Sundays are actually Mondays in Qatar?

I'm not a prima donna, I don't need everyone to welcome me with open arms, but is just a little civility too much to ask for around here?

Please save the wise cracks guys- I don't have time for them

Lols Translator !

why not we spread Red chilli powder on a white carpet tat inturn would look like Red carpet then ? :)

The new Doha International won't open till 12/12/2012. We seek your kind consideration to postpone your precious arrival till we have that airport open. The red carpets we currently have are not red enough for you, I am ashamed to say.

I noticed that some people here haven't exactly rolled out the red carpet for me..

He is not yet arrived... and you guys are trying to get him arrested... lol

makes the loudest noise"....

(*sighs)....back to vacation mode.

Dear FS ,

Please report on board immediately. You have a mission (ref subject line) assigned. You have 3 hours time.

Good luck

QL - Anti-Troll dept

that's a new definition for quiet! Lol!

Blank stare

I'm quietly seeking information here- That's all i'm doing

Its not my intention to cause a sensation. Quite the contrary

Lol MP you wanted attention, you got it. When someone keeps shouting "look at me, look at me" people do look. Mr perfect the cracks are starting to show. But please keep up the entertainment, even I find you funny now,

Well when you do finally figure it out- just keep it to yourself TB because nobody else really cares.

Dp

If you are claiming that the newspaper was taken on a different date to the date shown on the newspaper, then that throws the other dates out even further.

Thats not a newspaper- Thats like a weekly thing that comes in the mail..The Fairplay Flume I think-

I took the pictures when I said I took the pictures.

you guys are hilarious

The photo of the newspaper (newspaper dated 20th April) according to the camera was taken 2009:01:06 12:42:48

The photo of the elephant was dated 2 days earlier 2009:01:04 07:39:56 which would make it 18th April

The photo you took just now is dated 2009:01:08 which would make it 22nd April not 30th April

Or am I just confused?

The date is wrong...I'll set before I take more..Thats today..I'll take some at the golf course

The date and time need setting on it. But by my calculations the photo you took just now, was taken back on Sunday 22nd.

Its a KODAK EASYSHARE C182 Digital

$89 at the Walmart in Naples Florida last summer

Nice picture. What camera do you use?

Anyway, good morning ladies and germs...I just got up..9 solid hours of sleeep- Its gonna be a great day, just took this pic whilst having 100% pure (not a blend) Kona coffeee on my front deck with the X. Gonna play 18 today with my kid and a friend from work. The X is gonna roterserie to chickens while were gone and

Its just gonna be a great day!

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Never fear ladies..I've committed to Qatar and all that it entails. If I have to ride a camel to work and pack a goat head for lunch i'm all in. I'm the master of lowering expectations for myself- thanks for your help on that btw- This experience (like nomrercie said) is just gonna add another layer to my character and whatever doesn't kill me will make me stronger.

I'm stayin the course

We were so lucky. We arrived to Marhaba services, a driver, food in the fridge, phones, internet installed, TV set up, appointments made for all gov't requirements. I thanked God daily for my HR gal! I know it can take months to get just internet installed.

Mandi

Bull, let me tell you this. I have lived in more than 12 countries,including Saudi Arabia,with Qatar being so far the last one on the list. IF you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.

The challenge is yours.

Surely for someone like Bull, the CID will come to his home and perform these tasks whilst he has a cold beer. :O)

Well, yeah, the first couple weeks are the worst. Fingerprints, medical, driver's license, setting up a villa, getting a car, getting a TV package, and OMG, Qtel. Finding one's way around in a sea of homicidal maniacs on the road. If you can get through that there's an even chance you can make it a year or so.

Mandi

This thread has to be my all time favourite... of QL...

...I like the talk ... just want to see Manna walk the talk...

... he might land just when Ramadan begins and the weather is at its lovely peak...

...just you guys dont douse his sprit...

"The unmitigated gall of thinking they could change the days of the week? It's unreal, i'm bringing the calender my lawyer sent me at Christmas time to Qatar and i'm lettin everyone in the office know that I will be working under that one, not a Qatarian modified calender, and American."

Quite a statement.

The days of the week are the same, it's the weekend that's different.

Azilana. I agree with you, it's all wind and p*ss (water)"

If he DID ever arrive, he would last a matter of minutes.

There is bull and there is more bull!

I can't help but feel like I'm about to report to prison for a one or two year sentence..

It sounds like I might want to make friends with all my neighbors. maybe even somehow suck some of them into my debauchery so they will fear turning me in..I'll have to get something on them..

