It's Official! Qataris have a super secret cl
Was quite proud at this sarcastic moment so I thought I'd post it in a seperate thread.
Haven't you heard? Us Qataris are all in this super secret club!
We ALL; when I say all I don't mean a few, some, alot, or a majority, I mean every single last Qatari, wake up in the morning and agree to a schedule.
Take today for example, we all agreed that we will all swirve on the first foreigner we see while talking to our mistresses on a mobile phone with our foot out of the window.
That's just phase 1!
Phase 2, we're all going to go to the shopping mall, wink at the first philipino girl we see and marry the first one that winks back. We can have four wives remember? Of course you do, that's one of the only things people think about when they think of Islam. After strapping a bomb to our fourth wife, we frolic around on the grass screaming obsenities to expatriates, sometimes the police will join in too! All police in Qatar are corrupt after all, and since they're here, they must be in on our plan too!
We've even got ALL other nationalities that might be confused with Qataris in it as well! Yep! Syrians, Lebanese, Kuwaiti's, Emiratis, even Indians too. We gave them 1,000 Qatari Riyals from the money we made from the oil field out back and asked them to wear thobes (since only Qataris wear thobes) and act like they've got a passport! Don't forget we love buying people to use our passports!
But that's not all, you thought that was it? We all end the day by calling the banks to give us some free stocks while they jack the price up for expatriates. As we then get tucked into out lovely silk blankets which are hand woven by a million slaves, we send out a text to each other to agree to increase the rent by 100% the next day. After all, we're immune to the law, we don't pay bills, and everything is free for us. Ah what a lovely life.
Don't worry you're not being paranoid or generalizing at all :)
Now for the disclaimer: This is SARCASM. This is a JOKE. The reason for such a comment is because I think it's insane that so many people can generalize by the actions of few. Ah well, some probably laughed, some thought it was stupid, and some probably thought that everything I wrote above was true. *sighs*
lol good one
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lol
So true So true ...
neelu.. why do you say that most westerners go to Qatar for a better salary package?
I'm not sure that is true! Because if my husband and I were to set foot in Qatar it would be for less then 1/4 of what he currently earns here. And I am not talking about what he could potentially earn either!
However, to gain experience in a new, fresh and developing country is something that looks good on most CV's.
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When you say English do you mean Brit's or ALL westerners??...lol....talk about generalising...lol
'Our freedom is but a light that breaks through from another world'
I've been living in Doha all my life and many years ago, i'll admit, i was guilty of thinking along some of the generalizations that Whoami mentioned in his original post.
I've met some Qatari people over the past few years and i must say they are some of the most dignified, respectful and honorable people i have ever met.
On the other hand, i was at a bar recently (no names) where the DJ that night was Arab (Qatari or not, i won't divulge, but its not important). I was standing next to an English girl who i didn't know and she says to her friend:
"Don't go over there and request a song, the DJ is an Arab!"
Now to my point, most of the people who in my experience generalize against Arabs and Qataris are English-fresh-off-the-boat expats. Not that it's their fault. Their media portrays Arabs as illiterate Camel humping scum.
Lol Alexa!!
I'm an expat who works outside the home but I also consider myself a house wife yet I am neither fillipino nor am I bored - so I am trying to figure out exactly where I fit in with the stereotypes that keep coming up in this thread.
I never said Lulu was bad for expats. I said I had heard that many people who shop there have had a negative experience and that when I did finally go there, I thought it was decent with a large selection of items.
Also:
*I don't suffer from a superiority complex
* I did not come here because I couldn't make a decent living anywhere else.
* I am not a fan of Walmart or any other US box/chain store.
*I could afford to buy groceries in the US but I would like to point out that I think groceries are more expensive here than in the US.
*I don't make a habit of complaining about much of anything - for the record I like Qatar, I like my job, I like my villa, I LOVE the friends I have made both expat and Qatari.
I found out one thing, the best day to shop at lulu is on Sundays and Tuesdays, less crowded and produce and meat is neatly displayed.
