bored of just seeing the 1 city
just having a thought...as there is only doha, once you have seen most of it, was just wondering if people get a little bored??
do you think there will be any other cities in the future? or will doha just keep getting bigger?
sometimes i just cant cant get my head around it! im so used to being in other countries where theres more than 1!!
Well, I don't have any problem with Doha. Only people who are never content will get bored in this place, people who have money to spend and people whose feet keeps on wandering.
Actually, QS is right. Those are "cities" although not within known definition but think each one has (or is supposed to have) a particular administrative, or historical status based on local law / custom.
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ok, FS.. places to see.. still something out of Doha :)
Jump into your Jeep, and keep crossing Qatar along and across :)
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QS those are all just places to see... you cannot call it a town or city... they dont have any basic infrastructure to call it a town...
wakrah, Al khore, Dukhan, Mesaieed are few to name...
wow QS, and there is me and james_w thinking that Doha is it..:)
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it looked much better and much wider when i visited ten years ago..
"The more I see of the world the more am I dissatisfied with it." Jane Austen.
one more... city center
there are many cities in Qatar: Al khor, Wakra, Pearl,Umm Baab, Dukhan, Al Jumayliyah, Al-Ghuwayriyah, Medinat Al Ka'ban, Kheesah, Medinat ash Shamal, and more...there are a lot of places to visit..
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Rayyan is there for ppl from Dukhan. How bout shahaniya ..
too small for his taste?
hmm, im happy where i am now.. ;)
how about the pearl MJ?
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UkEng, wouldn't want to live in the Industrial area either.. ;)
mj for some living in the Industrail area is too far..:)
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can't imagine myself living that far away....
i love doha! =)
james_w is based in Dukhan and I know how he feels...:)
olive at least you get back to civilisation at the end of the day just like after my visits to Mesaieed. But james_w and others only have Dukhan, I guess.So when these guys do come to Doha for what ever reason thats it, there is no other option..
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close to the shopping centers, park, and clubs.. what more can i ask for... but still, there's room for improvement, so let's hope it goes that way..:)
Mjam.....I agree :)
me, I'm just glad to be in Doha...
I spend my days between two cities. Ras Laffan & Doha. I definitely prefer Doha. :P
literal people are scary, man, literal people scare me
out there trying to rid the world of its poetry while getting it wrong fundamentally down at the church of "look,it sez right here, see!" Ani Difranco
james_w, The modern day Qatar is only what 40 odd years old? Where as the other gulf countries started their Infrastructure soon after gaining independence from the British rule, Qatar has only really started its upgrading of Infrastructure in the last 5 years?
So it will take a long time. So like they say Qatar is atleast about 25 to 30 years behind Dubai and Abu Dhabi in terms of Infrastructure. Thats is if they keeping on investing in the Infrastructure.
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yes uk, but dont you think they lack real town features?
design, architecture, shops, pedestrian areas, parks, council buildings....
its just all the same colour, looks a little run down and nothing really makes you want to stop to vist?
The two City/towns that I can think of are Al Khor and Al Wakra
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Coming from the back of beyond were I used to live. I'm just glad to be in a city , not having to drive for a couple of hours to do the weekly shop etc.
I have no idea what the development programme for Qatar is, I'm just happy to be a part of what Doha is at presant:)Still in exporer mode ATM too lol
There is more than 1 city. Madinat = City. Just that they are small places and not as developed as Doha (which to many, is not that developed yet anyway). But I love it this way.
And to answer your question - no, I don't get bored. There's always new things to learn. It's a matter of a person's outlook. If people are attracted only by the glitz and glamour / entertainment, then they will keep looking for new glitzy stuff / places. Some people are content with what they have and can keep themselves duly entertained. Lol! Some people will say they're as boring as Doha then but doubt they care what other people think.
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