Where do the young people live in Doha?
By seagullsaw •
Hi everyone!
I'm from London and considering taking a job in Doha and want to ensure that I find accommodation in an area where I will find other young, single people (i'm a 28 year old woman).
Where in Doha would be the equivalent of Old Street in London, or Williamsburg in New York? Where do the young artists, musicians, fashion designers live? I'd really like to find an area that has a creative community.
All advice much appreciated!
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You just have to find the right people.....everything else will come your way.......NJoYYY!!
Just don't want the poor darlin' to come here under false pretenses! It's not exactly New York or Paris. We came and made adjustments, she has a choice of where she wants to live.
Mandi
i know many single people living on there own out here, all have good times. i was told there was no rock climbing here and nt to waste my time. lone behold there is actually climbing here. you just have to search and adjust slightly.
The Diet Coke I was drinking came out of my nose when I read your question. Artist? Musician? Fashion? Leafy, tree-lined streets with cafes and art galleries? Ain't happenin', honey! Young people live with their parents. The rest are either married or working their butts off.
Mandi
for this feedback. it's given me a better idea of the place. if and when i touch down over there i'll be back in touch!
Baburao never mind, Churkkan had not given any warranty, any thing can happen !!
Change is the law of nature.
Hi,
Better to rent a good villa in compound and share from your favorite colleagues from staff itself.
Any way now Doha having gym's and gathering clubs such golf or sailing...
you can enjoy with them too...
We have sports club playing vollyball and cricket also social activities...in addition we having full musical band with all modern equipments...will perform on 6th april coming friday on doha cinema..
come join with us if you preffer..
babu,dont discourage the gal... :p
CHURCH!CHURCH!CHURCH!
:-)
Try joining a music band or something when u get here
i hope the best for her then :)
Lol BG, OP is a female.
i hope he gets the best advise from LP so he wont regret later
Ok...you have 2 options;
Option 1 - West Bay - This is where all the towers are, and therefore most of the decent bars and restaurants. Depending on your job, you may well be based there as well. Regardless, the rest of Doha is within easy reach. Plus, you have City Center Mall for shopping.
Option 2 - The Pearl - Set away from the main parts of the city, it's the main new residential development and is one of the nicest places to live if you like to walk around and live by the water. That said, they've taken away the alcohol licenses from the restaurants, so a lot of the life has disappeared.
I'd favour West Bay personally. YES, you do pay more money to live in these 2 areas, but then again, you pay more to live in the nice areas in ANY city. Oh, and give up any thoughts of finding somewhere similar to any neighborhoods in major cities! It's not possible...
Good luck!
you can house share with a good sociable group, going out and having fun is not as easy as london. due to the expense, but there plenty of groups on here. pm me as i have justed moved out so always happy to help people who were in my situation.
it's different in here, you have to search for a compound which will suit you regardless of the age of its residents coz mostly u will not be able to cope with living with different continent ppl and u will be looking for same nationality to neighbour them in the same compound
LP lol............ Industrial Area?
Are you thinking Doha is like London or Newyork. You will find it as soon as you reach Doha. Find a suitable place for your comfortable stay.
pls dont come here n ruin ur life this is the worlds richest country u can come down here just for money
They young people live in villas with high walls around. The closest match would be the Industrial Area: average age about 25 years and street-life! Unfortunately about 99% males. But you can see some graffiti there.
all areas are a mixture of age and nationality. West Bay is probably the exception as it houses a lot of the more executive types but you'll pay through your nose. Al Sadd is a high density area so there might be a larger proportion of younger people. Generally people live wherever they can find suitable, affordable accommodation.
Nowhere in Doha you will find like the Old Street, London & Williamsburg, NY...