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QatarChic
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 Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 10:58 am Post subject: Why is it so.... |
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quiet in here- has everyone moved to Saudi or Oman? Those threads change almost every hour  |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, but have you read them? Not exactly world-shaking information being shared...  Not to mention about half the teachers are either lazing on a beach somewhere thinking that they need to pack, waiting in a security line to board their plane, or just arrived and nursing the usual August case of jet lag back in the Gulf.
So, how are you liking August in Qatar?
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dmb
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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maybe KSA and Oman are just more dynamic than Qatar 
Actually it is hitting 40 degrees here in Istanbul and I am suffering a bit. AC is not too common here(in homes). I miss the AC of the ME. |
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QatarChic
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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LOL dmb and VS
Well yes there are ACs EVERYWHERE here! I think one of the best things about August in Qatar is that there are not many people around which means lots of opportunities to shop in the malls here and no queues and less traffic on the roads 
PS KSA "dynamic"??? |
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EnglishBrian
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| And remember by whacking the AC to maximum, standing on your bed and leaning at just the right angle, you dispense with the need to carry a hair dryer in your luggage. |
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QatarChic
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| EnglishBrian wrote: |
| And remember by whacking the AC to maximum, standing on your bed and leaning at just the right angle, you dispense with the need to carry a hair dryer in your luggage. |
yeah ACs here are pretty powerful! Couldn't live without 'em either- don't know how people would cope otherwise  |
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dmb
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:36 am Post subject: |
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| maybe this is an urban myth but I heard about a guy who used to wear a sweater in August cos he thought that City Centre was too cold. |
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QatarChic
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:57 am Post subject: |
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| dmb wrote: |
| maybe this is an urban myth but I heard about a guy who used to wear a sweater in August cos he thought that City Centre was too cold. |
OMG That's the funniest thing I have ever heard- surely it must be an urban myth?? I know people who just go there to cool down! |
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dmb
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:09 am Post subject: |
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| I know people who just go there to cool down! |
Don't they have AC?
This is not urban myth but true. One day i went to the Oasis hotel and the pool cooling system was broken. So they dumped big blocks of ice in the pool to cool the water down. It was impossible to swim in a straight line, so i just stood at the edge of the pool(with a fellow poster) drinking beer. Lovely way to spend a saturday afternoon.  |
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QatarChic
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:19 am Post subject: |
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| dmb wrote: |
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| I know people who just go there to cool down! |
Don't they have AC? |
Not If it breaks down and you need to wait a few days for an electrician |
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dmb
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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another true story. My window in the living roon was broken(not Qatar, Istanbul) I took the day of work to wait for the guy to turn up and fix it. He didn't turn up. I took another day off work, same again. In total I took 5 days off work to get the window fixed.  |
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QatarChic
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| dmb wrote: |
| In total I took 5 days off work to get the window fixed. |
Ouch I have to say that here in Qatar things get done pretty quickly *touch wood*  |
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dmb
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I still got paid, so not too painful. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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| dmb wrote: |
| maybe this is an urban myth but I heard about a guy who used to wear a sweater in August cos he thought that City Centre was too cold. |
After a few years in the Gulf, I often carried a sweater. I found that they invariably turned the AC on waaaaay too cold. It really is neither necessary nor even healthy to be going from 40 to 15 to 45 to 15. I always had a sweater in my office because it was freezing in there. And I grew up in one of the coldest areas of the world...
VS
(PS... so have you broken the rest of your windows yet? maybe you could turn into a month's vacation...) |
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livinginQatar
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| I think Qataris like to overcompensate for the heat. In the winter when it's 20 C they are freezing, but when the AC has the house that cold they are hot. At work, I have a 2 ton split unit cranked up (or down) and a Canadian colleague came in and complained about the cold. Go figure!! |
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