WE MOVED TO QATAR | First Impressions of Qatar
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- We moved to Qatar and in this video we share our first impressions of Qatar. Well kind of. We’ve been living in Qatar for almost 6 months now and are finally sharing our first video from our new life here in Qatar. So this first impressions video is a little bit different. There were some things that we were expecting would make life difficult in Qatar. Things like Qatar being hot, expensive and that the roads are dangerous. And while these things are somewhat true we wanted to explain what our thoughts are on these things after living here for a few months.
We are very happy and Qatar feels like home for us now. We will be sharing more videos from Qatar about the cost of living in Qatar and things to do in Qatar. We’ll also be sharing what we get up when we travel outside of Qatar. We feel like we have so much to explore in the region and have already made travel plans for later this year.
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Wow, 6 months is a really long time. Qatar was never on our list but maybe we will consider it one day, thanks for this video!
Travel Interesante, we live here now so will be here for the next few years. Hoping to do lots of travel in the region while we’re here. As you know Covid19 is making that difficult. We’ve already had to cancel trips to Jordan and Egypt 😢
@@TheWorldnUs that's awesome. We had to cancel EVERYTHING 😔 but this is just a time period that we have to deal with but this shall pass!
This is so great guys and love all the feedback. It did look like a great trip!! Thanks for sharing and the support at Travel Global.
Love this video. Super helpful sharing all these points especially for newcomers. So easy to watch with great effective editing 🤩
Thanks mate! Hopefully people coming to Qatar find this useful. I really enjoy the editing side of things and am trying to get better with each video.
Great to see you’ve settled in well!
I really didn't know anything about Qatar until this video. Thank you for sharing your first impressions of living there and starting a new life there. The driving sounds like it takes some adjusting, but I feel like that will happen in many places.
Qatar is a very small country so not surprising you haven’t heard much about it. We didn’t really know much either until we decided to move here.
Hey guys. Nice to see you settled. Didn't realise Qatar was so green! Great to hear it's family friendly... Sounds a little bum clinching on the roads though!!!
The greenness surprised up. Well, it’s mostly sand here but some nice green spaces. You guys should try visit us if you have a stop over here. More then welcome to crash at our place 😉
@@TheWorldnUs Wow!!! Thanks guys!! May have to take you up on that :) Cheers guys!!!
Really good information in this and cool to hear from your long term perspective. The parks look really nice! We found Australia pretty expensive when we were there, so it's cool to hear that Qatar doesn't have to be. The kids have some great dance moves haha
Yeah Australia is ridiculous! Especially if your use to travelling though Asia. I think the boys get their dance moves from Elisa 🤣
- Another great video! I appreciated the house music in the car !
We lived in Kuwait for a year so we know what you mean by HOT. We always compared going outside after an hour or more in Air Conditioning to the feeling of opening an oven to check on your baking. Kuwait was also crazy traffic but Jordan was INSANE! LOL the dancing! Our youngest would fit right! Love your videos guys!
Great video guys. It's really interesting to hear the perspective of someone who has been there for some time. Our experience was an 8 hour layover in Doha! Loved it but would like to see more.
Hopefully you can come back and visit one day. 8 hours is a quick stopover. We’d probably have time to change a few nappies and feed the kids and then have to head back to the airport 🤣
Qatar looks like a fascinating place and somehow reminds me of Singapore, maybe because of how clean and modern it looks. We’d definitely love to travel here one day 🙂. Thanks for sharing!
They are both cities that have grown incredibly quickly and have that futuristic look to them with the modern skyscrapers. Singapore is great! We spent a week there a in 2018 and loved it. Really needed more time to explore though. Hopefully you can make to Qatar one day.
marhaba, ahlan wasahlan. I love your channel especially the videos on your trip to my home country, Malaysia. Salam from Al Khor, Qatar. :)
Malaysia is a wonderful country! We’ll be back there for sure because we only got to visit KL. We still need to visit Al Khor. We’re all the way out in Mesaieed so it’s a bit of a drive. It’s a shame what’s happening right now because we’d love to get out and explore more of Qatar.