U r not harsh but offensive neelu. I do agree with you that lulu is the best place in doha to shop, clean and classy, and I also agree with u that qataris in general are decent and nice. But u don’t have to be so harsh to prove ur point. Be gentle neelu
iam confuced, what ar we talking abt. shopping t lulu or qtar is bad fr expatz
Iam just trying to show some reason. I still stand by my statement about shopping in US. I mean places like walmart, Costco, publix and windixie. They look tired, dirty and cheap, any place like lulu or giant store in doha looks much more pleasant and well stocked. And u do have some service to talk about. I don’t mean places like wholefood or wild oats. If some one could afford regular grocery shopping in places like that, I assume there will be no need for them to leave US in the first places. I wonder why most westners here suffer from such a superiority complex. Most of them come here because they can’t make a decent living there. And once they r here they complain about local people , absence of beach parties .lack of gourmet food . What snobbery. I feel disgusted, thas why I sound so harsh at times. no hard feelings plzz
"Just so you know Novi, i was up at 5.15 for the last 2 days.....had a
serious shopping appointment at 8......made no sense to go back to bed,
but it was hard I tell you, really hard "
---> I am laughing at your post Alexa ... what a tough life you had during that 2 days xxx
@tweety, yep that's why i say that it's good to hear people's opinions about things (in this case stores), however it's always better to check it out for yourself.
Take a movie as an example, I've had people say "THIS MOVIE IS SO AWESOME" but I hated it (and vice versa)
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looooolz dat was Awesum!!!! A lil ironic but very FUnny n True!!!
alexa ... i know... it wont work for you lol.
I also just recently stopped at one of the little, local markets that are spread out around the city and was impressed with the selection of items that the store had. It is a very nice alternative when you just want to run out for a few basic things like milk and juice along with a few other things I didn't expect to find. The fruit and vegtables look really good too. So if anyone hasn't stopped by one of these little stores - I recommend it. It is much better than fighting the people at the larger stores.
Lulu best you going after school drop off. The place is dead and empty.
I know what you mean Alexa. I went on the weekend and it was really crowded. Plus it is quite the trip for me with all of the traffic. I live over by Villagio. So I won't be making the trip on a routine basis but I definitely will go back for those hard to find items.
"Guess what.
It wasn't ready for me to collect."
----> I can see it coming Jauntie lol ...
Alexa - I have been here 9 months and just finally went to Lulu a couple of weeks ago. I had heard so many negative things about the place that I was actually suprised to find it wasn't that bad at all. And they did have a couple things that I haven't been able to find else where.
LOL - oh darn - I was getting excited there for a moment. Could see myself sitting in a comfy chair simultaneously checking out QL and shopping for groceries on line.
Well maybe someone will read this and decide its a pretty smart idea and start to provide the service.
don't think FFC or Lulu have an on-line shopping site yet.
Hee
I DID try phoning Lulu the other day to order some salads from their Deli (to collect later that day) but they said they didn't do that.
Soooooo I went to their shop and ordered it in person, to collect the next day.
Guess what.
It wasn't ready for me to collect.
Ah well - not Lulu's fault, just a different way of dealing with customers than I 'may' be used to in other countries.
Well Jauntie - if that is the definition of poor - I'm poor too.
No kidding - you can shop for groceries online? Then are they delivered?
Or are you pulling my leg?
Because I would LOVE to be able to do that. I hate grocery shopping even on a good day.
aka have I lost the thread?
what vegetables where?
the bit about the shopping?
I saw where he/she said we don't get raped here, but missed the part about vegetables having a better life here.
I really should take an early night :/
I'm never really sure about the shopping for groceries since in UK I shop on line :D
Lazy person, me.
Hang on! I don't HAVE a filipino housemaid !!!!!
