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Booze in Doha up?
Any updates on booze in Doha going up in January?
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Damn, my "Spooner-ist" mind read the title as "booze-up in Doha", and clicked on the link expecting a general NYE's invite to a huge free for all, piss-up in Doha (unlikely as the venue might seem)!
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saw several links indicating Jan 01st prices would have 100% increase
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And if they take a page out of the EK Management playbook they will prohibit any alcohol imports by crew members with immediate effect!
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Originally Posted by aeropix
(Post 10348296)
And if they take a page out of the EK Management playbook they will prohibit any alcohol imports by crew members with immediate effect!
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Lots of residents are in for a sober 2019!!!
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£82.73 - 24 cans of beer £73.25 - 750ml bottle of gin Pork also increased 100% A disgusting kick in the nuts, aimed squarely at Western Expats. Again, why would you ever choose to go there. |
Originally Posted by Obbie
(Post 10349175)
£82.73 - 24 cans of beer £73.25 - 750ml bottle of gin Pork also increased 100% A disgusting kick in the nuts, aimed squarely at Western Expats. Again, why would you ever choose to go there. |
Originally Posted by A320LGW
(Post 10349179)
Do the Indians, Filipinos, South Americans, Africans etc etc not drink? Everything is about the western expats is it? Get over yourselves
Anything else junior ? |
Originally Posted by Obbie
(Post 10349202)
The South Americans are Western Expats, the Africans are mostly Muslims, and the Indians and Filipinos don’t really have that much expendable income. So yes, it’s aimed at Western Expats. Anything else junior ? There is no hope for you with this mindset of yours. Crawl back into that little Den you came out from in T Dot. Your narrow mindedness is mind numbing. FK |
when did they do pork in Qatar?...I remember going to a pork-less Ric's Country Kitchen there and it was less than impressive
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Wot no "Sid"factories?!!!!!Don't know what "Sid"is?
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Originally Posted by oldpax
(Post 10349632)
Wot no "Sid"factories?!!!!!Don't know what "Sid"is?
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Originally Posted by Obbie
(Post 10349202)
The South Americans are Western Expats, the Africans are mostly Muslims, and the Indians and Filipinos don’t really have that much expendable income. So yes, it’s aimed at Western Expats. Anything else junior ? To think that a Pilot would be a little less ignorant than that, but with that mindset, you are not even worthy of a response. |
Getting ready for the World Cup then....
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Old Pax,
Very familiar with "sid" from years ago. Certainly not my favourite tipple but, when needs must....!! However, is it still being distilled in that part of the world? My last 20 years in the ME were probably in a more relaxed country (but even there the tax on alcohol was high although fair). Guess things change but, it is a Muslim country, and it is their choice (and ours to work there!). Bill |
Gosh, fun place...looking forward to the World Cup... |
Originally Posted by olster
(Post 10349980)
Gosh, fun place...looking forward to the World Cup... no kidding huh?? amazing what a few million dollars in the right pockets will get you |
ME and its double standards..Increase the price of halal meat in Europe and we are racist
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Originally Posted by angryrat
(Post 10351602)
Difference is, the ME rulers come out and say “**** off it’s our country, we’ll do what we want, leave if you don’t like it”. The European rulers come out and say “oh we have to be inclusive, while your at it, please live in our country and sure you can follow your rules”. |
Does anybody know if the prices of booze in bars/restaurants also went up 100%?
Cause this would be a major blow up for these places, as a beer already costs around 40-50 QAR and a 100% increase would mean (even more) prohibitive prices for a lot of people. |
Easy to attract new people..except muslims! When QA does a roadshow in western countries I hope they will tell that 24 pack of Heineken is 125€ 💪 Who ever made this rule have a serious brain damage 👍 from the pilot side maybe QA will include booze as part of their “package” QDC monthly allowance 1000QR 🤣🤣 |
It is their country. They can set whatever rules they like. While we may be irritated by them, let’s not lose track of the fact that it is their inalienable right to impose any laws they wish. Just as it yours to pack up and leave if you find them so morally repugnant. Meanwhile there is a simple work around - DIY. It’s really, really easy and with a little practice, we all made half decent reds, whites and even sparklings in KSA. I recall they all worked out at about $5 per litre. Forget Sid, just too complicated and labour intensive with the attendant risk of blowing up the spare bedroom as some at Aramco may attest. |
Originally Posted by lucille
(Post 10352185)
Forget Sid, just too complicated and labour intensive with the attendant risk of blowing up the spare bedroom as some at Aramco may attest.
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Knock Knock....
Originally Posted by lucille
(Post 10352185)
It is their country. They can set whatever rules they like. While we may be irritated by them, let’s not lose track of the fact that it is their inalienable right to impose any laws they wish. Just as it yours to pack up and leave if you find them so morally repugnant. Meanwhile there is a simple work around - DIY. It’s really, really easy and with a little practice, we all made half decent reds, whites and even sparklings in KSA. I recall they all worked out at about $5 per litre. |
Work in the Arabic Middle East for money, nothing else. And abide by their rules, no matter how stupid they may seem to be. And leave when you've made and saved sufficient money.
They cannot do all the jobs themselves, so they need imported expertise. But do not expect them to like this; after all, 'face' is everything, and they do not like to be humiliated by loss of face. So expect a hard time on a check with a local trainer. And all this applies to all the major carriers in the region. |
So expect a hard time on a check with a local trainer. And all this applies to all the major carriers in the region
thats neither fair, nor accurate |
And all this applies to all the major carriers in the region. |
16 years middle East - and RoyHudd is talking out his rear orifice with ref to his last comment.
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At least in guantanamo, almost all the locals I've met are kind and easygoing; maybe you're confusing with the ksa scum
Boozwise.... Let it mind. They can increase in 300% and the fake profiles around will keep praising the increase and the job .. |
Originally Posted by 777AV8R
(Post 10352662)
...and...what I know to be true....in the middle of the night, a 'knock-knock' at the door, villa interior lit up with very bright hand torches. Contractor taken away, leaving the family in the ransacked home, only to have a visa cancelled and everyone given 24 hours to depart the country, all on account of someone 'snitched' and the police caught wind. Alcohol in these countries is barely 'tolerated'. If booze is a 'must', maybe there is another problem going on. Is it really worth the risk? Working over here is a tough enough chore let alone creating another risk.
If you need to start brewing alcohol at home just because a bottle of beer went from $3 to $6 when you are making 8-20k usd a month, you're being tighter than a Chinese banker. |
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Muslims in the likes of Germany and Belgium complain about beer and the cross being everywhere
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Originally Posted by Capt. Flamingo
(Post 10358442)
Muslims in the likes of Germany and Belgium complain about beer and the cross being everywhere
typical, they want to turn our western societies into the backward, barbaric societies they ran away from.... |
Originally Posted by ironbutt57
(Post 10358776)
typical, they want to turn our western societies into the backward, barbaric societies they ran away from....
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Originally Posted by nebojsar
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Greek island and Ibiza parties are really good example of 'creme de la creme' of western society, mirror od western civilization. To put aside differences, i know many newcomers who live western lifestyle although coming from very strict society backgrounds. General rule should be to respect home country and their rules wherever you are.
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