What to give to a person who is going to Qata
By shelterdoc •
I have a female friend who is leaving for a teaching job in Qatar in January. What would be a useful portable gift to give her to take with her?
I have a female friend who is leaving for a teaching job in Qatar in January. What would be a useful portable gift to give her to take with her?
Ditto on the bacon, pork sausage, pork chops, ham,....can you tell we miss pork!
I think getting a care package together: her favorite perfume; shampoo; conditioner; glycerin soaps; set of DVDs of her favorite TV series: they show outdated sit coms and other series here. (IE: Denny just died on Grey's Anatomy!)
She may not be able to find HER brands of products and if she doesm she'll have to pay more for them here.
Oh, and did I mention she should pack PATIENCE?
Ditto on the books and dvd's.
Excedrin.
Agree I do the same Indorachel..But some time you get a good copy some time a bad one..For example a few month old movie in the UK is £3 to £5 which is around QR18 to Qr25 plus it will be an original.. But defennatively I would say dont for the Internet phone..will be very handy when making call back home..
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HE WHO DARES WINS
Couple of good novels, All time favorite movies, digital camera...
Uk Eng ..you can get pirates new DVD easy here why bother buy new one ..some time they have the one that not even in the movies yet ...
Go to Tesco buy some good latest DVD..here there are a bit costly.. Also buy here an Internet phone (like the Tesco Internet phone so she can keep in touch with you)..
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HE WHO DARES WINS
there are cheap ones here though...
OTC (over the counter) medicines for colds, fever or flu just in case. The weather here is kinda getting colder and a change in the weather, your friend might catch a cold or flue...almost all newcomers here experience it
Antibiotics like Penicillin, amoxicillin coz here in Qatar, you need to have a prescription to but antibiotics
Bacon. Nice bread, bacon, bacon, errmmm bacon and a pork joint...
A clock radio that works on batteries. If you plug in a clock here it gains significant time each day because of the electrical current.
Mandi
pork pork pork
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You're a good friend.. Please give her a little black diary .. If she's young and beautiful , then ensure that my contact details are also included...
A big box of decent tea.... like "Scottish blend" or "Tetleys"..
Nothing remains the same, and everything will change at some point.
good brandt of tan cream, I guess it usefull here...
Thanks, please keep suggestions coming, would like to send her off with a useful gift
A good one costs a lot.
What else???
ipod to entertain herself in case of boredom...
a lot of patience for her students...and
extra sanity kit to keep herself normal as time passes by...lol ;)
A couple of good best-selling novels. It's hard to find much here in Doha in the way of books.
Mandi