For the first time in almost 2 years of living in Doha, Ankur and I were scolded for being inappropriate in a place of business. Now for those of you who don't know us very well, we're not the most affectionate couple particularly in public. We call each other dude and joke around more than anything. We occasionally hold hands in public (scandalous, right?). Since we live in a more conservative country we are conscious of their culture and would not want to offend anyone. Anyway, we did not deserve to be pulled aside and scolded! This was the scenario:
We were waiting for our car to be inspected at the Qatar Technical Inspection (similar to the emissions testing in the US). Like everything else in Doha this involves a lot of random queues and waiting. So we have a seat and start watching an episode of Scrubs on Ankur's fancy phone. We only have one set of headphones so we split the earbuds and sit close together to see the little screen. To get more comfortable Ankur puts his arm around me. Actually it was more on the back of the chair than on my shoulder. Apparently that is inappropriate in a place of business! I think we were too much in shock to argue plus our car was just about done.
Anyway, this is of course rare in Doha. People are generally more open here.
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