I was under the impression this post was about laws, with the anti-smoking law as an example. TG I agree with what you said, with the exception of the whole kissing officers thing, I don't know what you were trying to say there? Oh and the rich and Wasta thing, I agree with scmasse, in the West the wealthy who commit crimes are charged with them, the only time they get off on them would be when they can afford smart enough lawyers. Still, by this point their reputation in the public has been ruined, look at OJ Simpson and Michael Jackson. They got off, but their lives are shot.
Here the rich (Qataris) aren't even charged with crimes, much less does it get to the court system. The rich aren't even given simple fines for smoking in public or speeding.
Expecting expats to stand up to Qataris and demand that they stop smoking in public places is ridiculous. The very least that will happen is deportation.
Aisha, I think if you are criticising you have to be smart. Not every criticism is an insult. You are asking us to do exactly what you are saying we shouldn't do. You want us to respect your laws and be nice and ignore your obvious flaws, yet you want us to stand up to you and point out what you are doing wrong. When we do that, you snap at us for being disrespectful. Make up your mind.
Law enforcement in our countries, while not perfect, is working better than yours (being that we actually enforce laws) so maybe you should stop being so defensive and listen to what we are saying to you, and instead of supporting 15 year old kids who say that Qataris are above the law, and that laws are only for foreigners. If you disagree with them stand up and say something, don't let this misconception continue amongst your youth. The law is for everybody, not just for some people.
I was under the impression this post was about laws, with the anti-smoking law as an example. TG I agree with what you said, with the exception of the whole kissing officers thing, I don't know what you were trying to say there? Oh and the rich and Wasta thing, I agree with scmasse, in the West the wealthy who commit crimes are charged with them, the only time they get off on them would be when they can afford smart enough lawyers. Still, by this point their reputation in the public has been ruined, look at OJ Simpson and Michael Jackson. They got off, but their lives are shot.
Here the rich (Qataris) aren't even charged with crimes, much less does it get to the court system. The rich aren't even given simple fines for smoking in public or speeding.
Expecting expats to stand up to Qataris and demand that they stop smoking in public places is ridiculous. The very least that will happen is deportation.
Aisha, I think if you are criticising you have to be smart. Not every criticism is an insult. You are asking us to do exactly what you are saying we shouldn't do. You want us to respect your laws and be nice and ignore your obvious flaws, yet you want us to stand up to you and point out what you are doing wrong. When we do that, you snap at us for being disrespectful. Make up your mind.
Law enforcement in our countries, while not perfect, is working better than yours (being that we actually enforce laws) so maybe you should stop being so defensive and listen to what we are saying to you, and instead of supporting 15 year old kids who say that Qataris are above the law, and that laws are only for foreigners. If you disagree with them stand up and say something, don't let this misconception continue amongst your youth. The law is for everybody, not just for some people.