Hi Dohabibis! Salaam Alaikum!
Welcome one more day to our channel!
In this first video 
we are going to talk
about how is life in Qatar
Because many of 
you have asked us
and it is true that it is
 still a curious thing
to come to live in a country
that even we didn´t know
where to locate on the map
So, we are going to tell you
how is life in Qatar because
it is very different from how 
you imagine it and also
from how we originally imagined it
Qatar is not a place in which at
least I have dreamed to live
me neither
We are both here for work
as you already know
I personally did not have a
preconceived idea of Qatar
But when I started 
searching on the internet,
it gave me the feeling that 
it was a dangerous place,
not highly recommended 
for women,
with a culture extremely
different from ours
or a place where it was
going to be difficult to adapt
But in the end it turned out
to be just the opposite
Qatar is a very cool place, very safe
So, we are going to tell you a little 
about how is life here in Doha
As you already know, Doha
 is the capital of Qatar
It is a city that began to modernize very recently
and it was thanks to the fact that someone 
in this country found petrol and gas
and as a consequence it has
become an extremely rich place
Qatar is a Muslim country.
The official religion is Islam,
and it has two official languages: 
Arabic and English,
that as you imagine is the one that 
we use to talk with every one here
The currency of Qatar is the Qatari Riyal
and 1 Riyal = 0,25 €
Although it is an Arab country, it is quite open minded compared to other countries in the area
In theory, here you 
cannot drink alcohol,
but you can have a 
drink in hotels and clubs
and even buy it in a store where they 
sell things that are not allowed in the country,
but you will have to get a special 
card as a “license“ to buy them
Show of affection are
not legal in public
You cannot kiss, hug and even go hand 
in hand in some places is not allowed
In Qatar you have to 
respect certain dress codes
For example, you cannot go to the mall in shorts and crop top
or in a tank top
But it´s true that people
often turn a blind eye
Our opinion is that if those are their 
rules, they must be respected
In Qatar there is a lot of immigration
Only 15% are local Qatari people
and the remaining 85% are foreign people
Like us!
The locals differ very well from the rest of the population
Men wear a white suit called “Thobe“
and women wear a black dress called “Abaya“
Doha is a very big city in which
there are many contrast
Contrast in the sense that
passing the Souq area
suddenly you find the most 
modern neighborhood in Doha
Although there are a lot of parks in Doha, is 
not a place prepared to make life on the street
It is a place that is designed to make 
life in the shopping malls or places covered
and all this is because temperature
In Qatar it is always sunny,
it rains very rarely and when it rains 
they are so poorly prepared for the rain
that everything is flooded
Sometimes there are sand storms
and some tornado has caught us
Qatar is really hot
In summer they reach 
47º or 50º like today
and sometimes with a humidity of 
99% with which you cannot even breath
Stifling
In fact, the water in the shower in 
summer does not come out cold,
it comes out hot and the 
beach water is literally burning
But in winter it is a very 
nice temperature around 25º,
perfect to go to the 
different beaches of Qatar,
which by the way, has 
many and very beautiful in Qatar
or go to the desert
to enjoy the sunset
We have to tell you that to enter the 
country it is necessary to have a visa
Both if you come to work or
 if you come as a tourist
If you come as a tourist, the visa for Spanish citizens 
allows you to stay 90 days maximum within the country
What people usually do to extend the visa
is what is called the “visa run“,
that is nothing more that leaving Qatar,
going to one of the neighboring countries
and return to Qatar to renew the tourist 
visa and be able to stay 3 months more
This is not legally allowed and lately
they have been controlling it a lot,
but people keep doing it
But we recommend that if you
come with the thought of staying,
is that from Spain you get 
the contract with the company,
so they can manage your work 
visa before coming to Qatar
and thus get residence in the country
As we have already said, Doha is a
very big city but it is very well connected
It has huge highways with
6 lanes for each direction
But the truth is that they are
a little bit complicated to use
The signals are not very clear and 
sometimes you don´t know where to go
If we add to this that the traffic in Qatar is a 
caos, and the city roads are under construction,
in the end, driving in 
Doha is a bit complicated
But luckily, there is a metro 
that runs through the entire city
and connects with the most important 
spots and neighborhoods in Doha
There are also bus lines 
although they are a bit messy
Taxis are very cheap in Qatar 
because petrol is extremely cheap
and for 10 - 15 € you can 
fill your car‘s tank full
The truth is the taxi drivers...
...drive very badly. But the surprising thing is 
that there are not too many traffic accidents
People don‘t drive drunk because if you drive
 under alcohol effects you go to jail directly
Without any doubt
A good thing about Doha is that it 
has the airport very close to the city
It takes 20 minutes to get there by car or if you
 want you can go by metro because it has a stop there
So, don‘t be worried about it 
because it is pretty well connected
Regarding the prices, 
Doha is a bit expensive city
But like eveywhere there are 
expensive things and cheap things
Accommodation in Qatar
seems expensive to us
But most companies that hire you offer you
 accommodation included in your working conditions
But when you look to get out of 
the accommodation they give you,
you realize that the rent is very expensive
For example, a single bedroom apartment 
can cost you between 5000 - 9500 QAR per month
Obviously depending on the
 area you are looking for
Regarding supermarkets, most of the 
food is imported and is quite expensive
But if you compare you 
can find also cheap things
We recommend that you compare 
prices among the different supermarkets
because sometimes there 
is quite different prices
Restaurant in general 
are usual expensive,
especially in touristic places 
such as “The Pearl“ or  “West Bay“
But there are others local 
places where food is cheaper
It all depends on the area 
and the type of restaurant you go
In the end, taking stock 
with the salary in Qatar,
the truth is that it is not 
too expensive to live here
Salaries in Qatar are usually very high,
especially when you are a person 
who works in a very technical job
If you are a doctor, an architect, 
a teacher, a personal trainer...
or something like that, you
can have very good salaries
On the other hand, for example in a store 
or a supermarket the salaries are terrible
because for that they hire people 
who do that work for that money
because in their countries 
their salaries are even lower
Qatar is a super secure site
There is no criminality because 
there are police everywhere
People seems super civilize to me, you can go
 to the bathroom and leave the bag on the table,
leave your phone and you know for 
sure that no one will steal it from you
and personally been a woman, I have 
not had any dangerous situation
or that I have felt insecure
Metro is also very safe. 
There is a lot of vigilance,
many workers who are 
always there to help you
You will not go alone on the street because 
normally you will move by taxi or metro
and it is not dangerous at all
So, how would we 
summarize life in Qatar?
We would say that it is a place
 where it is very easy to live,
where there are many
 facilities in all aspects
We go everywhere by car because everything
 is far away and there are not many sidewalks
The service everywhere is usually impeccable because 
there are many workers for all kinds of positions
Even people who 
sweep the beaches
It is true that is not a place where we believe 
that we are going to live our whole lives
or yes...who knows!
But leaving in Doha is an 
unforgettable experience
It is a very different place from
 anything else you have seen and
it is very confortable to live
And well, I think this is all we
 have to tell you about Qatar
Surely you have many more questions, but it is
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