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What are Parking Lots for?

Gypsy's picture

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?

Alexa's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

Alexa said Gawwd, I would have LOVED to ...

Gawwd, I would have LOVED to see that!

 

Gypsy's picture

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's picture

Willard said where do you think the girl ...

where do you think the girl was from?!

 

Alexa's picture

Alexa said Straight out of the " Looney ...

Straight out of the " Looney Bin" I would think!

 

rayyz's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

jauntie said Must have been an Aussie ...

Us Brits wouldn't DREAM of behaving in such a way :P

 

Gypsy's picture

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's picture

Alexa said OOOOHHHHHHH, you HAVE to PM ...

OOOOHHHHHHH, you HAVE to PM me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Willard's picture

Willard said LOL.... Yeah! she could have ...

LOL....
Yeah! she could have been a good addition to QL. because of her STYLE... LOL

 

Alexa's picture

Alexa said Why willard, she would have ...

Why willard, she would have spread joy and happiness, I am sure!LOL

 

Alexa's picture

Alexa said Gypsy, I am ...

Gypsy, I am waiting!!!!!!!!!!

 

ngourlay's picture

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.

--nigel
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rayyz said She's the One! ...

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Alexa's picture

Alexa said Sorry, ngourlay, half naked ...

Sorry, ngourlay, half naked woman in parking lot is sooooo much better!

 

copper's picture

copper said GYpsy ...

Why didn't you take a snap??QL would love to see her..lol

 

Cornellian's picture

Cornellian said Wow. ...

Wow.

 

Hummers_rock's picture

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's picture

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.

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Amigo66's picture

Amigo66 said very strange ...

Was she in her car or what? I mean to ask what was she lyin on?

 

bajesus's picture

bajesus said ngourlay ...

What's gobbing?

 

Xena's picture

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's picture

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's picture

DaRuDe said lol tcom ...

challenge her for what?? who can take off more??

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t_coffee_or_me's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

Alexa said Man, Qatar is getting ...

Man, Qatar is getting crazier by the minute!
Wonder what is going to happen next!

 

qatarisun's picture

qatarisun said hey, ...

Maybe it was a bet?

 

army001's picture

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 "!

 

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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's picture

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's picture

pwb78 said Yeah - she was reading the ...

Yeah - she was reading the Marhaba section on "Do's and Don'ts" :)

 

silversurfer's picture

silversurfer said rockin' tonight!!! ...

QL is buzzing tonight! Nothing happenin' downtown?

 

KellysHeroes's picture

KellysHeroes said qatarisun ...

where do you usually go?

I would like to see what you see :D

 

KellysHeroes's picture

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's picture

silversurfer said Maybe Jeremy Beadle has hit ...

Maybe Jeremy Beadle has hit the big Q??

 

bajesus's picture

bajesus said If it was me who saw it ...

I would have caused a major scene. Who does she think she is?

 

Frog__'s picture

Frog__ said Really ? ...

Bajesus what would u have done ?
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silversurfer's picture

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's picture

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's picture

bajesus said Well ...

I would have parked over her. Maybe then she'd take the hint!!

 

Frog__'s picture

Frog__ said Bajesus ...

Just a Question... a stupid one : Do you have a Landcruiser ? :D
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bajesus's picture

bajesus said Frog ...

Do you??

 

Gypsy's picture

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's picture

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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Love is the answer...

 

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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
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Gypsy's picture

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__'s picture

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

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Gypsy's picture

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's picture

bajesus said Gypsy ...

Even worse! the last ten days of Ramadan are the most sacred!

 

Frog__'s picture

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
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Frog__'s picture

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 .
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diamond's picture

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's picture

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's picture

bajesus said DG ...

OMG what did you do? clearly she didnt know who she was messing with!

 

diamond's picture

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...

 

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Frog__ said Amazing ...

lol '' got the biggest mouthful of abuse back. Lovely..... Was that the end of the story? incredible ??

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silversurfer's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

silversurfer said DG, do you have position and ...

DG, do you have position and status? What is it, please?

 

diamond's picture

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's picture

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!______________________________________________________
Love is the answer...

 

silversurfer's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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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Love is the answer...

 

pinq's picture

pinq said you betcha! ...

"Is there anyone here who thinks that was in anyway appropriate?"

oh, it's appropriate!!!

 

mir83's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

FriendRaj said alexaji, now you to be tease ...

alexaji, now you to be tease and tease. put me to fire.

 

Alexa's picture

Alexa said Aiaiai jaiiiiiiii, FriendRaj ...

Aiaiai jaiiiiiiii, FriendRaj to be boiling again???????
All to be taking cover, temperature to be rising instantly!!!!!!

 

silversurfer's picture

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's picture

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's picture

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's picture

Alexa said I am happy to be raising ...

I am happy to be raising spirit for FriendRaj!

 

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