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I'm a bit confused today because I always thought that parking lots were for parking cars, or at the most skate boarding, but today I found out that they are also for sunbathing in while wearing a bikini. Or at least that's what the girl laying out in the parking lot next to Lulu Center thought.
I mean, I'm sorry, I'm usually the first person to say do what you want, but laying out in your bikini in a busy parking lot with labourers and women in hijab and abaya walking by you DURING RAMADAN is the most disrespectful thing I have ever witnessed in Qatar.
Is there anyone here who thinks that was in anyway appropriate?
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Alexa said
Seriously???? Did you take a ...Seriously????
Did you take a pic???
That must be one of the most stupid things a person can do!
Did you ask her why she was doing it?
I would have!
Gypsy said
My friend and I were in the ...My friend and I were in the car and we just were so shocked we couldn't believe it. We were in a rush to get somewhere so we never stopped. We went back a bit later, but she was gone. As there was a cop directing traffic not 20 feet away I;m wondering if he didn't arrest her.
"I fight with love and I laugh with rage, you have to live light enough to see the humor and long enough to see some change." Ani Difranco
Willard said
i agree with you gypsy... ...i agree with you gypsy... it's a very disrespectful act especially on this month of Ramadan and to think that this is Middle East... where it is not actually allowed to do such thing in public... if there were some police that time, she might be put into jail...
Alexa said
Gawwd, I would have LOVED to ...Gawwd, I would have LOVED to see that!
Gypsy said
It was seriously the most ...It was seriously the most disrespectful and stupid thing I have ever seen anyone do in this country.
"I fight with love and I laugh with rage, you have to live light enough to see the humor and long enough to see some change." Ani Difranco
Willard said
where do you think the girl ...where do you think the girl was from?!
Alexa said
Straight out of the " Looney ...Straight out of the " Looney Bin" I would think!
rayyz said
LOL LOL. Dang I've already ...LOL LOL. Dang I've already spoken a bit too much on the other God forum. Would have been a perfect way to nullify my fast on seeing such a beautiful thing :(
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Gypsy said
Well she was blonde and ...Well she was blonde and white, and behind the Al Jazeera TV Apartments, so I'm going to say Aussie or British, since those are the people AJ hires.
"I fight with love and I laugh with rage, you have to live light enough to see the humor and long enough to see some change." Ani Difranco
Alexa said
You should have really ...You should have really stopped and introduced her to QL, what an addition she would have been! LOOOOL
jauntie said
Must have been an Aussie ...Us Brits wouldn't DREAM of behaving in such a way :P
Gypsy said
For all I know Alexa she's ...For all I know Alexa she's already on it. Hope she realizes what a fool she is. :P
"I fight with love and I laugh with rage, you have to live light enough to see the humor and long enough to see some change." Ani Difranco
Alexa said
OOOOHHHHHHH, you HAVE to PM ...OOOOHHHHHHH, you HAVE to PM me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Willard said
LOL.... Yeah! she could have ...LOL....
Yeah! she could have been a good addition to QL. because of her STYLE... LOL
Alexa said
Why willard, she would have ...Why willard, she would have spread joy and happiness, I am sure!LOL
Alexa said
Gypsy, I am ...Gypsy, I am waiting!!!!!!!!!!
ngourlay said
Gypsy ...You wanted to know something more disrespectful. Yesterday, I saw a guy winding down his car window and gobbing on the car next to him. Nice.
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rayyz said
She's the One! ...http://z.about.com/d...
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Alexa said
Sorry, ngourlay, half naked ...Sorry, ngourlay, half naked woman in parking lot is sooooo much better!
copper said
GYpsy ...Why didn't you take a snap??QL would love to see her..lol
Cornellian said
Wow. ...Wow.
Hummers_rock said
Maybe she wanted a bit ...Maybe she wanted a bit :p
'Our freedom is but a light that breaks through from another world'
DaRuDe said
and who told ...you those parking lots are for you they are for personal . if you wana park should be a good fighter and thats how i use them.
Amigo66 said
very strange ...Was she in her car or what? I mean to ask what was she lyin on?
bajesus said
ngourlay ...What's gobbing?
Xena said
Spitting, baj.... ...he was spitting on the car next to him..but one of those big ugly hairball spits...you know, the kind...
