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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 |
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: |
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: |
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 |
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
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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
You will be forced to use the metro:sneaky: |
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: |
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. :)
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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. |
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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:
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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 |
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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 |
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by MJC
(Post 4392249)
No Nov, that's woman's work!
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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. |
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. |
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
(Post 4392298)
I cant understand why they did not go for an underground system, with stations every few blocks.
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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 can picture it if these metro operates in the ME ... some labourer will stay there as a home especially in the summer. Nice cool aircon spacey room. |
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by littlejimmy
(Post 4392427)
Have you ever tried digging holes in sand, let alone making bloody tunnels?
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Part of the metro will be underground, in Deira for example, although the building site looks a complete mess so far.
Several countries have underground systems linked to offices. As well as Singapore, Toronto has this set up. Mainly places with more extreme temperatures. |
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
IT IS TRUE.. CONFIRMED FROM MORE THAN ONE SOURCE check out gulftimes. New rules ‘soon’ on driving licencesPublished: Saturday, 10 February, 2007, 09:35 AM Doha Time
Staff Reporter THE Traffic Department is to issue new rules governing the issue of driving licences, probably restricting it to only those expatriates who really need it, Arabic daily Arrayah has reported. These new rules will be applicable to expatriates, particularly labourers and unemployed women, the report said. “It is likely that these segments of the society which do not need to drive to work will not be issued driving licences.” According to the report, these people will be banned from joining driving schools on the assumption that while the labourers are provided transportation by their employers and unemployed women mostly stay at home. “These measures are also in line with the department’s plans to ease traffic congestion on Doha streets which receive over 200 new cars every day.” this will generate some anger:mad: .. sorry Novi and Maltese.. |
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Zooz, I can hardly wait for the UAE to follow suit.
Fantastic. Women know your place (as Harry enfield once said) |
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by MJC
(Post 4397237)
Zooz, I can hardly wait for the UAE to follow suit.
Fantastic. Women know your place (as Harry enfield once said) ~jd runs and hides.... |
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
(Post 4397266)
Does that mean our car insurance premiums go down if there are no women drivers????
~jd runs and hides.... |
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by MJC
(Post 4397271)
Yep, and remember there's no labourers either
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That means extended shopping hours for men... 2xfull time jobs for us....
here is the ref http://gulf-times.com/site/topics/ar...7&parent_id=56 MJC this may put them in their place.. mmm:unsure: ... how:confused: ? by us becoming their drivers... not sure about that.. i enjoy the weekends coz they give me a break from driving.. i just sit in the passenger seat and my wife takes me whereever i want to go.. (with qualifications that is..) ZooZ |
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
(Post 4397287)
Labourers i dont mind so much.........
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Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by MJC
(Post 4397304)
and thinking about it, they'll be a bugger to avoid on crossing road, there'll be more of them....
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Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
(Post 4397310)
Your telling me you try to avoid them???????????? :confused: :confused:
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Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by ZooZ
(Post 4397289)
MJC this may put them in their place.. mmm:unsure: ... how:confused: ?
Don't think tack is a strong point here! And I guess equal rights does'nt come into it?? My hubby hounded me to drive so that I was not reliant on him to take me every where - and Im glad I did. |
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
(Post 4397266)
Does that mean our car insurance premiums go down if there are no women drivers????
~jd runs and hides.... |
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
How fantastic no more early morning school runs hubby's will have to get out of bed and do it instead..........:eek:
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Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by sassy
(Post 4398085)
How fantastic no more early morning school runs hubby's will have to get out of bed and do it instead..........:eek:
MM, xx |
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I am sure the country would come to a complete stand still :rolleyes:
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Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by Heart of gold
(Post 4397321)
Don't think tack is a strong point here!
And I guess equal rights does'nt come into it?? My hubby hounded me to drive so that I was not reliant on him to take me every where - and Im glad I did. restricting women freedom reduces their responsabilities hence increasing male responsabilities and duties causing men to do more and think less providing women more time to think and less things to do... bad thing.. women in control while men doing the donkey work... it should be equal freedoms with equal responsabilities with equal thinking time... have i lost everybody on this..... |
Re: New Law in Qatar Banning Housewives to Drive
Originally Posted by ZooZ
(Post 4402578)
freedom comes with responsabilities...
restricting women freedom reduces their responsabilities hence increasing male responsabilities and duties causing men to do more and think less providing women more time to think and less things to do... bad thing.. women in control while men doing the donkey work... it should be equal freedoms with equal responsabilities with equal thinking time... have i lost everybody on this..... No, not at all! :) |
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