The sea of blue

The other thing that was new to me here in Qatar, is really understanding and seeing the meaning of blue-collar workers.

The vast majority of work men here (and they are all men) are dressed in blue overalls. The construction workers, gardners, maintenance men, petrol station attendants are all in long sleeve all in one blue overalls. If they are out in the sun, add to that a t-shirt or scarf on their head (as many don't seem to be provided with hats) as wells as scarves wrapped over their face and sunglasses applied over the top. You can see as much of them as the women in their abayas and niqabs.

Because of the huge amount of construction going on here, there is a large percentage of imported labour and the result is a male to female ratio of almost 3 to 1...