Culture ettiqute
Vistors from other places are expected to dress in respect dto islamic culture.
Sunbathing is strictly forbidden
Ask a persons permission before taking their picture. And you are not allowwed to photograph government, military and few industrial buildings
Men shake hands as a greeting and are only allowed to shake a womens hand if she is a business associate and iniciates the hand shake.
Brewing and trafficing of alcohol is illegal.
Import of pork is prohibitted
Illegal substinces is not tolerated
Men are not to talk to other men about their wives unless the man startes the conversation
Do not ask someone of the opposite sex to meet you in a closed room
Do not ask someone to remove their face covering
Eye contact in a conversation is important but avoid staring at women
Do not make fun of Muhammed
A lot people in Qatar don't use knives and forks when eating traditional food,
preferring to use their right hand, and then the left hand should not be used for eating, or indeed for shaking hand, as it is saved for more demeaning tasks.
Polite Qataris will only use three, or perhaps four, of their fingers to pick up the food.
Other then that, they may use bread to scoop up the food.
"Qatar Visitor Guide"
Sunbathing is strictly forbidden
Ask a persons permission before taking their picture. And you are not allowwed to photograph government, military and few industrial buildings
Men shake hands as a greeting and are only allowed to shake a womens hand if she is a business associate and iniciates the hand shake.
Brewing and trafficing of alcohol is illegal.
Import of pork is prohibitted
Illegal substinces is not tolerated
Men are not to talk to other men about their wives unless the man startes the conversation
Do not ask someone of the opposite sex to meet you in a closed room
Do not ask someone to remove their face covering
Eye contact in a conversation is important but avoid staring at women
Do not make fun of Muhammed
A lot people in Qatar don't use knives and forks when eating traditional food,
preferring to use their right hand, and then the left hand should not be used for eating, or indeed for shaking hand, as it is saved for more demeaning tasks.
Polite Qataris will only use three, or perhaps four, of their fingers to pick up the food.
Other then that, they may use bread to scoop up the food.
"Qatar Visitor Guide"