>>>i never thought i would have to travel miles to get a a baguette or a newspaper... If I want an address, I will have to have a postal box and go collect my letter myself.

Geez, go away already. How many times do we have to suffer with expats whining about Qatar? Just so you know, this horse has been beaten to death, has been buried, then someone else comes along, digs it up and we have go go through it all over again. Do you realize how spoiled you sound?

I just got back from Vietnam and Cambodia and I saw stuff there I won't even tell you about...wait, I will: children/orphans living in the street, blind babies in orphanages with heads the size of watermelons, rooms of deformed children (from toxins - deaf/mute/vegetables) stacked three in a bed, mine victims (more children) walking around missing limbs. Shut up and count your blessings. ALL OF THEM would prefer to live here instead of eating garbage of the street.