MOVING TOO qATAR

chunk03
By chunk03

HELLO, 

      Hi all,i currently live in England,im going too be moving too Qatar in the next 2 months and getting married status of livivg in DURKHAN?

 Just wanted too know if anybodys reading this is based there and whats it like,im thinking of goin myself for maybe the first month,then my wife coming out after,is there any tips or advice you could give me on living here,driving(motorbike or car),things too do,social life ect............this is going too be all new too me,im very excited about it all and looking forward too it,thanks for your time,and please feel free too post your opinions........cheers

By anonymous• 23 Jan 2007 09:25
anonymous

Pardon me. Weekend is Friday and Saturday.

By dweller• 22 Jan 2007 18:42
dweller

Chunk, that was for sl and his QR1,000 bet...lol. He had the weekend wrong too

By chunk03• 22 Jan 2007 15:29
chunk03

THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THE TIMES FOR ME DWELLER,DIDNT GET WHAT U MEANT BY:

you still want to lose money?

By anonymous• 22 Jan 2007 15:28
anonymous

You info is absolutely correct. What I meant was that your timing you mentioned are correct. Further, confirm half hour lunch break you mentioned are official lunch break for all Dukhan employees. This is my first hand experience. I have dealing with them. Eariler it was 6.00am to 2.00pm. They changed the timing early last year. Relax.

By dweller• 22 Jan 2007 14:39
dweller

My source has given the following timings

The working hours are 06:30 to 11:30 then 12:00 to 14:30. Sunday to Thursday with weekend Friday & Saturday.

You still want to lose money?

BTW. The lunch break I suspect is unofficial

By chunk03• 22 Jan 2007 10:51
chunk03

THANKS ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE TAKEN TIME TOO REPLY,LIKE I SAID,ITS ALL NEW TO ME AND ANY COMENTS FROM YOURSELVES IS A GRTEAT HELP,THANKS AGIN,N I MIGHT BUMP INTO SOME OV YOU IN THE COMING MONTHS!!! HAHA

By anonymous• 22 Jan 2007 10:42
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

Timing is confirmed at source. It is real. I can bet QR 1000 on that. any takers :)

By dweller• 22 Jan 2007 10:29
dweller

Thanks for that sl. I couldn't see QP letting people get away with a 35 hour week.

By anonymous• 22 Jan 2007 09:57
anonymous

You are right. It is 6.30am to 2.30pm Sunday to Thursday. Sat & Sun off.

By dweller• 22 Jan 2007 09:43
dweller

I thought it was 6.30am to 2.30pm too.

I have just e-mailed Dukhan to get the accurate times ;)

By dweller• 22 Jan 2007 09:36
Rating: 5/5
dweller

If you play golf Dukhan has a great sand course and a thriving club. For QP staff it's extremely economical and has competitions almost every week-end in Winter.

If you want to play in Summer, be prepared to hit the course between 5am and 6am.

By gypsy gal• 22 Jan 2007 09:31
gypsy gal

That means they work only 7 hrs a day? it cant be....Is that the official time?

By gypsy gal• 22 Jan 2007 09:24
gypsy gal

That means they work only 7 hrs a day? it can be....Is that the official time?

By anonymous• 22 Jan 2007 08:49
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

QP Dukhan working HRs are 7.30am to 2.30pm.

By Colt45• 22 Jan 2007 08:28
Rating: 2/5
Colt45

Yeh wat Gypsy said is pretty much it... but I havta warn ya, there's a lotta dem jelly fish in those Dukhan waters... damn I got stung a lot the last time around and only realised it when I got sober... lol... Hey Gypsy, I have a cuz there too... lol... BTW, it takes bout an hour to drive from Dukhan to Doha, my cuz come here shopping every week... so it shudn't be a problem for you chunk... its a nice drive.

By gypsy gal• 22 Jan 2007 08:14
Rating: 5/5
gypsy gal

Its a QP township with all facilities within... like fitness centre... swimming pool..cinema Theatre.... a good club house and a good beach nearby. For window shopping you need to come to Doha. If you have kids, there is only one School there that is British Curriculum. For American School they need to come to Doha everyday. I am not living there. But I often visit my cousin who is living there for many years. Working hrs are from 6.30 AM to 2.30 PM

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