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mallrat said
it's really not ...it's really not fair.....
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After the game, the KiNG and the PAwN go into the same box.
-Italian Proverb
janeyjaney said
So, is this their plan?? To ...So, is this their plan?? To dump them all in there?
Geez.
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superdoc said
may be the companies that ...may be the companies that hire them can give them another day off instead of Friday.
Vegas said
That is just so sad...And yet people whine about tomatoes... ...You can't teach experience
janeyjaney said
Vegas.. Hahah I know right. ...Vegas.. Hahah I know right. Tomatoes.. gibberish.
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labda06 said
Pathetic state of ...Pathetic state of affairs...
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama
korkmazalp said
Yesterday I visited City ...Yesterday I visited City Center with two of my colleagues . While they were shopping , I went to the outside of the mall for smoking . While I was smoking , I saw Asian people rejected by guards due to Friday is family day . And I thought " Oh s**t ! Single males are refused !I can't go inside back!" . I entered back without problem , but while I was entering , I saw an Asian couple who were rejected by guards without any reason .
I also have to say that I saw some Asians in City Center . So , I don't understand the standarts of entering city center . Is it related about your race or your money spending capacity ? Whatever it is , it is a shame to izolate people for their race or income .
thexonic said
This bubble will burst some ...This bubble will burst some day into chaos...
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Ram said
KORKMAZALP ...I faced the same thing in Vilagio ..
I also got out for a smoke when i see the guard is rejecting some asians from entering .. so i thought i would be in trouble ..
but i entered again without any prob. I was going to ask the guard .. "Hello! I'm single too .. why u didn't stop me" "And why it's visible that there are some Asians inside"
On wut bases they r rejecting ppl I don't know ...
The more worst.. Friday morning around 4:00 am .. I was really bored so i thought about going out to cornich
When i found labourers are sleeping on the cornich ..many questions where in my head
1- don't they have room to sleep in
2- Are their sponsors happy now with the money and those ppl are like that
3- Does any body know how those ppl were suffering
4- Shall i report them to the police so that it might be better for them to go back home OR at least do something with their sponsors
5- Shall i take a picture of them and take it to local papers ...
Sponsors and companies here they don't know how those ppl r living or suffering
May be they don't have hearts any more
Isn't it enough to be without minds .. Also to be without heart.
That's really terrible .. I wished if i can do something for them ..
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amnesia said
Using the term 'bachelors' ...Using the term 'bachelors' is stupid.
It's clear it's just Indians and Lower labourers.
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janeyjaney said
They try to sugar-coat ...They try to sugar-coat whatever they can just to make it sound more appealing hence, "bachelors", "family day" etc.. give it up...
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MR PAUL said
Well yesterday, me and john walked into Villagio with no problem ...guess this "Ban" is one thing we will never understand.
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huff2u said
then... what can we do? ...then... what can we do?
Tigasin321 said
It makes a lot of sense to me ...Here is a great idea. Lets make Friday a 'family day' at the malls. Because after all, families can only go to the malls every day of the week while these poor laborers only get one day off.
This is an example of great thinking.
If there is going to be apartheid. At least do it properly and give these poor people some facilities so they have something to look forward to on Friday.
Personally, I think that all of us who can get into the malls on Fridays should boycott them in protest. I think that may change some attitudes. After all, we all know that this society and pretty much every other is all about money.
Just call me Tigasin. That's what I'm talking about
korkmazalp said
to Tigasin ...It sounds like a good idea . But you and other experienced QL members have to organize this boycott .
In addition , I also invite single ladies to boycott the apartheid called "Family Day" .
janeyjaney said
That is a good idea! I'm up ...That is a good idea! I'm up for that.. well, I don't go to the malls during the weekends anyway. I think Fridays are for people who don't have time to go out (especially these poor laborers).. the rest of us, we can always go to the malls during weekdays after work. Can we? Or perhaps on a Saturday?
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alihmustafa1 said
Housing in Doha ...Hello everyone,
Could anyone please adivse me price rang of house rental in Doha, Qatar?
Tigasin321 said
I don't think orgainization is necessary ...its more a question of a personal protest. If enough people do it, the Malls will soon get the message. The problem is wider than just the malls though. The reality is that the malls do not want or need the laborers because these guys only earn in a month what some of us will spend on a dinner. These guys are economically irrelevant to the Malls.
The real issue is that they deserve to be treated better and to have a better quality of life. They need places to go and things to so that don't cost money.
Just call me Tigasin. That's what I'm talking about
genesis said
tigasin321 ...with all due respect, who would care if you boycott?
more than 50% of shops are owned by ALSHAYA group- which is Kuwaiti.profit is not based on qatar alone as his franchise covers qatar, saudi, bahrain, UAE, Jordan & Egypt.
Not to mention one qatari writer (Nora al saad, for your reference) suggested once in her column that there should be dedicated days for Qataris at shopping malls ;)
mottled said
everyone is talking about this hot topic as being unfair.... ......but nothing is being done about it. The Malls get away by saying its a family day and are not being racist. The suffers are the lower class labour who are the ones who have built the houses ( & the malls) we live in. If a boycott helps, am happy to do it. How can we spread this message around. Is there anyone to lobby for the poor labours. Sad. Sad.
superdoc said
I went to villagio last ...I went to villagio last night, they were not stopping anyone. May be they are satisfied now that "bachelors" are not coming anymore.
mottled said
superdoc..... ...dress down like an Asian labour... then u cud be stopped. May be u r right... the 'bachelor' labours have prolly stopped coming.....labours they may be, but surely they too have self esteem.
nadt said
This is very common here and ...This is very common here and has been discussed before..Its pretty disgusting, and maybe something should be done about it, since it always pops up here on QL...These poor labourers, used and abused..
