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-   -   New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive (https://britishexpats.com/forum/middle-east-60/new-law-qatar-banning-housewives-drive-425848/)

ZooZ Feb 11th 2007 4:06 pm
New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
hey guys.. just a bit gobsmaked when i heared that a new law in Qatar to be introduced by the traffic deprtment banning expatriate women to drive:confused: ...
donno how true it is.. a friend read it in the paper...
Novi.. Malteser.. hi.. do not want to scare u.. but never know....

Zooz

IndieG Feb 11th 2007 4:21 pm
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Hey ZooZ, how have you been? Long time no hear!:)

I think it is a rumour...........doubt if they will introduce a harebrained law, esp when they're trying to compete with dubai:unsure:

Jammy_Dodgers Feb 11th 2007 4:26 pm
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by IndieGirl (Post 4390223)
Hey ZooZ, how have you been? Long time no hear!:)

I think it is a rumour...........doubt if they will introduce a harebrained law, esp when they're trying to compete with dubai:unsure:
Well its a cheaper way to reduce traffic than building a metro :p

novita77 Feb 11th 2007 4:39 pm
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by ZooZ (Post 4390180)
hey guys.. just a bit gobsmaked when i heared that a new law in Qatar to be introduced by the traffic deprtment banning expatriate women to drive:confused: ...
donno how true it is.. a friend read it in the paper...
Novi.. Malteser.. hi.. do not want to scare u.. but never know....

Zooz
Hi Zooz ... bad news eh? Hv u tell Mrs Zooz abt this?:mad:

novita77 Feb 11th 2007 4:39 pm
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4390242)
Well its a cheaper way to reduce traffic than building a metro :p
:mad:

IndieG Feb 11th 2007 4:46 pm
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4390242)
Well its a cheaper way to reduce traffic than building a metro :p
Once they build the metro here in Dubai, all expats will be banned from driving:p
You will be forced to use the metro:sneaky:

novita77 Feb 11th 2007 5:09 pm
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by IndieGirl (Post 4390308)
Once they build the metro here in Dubai, all expats will be banned from driving:p
You will be forced to use the metro:sneaky:
dont mind metro if it is as good as the one in Singapore or HK. :)

littlejimmy Feb 12th 2007 4:57 am
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by novita77 (Post 4390367)
dont mind metro if it is as good as the one in Singapore or HK. :)
No chance. The city is far too spread out for the Metro to be of much use to expats. You still have to get too and from the metro stations, probably by car, unlike in HK or Singapore where you can walk to stations quite easily.

Sometimes the lack of foresight in this place is frightening.

novita77 Feb 12th 2007 5:02 am
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by littlejimmy (Post 4392232)
No chance. The city is far too spread out for the Metro to be of much use to expats. You still have to get too and from the metro stations, probably by car, unlike in HK or Singapore where you can walk to stations quite easily.

Sometimes the lack of foresight in this place is frightening.
yeah ... try to use the metro when you try to go out with baby, push chairs and a trolley full with groceries :eek:

MJC Feb 12th 2007 5:13 am
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by novita77 (Post 4392238)
yeah ... try to use the metro when you try to go out with baby, push chairs and a trolley full with groceries :eek:
No Nov, that's woman's work!

:blink:

ZooZ Feb 12th 2007 5:18 am
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Hi IG.. i know.. it has been a long time.. been too distracted.. now Mrs ZooZ is back home for a while i get more time to do things....

Novi.. i cannot tell her.. she might get stressed out and pop out the new baby early or something....

ZooZ

novita77 Feb 12th 2007 5:22 am
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by ZooZ (Post 4392254)
Hi IG.. i know.. it has been a long time.. been too distracted.. now Mrs ZooZ is back home for a while i get more time to do things....


ZooZ
such as online forum? :p

novita77 Feb 12th 2007 5:26 am
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by MJC (Post 4392249)
No Nov, that's woman's work!

:blink:
you did not get my point ... i know thats woman's work ... thats why we need our own car ;)

IndieG Feb 12th 2007 5:43 am
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by littlejimmy (Post 4392232)
No chance. The city is far too spread out for the Metro to be of much use to expats. You still have to get too and from the metro stations, probably by car, unlike in HK or Singapore where you can walk to stations quite easily.

Sometimes the lack of foresight in this place is frightening.

You also forget the weather - MTR is fine if the weather is also conducive to walking from the station to your final destination.

Cannot imagine taking the MTR to work, getting off at the station and then walking in the blazing sun/heat for 10-15 minutes to get to work.

Jammy_Dodgers Feb 12th 2007 5:48 am
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
 
Originally Posted by IndieGirl (Post 4392290)
You also forget the weather - MTR is fine if the weather is also conducive to walking from the station to your final destination.

Cannot imagine taking the MTR to work, getting off at the station and then walking in the blazing sun/heat for 10-15 minutes to get to work.
I cant understand why they did not go for an underground system, with stations every few blocks.


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