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I know that the Qataris are swimming in wads of money after the LNG prices went up by 20x during recent times. But at the same time, the players might find themselves in unfamiliar territory with a lot of restrictions. They can't go out with their friends to have a couple of beers. They can't even bring their girlfriends to the tournament, because unmarried couples are not allowed in Qatar. And more importantly, although the stadiums may be air-conditioned, we can't expect the players to stay there for 100% of the time.
Absolutely. I don't think it would be a nice place to live if you're not allowed to do most things that are considered normal in your own country.
And the penalties for these things are really harsh, years of imprisonment for drinking a beer in public.
That is nothing compared from what I have learned from a couple of friends who got there working for two years.They were treated like slaves in the true meaning of the word,yes they give you a lot of money compared to where my friends live but the treatment is really really bad.Nevertheless they have come back here with some decent amount of money and don't intend to go back there anymore.
Qatar is one of the countries which has some Islamic laws,not the Sharia,not that extreme but not far from it either so yeah punishment like those are normal there.Sometimes we,people that live in western based rule of law take things for granted but they are not so we must fight for them to keep it the way we have them.