I just want to reiterate something girls- I'm in love with a woman, a woman like no other

just DON'T be caught. You can do actually ANYTHING as long as no one complain or report you because even if YOU do NOTHING and someone reported or point at you, THAT'S the end of your HAPPY days here!

So again, my advise, google these region first before you even set your foot here. True, there is a US base here BUT put this in your head, this is NOT AMERICA!

Oh and By Mandi- Have fun

In the Gulf, Stormy days and Sundays always make me sad...:(

or you'll go to jail...

I think I'm joining the wager...that you're talking 'bull' on QL...and having fun ruffling everyone's feathers with your posts and comments.

Nope, never did kids. Afraid they rather bore me!

Mandi

Oh dear, x3. The law is rather different in the Gulf. It's fluid and situational. If he speaks Arabic, if he is well-connected, if you insulted him, you are in the wrong. My husband used to laugh at me. When someone would do something I found inappropriate I would say indignantly, "You wasted my TIME!" They would never get it. It's an unknown concept. (Dang, look a the time, gotta get to church.)

Mandi

No I really didn't know about Ramadan Mandi, in fact before today I would have guessed it to be a jewish holiday of some sort..

Are you saying you work or worked in a hospital and taught kids too Mandi?

Remember in another threadt I said I like teachers, nurses, flight attendants and housewives?

It sounds like you are, or have been at one time..all four!

it's actually a BLACK or BLANK picture.

I think you mistake Qatar to another country. BTW, not the whole GCC or Arab world is in conflict or in war! Better straightened your facts before you come. It will be a matter of "life and death" for you if you know where you're going to.

If someone goes out of thier way to screw with me like that, and waste my time..I might just grab them by the collar and yell in thier face. What would happen then?

If there were no witnesses- Its still his word against mine right?

Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh dear! EVERYTHING closes! Sunrise to sunset. And as a non-Muslim you cannot be seen eating or drinking or smoking by a Muslim who may have you arrested! I close the curtains in my kitchen during Ramadan (not that we have neighbors very close.) I turn down my music. My husband locks his office door at lunch. No alcohol is served or sold for a month! (Cultivate friends.) The only food served is in hospitals (now, how did I know that? lol) At close to sunset, people crazed with hunger and thirst drive like mad men to their fast-breaking destinations. God forbid you get in anyone's way. Or look at anyone cross-eyed during the month. We ALL tend to be VERY crabby! There are no parties, no bars open (wouldn't know), but the good news is you can probably go to Popeyes VERY late at night. The population stays up until 2 am or later. Oh, and forget about your Muslim friends at work. They get reduced hours and tend not to be at their most productive. Try teaching students who haven't eaten, drunk or slept. (I'm being very earnest here, were you just kidding, or "taking the piss as the brits say?)

Mandi

Googled up Ramadan:

No problem because i'm not a participating Muslim and according to Wikipedia its only for participating Muslims. As long as Burger King and Popeyes are open during Ramadan I should be fine

You're painting a very bleak picture here Mandi

I'm concerned

But your check airmen were rational human beings with no hidden agendas! Eleven of our new faculty came one year - from the US - and the guy failed ALL of them. Just for fun. How do I know? One of the gals had learned Arabic and heard him laugh about it. I mean, I Iove this place, but to quote Ann LaMotte, somedays it would "make Jesus drink gin straight out of the cat's bowl." The daily frustrations really do add up. I've always said, I'm never suicidal in Doha, only homicidal.

Mandi

"Oh driving test with the Arabic police guy will be fun"

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As an experienced CFI and CFII flight instructor I've been on many check rides over the years and have never had a problem maintaining my focus and composure. Those were tough, I think I could pass a Qatari driving test in my sleep. Do you drive on the right side of the road there?

You will LOL a lot when you register at the driving school, and then fail and can't know the reason.

"Oh, no, translator, is that still in effect for Americans applying for a driver's license? Oh, that WILL tie it. Those idiot testers at the DMV better fear for their stupid little lives!"- Mandi

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Lol at "Those idiot testers and their stupid little lives!"

Thats right Mandi- I'm a big earner for the company so I call my own shots. I'll just work harder and longer Monday through Thursday and If they can find some sap to work 6 days a week, and out perform me? then so be it, but I don't see it happening.

The unmitigated gall of thinking they could change the days of the week? It's unreal, i'm bringing the calender my lawyer sent me at Christmas time to Qatar and i'm lettin everyone in the office know that I will be working under that one, not a Qatarian modified calender, and American one.

