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Latest post on 13 February 2012 - 16:35

Hi there , Thought i'd reply to this interesting thread after a few months of looking at this great informative forum . After picking up a host of great tips from the other ladies i'd thought i'd dip my timy feet with great trepidation . Ive been resident here in Qatar for nearly 2 years now and before that spending 6 years living in Dubai and before that another 10 years in Muscat , Jeddah and Abu Dhabi and also a period of time before that in The Far East. I believe i have enough years experience to draw on to be able to answer some of the points asked without getting to emotional or perochial about any city in The Gulf . I must agree with Irn Bru that Doha is my least favorite city to live as it just does not have enough to offer . That's not a slur on it's people or the place , it just lags behind and will continue to lag behind for many years to come in my opinion . I have met some wonderful people here but also a feeling that everyone is ready to move on if given the chance. Coming from Dubai to Doha can be difficult as the you are limited in every aspect of your life here , whether that's public transport to schooling through to shopping , yes we all adapt and fit in with our surroundings but that does not deter away from the plain fact of having choice. Aime85's comment of" how we dont know how lucky we are" is quite an emotional turm of phrase but one i feel which is not based on any substantial facts ladies. I for one know i'm not lucky because it's my choice to be here and being here is a means to an end as we'll all leave eventually . I enjoy being here in Qatar as it's the perfect base for us to live our lives and gives us the freedom to continue with our current lifestyle. The trouble is that Qatar is not the perfect country . In my opinion being based in Dubai totally outweighs any aspect of life over Doha , from taxis to airports to customer service to 5 star hotels Dubai wins hands down. People will say it's not like for like but i'm afraid it is like for like as there's very little to seperate the culture of GCC states . Doha is a nice little city that's going through massive change , how it handles that change will be interesting but one things for sure it will never ever be another Dubai.

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