Great to hear you guys found the cost of living not too expensive - i moved form Aus to NZ so trying to compare costs relative to these two countries. thanks for the perspective
I flew through Qatar twice in the past three months, but sadly didn't have sometime to get out to explore. We will be someday, tho.
I can't imagine how hot it would be in the summer, and AC is your friend for sure. We've been to Jordan where we explored all around the dessert, and also recently in Peru, and I must admit that dessert is a foreign, but interesting landscape for us.
Yes, Qatar is an expensive place in my mind, so it would be interesting to experience it ourselves.
Thanks for sharing it with us, Elisa and David! Love seeing that you were displaying your own channel in the background LOL
Hopefully you'll get to explore here one day. I recommend coming during the cooler months if you do.
We were actually suppose to be in Jordan a few weeks ago but had to cancel for obvious reasons.
I remember when we first arrived in Qatar looking outside the plane and seeing all the sand. It was a strange feeling for sure.
Yeah we thought looking at something behind us might be more interesting than a plain wall and maybe someone would be interested in one of the thumbnails and go watch haha.
Thanks for the video. My family and I are moving to Doha in May from Canada, and we are really looking forward to the adventure! I've definitely hit subscribe! We have a 5 year old and I love that you're family centered like myself! Cheers!
Thank you Kerri! All the best with the move. It will be an adventure for sure.
hope u enjoy our country
Hi Dear! Have seen the video. Super!👍😍
So lovely to hear your perspective on Qatar. I've lived in Qatar for over 2 years and loved every minute of it. One of the fun activities we did recently was to visit all eight FIFA 2022 stadiums in 3 hours. That was quite an adventure!
That sounds really cool! We've thought about trying to do a video about all the stadiums. Did you do this on your own? Was it just a quick drive by each stadium? I'm not even sure if we've gone passed them all yet? We went to a football match at the stadium in Al Wakrah last year. It was very nice!
The World n Us We did it on our own and made a video about it too. I've sent you the video on Instagram via DM. :)
thank you for this informative video.
Thank you! Happy to hear you found it useful. Do you live in Qatar or looking to move here?
Good video. Thanks for sharing. I would like to visit Doha oneday. Maybe. Just maybe. It looks amazing and beautiful.
Thanks Dewayne 😊 If you come, be sure to visit in the cooler months.
This is such a great info and good to know! seems like there's some for adjustments especially the weather and the traffic. Family friendly, now it's becoming one of most important thing in deciding a trip! :)
Yep got to think of the family first hey.
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Surprised to hear that Qatar isn't as expensive as you thought. Good to hear that it's family friendly. Don't hear much about that either so I'm sure this news will make family travelers very happy.
I wouldn't recommend moving there if you don't have a stable job the average income in qatar is 300usd which won't last u long if u have alot of ppl with u
thanks for sharing your impression of Qatar, almost visit this place last year but didnt go in the end, the city and desert is really beautiful, is the public transport good since driving can be dangerous?
Before we bought a car, we found using Uber the easiest way to get around and it’s fairly affordable. There is also a new rail network which is super cheap to use. Our closest station is a bit too far away though.
That's very interesting! Never been there but some family members have. Coming from Finland it probably wouldn't feel expensive either. About traffic - it looked actually quite calm. But then, I learned to drive in Paris 😄
Yes the footage of the traffic we showed in this video is calm. We didn't get a chance to capture some of the craziness we experienced. We also live a bit outside of Doha so it's actually really quiet where we are. But once you get into the city we find you have to be really alert. It's also worse a certain times of the day.
We haven't been to Paris yet. I've seen it can be extremely busy there.
I have heard Qatar is really expensive but it’s nice to know your comparison coming from Australia. I’ve been to Australia and didn’t find it more extensive than home more so the same. So I appreciate your perspective. I also would like to see more about the driving there. From the brief video it didn’t seem too bad. But maybe I’ve experienced similar or worse smh.
oh yeah you will find a lot of nutcases driving with psycho mindset, which will bother a lot if you've come from a western country where everyone just follow the rules.