Bikini... sunbathing.... gypsey... wat were we saying about cats? ;-)
t_coffee_or_me said
darude must have challenged ...darude must have challenged her
If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.
DaRuDe said
lol tcom ...challenge her for what?? who can take off more??
t_coffee_or_me said
darude did u ...to sun bath in the parking bay
If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.
qatarisun said
it is ridiculous! ...i am a big fan of short srirt and open shoulders.. but Qatar has changed me.. you have to respect the place where you live... I noticed lately a lot of girls are wearing extremly short skirt, or their tops are too open... but to be in bikini in the middle of town??? Someone, who hired her, should have explained to her what is appropriate and what is not in this country...
Gypsy said
Amigo, she was lying on a ...Amigo, she was lying on a towel, in the middle of the parking lot. Reading a book in her bikini.
"I fight with love and I laugh with rage, you have to live light enough to see the humor and long enough to see some change." Ani Difranco
Alexa said
Man, Qatar is getting ...Man, Qatar is getting crazier by the minute!
Wonder what is going to happen next!
qatarisun said
hey, ...Maybe it was a bet?
army001 said
Lets bet with her again! ...May be we should get some one to bet with her again! And this time - advertise in QL before so that she gets an audience!
AR.
"Work like you don't need the money, Love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when nobody's watching "!
pwb78 said
That's the craziest thing ...That's the craziest thing ever. Just lying on the pavement with a towel? I'm with qatarisun, let's give her the benefit of the doubt and say it was a bet... :)
silversurfer said
well at least she was ...well at least she was reading. Was it a 'quality' book? Maybe this hot chick has some redeeming characteristics??!!
pwb78 said
Yeah - she was reading the ...Yeah - she was reading the Marhaba section on "Do's and Don'ts" :)
silversurfer said
rockin' tonight!!! ...QL is buzzing tonight! Nothing happenin' downtown?
KellysHeroes said
qatarisun ...where do you usually go?
I would like to see what you see :D
KellysHeroes said
Guess what ...Think the lady is going sort of market research on public reaction for such things.
Gypsy topic reminds me of Crepaway slogan "come as you are" LOL
silversurfer said
Maybe Jeremy Beadle has hit ...Maybe Jeremy Beadle has hit the big Q??
bajesus said
If it was me who saw it ...I would have caused a major scene. Who does she think she is?
Frog__ said
Really ? ...Bajesus what would u have done ?
Crazy Frog
Some are Wise ... Some are ...Otherwise
silversurfer said
Not fair! ...Why was she not led away with three policemen's helmets covering her sensitive regions?
Could she not have been fined QR 300 for causing a traffic accident?
Or was this OBL at work again, with his contacts in Al-Jazeera?
One day, the truth will come out.
adey said
Maybe she was suffering from heat stroke, ...went temporarily insane and thought she was on a beach on the Algarve!! lol
I don't go to mythical places with strange men.
-- Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.
bajesus said
Well ...I would have parked over her. Maybe then she'd take the hint!!
Frog__ said
Bajesus ...Just a Question... a stupid one : Do you have a Landcruiser ? :D
Crazy Frog
Some are Wise ... Some are ...Otherwise
bajesus said
Frog ...Do you??
Gypsy said
I don't know. I honestly ...I don't know. I honestly would like to hear peoples opinions on what I should have done, had I been in a position to stop and say something to her. I mean, What was she thinking???
"I fight with love and I laugh with rage, you have to live light enough to see the humor and long enough to see some change." Ani Difranco
diamond said
I had heard that there were ...I had heard that there were sunbathers on the roof of those AJ apartments but didn't realise that they had graduated to the parking lot.
That would be a zero on the cultural awareness then.
Anyway, who in their right mind would find it that a good place to sunbathe...a parking lot???
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Frog__ said
I wish I had one :d ...I wish I had one, then I would act like a Qatari LOL. I have all the ingredients for that except the Landcruiser and the accent :D
Crazy Frog
Some are Wise ... Some are ...Otherwise
Gypsy said
Roof is one thing. Parking ...Roof is one thing. Parking lot is entirely another. I'm sorry I wouldn't do that in Canada, much less here in the ME during RAMADAN!!!
