Addendum

[qatarperegrine]

In the comments, Genesis pointed me to this excellent blog post by a Qatari girl about "Dialogue Distress: The Gap Between Qataris and Foreigners." It said a lot of what I was trying to say, but failed, about the misconceptions between Qataris and [Western] expats.

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[don-k-hotay.livejournal.com]

"I'm pretty sure all the students in the room left that conversation thinking that Justin and I are the worst human beings on the planet."

YOU ARE!

Dad :=)

P. S. Can we come live with you?

(Note: this is irony.)