As for driving here in Qatar, well we all get used to it, which nationality is worse...well obviously that is open for debate, personally I have picked up some bad habits such as dropping my wife off right by the mall door so she doesnt have to walk her lazy ass more than a few metres when she could have easily walked from the car park, and hey why would I mind holding up several cars that do want to park as per normal.
Jumping queues at traffic lights, why, well why not this is my country and I will do damn well as I please, never mind taking out the rear of someones car in the process.
Driving up other peoples arses, again why should I not, my car can go faster than all the others no matter if the people in front cant even see my headlights in the rear view mirror and scaring them half to death.
Roundabouts my favourite, if you want to turn left get in the right hand lane and push people out of your way...thats a classic I have caused so many accidents doing that!!!
This isnt me, however this is just a normal drive out, granted not every Qatari/Asian/Arab does this and yes I have observed "Westerners" (I hate that term) doing exactly this (springs back to the thread of you know you have lived here to long when...).
Is it big? NO
Is it clever? NO
Is it endangering other drivers lifes? YES
Coolie was right, those of us who have LEARNT to drive do so by a set of rules, is it boring? YES
Does it keep more of us alive through less accidents per 1000 etc? YES
None of this thread could be deemed to be racist so those throwing that statement please grow up, thats the one thing that truly disturbs me about QL, the ability to throw that nasty word into anything that people see fit.
Getting back to the driving thread before I get to lost in my own thoughts, I have driven all over europe and in some of the nastiest regions on earth and to be honest yes the Gulf States does have the worst driving skills I have ever seen.
However it doesnt warrant me ranting about it to much...honest
ok your racist..does that help? LOL
As for driving here in Qatar, well we all get used to it, which nationality is worse...well obviously that is open for debate, personally I have picked up some bad habits such as dropping my wife off right by the mall door so she doesnt have to walk her lazy ass more than a few metres when she could have easily walked from the car park, and hey why would I mind holding up several cars that do want to park as per normal.
Jumping queues at traffic lights, why, well why not this is my country and I will do damn well as I please, never mind taking out the rear of someones car in the process.
Driving up other peoples arses, again why should I not, my car can go faster than all the others no matter if the people in front cant even see my headlights in the rear view mirror and scaring them half to death.
Roundabouts my favourite, if you want to turn left get in the right hand lane and push people out of your way...thats a classic I have caused so many accidents doing that!!!
This isnt me, however this is just a normal drive out, granted not every Qatari/Asian/Arab does this and yes I have observed "Westerners" (I hate that term) doing exactly this (springs back to the thread of you know you have lived here to long when...).
Is it big? NO
Is it clever? NO
Is it endangering other drivers lifes? YES
Coolie was right, those of us who have LEARNT to drive do so by a set of rules, is it boring? YES
Does it keep more of us alive through less accidents per 1000 etc? YES
None of this thread could be deemed to be racist so those throwing that statement please grow up, thats the one thing that truly disturbs me about QL, the ability to throw that nasty word into anything that people see fit.
Getting back to the driving thread before I get to lost in my own thoughts, I have driven all over europe and in some of the nastiest regions on earth and to be honest yes the Gulf States does have the worst driving skills I have ever seen.
However it doesnt warrant me ranting about it to much...honest
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