Can a western visitor enter a majlis of a stranger uninvited?

sts28
By sts28

I'm interested in meeting Qataris who could help me learn the Khaleeji dialect of Arabic. To practice often enough, they should be near my home ideally, but I don't know any Qataris living near me. Someone told me I could just walk into a majlis to meet one, but is this true? I would feel very rude entering someone else's majlis uninvited.

By sts28• 29 Mar 2014 16:53
sts28

I asked about 5 different Qatari coworkers, and they all said it would be fine if the majlis was outside the house and open to the street with the lights on. They said to come dressed appropriately (nice casual, they said, or anything you'd wear to an office job). I still haven't had the nerve to try it yet, though.

By rambo31• 29 Nov 2012 20:14
rambo31

It might be risky.you can try to learn in a language school.

By cracydutch• 29 Nov 2012 16:21
cracydutch

would you do that back home?

wy not ask at work,.to a qatari coworker,.or at a social gathering,..

By Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte• 29 Nov 2012 15:20
Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte

visit Fanar http://www.fanar.gov.qa/ dont enter majlis if ur not invited

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