by MICHAEL SLACKMAN
A Lebanese salesman showed a Qatari cars. Citizens make up about 15 percent of the population. PHOTO/Shawn Baldwin for New York Times.
Foreign workers in Qatar. There is tension, anger and frustration between Qataris and foreigners. PHOTO/Shawn Baldwin for New York Times.
Doha, Qatar — Citizens of Qatar appear to have it made. They tend to drive big cars, live in big houses and get big loans to pay for big watches and an outsize lifestyle. They have an army of laborers from the developing world to build a sparkling skyline and to work whatever jobs they feel are beneath them. And their nation has enough oil and gas to keep the good times rolling for decades.
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