Oh shoot - I'm poor :(
"(From a different planet I think.....as neelu also says that shooping
for food is much, much better here than in the US...frankly, that did
it for me..) "
---> I know we not starve here ... but i do miss the food shopping in Asia
I wonder where Neelu shops - because he is not shoppng at the same stores I visit. I like Qatar but the grocery shopping is not better here than the US - at least from a US expats perspective.
neelu was saying it's safer here than in most other countries, wasn't he'she?
not sure about the second post though.
oh dear oh dear oh dear
excuse for the hijack whoami ...
hussamf ... havent seen you for ages on here. Hope you keeping well.
sweet stuff man:)
way to go:)
http://hasous.spaces.live.com "missiles, warships and nuclear weapons cannot establish security. Instead they destroy what peace and security build." Anwar Sadat
oh dear ...
uneducated western housewives??
Phillipino housemaids???
Sheesh - if that's not the pot calling the kettle black - I don't know what is.
“he wasn't even a match for Qataris.”what do u mean by this. It is unfortunate that uneducated western housewives and philipino housemaids often abuse this forum by just airing out their age old prejudices. disgusting to see that even after living in a cosmopolitan society like Qatar people are not free from stereotypes.
it is disgusting to see how some people here think that they r a superior breed compared to qataris. life for a foreigner here is much more safe secure and comfortable than USA,Manila or any place in Europe. atleat no one mug u or shoot u between ur eyes just for a 100 dollar bill here. no one throw acid at ur face just because ur color of skin is lil dark.no one breaks in to ur house and rape ur daughter just because u belong to a different religion. Be thankful to the hospitable people of Qatar for letting us do our own things without interference.or better , go back to ur own dirty ghetto if u don’t like qatar
It shows that things happen because they happen and just because you live in a foreign country does not mean that that country or it's inhabitants are automatically to blame. Sometimes we are to blame ourselves.
Move man! I got white lights flashing in Anger in my rear... Everyone, once in their lives have their own moments of replicationand mutation. Causing shift changes in their inner thoughts and believes of Peace,Love and Religion. None is pure or perfect except nature.Red_Pope
You are hire to work in Doha, 8 months later you are fired because of the Qatarizatimon Laws. Life goes on...... Everyone, once in their lives have their own moments of replicationand mutation. Causing shift changes in their inner thoughts and believes of Peace,Love and Religion. None is pure or perfect except nature.Red_Pope
EXCELLENT post BigDaddy. Really is good to see such a logical mind.
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Making generalizations is treading on thin ice. Can't really win no matter how well you articulate yourself. At best you can only base things on fact. If you stand in ques and get cut off once or twice then this is life. I guess I hear people bring up this point and others because they see it happen more often than there accustom to. I think thats the point. We have all seen incidents of que dancing, children unbuckeled, issues of nanny verses parenting and tail gating. when you think about, if there is a word for something, such as tailgating, then obviously its happen before, in other countries and its been around longer than any of us. It has a name.
But again it comes back to the frequency. Anything mentioned in this thread eariler has happened in any country around the world, to everyone of else. Nothing has been said here, that someone is going, "oh my God I can't believe that, does that really happen". But it must be happening more often that it has drawen peoples attention to it. This thread has been repeated weekly for the last 2 years. Someone every week mentions something about driving or queing or nannies, blah, blah blah. Its because it happens at a higher frequency here. Not 100%, not even 50% of the time, but enough for it to draw numerous post and lenghty conversations about it.
In conclusion......I'm going to pack up my 6 kids and 2 nannies and head off to the mall, why not, its only 8:00 and if things go right I may hook up with the first Phillipino I see.....mmmmm ....good.
" if its not a good time, its a good story"
@andrew, i have no major comment. The whole point of this thread is to show that generalizing is stupid and ignorant. As you said some are arrogant, some are super polite. You get all sorts, in ANY nationality.
As for Ques, my whole family lines up, I line up, my friends line up, if someone tried to beat the cue, I'd definately make a fuss.
So, if you want to generalize, go ahead, welcoome to the ignorant club.
