Drawing the line (Qatar)

[bcuster]

Qatar bans beer from World Cup stadiums after 11th-hour U-turn

Fifa has confirmed alcohol will be banned for World Cup fans at grounds in a major and unprecedented volte-face two days before the tournament kicks off

www.theguardian.com

So fine to get smashed in the box.

I wonder if the Qatarian stadium management will allow "carry in" beer, wine or cider?

 

[steveseagull]

Well...

I can't help but think they were a load of "fans" rounded up by qatar officials who demanded them to sing, put football shirts on and look happy - out of shot of the camera they have guns pointed at them - cynical moi?

Looks as bogus as fuck, i was going to say half of them don't even know the right words- just like real fans

Fans paid to attend World Cup by Qatar have daily allowance cancelled

Fans who have travelled to Qatar as part of a controversial paid-for supporters programme have been told by Qatari authorities that their cash has been cut

www.theguardian.com

 

[MickiQ]

Just think though of the millions of litres of Budvisewer (spit) that will be thrown away.

silver lining eh?

 

[bcuster]

silver lining eh?

don't the Qatarians have a multi-million dollar promotional agreement with Anheuser Bush and Coors?

 

[Poot]

What time will the matches be on in UK time?

1953

 

[Sasaferrato]

1953

Indeed, or even earlier.

 

[Wilf]

I'm guessing the broadcasters fervour for the WC is 'muted' this year? I've not been searching it out, but haven't seen too many excitable programmes on England's chances, 1966, the hand of god, that fucking awful 'coming home' song etc.

 

[Glitter]

I’ve never seen a World Cup with so little enthusiasm for it.

I’d like to think a lot of it is about Qatar but I suspect the time of year isn’t helping either. Normally now the domestic game is ramping up, this is an inconvenience, rather than an entertaining Brucey bonus.

Plus lot of the hype and marketingfor the WC is around BBQs and garden parties with hats and flags and bunting. Nobody is doing that in the cold and the rain are they?

 

[MickiQ]

don't the Qatarians have a multi-million dollar promotional agreement with Anheuser Bush and Coors?

No idea, my interest in the World Cup at the best of times (which this isn't) is minimal.
But whilst I don't agree with TopCat on much I do agree with him that Budweiser is vile tasting piss.

 

[The39thStep]

????

 

[The39thStep]

He also said "We want a moment where we don't have to think about [the difficult things in life]. We want to concentrate on something we love, on football."

 

[The39thStep]

Highlight speech celebrating the biggest FIFA project ever

 

[Mr.Bishie]

????

Christ on a fucking bike!!

 

[TopCat]

Highlight speech celebrating the biggest FIFA project ever

It's so good.

 

[skyscraper101]

NOW Lucozde are out.

 

[The39thStep]

It's so good.

Gets worse .Hard to find quickly the whole speech but here are some more bits that give you the general picture

"For what we Europeans have been doing around the world in the last 3,000 years we should be apologising for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons to people.

"How many of these European or Western business companies who earn millions from Qatar, billions, how many of them have addressed migrant workers' rights with the authorities?

"None of them, because if you change the legislation it means less profit. But we did, and FIFA generates much less than any of these companies from Qatar."

"Today I feel Qatari. Today I feel Arabic. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel (like) a migrant worker.

"Of course I am not Qatari, I am not an Arab, I am not African, I am not gay, I am not disabled.

"But I feel like it, because I know what it means to be discriminated, to be bullied, as a foreigner in a foreign country.

"As a child I was bullied - because I had red hair and freckles, plus I was Italian so imagine.

"What do you do then? You try to engage, make friends.

"Don't start accusing, fighting, insulting, you start engaging.

"And this is what we should be doing."

 

[hash tag]

NOW Lucozde are out.

This begs the question why did they ever get involved in the first place?
Still, I guess it makes more of a point to pull out this late in the day.

 

[klang]

Gets worse .Hard to find quickly the whole speech but here are some more bits that give you the general picture

"For what we Europeans have been doing around the world in the last 3,000 years we should be apologising for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons to people.

