I'm giving up on Doha night life... :(

well said cornelian

Wanna be friend......

Dude, the best thing to do around here is to find a nice group and go on desert trips, beach, and private house parties. That's the way to go.

When people say "want to know the culture"... does it mean wanting to meet Arab girls?... lol

Jacky someone is here digging Old graves...:)

Lol who dug up this old thread of 2008?

Guys stop complaining about Qatar, it is far better than Saudi.

spot on bud!

Save your money, its too materialistic a crowd anyway.

Do what the rest of us do - Leave, travel and see the awesome countries close by with real people and real night life.

I popped into Sri Lanka in December and even that was kick a**

be contented with what you have now mr. cowboy. night life here sucks, we are in arab countries men. dubai is more open than qatar, try changing ur habits, do sports men.

you are talking about night life in doha.......

I was thinking about life in doha.........

With Regards,

Vanilasky

6 months is the time ive been here in doha, i actually forgot what night life means....cant wait to get back to BEIRUT !

As per experience (6 years in Doha) if you have a good friends, a good HI-FI, a Liquor Permit and a swimming pool's compound you can enjoy your stay in Qatar. Offcourse you can't compared it with Western style but better than nothing. Anyway Saturday and Wednesday the Doha's Clubs are pretty and full of people.

Ciao

Angelo

The only thing you can associate nightlife here with is the fact that it is dark!!

"They say football is not a matter of life or death - i can assure you its more serious than that" - Bill Shankly

damn, all this about crappy night life is really discouraging me when it's about coming to Qatar. I'm a 20 year old girl coming to Doha in September to continue my studies and I come from a city that always lives and where people party every single night. All these posts are suggesting that nights in Doha are gonna be a disappointment :)

hahahahahah lol.yeap yure right usually it's between 50-100.

Check out www.diningindoha.com for places to go out - there are new bars and restaurants opening and I have heard a new club in La Cigale! It's good but you've got to know where to go!

Joining a group can make your nightlife more exciting.

There are also websites here in Qatar where you can meet lots of ladies for night out.

Click here for the list of the sites where you can meet ladies for night out

i think us expats who have been used to the great parties and nights out in our own country are all let down here in Q, but you can have the odd good night out with friends...but there is a difference. if your single and want to chat up the ladies then its defo not the place!

we are all in the same boat together us men...maybe a mass party weekend in dubai?

dance and....

for me and my friends was funny in sheraton pub this summer too much funny all of us remember this summer like a good good time, i think that is the people that make the funny moment not the country!

nightlife is bad for expats....not good for me either..

just cocoon and watch dvd's.....or do laundry...lol

ladies night lots of girls there you may get lucky there do this ona normal day i mean weekday buy a bottle there so when you go stag also on a week end or week day you will get entry no need of couple

what sports are those sai? I want to do some too

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TEXAS guy... yes give up your night life coz it really SUCKS!!! go over SPORTS, like what we're doing...

it's full of FUN...plus good form of exercise also... (bonus: u'll meet a lot of friends) :)

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TexGuy,

I'm in my mid 20's too and from Illinois. I'll be out in Doha in July and I'm kind of freaking out about the night life situation (or lack thereof) too!! From what I heard there are basically only a couple bars? ANd now you say you have to be paired up to even get in?!?! WTF! I'll go with you so we can get in!! But no C-Blocking... :P

when i first got into doha i tried to go out with a male friend to some pubs just to face so many problems and rejections at the doors! apparently nightlife is limited to couples in here..

anyhow after couple of months am too tired from work to go and try my negotiation skills with bouncers to spend a night! i'll reserve the energy to when i get back home on vacation! :)

GO TO WWW.DOHA-NIGHTS.COM!

They send you a list of the top events every week...for FREE!

I so totally agree with the dude that created this topic ..

night life lately is ( 95% of the time )

*sitting like drug addicts on some random street ( where we can see public ) smoke ml-reds talking the nights away *driving around hunting for preys*

* movies movies movies *

* going to the beach and getting gay with m8s

*and finally at home using the INTERNET ^_^

weekends are a total different story though

welcome to doha Qatar.. :P

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yes i been so many places when every i get a 3 day weekend im outta here

Dude, Doha has the best night life ever, it's called getting on a plane to NYC! :P

I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield

everything is here but not in this dimension or maybe just not visible to the multitude!!

To realize that our knowledge is ignorance,this is a noble insight.To regard our ignorance as knowledge, this is mental sickness.Only when we are sick of our sickness,shall we cease to be sick,The Sage is not sick,being sick of sickness;this is the secret

u have to try cloudnight on merweb hotel maybe bether 4 u

10 guys to every girl is good odds, most places in Qatar it is 100 guys to every girl.

maybe you're just trying too hard.......

Hey all,

So, seeing the activity in terms of posts on this thread, im convinced there IS actually life out there in the blazing heat (yes, thats blazing even when the sun gos down (at least for me seeing as its winter back home)), and here I am aiming for my 100 points (is it now 200 ???) which will earn me the right to head out clasping a bowling ball to a shindig in the desert .. though I might have got that last bit wrong, must be heatsroke, I did venture outside today without my firesuit on for 5 mins :)

Heres my thoughts / experience on Doha nightlife so far:

It MUST exist, i think its all a matter of breaking into a circle of mates, in which case you can be on teh far side of the moon and still have a blast (uuuhh, .. as long as they serve moonSHINE on the dark side of the moon) :)

The trick seems to be the above, step one. Now Ive had an absolute blast in some of teh spots mentioned in the previous posts, but have to admit that although theyve been entertaining (propositioned by ABBA clones in Sheraton, alomst blown off the 20somethingth story in a freak gust at Skybar (and im not a small person), almost set alight at Pearls trying to convince the barlady that flame was essential for a particular shooter (seems alcohol and matches are illegal as a combination here ?? .... and this list goes on and on) none of the above has resulted in a circle of mates eager to go for round 2.

Now I'm the first to admit that going overboard is not necessarily the way to attract a second invite, (particularly here where its more likely to attract the removal of a body part), but are there any unconventional spots on the Doha radar screen ?

man Qatari's dont freaking sleep im driving to work 12 at night and the streets are still packed go to bed people!

In Qatar, you will learn to appreciate nightlife in KFC and McDonald's...if you know how to have a nightlife in 'em...

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

teena maria

excuse me sir GRAND_ITALO,NOT ALL FILIPINAS are the same!there might some as what you think but please don't make it in general...There are still decent FILIPINAS working here in qatar.

can i invite you for a drink :D

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teena maria

Decision will always be a decision,qatar might have the boring life when it comes to night hang outs.Better stay at home have some beer with good relaxing music,few friends to mingle,that's it! Dude,this is not yet an open city as dubai,sp please try to avoid comparisons.!

so dull for me always sitting and playing games :? :D

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i still have hope call me crazy or determined but i wont give up

Texas, no worry about this problem.....in three weeks i will be in Doha......and we will look for night life togheter!!!!! Two is better than one!!!!

Damn Grand_Italo so basically if i aint tricking i wont find anyone to hang with oh well guess ill be lonely in Doha for a year hey atleast my xbox dont require me to break bread just to hang with her

u r sooo right ..

Doha got no night life, if you are new, you have to find some friends from ur the us, they do some nice parties...

if you got some money to spend, i am sure you will find some philippina to hand with, if you got more money and a nice car, youj can find some Libanies or Tunisian,

check the expencive clubs for european girls,

if you are a member of Intrcn. or RZ Crltn you can have a bit of fun.

once you have a group, you can have a house parties it is FANTASTIC, ..music, drink,chicks whatever you want..

The son of Prince says just tough it out bruh. I find that every woman i met so far someone i work with his already dated her but it dont keep me down. I just go out and try to have a good time the night life not the best but i have met some coool peeps.

U could have asked us before coming here...

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There are many reasons for war, but only few for peace.

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WELLCOME TO DOHA BRO...I THINK NIGHTLIFE IS BETTER IN DUBAI!!

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HE WHO DARES WINS

You just have to understand that this is summer in Doha!!! Everywhere is going to be a hit or miss, but you have to keep trying, and once you have a small group of friends, you won't be making postings like this again. PM me and I'll help you get started.

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HE WHO DARES WINS

You might want to hang out with others Americans. I gave up a long time, the night life. Normally i love to cook for my friends and hang out with them, when i got some available time.

As Ben Franklin said:

In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.

thank you for that suggestion..ill take it from you....

Myspace Ange

The secret is not givin up on the creative side of life... Der r actually loads of things tht u can end up doin during de late hours up 2 early mornings... If u r totally in2 clubbing check out places like Paloma(Hotel Intercon), Irish Pub(Hotel Sherton), Pearl(Hotel Marriot), Cloud Nyn(Hotel Merweb). But to make things even better, join de wang of party animals tht actually chill-out by de in-land sea or dunes beyond sealine beach resort. Der r loads of party animals who organize pretty fancy trips 2 de dunes & in-land sea havin trance/techno 2 swing ur head 2... All u need is 2 do a little bit of home work... Or else, gather up friends and hav a BBQ at ur backyard with music, simple.

Cheer'z

do i have to bring my birth certificate to show this peeps that im in the mid 20...hehehe...

thats the reason why i dont enjoy nightlife so much...huhuhu.....

Myspace Ange

you must look very young then.minimum under 18

well,the time will come when you will be very happy to look some years younger.believe me.lol.

we went on some bars in here and when we ordered our drinks,,the waitress told me that im not allowed to drink liquor and that they can just offer me a glass of milk.... that really sux....im 22 and they are offering me a glass of milk??

Myspace Ange

Man,

It sounds like you just discovered why there are so many happy gay guys here... guys, guys, guys, as far as the eye can see.

no nightlife means boredom especially for bachelors like me.. sad....

I will have 3 months to play on QL and hopefully have built up relationships before i come over - going to have to get my posts up so I can join some of these groups!

a good compnay here and friends around you dont need to go any where.

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I guess I'll just have to go to Dubai most weekends for my fun!

Well, yes. I do.. err did until I just ended up going to the beach or just chilling in Rydges after work.

Um, do people actually come to Qatar expecting to find NIGHT LIFE????

????

all this talk is putting me off coming over!

Flying in tonight for a meeting but only staying one night - I presume Wednesday nights aren't too lively with many parties going on.

I'm coming out full time in October and I promise to have lots of parties in my Villa which will be very much fun filled!!!!

Yes one has to ask him self.. What you go to these places to find Tarts or Totties, a date or vice.

Well meeting people is the key word for me. But unfortunate every one is so sacred of talking to someone else incase they might be an under cover agent of the local enforcemnt.. watchout

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HE WHO DARES WINS

I have been here for 6 months, and share the view of all the above, that this place is DESPERATE when it comes to nightlife. (- and I used to live in Islamabad !)

Having said that, and missing the excitement of lively bars, - I have never found them (anywhere in the world) to be the best places to MEET people (as opposed to pick up tarts)

If you want to pick up tarts, The Sheraton has a selection of dreadful Chinese girls in their 1st floor bar. When it comes to meeting people however I have had more success here via the web sites. Many Philippines girls here (shop assistants, nurses etc) seem to be members at Tagged.com and Frienster.com

Good luck

All this time i thought I was the only one feeling like this. Texas guys you have woken me up to say a few things...QUBE.. it like going to Manila, Paloma Stuck people dont wonna now you..Anyway i think i will have a party a my villa, invite to similar minded ppl who are frusted of the night life..

Coming from London To Qatar..If it was not the money I would have left long time ago..Plenty of Money but no honey..

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phew!...that's quite a long thread on something that doesn't exist...a social life in this town...ok here's the deal,the authorities here encourage 'clean,family,fun'...ie.if you're young & single,recently married or even married with kids but like to have a good time in a not necessarily sober state of mind...FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE :)It's their country so i guess they have the right to decide & plus you got tax free income- money to spare to buy that fancy car,take that exotic holiday,buy that new phone every month,etc...all that & a vibrant night life??...tsk tsk,now isn't that a bit too much to ask?

suggestion-fly out to Dubai thursday(air arabia to sharjah,low cost is the way to go!) & crawl back saturday night,sure it involves more time,money & effort but it definitely beats partying here(unless sleazy old white men & filipinas looking to be picked up by said sleazy old white men are your thing).

