when is last night for drink before Ramadan?

For people who are resident here in Qatar and have an apartment or a house of course they can have their own supplies of alcoholic drinks. But I am living in a hotel and I cannot purchase any alcohol. The ban on bars selling alcohol during Ramadan is very inconvenient (and I think unnecessary).

yalla!no one stop you...

Many people come here to work and don't have what they would call 'friends' here. I have colleagues at work but sometimes it's nice to get away from anything to do with the workplace. Anyway, they maybe have family here and want to spend their time off with their own family. For many people the bar is the best place to relax, meet people, and have a little conversation. It's not just about getting a drink. I don't want to sit in my hotel room all evening and drink by myself. It is the culture in many parts of the world to mix drinking with relaxation, friendliness and sociability.

Jees what a palava for a drink...that's life - so you dont get a drink tomorrow in the bar !! its not the end of the world... you dont get to socialise... well ask your friends to come over and have a chat with them... the things you worry about ....

Is it true there will be no sheesha this ramadan?

and its open today....

Because the bar is the only place many of us who are working here can go to meet people, have a chat etc. If the bar is closed I have to stay in my hotel room all night or go to a restaurant and sit by myself and eat food. I like to drink a few drinks at the weekend for relaxation and conversation.

is it really??

I wonder why these guys are so curious about bar and booz.If u can't live without drink,get off from the work, spend some money to travel to your country and do whatever you like during the holy month

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most probably it will close today or tomorrow

QDC IS STILL OPEN

Gulf Horizon Hotel - Bar already closed last July 31.

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OASIS Hotel - Bar last day of opening yesterday...tonight close..huhuhuhuhu

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Mariott Hotel - Bar still open...don't know what day they will close.

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Ramada Plaza - All bars open until tomorrow (Aug.20)

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Ritz Carlton - Bar Still open..don't know what day they will close.

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Merweb- bar under renovation, hehehehe

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Rydges Plaza---khalas.....no more bars...no more hotel....LOL!!!!!!

lol Rizks, BBC? :P

go to BBC ....

QDC closed yesterday.

go to QDC & get the stock

Why do you say it's 50-50? How do they make the final decision? If it has to do with astronomy we should be able to predict to the precise second when it starts.

So basically, the bars will be open, unless they are told to close.

You could always chance it, but it would be a bit of a buzz kill to get kicked out at 6pm.

Better off drinking at home!

read my comment up again.

I sent email to Ramada Hotel asking if the bars would be open Thursday night. Here is the reply:-

"Thank you for your email.

The bars will be open on Thursday night assuming Ramadan is not called then.

If at any point Ramadan is called that evening then the bars will close straight away."

So how do they decide when Ramadan begins?

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Highly unlikely that the bars will be open Thursday night, from my experience in the past.

So it is still doubtful if the bars will be open Thursday night. I will have to phone the hotels myself.

Why do you hav to wait for the last moment ?

cant u go and hav it today and live .....:(

This is my fourth Ramadan, and I've never seen the bars open the day before.

I'm banking on tonight being the last night the bars will open.

Ramadan seems likely to start on Friday, and bars don't open on the evening prior.

I was told by a Muslim girl in our office that Friday is the beginning of Ramadan. She seemed to think that the bars would be open on Thursday night.

50-50 chances.

i got the confirmation from some bars that thursday will be the last date

I think tomorrow is the last night ,and as far as i heard ramadan probably starts on saturday onwards.

Why don't they just make it so that when the sun sets the bars can open?

Source:

- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)

I think the bars will be open on Thursday but I am not taking the chance that they will be closed. I better go out tonight if there's a chance this could be the last night. That's extra annoying because I have to work tomorrow so can't sleep in.

SO in other words Da, tonight is the last night to get a drink.

but it depends on those astrologers who use -zero eye sight glasses to find the crescent after sunset. if they find it on thursday night means Friday will be the first and if they find it on Friday after sunset then Saturday will be the first. Now it all depends if their eye sight is good.

For some people, myself included, the only place we can go to socialise and meet people is the bar. I mean you just can't meet people at Starbucks. It's a pity that all the bars must close during Ramadan. Perhaps I should write a letter to the Emir and ask if this policy could be relaxed in the future

No. Tonight is. Ramadan will start at midnight on Friday, so the bars all have to be closed before then. For the most part they just don't open the day before Ramadan. However I've heard that Ramadan's been moved till Saturday.

Somebody told me that Ramadan would begin this Friday. So that means Thursday is the last night I can get a drink at the bar. Is this correct?

yes

its been a month i stop going to bar :P