside me as I ignore them and walk to my car. I get in my car, fiddle with my Ipod and the air conditioner and such, look over my shoulder to make sure nothings coming, back up and CRUNCH...these two A**holes had parked right behind me in their Mercedes S500 in my blind spot so I couldn't see them and I backed up into them. They get out of the car, not a scratch to their car but a huge dent in my bumper and start asking me for my phone number and If I want to go on date! I mean WTF! They called another Qatari friend of their over, wouldn't call the cops and when I went back up to my office for a second (to get away from them) they took off.
Just another day in Qatar I guess. :(
it's all relative really isn't it...I'm actually quite the socialist at heart...just that I was born into life of priviledge...trying hard to use my good fortune (sometimes bad fortune - who actually wants bodyguards following them around everywhere all the time...do manage to give them the slip now and then ha ha ha!!!) to make a difference where I can...aren't we all.
"Diamond Girl" ur name seems to do u justice ... since u have bodyguards n stuff :) i think thts cool ... u must b quite important !!! Hopefully i wont make the mistake of messing with u :P
My car was quite a bit higher than their's cg, so I didn't see them out of my rearview mirror. And I know there was no point in calling the police as it was my fault.
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
sorry that happened to you Gypsy...may be Qataris or may not be as many in the military here are also expats...sorry if it was one of my own...I'll send round one of my brothers next time to well and truly shame them ha ha ha...funny that you get hassled a lot by Qataris...as a Qataria when I'm out on my own without my bodyguards the only hassle I get is from silly stupid expat blokes trying to hit on me!!!
Wow, quite the dilemna ... (????). 2 guys think you're hot, park in back of you, in your 'blind' spot (I'd look into a new car if I were you, a rear window should NOT be an option on any model), you back into THEM ..., THEY don't want to call the police.
Hmmmmmmm, and calling the police would have helped your case HOW, exactly? Forgive me for being slow, but you backed into 2 Qataris ... I'm thinking all you would have gotten out of it would have been a 2-hr wait 'til the traffic police got there, the same repair bill, ... oh, and maybe another 2 requests for your phone number if they thought you were cute enough, lol!
It was DPM, Truth. :)
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
yet another story of sad dilusional local men who are so desperate for a western woman to practice on (colour it how you will thats the sad fact).
As for the uniform question, was it DPM (disruptive pattern material) i.e. camouflage blue or plain blue.
DaRude sorry but you are mistaken, the ISF (internal security force) wear the blue camouflage, the airforce actually wear a khaki colour (along with the army), Ministry of Interior personnel wear plain blue.
We came we saw we were Qatarized
It isn't the harrassment, it's that they damaged my car! Just to try and get my phone number! Who does that!
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
I get harassed non-stop as well, that’s why I carry my camera on me at all times. It's the easiest way to scare them off. Point a camera in their face and watch them run. You should try it, as it's so funny watching their reaction as I say 'smile boys':p
Does he drive a mercedes ?
QaQa for sending my a PM asking to meet with him "individually" for "chatting." Hitting on a girl who just got harrassed. For shame. :P
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
hmm probably Airforce staff than.becuase only they wear blue.the one from ministry of interior with blue uniform they cant do anything because they are well aware of the results.they messy boys with blue uniforms are from Airforce.
My bad :P
Real Funny Paul !!!
I got cut up by a white landcruiser this morning. When I see him again it will be trouble.......see sarcasm !
Ever heard of heavy sarcasm !
what r u guys talking about ??!! there are so many of them here ... all colors possible.... it is definitely not rare to see one...
White s500. Two skinny Qatari guys wearing the blue army uniforms.
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
Colour???S class?C class?E Class? Rims? because i have S class and i know quite few of them.
God job they are so rare, you may spot it again !
Sory Gypsy. No matter what, you don't deserve such treatment. Please forgive them and pray for them.
Your story make a man get scared. Its so disturbing. The guys must be untouchable, and they are many in Qatar. Oh God protect my wife from such harassment, and all other ladies.
I am not thinking to put my sister and mum into this kind of embarasments. Thanks to my poverty, I can't afford to pay for their ticket.
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Forgive & Forget.
That's probably what I'll do Turki. I wasn't really messed up, I think my biggest reaction was to roll my eyes. I'm to used to this now to get really upset. I just couldn't get around them to look at the liscense plate.
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
Until I started reading all of the incidents n stuff from so many people i had no idea it was this bad for women here.... Seems like its getting worse !!!
Well my car is my only car and now it's going to have to go in the shop for a weekend and I'm going to be carless. Ba*tards.
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
They will ask you who they were whats the car number thats a problem and i know u were so messed up that u didnot notice anything around i guess. if u say that blah blah happened they wont give a damn. and u will have to repair ur car on ur own expense. SO u say i parked ur car well and fine in parking and when u got back u found ur bumper busted and claim to get it repaired by the insurance.
A Mercedes is like nothing compared to talking to a girl they would give an arm if the other arm could b around U !!! The merc wouldve been 1 of the 10 or so in the garage....