PERIOD, DONE, END OF SUBJECT

Bears are awful these days anyway, it wasn't like back in the day when they had walter payton,the fridge and jim mcmahon

Oh driving test with the Arabic police guy will be fun

Oh, no, translator, is that still in effect for Americans applying for a driver's license? Oh, that WILL tie it. Those idiot testers at the DMV better fear for their stupid little lives!

Mandi

5. He can't buy a car unless he get his RP

6. His US driver's license is not good enough for Qatar, so have to take driving school and driving test, few times.

Oh, dear, or not come at all when he finds out that NO alcohol is served/sold during Ramadan!

Mandi

he will either:

1. Get arrested after beating up a Qatari who flashed their land cruisers lights at him.

2. Get deported for giving a one-finger salute to another driver.

3. Get arrested for eating/drinking in public his first week here during Ramadan.

4. Quit within hours after finding out he needs an exit permit to leave the country.

any others?

Or get run over if he's on the road within 10 minutes of iftar time.

Mandi

he will die of hunger then..

Mandi..I think you should do it...you seem to have a "calming" effect on him...:0

Waiting with 'bated breath! Who wants to explain Ramadan? And if the timing is right he should be landing in the middle of summer, just around Ramadan! Ouch!

Mandi

Ah yes...Haramadan....Bull, do you know about Ramadan?

Wonder if he knows the rules about Ramadan? That discussion will be a hoot!

what a funny guy! I thought this thread is already locked! Lol!

If Bull is making in the high six figures for salary US then I suspect he can work whenever he likes!

Mandi

Just GO HOME

We don't need your type around here.....

Can I copy and paste this Page into my Facebook?

mANNA pRO... Welcome to QL ...

Why are u doing this??

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Ah..Please don't ask me to think about that......

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To learn about more my new home-Qatar, of course

Trust me when I tell you, my tastes run to milk and dark chocolate..... white chocolate is insipid.

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You're not the first to express this sentiment, I'm very dark but I never saw my eyes or hair as a curse until just recently..I'll have to overcome my deficiencies with my dynamic personality and physical prowess I guess

Its my only hope

mANNA pRO... Welcome to QL ...

Why are u doing this??

manna pro Troll appreciation society .

But he spat his dummy out.

LP, I doubt he would have the same attitude if he ever arrived in Qatar.

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Hey..I've had this attitude since my balls dropped. It's my world. I'm not trollin

and probably blue eyes....

trust me when I tell you, my tastes run to milk and dark chocolate..... white chocolate is insipid...

Hope being such close proximity to the love of your life will not cause your wife to many sleepless nights;-)

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I've put this woman before my wife n kids..She's it, and i'm it for her, she just don't know it yet..

lol

Xena..i am sure Bull likes a challenge.:)_________________________________________

She knows exactly what she's doing doesn't she? I love these mating rituals..

Lets dance Xena

I'm comin atcha!

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manna pro Troll appreciation society .

But he spat his dummy out.

LP, I doubt he would have the same attitude if he ever arrived in Qatar.

Double post

Wat wrong with u ppl Dont hate bull hate the game :D

and probably blue eyes....

trust me when I tell you, my tastes run to milk and dark chocolate..... white chocolate is insipid...

Hope being such close proximity to the love of your life will not cause your wife to many sleepless nights;-)

compliment, Bull...

Its such a pity western men bore me:-(

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Ha, ha...Maybe you did'nt notice, but, I'm not like any other man anywhere..I am literally the king of the proverbial hill Xena

Que sera, sera.

however, when Khanan walks into the room... all other men shrink in comparasion.... (no pun intented)

Xena and Mandi singing with the Big Bull :O)

I dont understand the Purpose of this topic.....

Xena..i am sure Bull likes a challenge.:)

Xena!! don't die nooo please don't ..!! :S

compliment, Bull...

Its such a pity western men bore me:-(

I thought so .:)

Well Bull, this is more about...hmm, how shall I say...organizing skills and brawn....kind of

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I'm willing to help out the Dog ladies in any way I can.

I'll be there for them..Whatever they need

I am happy for you :):)

A match made in heaven! :)

Troll troll again troll

Thats Pathetic

Biggest problem would be the fight all us women will have over him;-)

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Lol- I liked you from the start Xena-

Oh for Fugs sake! Stay where you are. If ever you make it into Qatar your lack of respect for the country will see you thrown out in no time. Do us all a favor and find another country to bless with your presence.

Well Bull, this is more about...hmm, how shall I say...organizing skills and brawn....kind of!

