Racism in Qatar...

racism here is soo in your face that u cant help but think about it twice,kinda hard to ignore it sometimes!!

racist slurs here and there, i kinda did change the way i use to socialize. but it has changed now it depends on a person how they act towards each other.and i personally think it also has to do with how one was brought up/thought and from now one i really follow the saying "treat others the way u want to be treated" if "some" people choose to be arrogant i treat them the way they deserve.

n it feels good to always remind urself that at the end of the day thank god u dont live that way,where ur only aim is to criticize others in any way!

racism exists everywhere.

cuz its exhausting to hate!! easy n blissful to love n ignore

but thexonic it would be reallyy great if there were lots of cultural programmes,lectures,events etc etc organized here in qatar. country could use some intervention, maybe we can create awareness of the lack of cultural events and pass this idea onto big event holders who can look into it

Well... der is a sayin tht goes:

Even if u spend a decade trying 2 straighten out a dog's tail by using a pipe (shud b of hard material), by de end of it, de tail wud always roll bac...

Wots de point in tryin, when u know sum people's attitude 2 others wud remain till dey remain...

Yes! Its true! I do! so many contributors can neither spell or even put together a coherrent sentence - particularly the americans and the Bollymubmais amongst us! And yet since I joined QL I have given you the benefit of my enormous wealth of knowledge with respect to the engliah Language. Examples of which are:

Termagents

Zippydoo

Yippeeee

Bollywood

Bollymumbais

Hic!

I am immensly proud of this achievement and i am sure everyone is thankful for my valued input!

Hic! Celebratory gins all round!

Racism is rife within the Indian race. The Bollywood set - which QL seems to have adopted - are really the worst! What to do!...............Have a gin i reckon! Hic!

There is one guy i know whom is a Superior Racist .. Sad to say he is being remove of his position in his work and instead given outdoor work.... hehehe the Power of KARMA

Small are you asking for professional purposes or just GP information?

They call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to see it... --George Carlin

Can anyone tell me how Black Americans are treated in Qatar? Does American necessarily mean white? And what about Black American and Muslim? Any insight would be greatly appreciated....

if the others got it...why can't you?

;-/

Azzi what does ur poetry have to do with my thread???

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(Lebanon A piece of Heaven on Earth)

yep, brit, but also in the history of human kind many sons overthrew their fathers and even killed them. So, be aware, my friend.

"The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and reviled afterwards."

You may hate us now, but we will always have an afinity towards you...:o)

Accept britain did none of those things! They abandoned their child, as you put it, to feed themselves, clothed themselves and develop their own personalities. Then at the coming of age they started whipping us for bad behaviour! Naturally we rebelled against a parent we had never known and allowed all the anti british (irish, germans) to talk us into an uprising.

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

brit, I cannot generalize, but, when I was 18 I said to my father:" I go now. I am fed up with being controlled. I want to live my life as I want it. Your style is not my style." And because he nurtured me up to the age of 18 he had no means to stop me (asides from the fact that the law was on my side). So, yes, he'd let me go, but he had no choice.

That is a matter of debate.. When your child reaches 18, you have fed it , clothed it, educated it, cherished it..

It is ready for the world outside.. Do you let it go or say that "its gaining its independence from you?"

brit, America declared independence. It was not "given" to them!

LOL yeah anyone who isn't british is on their hitlist Oryx! :)

I found pakistanis to be quite racist!

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

the brits only make snide comments about gringos...

LOL....

We can't hate the Americans because they are our children.. We nurtured them, civilized them, helped populate their lands and then gave them freedom to become the nation that they are today...

...them!

You are perhaps right.. They made snide remarks about each other, but I would not say outright contempt..

Did they display contempt for each other or just not socialise?

I have..

I worked with Filipinos from Cebu and Manila. I thought they were one, but infact didn't mix at all and stuck to their own groups.

You mean South Asains right?

I have actually never seen a SE asian actually be rascist to another! I'm sure it happens, but I've never seen it!