They are sad b'stards. Buy a hummer and next time they will know you hit them !
Sorry to hear this.....they spoiled your day… but am sure this is not the first time you come across such an incident here in Qatar....so don’t cry it's not gonna stop these sick morons from doing such antics. Its part of Doha life…we got to live with it. Good luck for the Police report.
They followed me anyway and caused me to back up into their car. I'm not really upset about the staring that's normal, but to actually be willing to damage their expensive mercedes just to talk to a girl!
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
U can try ur luck but i don't think anything works... !!! All u can do is think fast and try to b safe by taking all of those precautions that u already take.. If its not a major dent i think if u tk the care to the dealers they might do it for u .. if u know some 1 there it would b easier
look at their eyes...they will follow u!
Even if u do buy a fat suit...as long as u've got boobs, u'll never be safe.
They did vanish like they were never there! That's the problem, they took off and left me with a big dent in my car and now I have to go to the police and explain what happened!
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
And they will vanish as if they were never there :P
they should be like that ......so experienc how to handle the situation with or without u
I'm going to buy a fat suit and start wearing it all the time.
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
just kick their balls..it happened to me too once they land cruiser squishing my car. I asked them excuse me whose cars is that?this 3 cops saying "us",i asked them to get out from my car..but they dont care and continuing talking..i was screaming nooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....they were scared and go to their car!eh eh
its cant be ofcourse u might be attractive at the same time cozz..behind the other ladies,like no shape ..they will not even bothere to c them
yes it happen how much we try to hide,,,that much the guyz wanna c it,,that true .....especially when we r covring our face ,,,they r dying to c whts behind....well they willbe lucky if gud face...n vise versa..
When I'm not with my Fiance she gets the same treatment. Actually sometimes she still does when I am with her !
She just stops dead, turns to them and starts shouting ! They soon run away !
sorry to hear about that Gypsy, seems like another day in paradise.
sorry to hear about that Gypsy, seems like another day in paradise.
I don't think attractive has anything to do with it, I think it's that I normally go around without a man with me, therefore it's open season on me. :(
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
or else u should .... use them n kick them in our way ,,,howa that
HOw come u have had so many incidents ???!! U must b really really attractive....u manage to have great timing to meet all the creeps in town ... I hope ur doing ok !!! And to get the police paper thing make sure u go to Madinat Khalifa the main traffic dept.. they are quite helpful there... better than other areas...
u should do thinks rather then tell them ...well it happens ,,that usually u forget waht to do on that perticular time .....
Na u need a Pure Red Neck whom they are scared off.
I need to get a boyfriend to go and beat them up. :(
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
Defines u well. shouldnot be that way. i have seen girls with nick Gypsy So bold So rude with damn Attitude that no one can dare themself even to look at them. whom are u scared of is some one going to harm u or anything. NO ONE CAN. ur simple reply to them i got ur number and sure will date u at the police station. again comes Qatarization. they will ask u for evidence and u dont have one so even the police cant help you than. They are good in making stories and u will be helpless. So walk as A Goth Rude Attitude and Anger don be so sweet that every one try to eat u and don be so sour that u get to be hated by all.
We can always be smart after the event ! But maybe an idea for all of us would be to carry a camera ?
But not a baseball bat !!!! Violence solves nothing, but a woman screaming at a man can bring us to our knees !
well nothing but ur boyfrnd ....but he should be a builder ok ..make sure of that
No of course I didn't get the plates! That would have been thinking! I always forget to get the plates. I should have punched them.
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
its not only today ..............but every the same case ....the matter finish within the public it self till they arrive... just wind up the matter,among themselves,,,
see this is why i want to carry a baseball bat in my car but with my temper lol! Poor you what a bl88dy nightmare i hope you got the plates and such!! hmmm or you could even carry eggs and throw eggs on peoples car or warm lemonade when they do things like that! at least you cant get arrested for that!
Theres a scratch, I'm not sure what they'll have to do. I think the dent can just be popped out. But I still have to go through the hassle of going to the Traffic Police and such...Oh and to top things off, don't bother calling 999 today, they aren't answering. :P
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
that was gud suggestion paul ...... but no gude to do that .........hehehe till we do so they run off,,,,
If it's just a dent and the paintwork hasn't split you may be able to have it worked back out. Had it done to my Volvo in the UK and worked a treat
Well they are gone now. I'll just go to the cops and tell them what happened and they'll give me a police report. As it happens, no matter what I say it will look like I just wasn't paying attention. GRRRRR.
I feel your scorn and I accept it-Jon Stewart
well u shouldn't ignore such thinks ,,just go ahead n kick them,,i do finifsh the matter ,,so that they never do the same mistake agian ..... every problem ,has solution ,,,, if u would like to do it
Did you take their number ? Won't it be difficult to get the bumper repaired without a Police Report ?
Do you ever wonder what would happen if you just walked up to them and slapped them across the face ?
this is CIVILISED qatar