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My girlfriend is Qatari and it is almost universal there to have a live-in maid.

by kingcharles 5y ago

drivers99 5y ago
Maybe a dumb question: How could it be universal. I’m assuming the maid doesn’t have a maid, right?
- jakear 5y ago
  Based on what I've heard from people of the area, the maid is usually an immigrant. And "universal" tends to mean "universal amongst proper citizens". Relatedly, I was surprised to learn that some women who "universally" wear a hijab before men feel no need to do so before a male immigrant.
  - selimthegrim 5y ago
    Even if the immigrant is Muslim?
    - jakear 5y ago
      More about social standing than religion as I understand it. The rule of thumb as I was told is basically: "is there any slight chance in I marry this person? If yes, hijab. If no, doesn't matter." Religion plays a role in such analysis, but considering a Muslim immigrant laborer versus some arbitrary Abrahamic doctor (for instance), the doctor would be more likely to see the hijab. (For married women, the husband decides)
- mensetmanusman 5y ago
  Qatari is something like 10% citizens 90% migrant labor from Africa, so universal for citizens would be correct.
- kingcharles 5y ago
  Sorry, to be clearer, it is universal for Qatari citizens. "In early 2017, Qatar's total population was 2.6 million: 313,000 Qatari citizens and 2.3 million expatriates." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar
n8ta 5y ago
Or be a live-in maid. It seems unlikely more than half the people have a live-n maid.
- betwixthewires 5y ago
  The vast majority of people in Qatar (and in every Arab monarchy, and a significant portion of every Arab country) are not citizens, they're guest workers. Most of these guest workers are domestic labor.
- kingcharles 5y ago
  Sorry, to be clearer, it is universal for Qatari citizens. "In early 2017, Qatar's total population was 2.6 million: 313,000 Qatari citizens and 2.3 million expatriates." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar

My girlfriend is Qatari and it is almost universal there to have a live-in maid.

drivers99 5y ago

Maybe a dumb question: How could it be universal. I’m assuming the maid doesn’t have a maid, right?

jakear 5y ago
Based on what I've heard from people of the area, the maid is usually an immigrant. And "universal" tends to mean "universal amongst proper citizens". Relatedly, I was surprised to learn that some women who "universally" wear a hijab before men feel no need to do so before a male immigrant.
- selimthegrim 5y ago
  Even if the immigrant is Muslim?
  - jakear 5y ago
    More about social standing than religion as I understand it. The rule of thumb as I was told is basically: "is there any slight chance in I marry this person? If yes, hijab. If no, doesn't matter." Religion plays a role in such analysis, but considering a Muslim immigrant laborer versus some arbitrary Abrahamic doctor (for instance), the doctor would be more likely to see the hijab. (For married women, the husband decides)
mensetmanusman 5y ago
Qatari is something like 10% citizens 90% migrant labor from Africa, so universal for citizens would be correct.
kingcharles 5y ago
Sorry, to be clearer, it is universal for Qatari citizens. "In early 2017, Qatar's total population was 2.6 million: 313,000 Qatari citizens and 2.3 million expatriates." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar

n8ta 5y ago

Or be a live-in maid. It seems unlikely more than half the people have a live-n maid.

betwixthewires 5y ago
The vast majority of people in Qatar (and in every Arab monarchy, and a significant portion of every Arab country) are not citizens, they're guest workers. Most of these guest workers are domestic labor.
kingcharles 5y ago
Sorry, to be clearer, it is universal for Qatari citizens. "In early 2017, Qatar's total population was 2.6 million: 313,000 Qatari citizens and 2.3 million expatriates." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar