Doha is hard work but you get there eventually, hitting down on a lot of the parties at the W & Pearl (Romanian night), all the various events that go on, sports and through your own social groups, work colleagues is the only way to expand your social circle properly. Lots of wierdos out there! It was a big change for me coming from London but its all about the jet setting mate, 40 mins to Dubai 20 mins to Bahrain mix it up a little. Qatar can be a blast but you got go out of your way to be sociable to make it work in the beggining and then everything falls in place.