Driving tips would be perfect!
Very honest statement. Thank you, stay safe.
Thanks for checking out our channel. Hope you are doing well.
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Thanks for the video. We will be moving there soon....only thing that worries me is the driving. It'll be like driving in NY, I suppose ✌️
Enjoy the move. The roads here are very good. Just a few things to watch out for which you learn pretty quick.
great to know all of this, very nice video and so helpful. but im living here in uae so not oo much adjustment. we also a crazy driving here hahaha
I hear it’s crazy driving in the UAE and the roads are very busy!
@@TheWorldnUs yes thats true. specially Thursday evening 🤭🤮
I've lived in Outback Aussie and it goes up to 50 degrees Celsius sometimes.
Yes central Australia can be brutal! Where in Australia were you?
@@TheWorldnUs in Northwest QLD, Mt Isa.
Wow 4 months have passed already? That's flown by so quickly. 40 to 45 daily is pretty 🔥🔥😅 I wonder how they keep the trees and grass so green with that heat too 😯 interesting to know that cost of living isn't as bad as aussie. Didn't expect to watch a full on dance battle on this video too 😂
Yeah I know time has flown by! It’s now actually 6 months. Filmed this a while back but have been super busy as usual. We have another video almost ready to go so won’t be as long a wait for the next one. The dance battle was epic haha 😆
Wow! That’s a big move!! Did you guys move there straight from Oz or have you been expands elsewhere for a while?
We spent 1 month in KL on the way from Australia to Qatar. Just to break up the trip and have a bit of a holiday.
@@TheWorldnUs That's good, we've also started breaking up our long multi-flight travels to give the kids a break and have a longer layover here and there to tick more places off of the bucket list. 😉
Thank you for the information. I was wondering if you have tried the public transportation system or if you have any information on how easy it is to use public transportation.
Hi Cathy! Yes we have tried the train system on a few occasions. It is very easy to use, cost effective, clean and the facilities are state of the art. You can purchase a card from the train station and we have always encountered helpful staff. Hope that helps!
@@TheWorldnUs Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to respond :).
It’s looks like you have been able to adapt there fairly well. How has the teaching been?
Yes, starting to feel like home and teaching is going well Chris.
@@TheWorldnUs That's great to hear, having a place feel like home is a big deal. I'm sure the boys must love all the play grouds there too. 'Getting a new group of students must be exciting plus I could really see them wanting to learn English
Nicely prepared video . Well edited . One suggestion about you speech , Please speak slowly - keep a 2 second pause between your words and 5 seconds pause between sentence .
Could you do a a video on affordable places and activites for kids? Advice on searching for a nanny? And schools please for kids. Thank you in advance.
We actually plan to do some videos on affordable and free things to do with kids in Qatar. Are you living here or planning to move here?
We haven’t got a nanny ourselves so not sure about that. Might be worth searching Facebook for groups on this. Schools is another one we might not be too helpful for. Sorry, just being honest. Our kids schooling is included in my contract but they must attend the school in the area.
@@TheWorldnUs Thank you for your reply. I will be moving there for work in the very near furure. Will keep my eye out for your future videos.
I’m thinking move there from USA . I was wondering the cost for one bedroom. I like your videos.😊
Not sure exactly as our accomodation is included with my husband’s package. Prices will vary depending on standard or living and where you’re living. We might see if we can contact a real estate company here and view some properties and share a video with the prices.
Nice Video. In Qatar you need a filming permit to shoot outdoor videos, specially if you are showing buildings, tourist attraction, famous places etc. Do you have a permit for this videos?
Thanks for checking out our video. I’m happy to hear you enjoyed it.
We are aware that you need permission to film at many places in Qatar. This video was shot at our home with some footage taken from our family’s outings used as b-roll. As far as we know you don’t need a permit for all situations. To make sure we always ask staff at a location if it’s ok for us to film. We were given permission to use our camera to take photos and video at MIA, Souq Waqif and Zubara Fort during our visits and have used some short clips in this video.
