Quaint sayings in Doha, Qatar
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (354440)
Rockingham, Australia
June 5, 2019 7:28am CST
While we and our six friends were in Doha, Qatar, we hired a mini-bus and driver to take us on a guided tour of the city. The guide was Egyptian but mostly had very good English. However, we did have to smile at his pronunciation of ‘European’ which he pronounced as ‘U-rop-ian’ with the emphasis on ‘rop’.
His other quaint saying, when pointing out something of interest, was ‘on the right-side hand’ whereas we would have said ‘on the right-hand side’. We’ve now adopted this saying for ourselves.
Doha doesn’t do anything by halves. Do you like the photo of Doha after dark? It’s actually a model of the city but isn’t it realistic? The detail is incredible too.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39504)
• United States
5 Jun 19
i reckon there mightn't be a comparable 'n eqyptian? i 'dmire all who tackle the english language. sadly more 'foreigners' 've better language skills ('n most oft speak more'n 2) than those'f 's here'n the u.s.
glad y'all 'dopted such :) i'm prone to sayin' 'off side' 'n think folks're 'pposed to know such means the right, lol.
very realistic'n futuristic. i'd wondered 'bout'cher pic 'til i read down - like, where's all the peeps?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39504)
• United States
6 Jun 19
@JudyEv i've 'nough troubles with english these days, lol. did take 2 yrs 'f spanish back'n the day. though now i cannot e'en recall the dirty words, lol. i reckon one 'f those 'if ya don't use 't, ya lose 't' kinda thingies.
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@JudyEv (354440)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx I think that's very true. I brushed up on my French before we left but I've forgotten the little bit of German I used to know.
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@garymarsh6 (23475)
• United Kingdom
27 Jun 19
GOsh it does look realistic. I thought it was the real thing!
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@garymarsh6 (23475)
• United Kingdom
27 Jun 19
@JudyEv I know they took us to the plane on a bus with armchairs and sofas on it. Stunning service!
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@JudyEv (354440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jun 19
@garymarsh6 That must have been business class. We didn't get that. I'm totally jealous.
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@Marilynda1225 (84797)
• United States
5 Jun 19
The detail is incredible of Doha.
I'm getting a chuckle from the sayings you encountered while in Doha
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@Marilynda1225 (84797)
• United States
6 Jun 19
@JudyEv you are so lucky to be able to travel and experience so many different places and cultures
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@JudyEv (354440)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Jun 19
@Marilynda1225 We are indeed. I hope we manage to do a bit more before it all gets too much for us.
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@moffittjc (124460)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Jun 19
I thought those buildings in the photo looked too perfect to be real! It is a great model though! Very realistic, and lots of detail.
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@moffittjc (124460)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jun 19
@JudyEv Did the real city look that spectacular as well?
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@JudyEv (354440)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jun 19
@moffittjc The parts we could see certainly looked pretty spectacular but where there were no buildings, the ground was barren and bare.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16941)
• China
5 Jun 19
Is it a model of Doha ! It is true to nature! I have difficulty understanding spoken English,I would be at a loss ,if I run across such an English speaker as the driver.
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@arunima25 (90270)
• Bangalore, India
5 Jun 19
This model is actually so realistic!
We hear so many different pronunciation and sayings across the world. As long as it conveys the message, it's okay.
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@JudyEv (354440)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Jun 19
We are having trouble understanding some of the Irish people in this region. 