I posted this a long while back so here it is:

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/13646

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This was sent to me by a friend when i was still back in the Philippines. When this forum topic about Discrimination started, I thought of this and find myself smiling.

This was written by a black guy in Texas and is so funny. What a great sense of humor and creativity!!!). But since my color is somewhat lighter, I've changed the word from "Black" to "Brown" to make it more applicable to my own race.

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When I born, I brown,

when I grow up, I brown,

when I go in sun, I brown,

when I cold, I brown,

when I scared, I brown,

when I sick, I brown,

and when I die, I still brown.

You white folks....

when you born, you pink,

when you grow up, you white,

when you go in sun, you red,

when you cold, you blue,

when you scared, you yellow,

when you sick, you green,

when you bruised, you purple,

and when you die, you gray.

So who you callin' colored folks ???

Racism occurs everywhere and in every country. Although, the question is not about does it exist but what as the combined human race can we do about it?

At a functon when my son was little he struck up a conversaton with a little boy who was black. When asked later about who he was talking to he said the boy over there with the blue shirt. Someone commented you mean the black boy and my son said no - I said his shirt was blue. He did not see the color of his skin - he saw the shirt. He had no concept of skin color - the boy was just a boy in a blue shirt. Just one little comment from a young boy was an eye opening experience for me that I will never forget.

I believe children are like a painting - they start as a blank canvas and as they grow, they are influenced by their surroundings. But the biggest influence are the parents. I can't control everything and everyone my children are exposed to but I can bring perspective to the things that they witness. And I can do my best to not only tell them that all people are created equal but to reinforce that belief by my actions. I commend JBH, Scarlett, and others in how they have raised their children. If every parent raised their children to treat others how they themselves would like to be treated - imagine the type of world we would live in.

ahem ahem .. its my turn now ..

i hate every one .

black , whites , yellows , red/pinks , browns , extra tanned , extra white , extra yellow , cant see in the dark shinning white teeth , the village people , people not from earth , emo , wanna be metal heads , sudanies / summalies arabs trying to be yo yo hip hop . I even hate the people i hang out with .. hate my self every day i look in the mirror .

ya pretty much hate this world ..

oh ya sand monkey's top of the list ..

i hate u all ...

I have witnessed many racists from developed nations.. I think what happens is that they come here on well paid positions, are treated with respect, gat maids for the foirst time, are called "sir" or "madam" by those from developing nations, and it goes to their head. they actually start beliveing that they are superior..

I do agree with Scarlett that people of the same nationality tend to group together as it is the easist way to hang out but yes, racism here do exist not only in color but on salary scale...We have a friend who migrated to Canada and got a Canadian passport. Instead of settling down there, he is still coming over to work as obviously, his pay is many times over as he is calssified as Canadian but same job, same color.

better shoul read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism

you can't be serious! Why don't you get off your arse and get your own food.

He who dies with the most toys wins.

Everybody's unique in their own ways! Though some may try to imitate the culture and custom but still considered to be an outsider! Whether you are born here or an expat, we're just here for a particular reason. Its up to you if you wanna emphasize the word "RACISM". Depends on the person's interpretation!

As some would put it, don't raise a comment or complain unless you're in your own backyard!

? There is no such thing. Mummy always told me that Wogs begin in Calais which is a long way off. Hic! Back to the Gin!

It is normal to have communities belonging to certain parts of the world socilaizing together. Most countries have places like "China Town" for example. We do not have such things here. We do not have people of a certain nationality living in cantons. This is unlike many places in the world.

We have here people of different nationalities living in the same building or in the same compound, working n the same company, going to the same restaurant, etc.

The irony. Is that you, thexonic, posted a thread once looking for Shia amongs QLers. Which I found it a very racist thing. And now you are complaining about racism.

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Call me a racist if you want, but I’m tired of people over-reacting when someone strays from the script of acceptable dialog.

I believe nearly all of these cases are ignorance.

