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Post Report of the Day

Doha, Qatar

What is the relative size of the expatriate community? How would you describe overall morale among expatriates?

Huge! I've actually see very few Qataris. Morale depends, I've heard some people love it and some people are really miserable.

How would you describe the availability and cost of groceries and household supplies relative to your home country?

You can find pretty much everything. but more expensive, if you have babies is way better to order everything. Baby stuff here is madly expensive, also cleaners, shampoos, all these kind of stuff. You can...