"Bull, a word to the wise( yes, you)...how do you feel about animals...little furry kitties and little (or big) doggies? See, there are some very nice ladies who have dedicated their time, energy and resources to helping those...as those animals are in very dire straits over here...NOW, if you could offer them your larger than life talents...I am sure they would be ever so gratefull"

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Well- we have 5 dogs, I like them- all the males have jobs and live outside, the female lives inside and sleeps all day on the couch. One time I wanted to go to Hawaii at the spur of the moment and my wife said "we can't, because of the dogs" and I had to explain to her that if she ever says that again, those dogs will disappear forever. Dogs are not going to stop me from living. I don't walk em, I don't take em in the car, and I certainly would never touch thier crap- My dogs crap like a mile away, they know better than to do it where i can see it..

( gosh I must be the average couch-potato whose mission in life is to eat chicken, shyt, 'n crack lame jokes).

Biggest problem would be the fight all us women will have over him;-)

The animals will have to wait;-P

Tinker they do something like a horn on there head most of the time JK

Tinker...they have horns?????? ;/

Do u have more Questions abt Qatar? I would love to hear them

Max, I walked around for months after my first posting to the Gulf (Oman) saying, "This is a parallel universe!" It is SO true! That's why Bull is funny, he doesn't get it yet. It's a clash of cultures played out in microcosm. Oh, yes, there are annoying things about both of these points-of-view. And positive also. We'll see who prevails, won't we!

Bull, a word to the wise( yes, you)...how do you feel about animals...little furry kitties and little (or big) doggies? See, there are some very nice ladies who have dedicated their time, energy and resources to helping those...as those animals are in very dire straits over here...NOW, if you could offer them your larger than life talents...I am sure they would be ever so grateful...:0

I really wish that QL had a "LIKE" button...

Qatar... first rule: They are called Qataris, NOT Qatarians....

Mandi, can you please teach your Bull some proper English?

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We will need some one on one time before I get there Mandi..I'm clueless

Yu huuu....Question !

Are you a Red Indian ? then why are you so red in ur dp pic ?

They won't know what hit them...until it is too late...and then all will throw a giant party for Bull Meacham...the one and only!!!! Yeah! With pork ribs, of course...and bacon burgers. :)

Ok Ok, do not work on Sunday. People, please do not get him upset, this is not a good way to welcome a new person, or is it?

"Why is it you never see French, German, British, Australian, Russian, or pretty much anyone from any other country being a retarded about how they think their way of life is so great and they fakin want to change and moderate everybody else’s life to fit feed the narrow-mindedness in their own cultural background.. Why does it seem to just be ignorant A********’s that think they have it all and know what’s best?

Get a firkin life weirdo!

"Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save."

Please take the time to look at this http://www.youtube.c... Thank you (-:"

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I don't care what you do, or how they talked you into doin it. I AINT WORKIN ON SUNDAYS!

tRUE mn

give the 'Bull' a break..coffee :)

One hella thread :)

please do post frquently...soon you will be the best QL poster too :)

Qatar... first rule: They are called Qataris, NOT Qatarians....

Mandi, can you please teach your Bull some proper English?

Ya Qatar is like in a parallel universe like in comic books everything is the opposite

in this case an entry permit would be more desireable;-p

nomerci said

Bull, if anybody can... it is YOU!

(Fist in the Air, shouting "Bull RULES " )

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Qatarians are gonna wake up one June morning and wonder what the hell just blew into town. That much I do know

Why is it you never see French, German, British, Australian, Russian, or pretty much anyone from any other country being a retarded about how they think their way of life is so great and they fakin want to change and moderate everybody else’s life to fit feed the narrow-mindedness in their own cultural background.. Why does it seem to just be ignorant A********’s that think they have it all and know what’s best?

Get a firkin life weirdo!

and now u will say you are the Best Coffee Maker too ? :(

Lets get Bull involved in all the Unions here... there is the

Industrial Area Union for Bachelors (IAUB) or what about

The No Bachelors in Malls is Bad (NBMB) union?

So many good places to hold strikes and boycotts... wouldn't ya say?

The cornishe will never be the same!

Anyone still wonders why the "Exit Permit" system still a necessity?

I'm gonna make the coffee

Bull, if anybody can... it is YOU!

(Fist in the Air, shouting "Bull RULES " )

Best salesman...

Best union Organizer..

wat next ? :(

nomerci said

Well Bull...you just go ahead and make it happen for all of us ! Go Bull Go...you can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Before I went into sales I was a union organizer- The best there ever was

I think I can make a difference over there

I guess so Tinks.... amazing.... must be able to read minds.... or a brilliant ability to talk absolute S H Y T E....