"I fight with love and I laugh with rage, you have to live light enough to see the humor and long enough to see some change." Ani Difranco
Frog__ said
hummmmm well ... Diamon ...I'm now curious about one thing :) Diamon what would u have done in such a case? stay passive or ........ I don't think Love is the answer to such a thing :d
Some are Wise ... Some are ...Otherwise
Gypsy said
DG do you have any ...DG do you have any connections at AJ, maybe you could give a call and have them educate their employees on cultural awareness. hmmm?
"I fight with love and I laugh with rage, you have to live light enough to see the humor and long enough to see some change." Ani Difranco
bajesus said
Gypsy ...Even worse! the last ten days of Ramadan are the most sacred!
Frog__ said
PM ...You're talking about your feeling, but we're still interested in your practical reaction. Go up LOl. Well Further details needed :D
Crazy Frog
Some are Wise ... Some are ...Otherwise
Frog__ said
Gypsy, I'm sorry but ...I'm sorry but if you were enough aware culturallly u would have never posted such topics '' God's supposed religion'' , '' Does God exist'' and '' Is Marriage importnat'' . Questioning the fundamentals of our culture is a bit shocking and provoking too .
Crazy Frog
Some are Wise ... Some are ...Otherwise
diamond said
Well Frog, if I had seen it ...Well Frog, if I had seen it I would definitely have had a polite but firm conversation with the clueless one. Or if I had been feeling mean would have called the police to have her arrested for nudity (bikini wearing in parking lots here is classed as nudity)...:)
Point to note...a week or so ago I was in a supermarket and a woman was sniffing the oranges in the produce section wearing more or less a bikini. I did have a polite word about cultural awareness and got the biggest mouthful of abuse back. Lovely!_______________________________________________________
Love is the answer...
diamond said
Gypsy, do have connections ...Gypsy, do have connections at AJ and will pass this on.
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Love is the answer...
bajesus said
DG ...OMG what did you do? clearly she didnt know who she was messing with!
diamond said
Ah, Frog, my Love is the ...Ah, Frog, my Love is the Answer footnote is a reflection of my life, my family and my beliefs. I am truly blessed :)_______________________________________________________
Love is the answer...
Frog__ said
Amazing ...lol '' got the biggest mouthful of abuse back. Lovely..... Was that the end of the story? incredible ??
Some are Wise ... Some are ...Otherwise
silversurfer said
Gypsy, I respect you, ...I admire you, I envy you!!
You have generated the best post in QL since the Q 'sheik' tried to pull weight on the Rome to London flight in Biz. Class, many moons ago.
If ONLY you had got a photo!!
diamond said
Well, bajesus, I'm not one ...Well, bajesus, I'm not one to lose my cool in public so I very politely asked her to consider my point of view. Did get a little round of applause from a few bystanders nearby after I asked her to do this.
Thing is, I have lived in western countries and was always careful to live within the cultural norms there. Pity she did not feel the same way. Hopefully I gave her something to think about. You can't win em all, eh, but you can try! _______________________________________________________
Love is the answer...
Imablue said
Don’t judge the book by its cover! ...As I know:
1. Al Jazeera TV. is not providing Apartments for their western staff! If they are going to do so, they will give them a villa or a portion of a villa in Al Jazeera Compounds!
2.Consuming that there is a western living in Aljazeera apartments, there is also a security guard who keeps watching around always! If they see it they are going to kick that person out of the TV!
So! I am going to say she might be one of the thousands of Europeans or Westerns living in that area!
silversurfer said
Where was she from? ...DG, at last, can we throw some light on where the bikini blonde bombshell bather was from?
What was your take on her accent?
silversurfer said
DG, do you have position and ...DG, do you have position and status? What is it, please?
diamond said
Imablue, you are right, of ...Imablue, you are right, of course.
However a friend of mine who lives in one of these aforementioned apartments was the one who told me there had been complaints due to topless sunbathing on the rooftop there. I made that assumption that she also lives there.
We should be thankful for small mercies at least...I don't think she was topless in the parking lot :)_______________________________________________________
Love is the answer...
diamond said
Silversurfer, the one I ...Silversurfer, the one I spoke to in the supermarket had a British north of England accent. And she had brown hair, not blonde!______________________________________________________
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silversurfer said
hope not - don' mean to seem forward; ...I wasn't the one who mentioned that "I'm not one to throw my position and status around".
