| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA 09:04 - Nov 23 with 6274 views | JakeITFC |
Currently sat in the stands waiting for Croatia v Morocco with a bit of time to kill so thought I’d do a Reddit style thread where I’ll try and answer any questions people have on what it’s like out here if of any interest to anyone.
Have been here since Saturday so hopefully be able to provide a little bit of insight outside of the main media reporting. |  | | |  |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 11:37 - Nov 23 with 2193 views | Swansea_Blue |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 09:12 - Nov 23 by JakeITFC |
I’m advised porn is illegal, but not really sure how that’s policed.
One thing you can say is that the beer is served very cold - seems to be Heineken and Budweiser in almost every bar I’ve been to so far. |
Imagine travelling over 4,000 miles for Heineken and Budweiser  . #PrayforJake  |  |
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 11:37 - Nov 23 with 2191 views | noggin |
England win WC or Ipswich promotion? |  |
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 11:39 - Nov 23 with 2180 views | Swansea_Blue |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 09:33 - Nov 23 by JakeITFC |
Was quite loud at times in amongst the England fans, but there was probably only about 3,000 of us in that section and it was a bit of an open bowl which didn’t make for a great atmosphere. Expect the game on Friday will be better as in Al Bayt which is a better stadium and also the USA fans will sing stuff too.
France v Australia atmosphere yesterday was like a pre-season friendly, absolute dross. Hoping this game will be better as loads of Moroccans in. |
The atmosphere for France v Aussies came across awfully on the TV (although I only saw small bits of it). What were France like though in the flesh - they looked very good in the highlights? | |
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 11:58 - Nov 23 with 2122 views | floridablue |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 11:39 - Nov 23 by Swansea_Blue |
The atmosphere for France v Aussies came across awfully on the TV (although I only saw small bits of it). What were France like though in the flesh - they looked very good in the highlights? |
I guess the alcohol ban hasn't helped the atmosphere. Will you be able to buy a beer before the England v USA late game... if desired? |  | | |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:13 - Nov 23 with 2081 views | JakeITFC |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 11:35 - Nov 23 by BloomBlue |
Certainly did seem to be a very large number of Mexico fans at that game yesterday, is that purely fans visiting or a lot of mexicans working there? I know years ago when I spent some time in Bahrain there was a lot of mexicans working there. |
There were a fair few Mexicans on my flight over from London, I think they’ve generally travelled very well. Majority of the foreigners I’ve encountered here (which is all service staff basically) seem to be from South East Asia. | | | |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:14 - Nov 23 with 2080 views | JakeITFC |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 11:37 - Nov 23 by noggin |
England win WC or Ipswich promotion? |
World Cup is the ultimate for me. | | | |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:15 - Nov 23 with 2067 views | WeWereZombies |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 11:37 - Nov 23 by Swansea_Blue |
Imagine travelling over 4,000 miles for Heineken and Budweiser . #PrayforJake |
Yes, but he still has not told us if there is any beer available. |  |
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:16 - Nov 23 with 2068 views | JakeITFC |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 11:39 - Nov 23 by Swansea_Blue |
The atmosphere for France v Aussies came across awfully on the TV (although I only saw small bits of it). What were France like though in the flesh - they looked very good in the highlights? |
It was an atmosphere like what I imagine going to watch one of those premier league pre-season tours in the USA or Asia would be like, absolutely lifeless.
Thought France looked disjointed at first but grew into it - a real pleasure to see Mbappe up close, his pace and acceleration are frightening. | | | |
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:16 - Nov 23 with 2068 views | StokieBlue |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:14 - Nov 23 by JakeITFC |
World Cup is the ultimate for me. |
Wow.
A tainted world cup over a town promotion and hopefully onwards to better things.
I honestly can't understand that.
SB |  | | |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:18 - Nov 23 with 2056 views | JakeITFC |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 11:58 - Nov 23 by floridablue |
I guess the alcohol ban hasn't helped the atmosphere. Will you be able to buy a beer before the England v USA late game... if desired? |
Yeah it’s not dry here at all - been easy to get beer in different places every day.
Pre-Iran we had a beer garden type setting with a massive screen showing the build up and music playing. Beer isn’t cheap (I’ve paid between £6-£10.50 for a pint so far) but certainly is very available. I know a lot of England fans booked for bottomless brunch for the USA game, so it may be a lot of them are sleeping in the stands by the 22:00 kick off time! | | | |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:23 - Nov 23 with 2018 views | JakeITFC |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:16 - Nov 23 by StokieBlue |
Wow.
A tainted world cup over a town promotion and hopefully onwards to better things.
I honestly can't understand that.
SB |
I’m obviously quite keen to see Ipswich get promoted too, but just something incredibly special to me about the World Cup.
Tainted, corrupt and ludicrous off the field I do agree with, but victory on the pitch would be as important as any other. | | | |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:28 - Nov 23 with 1996 views | Lord_Lucan |
Alright Jakey
I forgot you were going, I think I remember Herbert Hollywood telling me.