However, I personally have become terrified of opening my mouth around individuals of a minority group.

I sincerely want to know how QL members are supposed to learn better behavior when they are kicked out of work for what was an ignorant mistake.

...People are too quick to label and categorize individuals, but the fact of the matter is, we're all unique. We all do things our own way.

And I find that no matter how you keep your silence or try to ignore what they say behind your back...you will just reach your end of the line...

I hope these people (men/women alike) would wake up that they're no better than the rest of us...regarless of nationality....

There is a culture of cultivation in Qatar of retardation and petty beliefs. Racism and every other "ism" seems to be almost encouraged.

Doha attracts the worst and breeds the worst

who will join us

with my avatar? eekkkss!

sorry total hijack!:(

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"A LADY IS A WOMAN WHO MAKES A MAN BEHAVE LIKE A GENTLEMAN" Russell Lynes

will u hang out with us

i hate them & you all am the biggest raciest here on QL :P

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It has been and will always be an issue.

It's a strange fact of life. When you ask people if they're racist, most of them will say they're not.. but on the actual note on that given circumstance it changes.

If you say racism is dead then there is something wrong, but the idea of racism to be eradicated is only but a dream.

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"A LADY IS A WOMAN WHO MAKES A MAN BEHAVE LIKE A GENTLEMAN" Russell Lynes

The simple fact is that in general "Birds of a feather, flock together".. I used to work on a Naval base... Mainly Americans , Ausralians and Brits.. Within the yanks, it was common for the Black guys to "hang out together".. Even within the Filipinos, the uys from Sebu and those from Manila did no really mix..

Expatriate life is extremely strange.. You re "thrown" together and expected to get on with each other..

I take th same approach as Abu American, but most people like to stick with their own because of the comfort level/

One thing that bugs me is when journolists write articles in this country, they will always put the nationality of people in print.

"so-and-so, an Indian in Qatar says that.... or so-and-so, a nepalese worker said....

what does it matter what his nationality is? If he's a criminal or whatever, it doesn't matter where he had come from, he did the deed, end of story.

Sorry, not generalising with using "he";-)

to hang out

I don't think it's so much racism as xenophobia. Was at Garvey's for all of 2 seconds last night, surrounded by people, who, while not racist I don't believe, would have a hard time talking to someone who wasn't white and English/Scottish/ etc. Mostly I think it's because none of them are here for very long and the first thing one does as an expat (and I think it's perfectly natural) is seek out someone similar to you, or a comfort zone.

When I was in Korea it took me awhile before I started becoming friends with Koreans, not because I was racist against them, but because I simply didn't understand them and was so far out of my comfort zone that it made me socially awkward. I think that might be a bit of what you're seeing at CNA thexonic. Especially here, where if you say the wrong thing you could deeply offend someone.

However, after awhile, when you becoming comfortable with your new environment you start hanging out with more people from more backgrounds. It's natural. Now I honestly have to say I can count all my white friends on one hand. And NONE of them are Canadian. (Except for my new friend Qatarisun ;) )

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my filipino housemaid was just in the que to get some kiddie meals for my kids when a Qatari rushed into the scene...the filipino Mcdonald's staff took his order first...isn't that racism? is it because he's Qatari and she's "just a filipino housemaid?" or was he just intimidated by this Qatari's behavior? I think he should watch Barney's best manners with his kids...

some people just don't care...some people think they can do better...

Will have to think about that abohmaid. ;)

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V.I.P

will u hang out with us?

Very true Scarlett. I wanted to come see the people over at Rydges the other night.. I thought it may be a bit awkward and another is for safety issues.

I haven't met anybody here in QL in person though.

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I found out everybody have their own racism, sexism, and all hate towards something. is not some new.

