Hello,
How safe is it for ladies to move alone? Do Indian ladies move freely and alone on their own or by public transport / taxies?
We are used to UAE life which we feel safe. Is it comparable?
Thanks
i did. but am new to qatarliving. thought i should post in this forum as my topic was addressed here. I just realized this does not show on the recent topics as a new post. any suggestions?
I have been in Doha for over 7 years. felt more secure than my home country, until an incident shook the courage out of my wife to get on the streets alone.
its been a couple of months for her here. traffic had held me back by 10 min before i could reach her at the parlor in Al saad. A person in some big car asked her to hop in. she got scared a tried to walk away. but he moved his car from across the street to confront her again. She could barely manage to get back in the parlor.
i am unable to get that secure feeling in her to date. have only advised her to get the vehicle number incase such incident happens again. Intend to lodge a police complaint if something like this happens again.
my friend's wife also faced similar incident while getting groceries from a nearby store.
The question remains.... An suggestions if this situation can be handled differently?
I will try a walk along the Corniche - I wouldn't walk through the Industrial area a) cos I don't know where it is and b) cos it sounds like it's full of 'workers on building sites' who would in any country cat call or whatever at most females.
I will report back. Having said that, I'm no spring chicken so I don't expect to attract much unwarranted attention, but will give it a go anyway. Never know, when the offending blokes are looking at me from a distance they may be tempted to try their luck (and run a mile when they get up close) :D
As you were saying it is okey for a women to take taxi, go out jogging and shopping alone. No one will try to hassel her if she doesn't want to? Could you give some advise. Because i'm always go out alone and a lot of people says that when i get there , i should travel into groups. But lets face it sometimes woman needs to be alone.
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I am more than surprised to see all these comments, living and working in Qatar as a blond woman, I have to admit I have never encountered any of the above mentioned.
Even going to the Fruit and Vegetable Market, where in any case, it is much better if you have company with you, not because people stare, but they are used to dealing with men as mostly on Friday the men do the shopping.
Wherever you go, if they recognise you are foreigner,(because you are different) they will look at you and the inflation will rise 200% in every shop (at least they will try).
Qatar is no different than any other country but a lot more safe if you behave naturally you will not be molested.
One thing more - on the streets it is very much a mans' world and your will see relatively few women going alone shopping, so for many people this is really strange.
I go to a small supermarket nearly everyday to buy milk and the boy insists on carrying the one bottle to my car, this alway makes me feel foolish as I am not used to this.
What u should have done is , u should have gone to that civic guy, spit on his face and bang him nicely coz he he deserves it very well.If u ignore such, they wouldnt change and others would become like him.
In the last 4 years I have gone to the vegetable market/ the souqs the corniche and everywhere in between many times alone. I am a blond decent looking westerner. Have I got stared at---always and it creeps me out, but never have I felt unsafe. I keep my head up, walk fast and in a confident manner. No one would dare mess with me is my attitude--it seems to work so far.
Bibs, your topic message above is not really accurately describing safety in Qatar. This instance, that happened with your wife, almost happens almost everywhere in other countries.
If I am taking a cab in Cairo, where I live, I will get tons of offers to hop into someone’s car. Not necessarily because I am pretty, but because girls are hit on generally speaking.
I’ve been here in Doha for a couple of years, with family or without, faced the usual hassles.
Downsides:
Persistent car followers. At malls guys throw their cell phone numbers at girls. In bars some guys impose themselves, but usually there are guards. On the beach guys stare and offer company with no pressure. On the Cornich (for long walks, jogging and workouts) guys may try to talk to her. But if the girl is serious enough, no one can catch up with here speed to begin with, unless he is a highly athletic trainer or something…)
Generally men stare, specifically from certain down trodden ex-pats from some least developed countries. As they are deprived of any chance to be treated as humans and they have no opportunities for reasonably priced entrainment (no clubs, no sports, no coffee/tea outings) because their earning is so little.
They are widely spread in open parks and down the Souk. In those areas, those guys are as plenty and abundant as salt in food..:)). Safer not to go alone on the weekends downtown (souk). I personally never ever felt comfortable there.
About public transportation. Karwa taxis are safe, don't know about public buses.
Qatar is no longer a safe place to live in when compared to what it was before.
Seeing is believing.
The other day my wife was just waiting for me to take the car out from the parking area of our flat( she was standing inside the parking area but she was busy on her mobile ) when a guy in a Honda Civic stopped and asked her to hop in.
Do you call this safe.
I have seen this happening to so many women in Qatar.
No one is trying to scare away people it is the fact.
i think us time goes by qatar will be not safe us before...see a lot of rape cases,shooting which its not published in the newspaper,robbery etc...its evolution..us the country expands and so is the crime...
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i did. but am new to qatarliving. thought i should post in this forum as my topic was addressed here. I just realized this does not show on the recent topics as a new post. any suggestions?
Skanak7e7....notice the date of the last post please??
I have been in Doha for over 7 years. felt more secure than my home country, until an incident shook the courage out of my wife to get on the streets alone.
its been a couple of months for her here. traffic had held me back by 10 min before i could reach her at the parlor in Al saad. A person in some big car asked her to hop in. she got scared a tried to walk away. but he moved his car from across the street to confront her again. She could barely manage to get back in the parlor.
i am unable to get that secure feeling in her to date. have only advised her to get the vehicle number incase such incident happens again. Intend to lodge a police complaint if something like this happens again.
my friend's wife also faced similar incident while getting groceries from a nearby store.
The question remains.... An suggestions if this situation can be handled differently?
Egypt, on the chart, is described as a developing/ third world country.I personally don't know who is first and second!
I'm not sure what triggered your question, or what your motive is, but if you need any more elaboration, I will be more than happy to do so.
Salam
Is Egypt a developed country?
when the weather gets cooler, anyway.
I will try a walk along the Corniche - I wouldn't walk through the Industrial area a) cos I don't know where it is and b) cos it sounds like it's full of 'workers on building sites' who would in any country cat call or whatever at most females.
I will report back. Having said that, I'm no spring chicken so I don't expect to attract much unwarranted attention, but will give it a go anyway. Never know, when the offending blokes are looking at me from a distance they may be tempted to try their luck (and run a mile when they get up close) :D
As you were saying it is okey for a women to take taxi, go out jogging and shopping alone. No one will try to hassel her if she doesn't want to? Could you give some advise. Because i'm always go out alone and a lot of people says that when i get there , i should travel into groups. But lets face it sometimes woman needs to be alone.
Is there anyone who enjoyed going to gym and do some sports. If so, can i joined your group. Thanks
Either you "DO IT" or "DONT"
Trying is a Failure of Honour!
I am more than surprised to see all these comments, living and working in Qatar as a blond woman, I have to admit I have never encountered any of the above mentioned.
Even going to the Fruit and Vegetable Market, where in any case, it is much better if you have company with you, not because people stare, but they are used to dealing with men as mostly on Friday the men do the shopping.
Wherever you go, if they recognise you are foreigner,(because you are different) they will look at you and the inflation will rise 200% in every shop (at least they will try).
Qatar is no different than any other country but a lot more safe if you behave naturally you will not be molested.
One thing more - on the streets it is very much a mans' world and your will see relatively few women going alone shopping, so for many people this is really strange.
I go to a small supermarket nearly everyday to buy milk and the boy insists on carrying the one bottle to my car, this alway makes me feel foolish as I am not used to this.
What u should have done is , u should have gone to that civic guy, spit on his face and bang him nicely coz he he deserves it very well.If u ignore such, they wouldnt change and others would become like him.
In the last 4 years I have gone to the vegetable market/ the souqs the corniche and everywhere in between many times alone. I am a blond decent looking westerner. Have I got stared at---always and it creeps me out, but never have I felt unsafe. I keep my head up, walk fast and in a confident manner. No one would dare mess with me is my attitude--it seems to work so far.
Bibs, your topic message above is not really accurately describing safety in Qatar. This instance, that happened with your wife, almost happens almost everywhere in other countries.
If I am taking a cab in Cairo, where I live, I will get tons of offers to hop into someone’s car. Not necessarily because I am pretty, but because girls are hit on generally speaking.
I’ve been here in Doha for a couple of years, with family or without, faced the usual hassles.
Downsides:
Persistent car followers. At malls guys throw their cell phone numbers at girls. In bars some guys impose themselves, but usually there are guards. On the beach guys stare and offer company with no pressure. On the Cornich (for long walks, jogging and workouts) guys may try to talk to her. But if the girl is serious enough, no one can catch up with here speed to begin with, unless he is a highly athletic trainer or something…)
Generally men stare, specifically from certain down trodden ex-pats from some least developed countries. As they are deprived of any chance to be treated as humans and they have no opportunities for reasonably priced entrainment (no clubs, no sports, no coffee/tea outings) because their earning is so little.
They are widely spread in open parks and down the Souk. In those areas, those guys are as plenty and abundant as salt in food..:)). Safer not to go alone on the weekends downtown (souk). I personally never ever felt comfortable there.
About public transportation. Karwa taxis are safe, don't know about public buses.
If you need any more advice please let me know.
Salam
Qatar is no longer a safe place to live in when compared to what it was before.
Seeing is believing.
The other day my wife was just waiting for me to take the car out from the parking area of our flat( she was standing inside the parking area but she was busy on her mobile ) when a guy in a Honda Civic stopped and asked her to hop in.
Do you call this safe.
I have seen this happening to so many women in Qatar.
No one is trying to scare away people it is the fact.
Please open your eyes and dont go by statistics.
News From Qatar
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=165242&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16
Qatar is one of the safest countries in the world.
And what stupid comments are these.
I feel like people on these forums just want to scare people away :S I've pmed you a link with stats.
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safe in Qatar as long as they carry a loaded AK-47 with them all the time. Who said Guns breed violence.
i think us time goes by qatar will be not safe us before...see a lot of rape cases,shooting which its not published in the newspaper,robbery etc...its evolution..us the country expands and so is the crime...
This country is safe more than u think.
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