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Posted on Wednesday, 23 September 2009

wannabe



I agree with Hany Ayesh. the so called Dubai debacle isn't something which is totally devastating. And the city sure is not "deserted" as some claim. It is still very crowded, the airport arrivals are still crowded. Lay offs are there no doubt, but come on, when the biggies have been affected, why shouldn't Dubai be? plus, who said Doha hasn't seen lay offs? I work in Doha and i know how bad the construction companies have been hit, especially the infrastructure development companies.

Doha is ambitious and there is nothing wrong with that. Dubai needs competition from the region, and that will only improve Dubai. but the claims that Qatar makes, many of them are lofty and in reality not all that very rosy.

 

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Posted on Sunday, 13 September 2009

Good luck



I really wish good luck to Doha. It is competing with Dubai regionally and with the big names globally... Why not? Let them compete and they'll win some and lose some but overall, the country will advance and it elevates the whole region in my opinion.

However, I hate marketing spin which this region is plagued with. Qatar is the richest because of its very small population and it is unequally distributed amongst this small population. Generally, Qatar is pretty boring still and expensive (I dunno why). Its infrastructure is simply not there and there is too much control and bureaucracy. Dubai is more business-friendly now with the recent "correction" and yeah, some people got laid-off but it is better here than it is in the US or the UK. Believe me!

No one wants to go to Qatar or KSA unless they really need to. I love Dubai forever!

 

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Posted on Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Hot



Qatar will never host either Olympics or World Cup. It's too hot. And it's the most boring place I've ever been. No offence, but being named Arab capital of culture is pretty much the same as winning the Zimbabwe-allcomers award for eliminating corruption.

 

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Indeed Slow and Steady wins the race



First of all if you do not like the place, do not go there again.

Every country has its own regulations and procedures put in place for administration. I have seen Dubai go up like anything and ultimately it is like a grave yard now. Well it might pickup one day(who knows for how long!!??) but that did not happen here in Qatar.

The first options for people who lost their jobs in UAE is to look for work in Qatar. I'm not sure if you had visited Qatar for the same purpose.

Yeah, the airport is delayed for one year...to be honest there are not many maga projects that have been completed in time, when New Doha international airport is completed it would be one of a kind on this planet.

People living here in Qatar are very happy and love this country. Buildings does not come up like mushrooms

 

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Qatar-Patting itself on the back..



If anyone has spent any length of time in Qatar, they would know how terribly slow and ineffective the government is there.. Visa processing, along with anything else the "Local" government has its "lack of work ethic" hands into is a disaster... Frustrating to say the least... Attitude, arrogance and lack of global business experience will show in Qatar sooner or later.
Try building more schools, hospitals and better roads..forget the football stadiums (for local use only)... show the world you actually know there is more to Qatar than West Bay, and Khalifa Stadium.

 

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Posted on Monday, 31 August 2009

Qatar



Qatar just making an image but inside not ready.

 

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yeah right



I am pretty sure this is some sort of "Promote Qatar" campaign. All this glossy picture of Doha is simply not as good as it sounds. All this bidding for Olympics and the FIFA world cup, one has to come down to Doha and see, is this city really going to house these events? the new airport is delayed by a year and half, the infrastructure is bad, roads still dug up, bureaucracy delays in issuing permits and visas, etc.

And just remind Mr Mohammed, Qatar did play the hare in the famed "Hare and the Tortoise" fable, many a times. Just that, they did not deliver as well as Dubai could.

Anyhoo... Good job Qatar.

 

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Posted on Saturday, 29 August 2009

Thumbs Up !



Two thumbs up for Qatar !!!
Remember (and it has been proven in UAE) that " SLOW and STEADY wins the RACE.!!!". Keep growing.

 

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Posted on Friday, 28 August 2009

well done



Well done Qatar, doing all this without any fuss or too much BS. Green envious eyes will be upon you.

 

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