Everybody is right everybody is wrong, it depend where you stand

and i will arrange with u scarlett

probably the best way to go about this is to post a thread inviting folks to a meeting at X place, X time...and then see who posts or who shows up. I was guilty of doing this a while back and after the first few times, it really got to be a large crowd. But..everyone was so nice and we all had such a good time. Please, just be careful of those that wish to ruin relations between people on here, for whatever small minded reasons they have. You'll also find that most the females on here will not attend unless they have someone else to go with them, for safety reasons.

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

who is in also?

what nationality was she??? lmao..just kidding!!! I know..some of the folks on the phones, whether driving or walking, think the road is their own personal phone booth...so much for the "no phone useage while driving" law. I swear there are so many people who have the phone stuck to the side of their head while driving, I just want to reach through their windows and yank it away from them!!!

I still need to find that store...

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

to hang abohmaid? Actually I think that you made a very nice suggestion. I'm assuming you mean to get people together of all nationalities and talk, right? We used to do that, about a year ago..which is how most of us on here met each other. Its really quite fun until some trolls come and wreck the gathering...which is why its now not done very often. But the idea is still nice...

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

Scarlett, well driving is still crazy here, I almost killed a girl day b4 yesterday in a car crash, thank god for new brake pads lol. I was driving by that "Taliban" store and as I was goin towards the muntaza signal, this girl pops up in a bmw, talking on the phone and the traffic coming towards her was from the left which was me, while she was looking at the right for some reason. I was driving at a decent speed, decent enough to crash into someone and kill the person lol, the road was empty and this biach pops up.

She was soo shameless she didn't look at me as if it was my fault and left. I wanted to get out and beat the living crap out of her.

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"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" - George Galloway.

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to fix it out

hang??????

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After the game, the KiNG and the PAwN go into the same box.

-Italian Proverb

lets hang together

maybe tomorow

that's one thing that is universal.

The hit by a truck comment was just being silly...I'm just extremely exhausted..but I think I am also dehydrated so will have to up the water if I want to feel better.

However...driving behind the Giant store in the airport area, I almost got hit by two cars withing 30 seconds of each other. they were pulling out of parking lots at speeds you'd use on the main road, and not checking for other cars..meaning ME!!! Ohh and i got a new car!!! woohoo!!

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

with or without corrections?? I can type about 1000 words per min but you can't read it!

I have no idea how fast I can type..i just go...but I do try and proofread because I can make some really "interesting" typos that get me into trouble, if I am not careful!

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

lol Scarlett, I'm great, but bored this summer. Looking for a temporary job right now to kill the boredom.

I hope u get back to the normal Doha life soon, You are all right thou ? anything serious on that "got hit by a truck" part?

The sun does come up early here, thats y I got myself some of those really thick curtains lol.

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"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" - George Galloway.

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Ur typing is super fast!

Whats ur Speed/wpm?

and a fine howdy to you!! I'm back in lovely Doha now...got back a week ago and still fighting jetlag...feel like I have a major hangover for a week now. Well, that and got hit by a truck!!

I'll be back to normal next week sometime...I forgot how early the sun comes up in the summer here!! aauuuughhh!!!

So how have you been??? Been firing up those great sheesha flavors lately?

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

very good point, however..Qatari are a very private people...altho the ones I've met and made friends with are always the most polite and humorous folks, its still difficult to know the family life.

I would also never think anything cultural would be boring. I certainly would attend to learn more about the Arab culture and traditions. What I learned about the area and people here before I arrived, is now quite funny, having experienced life in Doha. Its like anywhere else...the slanted viewpoints that you get from your own country and what is reality are so very different!! And yes, that goes from both directions! I have met friends from Iran that thought all Americans were mean and rude...and were so surprised when they met actual Americans who were kind and friendly that it changed their opinions immediately. Its sad that we can't all just make our own impressions of other countries by ourselves without the outside pressure of propaganda.

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

Yes, ur idea is good, maybe they will do it in the future.

The Programs going on now is mostly for Locals and Arabs, so definitely for the rest , it will be boring.

Best way to learn culture and many good things abt Qatar is to befriend a Qatari.

Yea you have a good point. That was a quick response. Btw where are you? and how r u? we missed u around here :(.