@canary, lol, perfect example of you get all sorts :)
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Well about the swerving cars and not so much the foot out the window and talking on the mobiles, today was your day, I am sure you ensured that this went over the morning news, so many were swerving around and lane hopping this morning, I just wonder did the maids not get up in time to give them all breakfast,
However on my way home from work last Thursday I was driving behind an extremely aggressive western woman - I have never seen the likes and mind you a baby on board sign weaving in and out of the traffic as if she were alone on the street and swinging in back window dangering everyone in sight. Had I been able to take her number I would have posted it on QL. One other very aggressive young man (western of course)about 35 was roaming all over the street to on Thursday afternoon, however I did catch up with him and told him his driving was a proper disgrace and he wasn't even a match for Qataris he was just a plain sh****head
I am interested to read, little bit of truth.. little bit of fun.. "take it as you like to"sort of thread. Learning is FUN.
very cool jokes. i just take it as like that.
Qatari peoples are always extreem............few of them are very polite.....few are very arrogant.....................................
I am working in a high security area.. all nationalities (Brit, US, German, Indian..etc..) works there.
but qatari's never wait in the Q for security check.. they dont even bother to look at the Q. In this case I can generalise. all qataris.. It is a regular seen for all of us
I would like to have the comment of WHOAMI
I don't see a Red Pen, but someone with a red tongue, ready to visit my confession Booth.
LOL
Red_Pope
I hope PM will support me on this one. The plural for Qatari is Qataris and NOT Qatari's.
Let's have some respect for Qataris and the English language. Or do I mean the American language?
Fairy tales don't tell children dragons exist. Children know dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children dragons can be killed. G.K Chesterton
I've seen more tantrums of Qatari children... Many a times I feel that they've been told right from childhood that everyone else apart from the localites need to be looked down upon and they have the right to ill treat any expatriate because they know that most of them do not have the ba##s to retaliate.
One of the recent instances was when I heard a qatari teen shouting at an asian man when he was pasing by with his wife for no reason whatsoever just to show off in front of his 2 other friends.
well a qatari club huh.. if every1 realise there are rude ppl in d world.. now if its a qatari.. u cant blame all qatari;s right...
hehe.. btw.. whoami.. it was a reallly gud one..
" can't lift my foot that high"
Please don't do that. You will create a 400 Cars accident like Adu Dhabi highway last week:(
Funnily enough I did actually see a Qatari driving his landcrusiser with his foot hanging out the window talking on a cell phone yesterday...I tried to immitate him, but I can't lift my foot that high.
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Very well done indeed! Brought a smile to my face this morning....thank you.
Stay safe all.
Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?
One of the best posts in QL for a very, very long time. The wit and sarcasm was simply superb. Keep it coming !!!
Having dealt with and still regularly dealing with Qataris, I know how diverse the Qatari people are - just like any other nationality. You find all types !!!!
Novita - I kind of thought and hoped that was the case.
If we are right then I am glad he is back!!
tweetybird i have a feeling you are talking to the same person
I bet you would have a lot in common with him. :D
Many thanks for your kind words Tweety. I have a feeling I'd like that other person :P
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whoami - I just wanted to say you are wise beyond your years and you remind me of another young person who would post on this forum. He exhibited the same trait and I enjoyed his posts very much (as well as the the information posted on his blog/website).
A very funny post that just happens to have an intelligent message that should apply to anyone who catches themselves making an assumption about a person based on his or her nationality.
I'm really glad that that the post was enjoyed by many of you.
As everyone noticed, it's generalization that we need to stay away from.
If one person says something negative, we don't need to be negative back.
I admit, there have been a few times when I was in my car and a nationality decided to go from 80 - 20 in under a second for no reason and I said "Damn *insert any nationality here*" It's just a bit of venting to yourself.
It's a simple formula. Go tell a person "Your people are so kind and garcious". And that person will want to spread that image by his actions. Go tell a person "all your people are A$$holes" and that person will try to be an even bigger one to get back at the people who said it.