There are certain places where you need a permit in advance like at Katara. Oh and Government buildings are a big no no.
We think one of the most important things is to be considerate of the people here. We are always respectful in this regard and you’ll notice no one besides our family is recognisable in our footage.
One day we visited the National Museum of Qatar and again we asked if it was ok to film and they said yes it’s fine. There was a situation when one of our children was making a drink with a lady that was working at a food stall outside. It was a beautiful moment and I asked the lady if I could take a photo. She was happy for me to do this. We have no intention on sharing the photos publicly, it was more to capture the moment for our memories. I guess the point I’m making is that you can have permission to film and take photos but then you still need to respect every situation and other people’s privacy. Particularly women.
I believe if your doing a proper film and have a crew, or are doing interviews then yes you would need a special permit to film outside. But I believe our type of content is ok while being considerate of the culture, being respectful towards the country and the people, and checking for permission.
I hope this helps. If we’ve done something wrong in this video it was completely unintentional as we want to follow the laws. I also found this article from a reputable news source which talks a bit about vlogging in Qatar if you want to check it out.
www.iloveqatar.net/news/general/vlogging-responsibly-in-qatar
Please make a video about driving and driving tips on Qatar 🙉
Sure thing 😊 We will try do this soon after we finish sharing our videos from Hawaii. Are you living in Qatar?
2:35 no need to cut out we all know what he was gonna say and what u guys would do to him
Haha yeah 🤣
We posted the full clip on our Instagram just in case you’re not sure 👇
instagram.com/p/CFJtOYegSpG/?igshid=8vwing2cd2mr
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These comments are essentially no different than anyone else who has been there 1year or 1 week. Objective data for cost of living is needed. COli is less in Doha than in Sydney. Hooraah Theo
Thinking of moving there. Thanks for the video. The only thing I'd say is please use a different sound when transitioning between things. That Arabic music playing is awful I'm sorry 😵
Medical situation what's that like ? Hospital and insurance story
Excellent health care here. Everyone can access Hamad Medical for just 100 qar per year. Then you pay a nominal fee for some services. Many employers will also offer private health insurance which we have for the whole family. Since moving here I’ve had braces for my teeth, physio on my knee and shoulder surgery which cost me nothing through my insurance. I also unfortunately had cancer while here and all my treatment was done through Hamad Medical for next to nothing. Some visits and scans I had to pay between 20-75 qar. Pleased to say I’m now cancer free.
Do homes in Qatar have aircons?
Yes 👍 We have 8 of them in our place.
Thanks for great video. Please I'm looking for some information. If you know anyone obstetric nurse/midwife. I have a lot of questions 😅 thank you for replying xx
Hi Lidija, sorry for the late reply. We don't know anyone in that field, however i recommend joining the 'Where, When and How in Doha' facebook group. If you reach out on there I'm sure someone in the field will be able to help you with your questions. good luck =)
What are you guys doing in qatar ? Teaching?
Hi there, yes David is a teacher here.
Are you living in Qatar?
@@TheWorldnUs should be moving out soon for teaching
Wait you have permanent residency??? Can you really get permanent residency buy purchasing $200,000USD in real estate?
Not sure about that? We have residency because I work here.
She's spicey.
Must women wear a head covering?
No they don’t. Qatar is not as strict as other countries in the Middle East. There isn’t a set dress code either but we think it’s important to be respectful and at least cover legs and shoulders. If you’re visiting certain government buildings there are certain dress expectations and could be denied entry or asked to leave if not dressed appropriately. This goes for men and women.
@@TheWorldnUs thank you for replying. Your right about respecting the country that your visiting.
As far as driving is concerned I am sure that London drivers as far worse than Qatari : )
I don't know about that! I wish i could compare but we haven't been to London yet. We do have a lot of friends from there here so i should probably just ask them. thanks for watching!