BigTone Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 44 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Well, there are probably more City fans in Qatar than there are fewers at an average s*g home game Yes but thousands were left at the flight departure gate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bedred31 Posted November 18, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Budweiser, I agree, is not exactly real ale, but when it’s 32 degrees and you’ve traveled over desert by bus to get to the flippen ground, it would have gone down nicely, even at £12 for 500 mills. Good chap on the England Supporters Travel Club Facebook page has posted an exhaustive Doha drinking guide. I fly tomorrow. And on a strictly personal note, since this morning my growth is not a ‘tumour’ but a ‘cyst’, meaning that it’s not cancer and I’m apparently not going to die, although it seems that a chunk of my tongue may have to be chopped out. So if you’re at Gatwick’s South terminal around lunchtime tomorrow and you see a 50 something bloke lying on the carpet, laughing uncontrollably and swimming in Stella and his own urine, do say hello. 22 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 1 hour ago, BigTone said: It's even sadder that one poster on the forum has said they are looking forward to riots for the same reason !! It was a joke Big Man. Besides, I thought you had me on ignore. Never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, Bedred31 said: Budweiser, I agree, is not exactly real ale, but when it’s 32 degrees and you’ve traveled over desert by bus to get to the flippen ground, it would have gone down nicely, even at £12 for 500 mills. Good chap on the England Supporters Travel Club Facebook page has posted an exhaustive Doha drinking guide. I fly tomorrow. And on a strictly personal note, since this morning my growth is not a ‘tumour’ but a ‘cyst’, meaning that it’s not cancer and I’m apparently not going to die, although it seems that a chunk of my tongue may have to be chopped out. So if you’re at Gatwick’s South terminal around lunchtime tomorrow and you see a 50 something bloke lying on the carpet, laughing uncontrollably and swimming in Stella and his own urine, do say hello. Best wishes for your trip and upcoming health appointments. Last time I was in Doha there was no alcohol at all (it being Ramadan didn't help,) but with a fine range of juices and soft drinks on offer this heavy drinker didn't miss it one bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, BigTone said: Why boring ? Well it's not exactly party central is it and that;s coming from somebody that's 66 years old, let's put it this way of a list of places to visit it would be fairly low down, homophobic, women treated as second class citizens, intolerant of other peoples beliefs, nothing but sand as far as the eye can see, hot as hell it's not just Qatar none of the middle Eastern countries hold any appeal to me. Edited November 18, 2022 by pillred Punctuation. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 19, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 4 hours ago, pillred said: Well it's not exactly party central is it and that;s coming from somebody that's 66 years old, let's put it this way of a list of places to visit it would be fairly low down, homophobic, women treated as second class citizens, intolerant of other peoples beliefs, nothing but sand as far as the eye can see, hot as hell it's not just Qatar none of the middle Eastern countries hold any appeal to me. Obviously edited to fit their agenda but there was an interesting report on SSN last night into this They interviewed multiple supporters from many countries and all but one said they associate having a beer with friends and other supporters watching these types of games. The only person shown was an American, but as soon as he called it soccer I was done lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted November 19, 2022 Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 7 hours ago, pillred said: Well it's not exactly party central is it and that;s coming from somebody that's 66 years old, let's put it this way of a list of places to visit it would be fairly low down, homophobic, women treated as second class citizens, intolerant of other peoples beliefs, nothing but sand as far as the eye can see, hot as hell it's not just Qatar none of the middle Eastern countries hold any appeal to me. On the contrary there is plenty to see. I lived and worked in Saudi in both Riyadh & Jeddah and there was plenty to do and see and certainly not just sand for miles and miles. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkQatar Posted November 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 17/11/2022 at 23:49, sticks 1969 said: Popping over so might message you is all the hype about drink prices true ? Beers in a fanzone are around 45 QAR/ 10 GBP, Went to a fanzone last night, 900 Park. Decent pizzas, and a good range of drinks as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkQatar Posted November 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 16 hours ago, MarcusX said: you can still drink at the fan zone, hotels, bars etc. It's only the stadium they've banned it. Was in a fanzone last night (Friday) and there were beers for around 10 GBP (Budweiser, Heineken and Corona) and wines and spirits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkQatar Posted November 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 17/11/2022 at 21:33, North London Red said: I'll be at the England games for as long as England stay in the tournament. Also have tickets for four other group games. Flying about half way tomorrow morning from London, and then onward to Doha on Saturday afternoon. I'm going to 6 group games in total. 3 England games, and France v Australia, Ghana v South Korea and Serbia v Switzerland 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted November 19, 2022 Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 16 hours ago, BigTone said: On the contrary there is plenty to see. I lived and worked in Saudi in both Riyadh & Jeddah and there was plenty to do and see and certainly not just sand for miles and miles. :laugh:. One of my favorite quotes was ‘life is a shit sandwich and here in Jeddah the bread is very thin’. I haven’t been east of Cyprus since the last time 1000s of troops were being dumped down there. But I have friends who live in various places in the ME, and they like it, as a lot of the City’s are much improved and really quite attractive. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHienz Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 19/11/2022 at 07:05, BigTone said: On the contrary there is plenty to see. I lived and worked in Saudi in both Riyadh & Jeddah and there was plenty to do and see and certainly not just sand for miles and miles. Couldn't agree more. Wouldn't believe everything you hear about the middle east, genuinely always enjoy heading there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 4 hours ago, RedHienz said: Couldn't agree more. Wouldn't believe everything you hear about the middle east, genuinely always enjoy heading there. It's just a load of falafel as far as I'm concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakoe Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, RedHienz said: Couldn't agree more. Wouldn't believe everything you hear about the middle east, genuinely always enjoy heading there. Fair enough. Personally, I thought Qatar was a total shithole but each to their own. Edited November 20, 2022 by Gakoe Spellcheck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 I wonder how many people that claim the Middle East is a shithole have actually been there? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakoe Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 hour ago, TonyTonyTony said: I wonder how many people that claim the Middle East is a shithole have actually been there? I have (Qatar). It's a shithole. IMHO of course. Have you lived there Tone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Gakoe said: I have (Qatar). It's a shithole. IMHO of course. Have you lived there Tone? Not lived there. I have spent a lot of time in UAE/Saudi/Kuwait/Qatar on business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakoe Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 minute ago, TonyTonyTony said: Not lived there. I have spent a lot of time in UAE/Saudi/Kuwait/Qatar on business. And you don't consider Qatar a shithole? Did you leave Doha? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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