One of the great things about life in Doha, for me anyway, is I get to spend time with friends and colleagues from all around the world.
At Christmas many of them return to their home country; now they’ve arrived back in Doha, most of them are looking happier and more relaxed than when they left. One friend was chinwagging with my wife last night and, when asked “how was your Christmas in Johannesburg”, her reply brought to mind the Band Aid line “It’s Christmas time, there’s no need to be afraid”.
“My Christmas was pretty stressful", my friend replied. "We spent Christmas night clutching 2 baseball bats and other homemade weapons worried about the prospect of being attacked. Our Christmas lunch was accompanied not by carols, but the sound of police sirens touring the area responding to endless burglary calls. And to top everything, my friend got caught up in an armed robbery at the bank the next day”.
And I thought Salford was dangerous.
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