Positive discrimination
By auscharlie •
recently I went to pay a 500QR traffic violation and was astounded when I joked about a discount, they told me ok 50QR, so I gave them 450QR, they said no pay only 50QR! OMG you can imagine how amazed I was.
On the way out, a sudanese clerk told me that it was usual for white expats to get this kind of service.
Any other expats, in particular white have experienced this too?
my bad.,
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call me ONE.
lol Mandy... yeah, i noticed i started adopting some of the local ideas and habits... to be honest,i don't like it that much.. :)
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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/314490
Yup, being sarcastic. I've gotten so bad I now bargain with store clerks here in the US! Always worth a try.
Mandi
Hmmm... Need to spray that pest with pest control... ;)
He has a date with a long/yellow hair romanian lady vampire.
Call him after 100 years
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/314490
Dracula...
Did you see that rodent pajju anywhere around? ;)
AUSCHARLIE, ALL THE TRAFFIC FINES ARE PAID BY CREDIT CARD!
NOT CASH!
Now take your beer and start crying on it! :)
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/314490
hmmmm, OK let's close this thread, i'll just thank my lucky stars that I saved 450QR...and must not violate any other traffic rules :-)
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Don't get angry with me! I'm only typing what you are thinking!
actually i asked Mandilulur whether she was sarcastic.. :)...she said "Bargaining in the Middle East? Everything negotiable? Nah, never heard of it".
:)
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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
if you arent being sarcastic...
i agree with QS, this thing doesnt help fix the system here.
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call me ONE.
perhaps 50QR, were from the beginning ....
i guess you are being sarcastic, aren't you?
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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
i don't think it's a good idea to post here such things... sorry...
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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Bargaining in the Middle East? Everything negotiable? Nah, never heard of it.
Mandi