Concert Time

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If Dubai is a Steinway concert grand, Qatar is probably a kazoo - entertaining enough in the right hands and for a short while, but incapable of delivering lasting cultural sustenance. Not that I'm complaining, of course. In three years, I've learned to hoot and toot with the best of them. Polyphony - who needs it? The current beer shortage more than compensates for any indoor ski slope and few words can express the joy of watching half demolished buildings gradually take on the characteristics of natural landscape. It's good to be back.

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  1. i*maginate23 February 2008 at 02:02

    I sincerely hope that is merely an illustratory photo rather than a real one.

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  2. Para Glider24 February 2008 at 05:55

    Unfortunately, it's very real! Doha has more than its share of ghastly buildings in total disrepair. They are gradually clearing them away of course, but some of the stuff that's going up instead isn't a lot better.

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  3. i*maginate26 February 2008 at 23:07

    Then I'm quite happy north of the river! I thought gas might be an incentive to move down south, regardless of the architecture or lack of steak & kidney pie.

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  4. Para Glider27 February 2008 at 09:20

    Wouldn't it be nice if it really was a river :)

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  5. i*maginate4 March 2008 at 01:55

    I haven't explored Q further than the airport, but if there's some hefty gas in the region, creating a river would obviously be necessary given the massive developments going on. I think my geography teacher would be happy with my world-class analysis, and my maths teacher happy with the % calculated. :)

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