Let's make the most of life. If someone can't handle the good side, freedom, and progression, then ignore them. They're going to get left behind in life anyway. ^_^
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I forgot Confessions of the heart! Everyone, once in their lives have their own moments of replicationand mutation. Causing shift changes in their inner thoughts and believes of Peace,Love and Religion. None is pure or perfect except nature.Red_Pope
agree wif ya ORYX and if we aint happy (since we came here for the fullus) then we should take it and s***f it where the sun dont shine............roflol
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
I like your style...... :)
please dont get to upset though about what a silly minority says... no one forced us to come here and we all know where the airport is!
Very witty indeed, well that was just my thought!!!!
I could just squeeze you all your so darn cute and positive.
.......curious about the thread though, doesn't it only apply two 4 people. I heard there are only a handful of Qataris all the rest are these expats who have mirgrated here due to the kind, generous nature of the warm welcoming few of Qatar.
hugs and kisses to all of you....your just so sweet!
" if its not a good time, its a good story"
and all the raffle draws winners are arabs, you bribe the chief guest and force him to pick 9 Arabs winners and just one Ram krishnan.
You can deport us anytime but you dont know our plans we go for weekend with company's laptop, mobile, huge credit card and bank loan 300,000 QAR
we know our nettiquettes so we send you e-Goodbye
sensible, i'm on coke with a lot of vodka in it, lol
went for the Baileys!
Coffee at this time of the morning will keep you awake all night.
Whoami, looking forward to many more of your witty post, way to go man!!
let alone DAY.
Bazimoz and BigDaddy were a bonus!
come on lads/lassies - meet me for coffee before I cool down ;)
It made a welcome change to read something so witty, it was brilliantly written.
Now what do we have to do, to join your exclusive club,
that would NOT be a pretty sight...all that bloodshed...
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
ALexa...whipziiiing...
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
just think of how many folks you can get to cheer when you use the whip correctly!
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Love it!
The stereotypes get promoted by everyone. I was told today by the bosses that some very high profile people(Qataris) were visiting today and that we might have to leave the kids in their classes, to move our cars so the VIPs could park.
it turned out that the VIPs came in one big bus!!! No chauffeur driven blacked out windowed cars to be seen!!!!!
Everyone is frightened by the locals, Ha HA
I don't go to mythical places with strange men.
-- Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.
Thank you whoami...for making our day/evening, a much funnier place!!
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
I love this thread ............. really, like Tallg, it's made me laugh out loud. :D
AM i love this one! so funny from both sides!!!!
you did so confirm what I suspected about Qataris...If Alexa's is allowed to join, may I also??? Actually, if you take Alexa, you have to take jauntie and me, too....Talk about a great package deal!!...Been told I have the Arabic eyes...but would definitely have to cover the rest...as we all well know that Americans are terrorist targets, selfish, don't care about the rest of the world, arrogant, elitist, racist, sit eat and watch tv all day long...hmmmm with the exception of the terrorist targets, sounds like I should fit in quite well with Qataris Secret club. (we'll work on jauntie, she's British..)
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Does that mean i have your vote?
;-)
Thank you whoami. That is one of the few posts I've read on QL in the 18 months I've been here that has genuinely made me laugh out loud. But what makes it an even better piece is that as well as being funny it also manages to perfectly encapsulate the stupidity of us expats who generalise an entire country all the time. Genius.
when does "few" turn into many? How often must you see something for it not to be a generalization. 2 out of 10, 3,4,5.....when.....?
When one person calls one shallow, its absurbed to believe it has validity. Two people, strange ....three.... there jealous....four.....hmmmm...maybe I am shallow.....five, your shallow.
" if its not a good time, its a good story"
Bazimoza88 Beach dreaming
I like the post only wanted to pussyfoot around... I cant drive with my foot out you see i tend to wear dresses (fair dinkum..) am a chick!
@bigdaddy, oh no! You told them tomorrows schedule! Now we'll have to randomly change it all! It's not like we're not used to chaos right?
