I say NO, my beautiful friend. I know that as long as riches are in abundance in the place, the locals here would not realize how important it is to take responsibility of their own country. But that is another discussion, and I have been speaking on several fora about that as well. Qataris need to realize that, in order to grow, natural resource alone will not suffice, not in the long run. But as I said earlier the government is trying its best for a turnaround. For example, Qatar Foundation is aiming to involve the local people increasingly in the development of the country. This is extremely important first step in the prosperity of any nation.

The issue we are talking about is completely different. Most of the staff in Starbucks and Costa Coffee are not from Qatar. They are from other countries such as Phillipines, India, Kenya and so forth. I would not blame them for the situation. I would blame the companies. If you are not able to maintain the same image for your business at a certain place as you can else where, why do you embark on such business in the first place?

It is also for us, the customers, to see if there is anything on our part, that we could do to change the situation.