There was never any discrimination if an Indian or a Filipino would like to share his space/house with a fellow indian/filipinos. We do it for the following reasons:
1. Language - it is more comfortable to go "home" to a house or an accommodation where you know the people you're living with can openly communicate with you. No pretenses, no need to speak english just to have your message across. It's our home away from home.
2. Security - you don't have the fear of people you don't know coming in to your house when you're not around. I don't know if you heard about a Filipino couple who got raped (man and his wife)by a group of patans because their housemate forgot to lock the main door? Doha is not as safe as it was 2 years ago, can you blame us.
3. FOOD - each nationality loves their native dishes which other abhor; Us filipinos love "bagoong" (sauteed shrimp paste)and "tuyo" (dried fish); the smell of it fills the room and if we have other nationalities living with us, it may cause a dispute...ugly scene, indeed.
Let me clarify that this is solely my views; I'm not speaking for the Fiilipino community in Doha but I guess, this is how I sum it up.
We are very accommodating and hospitable people, it's just that wherever we have our abode, it's our home away from home...I do hope you understand...
There was never any discrimination if an Indian or a Filipino would like to share his space/house with a fellow indian/filipinos. We do it for the following reasons:
1. Language - it is more comfortable to go "home" to a house or an accommodation where you know the people you're living with can openly communicate with you. No pretenses, no need to speak english just to have your message across. It's our home away from home.
2. Security - you don't have the fear of people you don't know coming in to your house when you're not around. I don't know if you heard about a Filipino couple who got raped (man and his wife)by a group of patans because their housemate forgot to lock the main door? Doha is not as safe as it was 2 years ago, can you blame us.
3. FOOD - each nationality loves their native dishes which other abhor; Us filipinos love "bagoong" (sauteed shrimp paste)and "tuyo" (dried fish); the smell of it fills the room and if we have other nationalities living with us, it may cause a dispute...ugly scene, indeed.
Let me clarify that this is solely my views; I'm not speaking for the Fiilipino community in Doha but I guess, this is how I sum it up.
We are very accommodating and hospitable people, it's just that wherever we have our abode, it's our home away from home...I do hope you understand...