Arabic at GSU: 60 Minutes: Qatar

Friday, October 12, 2012

60 Minutes: Qatar

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AnonymousOctober 15, 2012 at 8:20 AM
I didn't realize Qatar was that rich. I also didn't know that they had the largest natural gas plant in the world. I thought it was pretty cool how they had no taxes and school was free and pretty much doing anything there was free. Overall I thought it was a pretty cool video and a very beautiful country.
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AnonymousOctober 28, 2012 at 5:54 PM
While watching this video about Qatar, of course I was amazed at how wonderful the country looks—who wouldn't want to live in a place where you don't have to pay taxes, education, electricity, etc. I found it too good to be true that they were able to have so much foreign labor coming in and have good conditions. I really enjoyed the videos and I learned a lot.
Here is some further reading if anyone is interested: http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2007/82807.htm
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UnknownNovember 5, 2012 at 6:37 AM
Qatar was such an interesting and beautiful country to watch about. There were many things about it that I didn't know before. I didn't realize how rich the whole country had become because of the oil production. I think it's how cool they were able to build such a big city in short time. I also like that it did from the eyes of people who just moved there. The education system also seemed really good. I wish I was able to get my education for free. I also like that they offered many courses at many places.
-Diana Moore
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AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 9:15 AM
Wow!!! It’s incredible how Qatar is so rich in nature resources which make the country rich within wealth. Qatar is such a wonderful beautiful place which much to do and see, making Qatar an idea place to visit. It is very impressive how such a large city can be built roughly over not metaphorically speaking of course.
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