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"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" - George Galloway.

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Vallahi ur rite..

They always label nationality or religion

One major example : Muslim terrorist.

I agree with you, thats why I said, there should be some kind of cultural awareness programs here. They waste these summers in festivals and other boring stuff, why not have something to do with Cultures, something that would broaden the horizons. Honestly, I was born here and I lived here for last 10 years and I still don't understand much about the culture or Qatar.

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"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" - George Galloway.

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I do, however know about other educational places. They do tend to segregrate but at the same time, I've seen many many friendships that have students of different cultures flying to visit their friends in different countries. Most of the time I think its more about what makes you comfortable and its human nature to stay within your comfort zone and be with those that have the same background as yourself. It might be more a matter of shyness than racism as it can be a bit intimidating to go up to someone that looks and sounds totally different than yourself and try and start a conversation. thexonic, you are a very outgoing person, but most people aren't..and it IS hard to meet others if your self confidence isn't high. Its probably NOT that they are judging others but judging themselves.

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

Scarlett, hmmm, about CNA, I didn't mean they were racist. It's just that they don't interact that much, rather they prefere to stay in their own groups of nationalities. There could be many reasons, may be they feel comfortable with people who speak the same language, culture, common ground or may be they are afraid that they might face discrimination, hence avoid contact. Come to think of it, I said they have groups of nationalities, Lebanese, Palestinians, Syrians, Qataris etc... they all speak arabic and english both in CNA, so why these groups? All I am saying is that people need to be more aware of different cultures before they judge others or be judged.

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"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" - George Galloway.

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we do tend to forget that point..people are just that..PEOPLE. We all bleed red when cut.

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

we here say*the way you shout in a forrest,so the echo comes back*.if i want to be treated nice and friendly i myself have to be nice and friendly and respectful to others.Thats all.

I agree amnesia

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama

You can't teach experience

good point amnesia

As a Qatari I hang out with anyone. I don't really see race. However I feel so sad at the fact that there are so many foreigners in my country who are racist towards Qataris. It doesn't make sense to me.

People are too quick to label and categorize individuals, but the fact of the matter is, we're all unique. We all do things our own way.

A rude brit is not a rude brit, he's a rude person. A crazy Qatari driver is a crazy driver. DELETE the nationality because it's irrelevant.

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Mr. Q's Blog - A Qatari's view on Qatar.

That TCOM can cook I tell ya...

Next party in sep oct to celebrate something big...

Hopefully idiots can come to the sence by then...

So we can have a good time and all can come...

You can't teach experience

I was in a pissy mood last night so you wouldn't have wanted to see me!!! Altho...we might have cancelled each other out had I showed up!! I did get some decent sleep last night tho. Tell you what...jet lag, going out and having 2 drinks, and getting old, isn't a good combination for me!!!

Swiss...goodness girl...if I wrote a book on my life, half of it would be blank pages because I either couldn't remember or it was censored due to my sense of humor!!

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

hopefully there was no racism between Pesto and Sugo.

LOL.

sounds funy.another lifestory which you never forget.

when you will write your memories down?i for sure would buy the book.

lol

I'm going to start calling everyone Mr. or Mrs. and for the others, that haven't decided their proper gender yet, I will called them Yetis.

If you really fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well. But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors." (James 2:8-9 RSV)

"Don't make me write your name on my TURD List!"

God I miss vegas...

Sorry in a pissy modd this morn Scarlet

Caus eyou didn't come by last night...

You can't teach experience

been in Texas for the past month, and before that, have been rather out of touch with QL due to my dogs and working with a volunteer group. I'm back in town now, jet lagged, but back...and am trying to get back on track with life in Doha. Had to laugh..I scheduled my holiday back in March, left on the 20th of June...hubby stayed here for work..then I flew back on the 20th of July, and he flew IN to Texas the same day!! We met in the Houston airport and had lunch, he drove home and I flew to Doha!! We have GOT to schedule our trips better from now on!!

