Teenagers

good stuff

very individual irrespective of age,culture ,creed or sex wants to know whats that exciting experience which shows some kind of excitement in their erly stages.

All elders irrespective of from where u are be bold enough to say what u felt in ur erly stages of feelings fr opposite sex

I very much doubt the teenagers are going to admit it. But i bet they bloody well do it. Being gay is in the genes add in all male schools what on earth do people expect.

I tell you what hapens though, these giys get married then chase young boys in other more liberal countries, yes that's right honey I am off on "business" again.

The last Qatari I had any interaction with tried it on with my friend, you have a woman's face he said.

Drugs really aren't a worry for me.

It's the lack of freedom.

Call me Maninibat!

Hey JBH

you don;t have to worry about your kids using drugs in Qatar as they are not widely available. Compared to Canada, United States, United Kingdom Holland etc the use of drugs is very less in Qatar so if you send your kid to U.K. you have to ask someone to keep a watchful eye on him.

I met some of people at the John Hopkins University in States and in one party they were all smoking weed and marajuana.

They even told me a new term that when you are high and on the way it is called highway.

Mixed views, all very usefull and appreciated.

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You mean that green stuff that these people are using :)

It got different names: Patan call it [Tombak] - Sudanese call it [Saud] - Qatari call it [Sweeka] it is something different than that Yemeni stuff which is part of their culture. Thank god that I never tried any of those and would never think about it. Trying to keep the non smoker, no to drinks as much as I can.

I don't know about what do teenagers do to kill boredom, but one of the sad things that I saw was a video for some of them in the winter, burning some money [500 Q.R] to get warm :( , they burned like 8 or 10 papers of that for having fun while some people can't even find something to eat and living on the streets because they can't pay for rent.

If you don't believe me just go near Mouayther to see that with your eyes, I was taking the bus back then when it was passing by these people and could not help it but to let those tears fall to make sure that I'm still human and that I'm not dreaming :(

Well ur brother was hanging out with the wrong crowd. But there are alot of good kids out here, I've met some.

Jeez if homosexuality was all my brother got into out of boredom then there would be no problems! But sadly no, for the Qatari boys who don't experiment with their sexuality (and for many who do) drugs are their other outlet. Not pot or anything mild either, that Yemmni stuff.

Novita 15 days and counting till my vacation!

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I have friends in college who grew up, and we talked alot about how life here was for them.

She most definitely can't jump on a bus and go to places alone. In fact, I would strongly recommend that ur wife also doesn't jump on a bus alone or even take a cab alone. It's not safe. Unfortunately, she will not get the freedom here; futhermore, they aren't many places to see as much as the UK. It's a small place here and Doha is the only city which I consider livable.

Freedom aside, the environment isn't as bad as it may seem to u. Not all teens are drug addicts or homosexuals. There are alot of expat (and more specifically westerners) teens who have their groups and have their own social life and seem to be getting along fine.

My prof has his kid here, he's 17 (american) and he's not complaining. Goes out with friends and does pretty much everything he'd do back in US.

I hope things are a bit clearer. And don't hesitate to ask more :-)

Is the life for teenagers so much different in Doha from this one in a European Country?I think they have in anyplace the same problems and it is not easy for them to find the right way.For sure sometimes not.

I have also 3 kids (21,20and 14)and im in the same situation.What do you think?Is it so different?

Have you been there long?

Were you there 15, 16, 17, how did you spend yur time?

My Daughter has a lot of independance at home and travels about the county a lot.

Whith her being in a faith school the kids aren't from a catchment area, they are spread all over.

She would miss this, and by the sounds of it she can't jump on a bus and go visiting in Qatar.

Call me Maninibat!

It's not that bad. I'm somewhat the closest in age to teenagers on this forum (yuck!lol). Ur kids will be ok JBH. There will be adjustments, but once u get to know people, and they start having new friends, u'll be fine. There are alot of sport and school activities that'll keep them busy. It's only as great as the UK but not so bad to the extent that u'll have to send ur daughter back.

I'm starting to have serious doubts about the whole thing.

I don't know if I will be able to keep my Daughter with us.

And I don't think my Mrs could handle being away from her.

And the package won't be worthwhile if I have to run a home in the UK.

Call me Maninibat!

About your brother hanging out with those Qatari boys wouldnt your first concern be along the lines of homosexuality and uncotrolled addiction to landcruisers as opposed to something as minor as "drugs"?

And when is your turn to go home gypsy?

Diplomatic tent parties rated 21 and over seem to be the on place u can find all teenagers in at teh same time!!!

Either the fake ID business is booming in Qatar or the "claims" of ID'ing at the door arent as honest as theyre trying to make them.

That's what my 14 year old says. Thank God we are leaving for summer vacation soon!

doha sucks

hey Gypsy you know a lot about your neighbours. What have you been doing lately? keepin an eye on your neighbours and their kids.

and I don;t even know the names of the Iranian girls who live next door. I have to make my move.... lolz

Enjoy

Well let's see, we sent my 16 year old brother home because he was going out of his tree with boredom and he started hanging out with the Qatari boys (which means drugs). Our 16 year old neighbour also went home because he was so bored. The 16 year old girl up the street got caught making out with a 13 year old. The 17 year old across the street dropped out of school because he hated the segregated classes.

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teenagers..10,15,17,19...hehehe:)

Well,living here in Doha with this kind of climate, I don't find any problem about my teens. Most of the time stay indoors. I supposed the weather outside contributes a lot why they prefer to stay inside the house and just play their pc games,playstation,surfing the net, watching tv/dvd & do sketching:)..But way back in our country, they play ball games,skatboardings & get on with their bikes ( as for the boys).well, as for the girls?...mall is their best place to go.

I have a 14 year old girl and an 11 year old boy. Western girls do have sleepovers here and parties/get-togethers at home. Rumeilah family park (across from the Corniche) is very nice for rollerskating, if your kids are into that. My son went there about 3 times a week (with me and his friend)from Oct to April. Your son would probably also like Extreme World at City Centre. It has carnival-type games/rides but it is rather expensive in my book.

I do not recommend dropping off your kids at the malls, it is a notorious pick up joint for teens. Many girls go there to meet boys, then go in their car to the desert for, well...you know. Unless you don't mind your daughter driving off into the desert with a boy you don't know.

There is also the Shaqab Riding School that is reasonably priced for horse riding. If your kids are the bookish type, they can visit the bookstore at Virgin Megastore in the Villagio Mall. There is another post about the various clubs in town that have swimming pools, etc. I always see young people jet skiing at the Corniche, maybe there is a place to rent them? We prefer to drive out to the beach in Wakrah and swim for free in the gulf.

Be very careful about them driving with other young people, the accident and death rate for teens in cars is high.

It is hard for them to cope especially since education here for expats is not just your neighborhood school where all the neighborhood kids go. Getting together with friends from school requires money, planning and transportation. Unless you live in a compound, you children might never meet kids to just toss a ball with outside.