The exuberance and wealth of Qatar contrasts with some places where those who live there are in precarious conditions. Luisito Comunica, who traveled to the World Cup, took advantage of the time to show that other face that they don’t show in the media.
With a camera in hand, he showed how migrant workers who arrived in the country must live crammed into small rooms, where even 8 to 10 people stay.
According to the influencer, these places where he went are called Labor Camps and workers from all over the world arrive there who are hired by companies who supposedly pay for their housing. However, the home is not what is normally expected and everything, in the words of Luisito, might be for companies to save money.
Despite the ostentatiousness and what is shown in the images of the channels that broadcast the Soccer World Cup, where you only see majesty, clean streets and no homelessness, there are places where the reality is totally different, so much so that even they must live in the middle of dead rats and garbage, as seen in the 15-minute video of the Mexican influencer.
Luisito Comunica also published a video a few days ago where he tested some of the “extremist” laws in Qatar. In fact, before the World Cup began, people were already reporting on the rules that tourists had to comply with so as not to break local law.
As the content creator commented, on social networks he saw posts saying that, in Qatar, it was not allowed to enter mosques, take photos in public places, smoke on the street or talk to local women, among others.
“Many things have been said regarding Qatar; some of which from the beginning seemed very exaggerated. In this video I put to the test and disprove some of these myths”, anticipated the Mexican in the description of the video.
The first myth or “extremist law” that Luisito Comunica put to the test was that of not smoking in the street. “This seems a bit absurd to me. Smoking is a super important part of Arab culture in general (…)”, he commented.
To test this rule, he located himself in a central area of Qatar and, in the presence of police officers, lit a cigarette and proceeded to smoke it. Faced with his supposedly prohibited action, the authorities did nothing to stop him. “This is a myth that, ever since I read it on the news, I said, ‘it makes no sense to me.’ In Arab countries they smoke a lot”, he asserted.
The next rule that the content creator put to the test was not to take photos or record in public places: “This, on paper, according to the law, is true, but it does not mean that it will always be executed. Now you can see that there is a policeman behind me. However, there are scenarios in which they ask you to delete (…). It happened to us a long time ago.”
The third rule put to the test by Luisito was not to talk to local women. However, on this point he made a precision and commented that it depends on the context. For example, if they are asked for a street address, their response will be quite friendly, and he proved it in his video.
