ryan, you may noticed that a lot of people don't smile. perhaps you will notice also that ladies don't smile at all.:) that's because of cultural differences , i think. back home we smile to strangers, but here if a woman smiles to a man, he thinks you like him and stalks you. arghhhh... oh, i know westerners don't behave that way but unfortunately, westereners are not the only ones populating doha. cheers!