Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Peace and quiet
There's always a corker of a story in the local papers here...and I'm pleased to say today was no exception. On the front page of The Peninsula was this great story:
It's ok, you don't need to strain your eyes, just reading the headline will do. Anyone who's been here will know that Qatar is hardly a place where all you hear is the twittering of birds. Oh no! The most common sound here is a pneumatic drill, closely followed by a pile-driver...so they must mean peaceful as in 'non-violent', rather than 'calm'.
In this respect they are correct, it's rare to see any kind of disturbance here. However, the headline is somewhat misleading. Read on and it transpires that Qatar isn't the most peaceful place at all, but actually has a global ranking of 33. It's not even the most peaceful place in the region, apparently that's Oman.
...and incase you want to book a holiday to get away from it all, and enjoy some peace and non-violence, the most 'peaceful' country in the world is...oh no, the article doesn't say.
It's ok, you don't need to strain your eyes, just reading the headline will do. Anyone who's been here will know that Qatar is hardly a place where all you hear is the twittering of birds. Oh no! The most common sound here is a pneumatic drill, closely followed by a pile-driver...so they must mean peaceful as in 'non-violent', rather than 'calm'.
In this respect they are correct, it's rare to see any kind of disturbance here. However, the headline is somewhat misleading. Read on and it transpires that Qatar isn't the most peaceful place at all, but actually has a global ranking of 33. It's not even the most peaceful place in the region, apparently that's Oman.
...and incase you want to book a holiday to get away from it all, and enjoy some peace and non-violence, the most 'peaceful' country in the world is...oh no, the article doesn't say.