I have three questions.
What is the plastic chair situation, can you get a Ghost Ship and can I get out of my Drax contract?
At least the prices aren't as bad as Arcade Tavern |  |
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:31 - Nov 23 with 1975 views | iamipswich |
Is it expensive out there? Obviously beer is well-documented to be expected but accommodation, food/drink? |  |
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:31 - Nov 23 with 1977 views | itfcjoe |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:16 - Nov 23 by StokieBlue |
Wow.
A tainted world cup over a town promotion and hopefully onwards to better things.
I honestly can't understand that.
SB |
Ipswich will get out of League 1 soon, we are too big to be in here - I'd trade a League 1 promotion for a World Cup win......ask me again in the Championship though |  |
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 13:26 - Nov 23 with 1891 views | JakeITFC |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:31 - Nov 23 by iamipswich |
Is it expensive out there? Obviously beer is well-documented to be expected but accommodation, food/drink? |
Na, not at all - price of alcohol is well out of kilter with everything else. Meals out, supermarket stuff, Uber etc all significantly cheaper than the UK. Accommodation is expensive but that’s because of the demand (I paid about $600 for 8 nights which is bargain basement price wise), those cabins are about $200 a night. | | | |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 13:34 - Nov 23 with 1872 views | Swansea_Blue |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 12:23 - Nov 23 by JakeITFC |
I’m obviously quite keen to see Ipswich get promoted too, but just something incredibly special to me about the World Cup.
Tainted, corrupt and ludicrous off the field I do agree with, but victory on the pitch would be as important as any other. |
And nothing wrong with that at all. If it's possible to be fanatical about a club side, of course the same is possible for a national side. It's not for me, but I struggle to find the time to go to games for 1 side never mind 2. Enjoy. | |
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 13:56 - Nov 23 with 1813 views | floridablue |
Has it been announced what colour shirt England will be wearing (red or white) against USA? I'm watching in a bar with, probably half and half fans, so I'd prefer not to choose the wrong colour shirt if you know what I mean!! | | | |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 15:47 - Nov 23 with 1680 views | noggin |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 13:56 - Nov 23 by floridablue |
Has it been announced what colour shirt England will be wearing (red or white) against USA? I'm watching in a bar with, probably half and half fans, so I'd prefer not to choose the wrong colour shirt if you know what I mean!! |
Hopefully there will be plenty of plastic chairs. | |
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 16:16 - Nov 23 with 1626 views | jeera |
Do they put on their central heating when it dips below 85°F?
What is the rate for energy use over there atm, including a breakdown of both daily charges as well as unit rate? [Post edited 23 Nov 2022 16:17]
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 16:18 - Nov 23 with 1617 views | GlasgowBlue |
Was that you on twitter with an ITFC flag? |  |
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 16:27 - Nov 23 with 1607 views | J2BLUE |
Hope you’re enjoying it. [Post edited 23 Nov 2022 16:46]
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| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 16:44 - Nov 23 with 1575 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 09:16 - Nov 23 by JakeITFC |
No I’m staying in a hotel/hostel in the city centre, near the historic centre. Really cool mix of nationalities, lots of Brazilians taking great pleasure in the Argentina result yesterday.
Nope, nobody has paid me to be here unfortunately. I would say that everybody here is generally very positive about it though - it’s hot, there’s loads of football on and none of the scare stories from beforehand have come true as of yet.
I’ve been to England v Iran and France v Australia so far, with Croatia v Morocco now, Belgium v Canada tonight, Uruguay v South Korea tomorrow and England v USA Friday as it stands. |
"none of the scare stories from beforehand have come true as of yet"
Oh, I guess you aren't a Bangladeshi migrant worker who was lured there to work in construction, promised the earth, had their passport removed, then was put up in a steel container in 100 degree heat. I reckon there will be a few of them around who *could* tell you some "scare stories", but probably wouldn't risk it, for fear of what would happen to them. | | | |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 16:51 - Nov 23 with 1549 views | JakeITFC |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 16:18 - Nov 23 by GlasgowBlue |
Was that you on twitter with an ITFC flag? |
Nope - the restrictions on flags for grounds seemed quite arduous so didn’t bother. | | | |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 16:53 - Nov 23 with 1539 views | JakeITFC |
| I’m in Qatar at the World Cup - AMA on 16:44 - Nov 23 by ArnoldMoorhen |
"none of the scare stories from beforehand have come true as of yet"
Oh, I guess you aren't a Bangladeshi migrant worker who was lured there to work in construction, promised the earth, had their passport removed, then was put up in a steel container in 100 degree heat. I reckon there will be a few of them around who *could* tell you some "scare stories", but probably wouldn't risk it, for fear of what would happen to them. |
That’s correct, I’m not a Bangladeshi migrant worker. | | | |
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