Otherwise there's always karaoke all night @ qube,cube whatever it's called(feels just like manila) or chameli night @ cloud 9(feels just like the sleazy dance bars in bombay)...who says Doha has no night life? *wink* :)

This is putting me off coming out there!!!!

Golden Rule: Never enter a nightclub sober and alone.

i gave up on it too.. i am here at home.. and wondering wat on earth can i do so that i dont get bored... doha seriously has a boring social life..

The key to living in Qatar is having good friends. It's all about who ur with not where u go.

I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield

hehehehe man its really sux night

me and my friend just go around coz we feel sick of this

lol

i can feel how ur angry about this problem

tc and maybe u will find the good friends here

I made some really great friends and now I'm so busy I don't have time to be bored!

However if you're expecting anything other then 10 guys to every girl your sh**it out of luck.

Visit www.qatarhappening.com

Learn to sacrifice while u stay here

Bring ur family here dude.....

where are u

where are u and what is ur phone number

take it easy man, don't get frustrated, by time, it will be cool,

Kindly guide me someone to find decent clubs ? ANd most happening places out here?

I'm answering this at 10pm on a Thursday night. I know how you feel bro.

u r spot on Casanova

 can a right hand batsman and a medium pacer join the bandwagon???

“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”

Martin Luther King.

u r spot on Knox

I have found inner peace and now I have become Mullah.

Thank You Doha for helping me get closer to Allah Almighty. Thank God and thank you Qatar for helping me to abstain from sinful and immoral activities.

On a positive note there is no activity in Qatar.

she only posts in her leisure time and when she has nothing more important to do.

Novita77-

Do you just post to get points..? 

QL'ing is fun fun fun ....

Then what do you do for fun?!

Texas Guy, maybe you can read this link :

http://www.qatarliving.com/group/qatar-living-social-group

few beers before u left ur place helps. more than few... even more  ;)

good luck 

There's not that much here, honestly. Maybe there're some places where you can score some chicks, but they tend to be kept secret, since pretty much everyone here wants a date. Like the above person said, try 'the pearl' thingy.

Berries and cream! Berries and cream! I'm a little lad who loves berries, and CREAM!

Techno is SOOO 1996! :-(

try to come to the MOS event

http://www.qatarliving.com/events/07may2008/ministry-of-sound-qatar

:) 

What's the point of points? No pun intended?

not 100 anymore now ... DaRuDe had tightened the security become 200 points minimum.

So texas guy ...  keep posting and let yourself known among QL'er ...

 I feel for you...only, i'm not into girl hunting...okay, maybe...it's nice to have a bit of competition sometimes  “They say you can't live without love. Tell them oxygen is more important!.” - G. House 

Ha ha!  I changed it.. I initially typed "10 girls to every guy".  Good lookin out JBH! :)

He said "10 guys to every girl" so don't get exited.

Call me Maninibat!

Will do. Thanks.

Dude listen to me...wherever you work...find out who has a membership for "The Pearl" @ The Marriot and you'll find lots of nice looking babes out there. Its the best...go on a thursday night! ;) 

dude 10 girls to every guy, they are not bad odd's!

"Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit."

texasguy r u intrstd n training martial arts? thn pm me, wil giv u details. all r vry frndly and free coaching.. intrstd?

...nyway jst dnt giv up, u gonna hit qatar lotto soon... :)

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

welcome to qatar brother!!

oooops !

Everything is temporal, but...  change.

Most welcome, just don't forget to let me know how you are going on,

too early to give up yet xx

Ben, Please do.  Shoot me an email or something when you've completed your study!

Good luck! 

"Paloma had 10 girls to every guy on Wednesday"...dude, you just discovered heaven and you are complaining about it?!?!?!? ;)

Doha, I'm coming! Ducks in Doha from 12th - 18th of May :)

I'm on a mission to discover the night life. I'll let you know if anything stands out.

Sports and Adventures?

go into sports and adventures...

Thanks BrandyLady..

Texas Guy,

Think you need to keep posting on here until you have 100 points, think thats the rule, then you can get out and meet all the wonderful boys n girls on here, they have get togethers all the time and am sure an invite won't be long coming.

Don't give up mate, just keep posting

Good luck xxx