Car
OMG!! Yay we finally have a car. What a relief to finally have wheels and be able to drive around. Was a rather daunting thought to get out on the crazy Qatari roads but we are pleased to announce that it’s not actually that bad and at least we can stick to the speed limit if we drive!! Not like in normal countries where if you get a fine they send it to you, here they stick it on a website and you cannot leave the country until you have paid your fines!! They really are crazy drivers and it’s not unusual to see 3 or 4 smashed up cars, often large 4WD, sitting in a heap on the side of the road. They seem to have little regard for life and their small children are often seen climbing all over the car and don’t have seatbelts on at 120km. My biggest fear on my first driving expedition was the round about. They have no idea what the hell they are doing

Very funny, the other day we were coming back from picking up our uniform for the games and I was driving some work friends back to the office, one is a Qatari, Shuaa. Now this young lady pipes up from the back and says to me, “Cush, why you keep looking out the window?” and my boss Paul, also in the car, explains to her politely that in other countries people actually LOOK before they change lanes, they also use this thing called an INDICATOR which actually helps to let other cars know when you are changing lanes. Shuaa thought this was ridiculous and continued on to explain her crazy driving antics. Of course she has a land cruiser which are know to be the biggest menaces on the road.

My friend Cath put this diagram on her website and urges all Qatari’s to take note!! Cath’s blog is great see http://www.cathmellis.com