"How many of these European or Western business companies who earn millions from Qatar, billions, how many of them have addressed migrant workers' rights with the authorities?

"None of them, because if you change the legislation it means less profit. But we did, and FIFA generates much less than any of these companies from Qatar."

"Today I feel Qatari. Today I feel Arabic. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel (like) a migrant worker.

"Of course I am not Qatari, I am not an Arab, I am not African, I am not gay, I am not disabled.

"But I feel like it, because I know what it means to be discriminated, to be bullied, as a foreigner in a foreign country.

"As a child I was bullied - because I had red hair and freckles, plus I was Italian so imagine.

"What do you do then? You try to engage, make friends.

"Don't start accusing, fighting, insulting, you start engaging.

"And this is what we should be doing."

At least when reading you don't have to sit through these annoying for-effect-pauses.

 

[hash tag]

And still it goes on; security people being paid .35p an hour, to work in blazing heat, for 12 hours days, if they are lucky .

Security guards at Doha World Cup park claim they are paid just 35p an hour

Migrant workers in Qatar acting as guards at Al-Bidda Park appear to get one day off a month and are housed in dirty camps on the edge of the desert

www.theguardian.com

 

[Yossarian]

"Today I feel Qatari. Today I feel Arabic. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel (like) a migrant worker.

"Of course I am not Qatari, I am not an Arab, I am not African, I am not gay, I am not disabled.

"But I feel like it, because I know what it means to be discriminated, to be bullied, as a foreigner in a foreign country.

"As a child I was bullied - because I had red hair and freckles, plus I was Italian so imagine.

"What do you do then? You try to engage, make friends.

"Don't start accusing, fighting, insulting, you start engaging.

"And this is what we should be doing."

This shit's almost beyond parody. "I feel the pain of migrant workers and LGBT people in Qatar, because I, too, know of discrimination - when I had hair, it was ginger."

 

[klang]

This shit's almost beyond parody. "I feel the pain of migrant workers and LGBT people in Qatar, because I, too, know of discrimination - when I had hair, it was ginger."

His speech writer must have had a right laugh and is probably still pissing himself

 

[tommers]

This shit's almost beyond parody. "I feel the pain of migrant workers and LGBT people in Qatar, because I, too, know of discrimination - when I had hair, it was ginger."

Oh god, you're going to make me read his speech.

 

[Yossarian]

Oh god, you're going to make me read his speech.

Those weren't his exact words but it's definitely the gist of the remarks 39thStep posted.

 

[tommers]

Those weren't his exact words but it's definitely the gist of the remarks 39thStep posted.

Yeah, unbelievably he actually kind of said that.

 

[The39thStep]

This shit's almost beyond parody. "I feel the pain of migrant workers and LGBT people in Qatar, because I, too, know of discrimination - when I had hair, it was ginger."

Terrible oppression when his parents were working in in Switzerland

 

[TopCat]

The speech is hitting the news right now. Jaws dropped all around the world.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Gets worse .Hard to find quickly the whole speech but here are some more bits that give you the general picture

"For what we Europeans have been doing around the world in the last 3,000 years we should be apologising for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons to people.

"How many of these European or Western business companies who earn millions from Qatar, billions, how many of them have addressed migrant workers' rights with the authorities?

"None of them, because if you change the legislation it means less profit. But we did, and FIFA generates much less than any of these companies from Qatar."

"Today I feel Qatari. Today I feel Arabic. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel (like) a migrant worker.

"Of course I am not Qatari, I am not an Arab, I am not African, I am not gay, I am not disabled.

"But I feel like it, because I know what it means to be discriminated, to be bullied, as a foreigner in a foreign country.

"As a child I was bullied - because I had red hair and freckles, plus I was Italian so imagine.

"What do you do then? You try to engage, make friends.

"Don't start accusing, fighting, insulting, you start engaging.

"And this is what we should be doing."

I feel like chicken tonight...

 

[klang]

'To be a slave in Qatar is just like being a baldie in Switzerland'

 

[TopCat]

"Don’t criticise anyone. Don’t criticise Qatar."

 

[TopCat]

How will they handle a bit of robust chanting given everything thus far?