ZooZ

So what is this place?????
I have been here for a couple of weeks... it has nice Hotels and restaurant but not too many of them.. it is dry in restaurants but you can drink in Hotels at a high premium, about a fiver a pint...

There seem to be quite a lot of expats.. but for some reason I feel the place is lonely... lonely for singles... too lonely infact..
mind you, I have only been here for two weeks...

I still did not figure out the best places for singles to meet and chat.. if anybody got any ideas and experience.. please share it with the not so knowledgeable ones among us in Doha..

Malteser

Heya Zooz

Welcome to Doha!!

Well it is really not the best time to be here right now as most of the ppl are away on holiday but u will see the changes in a couple of weeks esp the traffic when everyone starts returning back. Yess its true about the hotel booze being way too exp. A lot of ppl here have parties in eachothers houses. Main thing for u now is to make loads of friends or it can get quiet boring. Not sure about where singles meet as non single myslef but have u tried AMGIOS, its the only licenced pub/restaurant in Doha and everyone says its great. I havent been myself but everyone says its cool. Its somewhere in the West Bay area (close to city centre) where Benninghan (restaurant) is. Where r u working??? Usually colleugues are the first friends u make and maybe they can suggest places for meets.

Hope this can be teeny weeny helpful.

Malt

ZooZ

Thank you Malt... makes me feel a lot better.. I am working with QGII gas project in Doha itself, I am not planning to stay single forever as my family are due soon.. and I am sure the fun will start with baby groups and the like.. I suppose I just wanted rubbish some beer talk... rather than going back to your hotel room every nioght for a month ir so..

Cheers for the tip, will give it a go..

ZooZ

Bob

There's another expat in Doha from this site, Novita, but I haven't seen her online in a while...anyone heard from her?

Fairydust

Think she is still on vacation - must be due back any time though

Ransi

And when is that wax due,eh? ... ...

Truth Speak

Welcome to the forum ZooZ, the Doha'rians will soon be outnumbering the dubai'ns

Take care
TS

ZooZ

Thank you for the warm welcome TS, thank you all guys... It looks like that I do not need the pub afterall.. I can consume my booz quota behind my laptop... ...

I went yesterday to a "meeting" with the BSAC scuba diving club.. and guess what.. I went to this villa.. and here it is... a proper bar.. a pool table... and a couple of side offices for admin... and the drinks were at 2 quid a pint... full of various expats, singles and couples old and new mostly british having a great time... party and diving planning ... it was good crack .. So much for a bed head on a wednesday morning...

Malteser

Doha can be quiet fun if u have the right friends and u know where to go and ppl are ever so friendly here. I have been here since last November and I can say that I have more friends here then I have back at home. If yr family is soon joining u then u have no problem at all. Doha is a very much family orientated place. U will no doubt have loads of friends cos kids make friends and u will have no choice but to make friends wt the parents haha.

Zooz regardless to what a lot of ppl say about Doha it is a great place to live in. Def not perfect but much better than some fully developed countries in the world. It is still being exploited and some things will make u swear but on the whole its a fun place and u will see that as time goes by.

How old are yr kids and wot school shall they attend (if u dont mind me asking)??

Malt

Malteser

Hmmmm u really think so TS!!!

We like it quiete here................hehe

ZooZ

We have only one daughter (for the time being that is) and she is just over a year now.. We have just left Azerbaijan, Baku, where she has grown up with many of her babygroup friends and our friends. it was absolutely fantastic... we knew nearly everybody in town and socialising became like having dinner.. an everyday affair.. more oer less.. too early for her schooling but we are clueless on baby care... once they are over here the first task will be to get to know people and to find suitable baby care and baby sitter..part time that is,, we are not very keen on living nanny.. or living cleaner... it feels a bit intrusive...

ZooZ

Malteser

Will pm u the no of a great babysitter I had before I got my live-in maid/nanny (have to find it first hehe). Theres a mother and baby meeting twice a week which can be quite fun. Mummies can make friends wt other mummies whilst the babies play wt loads of toys. Place Ghanem Gardens compound clubhouse right behind 'The Centre'. I have made some good friends there.

Anything else u need to know, shoot

Malt xx

ZooZ

Thank you Malt... ur a dimond... in fact.. if i was given a choice between a dimond and a Malteser.. I would chose the Malteser.. unless I can sell the dimond and buy lots of Maltesers..

I appreciate that telephone no for the baby sitter, this will set us up in no time.. and the baby group in Ghanem Compond it will be great if you have a countact email... so I can pass it to my wife..

Do you have an idea about how much will the baby sitter cost... this is a silly question.. I have so many questions and I am sure my wife will have a lot more.. you do realise that I can fire questions until dooms day....?? bot no.. I will not waste your day.. I will call my wife and ask for any pressing questions..

thank you for your great help... ur a dimond...

ZooZ

Malteser

Ure very welcome, I did exactly the same before I came out here. Another good site for yr wife is Expatwoman.com. Tell her to check that out as a lot of women ask questions on there and loads from Qatar.

ZooZ

Just an update...
Last night it was a fantastic night .. went out with few blokes from work and started the trail in the Library bar in Ramada hotel.. a bit slow and weired place.. with company it is ok.. you can talk... we had few ..
then we went to the sports bar in Rydges Hotel.. top floor.. and that was GOOD.. very good... there was plenty of expats with a reasonnable feremon balance... just couples and friends having a drink... we had few .. and it was merry,, .. the music was good too.. and not too dated...

Then we hit the road a gain... went to a night club in Mewrwab hotel.. only to be denied entry.. . coz we were all blokes. . I told them me and the bold guy are couples and the two other guys were transvestites backwards... but that did not go down pretty well.. .. so no beer and on the road again...

((to be continued))