Tigasin321 said
Genesis ...I think they would care very much if enough people like me boycotted the Malls. The Malls want people like me to go there. They want people in senior management positions with children and high disposable income who can spend a lot of money. If enough people like me stopped going to the Mallsthey would care very much. remember that Qataris only account for 20% of the total population.
Just call me Tigasin. That's what I'm talking about
charanmafiriyals said
I have already started ...I have already started boycotting Malls on Fridays long time ago. I have not stepped in to a mall on a Friday for the last 3 years.
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sharp shooter2008 said
the authorities should ...the authorities should change day-off for the so-called bachelors...
but for one thing, i appreciate them not entering the malls during family days...there are times they would just crowd the area esp carrefoure. they aren't buying anyway...they just wanna take a look at women...and i had a prob once with a laborer who simply walked through my family and touch my housemaid...what if they do the same to my wife or daughter??? am sure family men out there would have had same experience...this way, we protect our women...
even in play areas, they just wanna stay there just to make some friends with our housemaids...so is this what you want?
well sorry...the mall management is right of banning them on holidays....
dmigtysolomon said
As I have suggested before,.. ...it should be done by all, but how, I don't know. One mall should be boycotted by all "bachelors" say in one or more months, on all days until they realize the mistake they are implementing. These mall should realize that they need their people to let the businesses inside them survived.
If this will not be done, all the "shouting", "big banging" and "human rights advocacy" will go useless. Because these malls mentality is , "anyway, these bachelors will still go here or find a way to visit us in other days"
"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"
Apple said
though i disagree....but ......there must be a huge complains against lower income bachelors (e.i. harassing woman) to make the authority enforce this malls policies? My humble guess.
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dmigtysolomon said
and all those who,... ...symphatize with these "bachelors", whetehr themselves alone here or with family here in Qatar, should join these "bachelors" in boycotting ONE PARTICULAR MALL to dramatize the seriousness of the matter.
It's the only way to get their attention!!!!
"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"
Apple said
Actually.... ...I already boycotted since ages, going to Malls ALONE w/o hubby w/ me.
Verbal harassment were not experienced from those unfortunate laborers BUT instead, from those bunch of ALIENS who think ALL their fingers are in the same size. Grrrrrrr!
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lovinni said
i stopped going to malls on ...i stopped going to malls on friday. you can shop with ease on weekdays.
im not sure if they will be affected by boycott. and for how long? people need some things available in these malls too...
somebody influential must back up plight of these bachelors. i think family day can be done on thursdays since there are companies who operate on mornings every thursdays...
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qatarisun said
i hate malls by the ...i hate malls by the nature...i rather NEVER go to the malls back home.. ...but since there is no any alternative to malls in qatar, i try to go there as rare as i possible...let's say once 1-2 month is more than enough of "malls in qatar" for me...
superdoc said
sharp shooter, i agree with ...sharp shooter, i agree with you, some of these people are trying to get in contact with maids, i have even heard that they lure them into prostituion and have rings.
There is no easy solution to the problem, perhaps the companies who hire them in thousands and are making profit from tehir labour shud be made to provide them recreational facilities.
azilana7037 said
I can't say i like going to the malls... ...parking is still A PROBLEM...and I can't AFFORD to buy those clothes in those shops...whehehehehe
Even if I do, i'd rather go to some shops that sells good clothings. I don't go far from where i live, knew some shops around here.
azilana7037 said
Going back to the TOPIC...these MALLS are strict with ...the single men (yup, mainly the low-income earners ---irregardless whether they're INDIANS, NEPALIS, BANGLADESHIS AND FILIPINOS).
Other nationalities (westerners don't get treated this way. I think GULF TIMES already made a FRONT PAGE news article proving this point...
heero_yuy2 said
Why do they waste time to go to malls 'round here? ...There ain't much to see in these malls...or ain't much to buy also...
I only go to Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin & Robbins or Toys 'R Us.
At least I can see more in these places. XP
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Gypsy said
One thing I have to say is ...One thing I have to say is kudos to the Gulf Times for being so harsh with the malls about this. I think if anyone should be organizing the boycott it should be the Times.
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marhabtain said
its really not fair? ...5 star hotels have public lobbies and dont allow just ' anyone in ' so why should Malls. Do u want Loius Vuitton to resemble a market place full of throat clearers and body odour!? Nooooooooo - it is the fault of the employers for not providing recreational facilities for their employees and it is unfair that we posh people in the City should have to tolerate the Friday invasion of hoards of throat clearers yah!? Hic......Gin Time
mallrat said
Hic......Gin Time. Do you ...Hic......Gin Time.
Do you think these guys can afford booze-ful moment like you do????/.
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and do you think these bachelors are gay enough to go particularly to LV boutique????/
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After the game, the KiNG and the PAwN go into the same box.
-Italian Proverb
marhabtain said
Mallrat ...OMG!!!!! Louis Vuitton a gay shop? How simply awful of you to suggest or even think that! More Gin me thinks....hic!
mallrat said
vain. ...okay not really gay, vain is the word.
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After the game, the KiNG and the PAwN go into the same box.
-Italian Proverb
marhabtain said
Mallarat - Vain? ...Nah not vain at all......just dumb and rich lol
mallrat said
not funny....... . After the ...not funny.......
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After the game, the KiNG and the PAwN go into the same box.
-Italian Proverb