Mandilulur said

As they say on FB, it's complicated. But I'm on East Coast time, drinking coffee, watching the sunrise. You?

Mandi

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I have OJ- Its only 5am here..I guess i'll get my work out, out of the way..Might hit the Blue Mountain Coffee if i'm sure i'm not going back to bed- I returned home from my road trip and found my wife back- I guess she has forgiven me

Too late

His most difficult issue to understand would be when his connecting flight from Dubai depart at 6PM and arrives Doha 6PM

You obviously haven't read all the threads. This is the real Bull and if he doesn't want to work sundays, then he will NOT..,

Ya know what, Jason and alien, I've missed over-the-top, in your face American humor. If you don't get it, then fine. It's a cultural thing. I've listened - and learned - to a lot of national and cultural nuance here on QL. You could do the same. Or not.

Mandi

ROFL Translator !

Oh my god, he thinks that Qatar wakes up same time as US. We need to keep this man in the US, they need him there more than us.

didn't you say you are divorced on another thread?

Well Bull...you just go ahead and make it happen for all of us ! Go Bull Go...you can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stealth said

Consider saturday to be sunday. that shouldnt be too difficult isnt it?

BTW how come you are up so early?

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Honestly? My X wife got me up at 3:50 am- If I told you how or why, I'd get banned. It was very nice- but then I couldn't go back to sleep.

What a waste of a Thread!!!

to provoke an argument, as america has a habit of doing that. you come here with i am the best sales eprson in the west is a bad attitude. Qatar is like no place on earth. sort your attitude out. long and short of it is dont come here. you just sound like another narrow minded american, no offence to americans reading this. plus who cares about a sport where grown men have to wear helmets and pads, to protect themselves.

As they say on FB, it's complicated. But I'm on East Coast time, drinking coffee, watching the sunrise. You?

Mandi

Mandi- Whata doing up at this hour?

I haven't missed a Bear game since 1967- I've blown off my brothers wedding, my dads emergency room trip when he fell off a roof, and the birth of child to watch games.

I'm not going to miss one for a job

Khanan, nope, Qatarisun and I go way back. She's a very special lady. But is IS funny to see what we take for granted come as a surprise for newcomers.

Mandi

too scared to touch his threads :)

Should we burst his bubble and tell him that he will probably be required to work Saturdays too.... and that mostly only government services get Friday and Saturday off.... everyone else has to work 6 days a week?

You arnt planning on being here very long, now are you, Bull?

Best you rethink you trip here... or you may find yourself deported shortly after arrival.

Consider saturday to be sunday. that shouldnt be too difficult isnt it?

BTW how come you are up so early?

oh wait, before closing/deleting this thread can we know wat will be ur next post ?

Friday, i want to swim in swimming pool, is the water cool or hot in swimming pools in Qatar ? :(

Go to Saudi Arabia, their Monday is not on Sunday, but on Saturday.

Come quickly!

we need 3 days weekend!!! :)

QS: 'Mandi ~ Mandilulur'

I'm in sales, I've been the best saleman in the western region for 3 out of the last 10 years. I will sell when the mood strikes me and it will never strike me when the Monsters of the Midway are playing! Period, done, End of subject!

Mods, close the thread please

Working from Saturday to Sunday (7days) will ruin your entire life and health too ! :(

So u hav a choice, ur health or working ?

You can stay at home on Sunday, but US football would not start in US until late in the day Qatar time. QL is alot more fun with people like you.

I will DVR the games and watch them at 11am and 2pm respectfully on Sunday afternoons- Just like at home. I have a routine and it involves beer and food. I can't do it in the middle of the night.

And I wont

The Govt cannot change the rules for you. There are many people working with only 1 friday as a holiday :(!!!

Working Sundays would also ruin Saturday nights..My mom did that by making me go to Sundays school when I was a small child, its not happening again.

No problem, don't work. Who cares? Unless you work for our company... Then no excuse,

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coz sure as hell no one will change the rules for you!!

You do realize that football would be aired around say, 11:00 pm, midnight or later, do to the 8 hour difference between here and the States.

So you can totally go to work and then come home and watch football.

Actually, you shouldn't be working at all, all week long.

Which mandi, Khanan? I thought he was manna..

"I am not working on Sundays " you dont make rules here, here the rules are made by the government and if they you work - then you work ! :)

Period

Its not up for duscussion

but football (American kind) is in short supply here, and when it is on it is 2 or 3am. You can still go to the office on Sunday!

How dare you??/

Get ready for a big fight with 'Mandi' by calling him a troll :)

i second qatarisun! :)

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