Valid question, I hope.
Anyway, whatchadoin' here - you should be planning your Barnes & Noble list!!
silversurfer said
yeh but, no but ... ...North of England = Scouse, Manc, Bratfod, Leets, Geordie, Berwick, Cumbria, Lancashire, etc, etc?
Are you able to tell the diff. b/w the very many accents we have in UK??
In Preston, we go t' bloody supermarket in't bikini an' think nowt of it!!!!!!!!!!!
diamond said
no you're right ...no you're right Silversurfer, shouldn't have written it that way...was not self-editing what I was thinking as I was typing! Have now edited that part...
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silversurfer said
DG ...thanks for the response, I was not trying to needle, but genuinely trying to get to the truth.
Like you, I believe that life is too short for us NOT to say what we think when we are put in positions like this.
If we don't speak out, then we are effectively supporting the behaviour that we see (as Cardinal Richelue said some 300 years ago, I believe).
SS
diamond said
SS, must have been someone ...SS, must have been someone from Preston then!!! :) I don't know the difference between all the northern accents but having lived in London for several years when my brother was receiving medical treatment there I know the difference between northern and southern accents.
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pinq said
you betcha! ..."Is there anyone here who thinks that was in anyway appropriate?"
oh, it's appropriate!!!
mir83 said
Do u call it development or cultural alienation ...No wonder Bahrain is imposing rules to kick out the expatriates in 6 year rotation basis
FriendRaj said
i to be think why i not to ...i to be think why i not to be in lulu center good good thing happen for me to see ???? god is to be angry by me for me to be miss good scene.
Alexa said
Well,FriendRaj, at least you ...Well,FriendRaj, at least you are to be hearing about it now!
Better than nothing, aren't you to be agreeing???
FriendRaj said
madam alexa, to be hear is ...madam alexa, to be hear is more tease. i to be go mad now to think how she look. if you also to be speak like me than how me learn english ??? tell tell.
silversurfer said
Friend Raj, you not to be real person, or pretend? ...Raj, me think you speak to be too much cliche, and you to be putting on Indo / English accent, for to fool all your many friends much of time.
Who you to be really?
Alexa said
Ah, but your English to be ...Ah, but your English to be fine! Not to be worried!
Still, you to be counting blessings.....at least you to be hearing about her.....this to be giving happy thoughts to FriendRaj!
silversurfer said
Alexa, you cannot be German!! ...You have a fine sense of irony (or what we in UK might call p***-taking!) - me thinks you are not der Kraut, or maybe married to UK?!!!!
FriendRaj said
silver surfer ...sirji, before also people ask me same to same on QL. i ask peoples into my room and also into my office to tell if i to be a ghost or real. all say you to be real. now you to be want me to ask all on road of qatar i real --- so SHURTA put me jail and beat. i speak cliche may be ---- i to have brain so speak mind.
Alexa said
Nope, 100% German, not ...Nope, 100% German, not married to a Brit!
It must be my "dark side" surfacing every now and then. LOL
And thank you, it is nice to be appreciated, even if it is only "now and then".
FriendRaj said
alexaji, now you to be tease ...alexaji, now you to be tease and tease. put me to fire.
Alexa said
Aiaiai jaiiiiiiii, FriendRaj ...Aiaiai jaiiiiiiii, FriendRaj to be boiling again???????
All to be taking cover, temperature to be rising instantly!!!!!!
silversurfer said
Raj, fantastic!!!!!!!!!! ...How do you keep that up - it is absolutely brilliant! I am rolling on the floor, my a**s positively wobbling with mirth at your created character.
Absol. bloody marvelous! Sach Baron Cohen might be interested in developing it for a film = big buckaroonies. Go for it (or, at least, patent / copyright it).
Best,
FriendRaj said
alexa ji (meaning = madam ...alexa ji (meaning = madam alexa). i to be a man so to be think man, talk man. now you make laughing for me so i to be take bath. i to getting cool.
FriendRaj said
silversurfer, i to be know ...silversurfer, i to be know one day to be peoples of world clap into my hiding talent.
Alexa said
I am happy to be raising ...I am happy to be raising spirit for FriendRaj!