The Qatari View on Queuing (standing in line)

From the Gulf Times, 18 October 2008: "Queuing is a good practice, but for a Qatari it is a disruption to his work. I cannot stand queuing more than ten minutes. As a Qatari, my daily routine consists of finishing work in more than one place so standing in line is out of the question. One, is that I hate it and second, is that I don’t have time so I just make contact with the senior official of the place where I have to stand in line if it is too crowded or slow. I do this to finish the business I came for, in no time. But if it is not crowded, or if the people in front are moving quickly, I just queue with the others.When it comes to queuing at road signals, I try my best to avoid it. I know most of the shortcut roads in Doha, sometimes they do not shorten the trip but I take them to avoid waiting in line at the signals. When I see queue jumping I become furious if the one who did not respect the line did not ask first, although I know sometimes I call my contacts to avoid this practice. But Qataris feel they are free to do anything they want, as it is their country."
At least this Qatari is honest. Shameless, but honest.