I just found this thread so I'm going to put in my two cents about sammies problem. First of all I totally agree with her. The guys come on WAY to strong here. And more than a few can get very territorial even if they just came up and introduced themselves at a bar. You talk to them for a few minutes than you want to turn away and talk to your girlfriends or other people (male and female) and they get all pissy, or follow you around the bar. I know you guys are desperate for girls but please cool it. Just because I put on a tank top and go to a bar for a drink does not mean I'm looking to pick up. If I turn you down it isn't personal, it's because I'm not interested in a relationship right now, the same goes for a lot of my girlfriends. We are here to work to. Honestly its this attitude thats turned me off from dating at all in Qatar. Just because we are in a foreign country does not mean that friends first and getting to know one another doesn't apply.