Hopefully you have been doing well! When you going to get yourself over to Doha for a visit??

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

we have the humidity..ok not like it was for the past few days!! but we certainly do have it. My mom wrote and told me it now the same temp as it is here...but she lives up near Dallas where its dry...down near Houston you could just about steam crabs on the sidewalks.

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

is everything fine with you and your hubby?

well i think is a bit of all.and it happens everywhere.

just yesterday i talked with some friends about the situation here in Swiss.We sayd its hard to ignore some idiots because they have the loudest voice and as louder and longer someone talks as more peoples listen to him.So all we can do is to close our ears for such kind of peoples and to go on as a good example by inviting and listening to others,no matter which nationality they have.

You can't teach experience

I know of a place in Texas you can hide out!!! Course you have to deal with our heat and its almost as bad as Doha's!!

On the racism issue..sometimes it gets to be so common that you don't notice it...kinda like not being able to see the forest for the trees.

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

You can't teach experience

Hmmm I'll have to take a closer look when I get back, maybe it's just that I haven't been exposed to all that racism ya'll are talking about :S

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

Hey Scarlett! I missed u too! I'm really good, still in NY, it's beautiful! I think I'm gana run away and never come back *starts scribbling her plans on a tissue paper*

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

I'm sure that does happen, with the jealousy on the have and the have nots...but what I've experienced when going out to lunch with friends of different ethnic backgrounds is that in some cases, one race will treat the companion I an with, with total disdain, to the point of talking only to my face and handing the bill to me, like my friend can't afford to pay his/her portion or that they even exist. I find this particularly funny since some of them have much more income than I do!!

Corne, I have to say, and am not being rude on this issue, but I have never experienced racism on the scale that its practiced over in this area. Perhaps its just more visible. I do know that it does exist in America, and I have been the recipient of it on several occasions, but even there, its supposedly known that the South has more racism than the North..but I find that to be the reverse, having lived in both sections of the country. The only known cure for racism is education. Sadly, too many people from everywhere in the world choose not to be educated.

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

thats life.take it or leave it.

Sir!!!!

ROFL

I'm tired of the BS

I'm tired of the people talking behind my back...

I'm tired of the people that hold the grudge...

I'm tired of the people whining cause they can't get in club

Yes SG you hit the nail on the head...

I'm tired of the slave who works for

700QR

I'm tired of the [deleted by mod] that married up

And think she better than everyone else...

My woman will definatly be marrying down...

I respect the man woman that treat others as equal...

I say sir mam back everytime I am called sir...

So sick of being called sir....

I don't deserve that...

You can't teach experience

Noun

1. Racist - a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others

racialist

bigot - a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own.

Adjective

1-racist - based on racial intolerance; "racist remarks"

racial - of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups; "racial differences"; "racial discrimination"

2-racist - discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion

anti-semite, antiblack

discriminatory, prejudiced - being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand; "a prejudiced judge"

"Don't make me write your name on my TURD List!"

as you yourself well know, I am extremely racist against YOU!!! How are you my dear??? I've missed you!!

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

Doha is such a small town when it comes to gossip and rumors. Hmmm but can't it be that some don't hang out with others simply because they don't like them ? Maybe it has nothing to do with race or religion but just with the fact that they don't get along?

Racism is everywhere, there's probably an evil little racist gnome in all of us but who cares? As long as we treat people with respect and try to keep an open mind, life goes on. Talking about the subject more won't really change anything. And yet I'm here talking about it lol...way to go Corne! haha

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

maybe it is not racism against the own people,maybe it is more jelousy of what someone other has.i think it must be like this.they see someone other has a bigger villa,a bigger car,more cars,a nicer wife(ehem)...and so on.This also can be a reason to abuse someone.

:-(((

You can't teach experience

Most people here don't hang out together because of gossip or lies cause it so small comunity...

Like living in a small town...