(on a side note, it's usually the other side that says Touche not the replier :P)
@Alexa, alright, you're in! But only for a probation period! During that time, I'm sorry but you may be molested in our work place. Don't forget NOT to report it or call the police. Don't worry though, after your probation period is complete, you'll be deported anyway for no apparant reason :D (ok that may have been a bit too dark )
@PM, Oh my God! I don't know why but I tried to visualize you doing that.
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Big daddy? Bazimoz?
Jumped in a bit quick with the counter sarcasm ... sigh
oh well
maybe I misread your comments - hope so.
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Hahahaha funny... WhoAmI.. I let you in on a secret... have you visited the expats secret club lately? NO? oh but you should! here i what we crap about
You boys wear dresses and look so cool and guess what? we envy you for you look so fresh and girly while we melt in our manly pants
you get to have 4 wives! while we have to put up with ONE and only one (officially that is...)
You drive left, right sideways in the middle lanes; we ask and wonder where the heck you learnt to drive!
our driving is so constraint and boring compared to you racing men... hope you collect all radars' visiting cards!
while you're trying to work out all your mixed up nationalities we are buzily boozying with Irish, Scottish, Aussies, Pomies, Froggies, Wogs, blues eyes, red eyes, black eyes, just to name few oh I forgot cricket bashing... We tend to forget about Qatari bashing and the rental increase you are about to wack on us tomorrow!
You see mate most of us think you are so abslavelutely sleek in your oily patch we just want to have a wink or two at you! Cheers...
Me think Qataris are good people want to visit our secret club? WELCOME.
Now for the disclaimer: This is SARCASM. This is a JOKE. The reason for such a comment is because I think it's insane that so many people can generalize by the actions of few. Ah well, some probably laughed, some thought it was stupid, and some probably thought that everything I wrote above was true. *sighs*
.....were going to get in our car with our six children and make sure one is laying across the back window, one on dads lap and the other four watching mindless movies on the DVD player...
.......thats not all, when we crash into the car in front of us its obvious there fault, stupid drivers driving only 100....
.......ques... what are they, of course if you see a line to que for a resturant or to buy something, this means walk passed and get in before the simple people who ques.......silly white people they kill me.
......not done yet....family is our life. My child is everything, when I leave him for six weeks here, 2 months there, wake up 9:00 perhaps 11:00am, my baby knows I'd do anything for him. I'm still not sure why my little boys calls me, nanny.
Now for the disclaimer: This is SARCASM, NOT. This is a JOKE, sadly NOT. The reason for such a comment is because I think it's insane that so many people can generalize by the actions of many. Ah well, some probably laughed, some thought it was stupid, and some probably thought that everything I wrote above was true, actually it was. *sighs*
Touche
" if its not a good time, its a good story"
I wonder just how many will swallow the story and believe it.
@QT, you said it!
@jauntie, male...female.. the only difference is a digit. (on a side note, did you get my email?)
@alexa, hmmm... I dont know... do you know how to talk on the phone while driving?
@greeker, thanks for the kind words. I do blog. for 5 years now
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Great post..whoami....im sick of the generalisations too........well said....now go to sleep early you have a heavy schedule tomm ahead of you...
hey greeker hru dude
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oh no, the secret is out!!!!
tra la la
that was one awesome post. And i am sorry that Qataris are percieved that way, while they really are not all that way. Like among any people, there may be rotten tomatoes. But i have never ever stood for generalising.
Like JoanT said, you are a scream, and what a good read... Maybe you should blog a bit. Your blog would be an instant hit!
Kudos, you did well!
I dont know what to say ... since i know your background i just laugh at your post ...
no wonder Angelwings said that your 'british side' came out more that your Qatari side.
LOL WhoAmI, you told those ignorant b*****ds!!!
Well, I'm going out to mingle with the Arabs, because being a Brit, I'm obviously rascist against South Asians!
(Even though I'm currently living with a Pakistani family and have Indian Business Partners)
If you are male, will you marry me?
If you are female, may I be your best friend?
What a breath of fresh air you are, who ever you are, whoami :D xx