The answers to your question are of personal nature. No one can answer for all.
The fact is Qatar, and in this case Doha, offers very limited cultural and social activities and it lacks of solid substance in these and many other areas. The lack of freedom of expression and some how a medieval policing system (secret and uncovered police may be watching you; press is controlled; people cant express their views regarding their own country, etc…!!!) does turn Doha as a non attractive destination to settle down or even to visit for many.
Most of the pleasant things Qatar has to offer to foreigners are very shallow and not more than facades. The number of real tourists that come to Qatar does prove this point.
Take the example of The Pearls - sold as a Venetian ambiance spot. Can you ever replicate Venice's atmosphere (freedom, history, culture, etc...) in the Doha of today? Why in the promotion pictures, people are showing having cocktails after work, at the bars near by the canals, when we all know that this is impossible in Qatar? Over the years, the misleading propaganda has been spotted by people. False propaganda only lasts until people see the reality and this does happens too often here in Qatar!
If one has been exposed to life in most of the European capitals or New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, Tokyo, etc, etc, etc... He/she will definitely find Doha sterile and uninteresting at many levels. Moreover when those people come here and adventure in the roads, they certainly gain the impression that the average of uncivilized people here is quite high, comparing to the facade Qatar wants to sell to the world!!
Obviously there are also good things about Qatar: Qatari people can be extremely nice and pleasant. The essence of their culture is amazing (too bad that they had to spoil it with the fast track development, to survive or stay in the map). The desert is also an impressive experience (to bad too many people leave their polluted traces behind). The color of the sea is another spectacular natural wonder and the weather from September to April is quite pleasant (minus the dust blown from the desert), too bad the Qatari culture is not a beach culture.
And finally all that money from the oil and gas that nature offers the Qataris and the Qataris share with some does make it an attractive place for some of us, for at least some time!
The answers to your question are of personal nature. No one can answer for all.
The fact is Qatar, and in this case Doha, offers very limited cultural and social activities and it lacks of solid substance in these and many other areas. The lack of freedom of expression and some how a medieval policing system (secret and uncovered police may be watching you; press is controlled; people cant express their views regarding their own country, etc…!!!) does turn Doha as a non attractive destination to settle down or even to visit for many.
Most of the pleasant things Qatar has to offer to foreigners are very shallow and not more than facades. The number of real tourists that come to Qatar does prove this point.
Take the example of The Pearls - sold as a Venetian ambiance spot. Can you ever replicate Venice's atmosphere (freedom, history, culture, etc...) in the Doha of today? Why in the promotion pictures, people are showing having cocktails after work, at the bars near by the canals, when we all know that this is impossible in Qatar? Over the years, the misleading propaganda has been spotted by people. False propaganda only lasts until people see the reality and this does happens too often here in Qatar!
If one has been exposed to life in most of the European capitals or New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, Tokyo, etc, etc, etc... He/she will definitely find Doha sterile and uninteresting at many levels. Moreover when those people come here and adventure in the roads, they certainly gain the impression that the average of uncivilized people here is quite high, comparing to the facade Qatar wants to sell to the world!!
Obviously there are also good things about Qatar: Qatari people can be extremely nice and pleasant. The essence of their culture is amazing (too bad that they had to spoil it with the fast track development, to survive or stay in the map). The desert is also an impressive experience (to bad too many people leave their polluted traces behind). The color of the sea is another spectacular natural wonder and the weather from September to April is quite pleasant (minus the dust blown from the desert), too bad the Qatari culture is not a beach culture.
And finally all that money from the oil and gas that nature offers the Qataris and the Qataris share with some does make it an attractive place for some of us, for at least some time!