You can't teach experience

I'm pbobable not qualified to comment but here goes;

Scarlet is right about people bounching together because they are similar, it's human nature and it is easier some times.

Because I am curious and probably even nosy, I tend to do the opposite.

I deliberately sit and eat with people who are not similar to me, because I like to.

Sometimes I have my countrymen wondering why I do this because I have been with them all morning but I leave them to have lunch.

I have made conscious efforts to put my kids is situations where they are the "odd one out" as they have grown up and it has worked very well.

They will ask where someone is from if it is relevant to the conversation but otherwise I have never heard them asking.

My daughter was tlling me a tale from a club she was in when she was little and she said "I was training withe the "brown guy".

The only brown guy I knew was Rocky, a West Indian fella, but she insisted it wasn't him.

"But Rocky is the only brown guy there" I insisted.

"No the other one, with the tattoos" she said.

Him with the tattoos was a white guy who was a bit fond of himself who spent a lot of time on the sun-beds.

I learnt a lot from my daughter then.

Teach your kids right and encourage them to judge the person by his actions and it will help set them up as better people in the future.

BTW, you can't just lump white people together under one banner because we are all different depending upon where we come from also.

Have fun : )

Call me Maninibat!

Hmmm is there really more racism in Qatar than elsewhere ? I've always thought it was pretty much like everywhere else. Way to go supernurse on the generalizing ;)

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

aaahhh the joys of the middle east where I have never witnessed so much racism as here!

Scarlett, it was a pleasure meeting you as well. Thank you!! :)

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama

So what you're saying vips_one is that there is no racism based on colour? You're implying that whether I feel it or not I should know that racism exists. Please do not attempt to tell me how to feel. I know full well that racism exists. I am quite happy with my salary, I have not been a victim of racism along the lines you describe...sorry to disappoint you, but I refuse to be bitter because I "do not have the right passport". I am not denying that exists. I am saying I have not experienced it. So who are you to tell me otherwise, my shadow?

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama

Dude!! When they define the salary you should earn by the passport you have, that is the basics for racism... Are we talking about skin color racism ?? I dont think so... We are talking about racism of your nationality... People will treat you differently... It is denial not to think there is no racism, because there is NO EQUALITY

people sitting in groups according to nationalities isn't usually racist, its because they tend to cluster together due to likenesses in their lives, language, lifestyles, etc.

Abu...I'm like you..I hang with every nationality and religion people. I find the multitude of differences between everyone totally fascinating and love to know more about different people and cultures.

Labda...my youngest son's best friend is black, and like your sister, the two of them have the best time stirring up trouble with the issue. I've heard some folks make an innocent comment and then get a shocked look on their face, say Ohh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you..and my son will say.."its ok, he knows he's black." To which his friend will about fall on the floor laughing.

And...it was lovely getting to meet you labda...You are an extremely attractive young lady.

As far as the racism here...yes it is shocking. I've personally never experienced anything like it anywhere else.

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

Drac...because I practise non discrimination!!! :D

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama

then, why you have a WHITE bunny? huh? :P

dracula last time I checked... :)

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama

Racism is universal, its the overt expression that is sickening.

erghhh...labda....

are you black?

;)

I haven't experienced racism here, not sure if Im in denial or I just dont care...I know I'v caught a few people staring at me with their mouths wide open...:) My sister has this line she uses EVERYWHERE where there is the slightest disagreement "Is it because Im black?" I always laugh when does cause she's only trying to stir up a fight.

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama

AbuAmerican said :

"I'm probably the only guy in Doha who hangs out with Africans of all types, Pakistanis, Filipinos, Sri Lankans, Arabs of all types and white people"

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WRONG! :)

sitting in groups doesnt mean they r racist, i think racism is very little in CNAQ.

CNAQ does have good atmosphere.

ur rite that indian will be with the indian group, palestinian with palestinian and they hardly interact with the other groups, I do not know the reason :) but there are gud qataris, indians, palestinians who interact well with each other in CNAQ