Yay Jassim! You're absolutely right. You go to a country and naturally "do as Romans do".
Why did this topic end up in us vs. them? Because two Qatari girls declared that while Qatari people should be excused from following laws, foreigners must stick to them. There is your reason. And just like you said, I think that locals first and foremost should follow the laws of their country, then the rest will follow.
DG everything you said is right. I only hope that people who got offended for no reason will see the logic of your argument. If we criticise - there is a reason for it. When there is a reason to praise - we do that, too. I believe Qatar is a great country with potential. If the law enforcement will become effective, it will be for the benefit of all, local and expatriate residents alike. After all, laws are there for a reason. Smoking in public, traffic laws, even simple things like queueing, being polite and the like - if people try to stick to the laws this country will become a much better place to live.
:^)
Oh and being overly sensitive doesn't help. Constructive and argumentative criticism is here to make things better, not to trigger anyone off. If we western girls say that locals are the ones who break the laws most, it's not because we are western girls and we don't like locals for some reason, it's because locals DO break the laws most, and the fact that we are western girls is irrelevant. Some people can't get over the fact that western girls may criticise locals. Yes we may, and we will, and it's not only locals that we criticise, but each other, and other countries, and we praise people and countries too.
Yay Jassim! You're absolutely right. You go to a country and naturally "do as Romans do".
Why did this topic end up in us vs. them? Because two Qatari girls declared that while Qatari people should be excused from following laws, foreigners must stick to them. There is your reason. And just like you said, I think that locals first and foremost should follow the laws of their country, then the rest will follow.
DG everything you said is right. I only hope that people who got offended for no reason will see the logic of your argument. If we criticise - there is a reason for it. When there is a reason to praise - we do that, too. I believe Qatar is a great country with potential. If the law enforcement will become effective, it will be for the benefit of all, local and expatriate residents alike. After all, laws are there for a reason. Smoking in public, traffic laws, even simple things like queueing, being polite and the like - if people try to stick to the laws this country will become a much better place to live.
:^)
Oh and being overly sensitive doesn't help. Constructive and argumentative criticism is here to make things better, not to trigger anyone off. If we western girls say that locals are the ones who break the laws most, it's not because we are western girls and we don't like locals for some reason, it's because locals DO break the laws most, and the fact that we are western girls is irrelevant. Some people can't get over the fact that western girls may criticise locals. Yes we may, and we will, and it's not only locals that we criticise, but each other, and other countries, and we praise people and countries too.