Can a girl find some SHAWARMA?

Ok, so i know that i have been a bit MIA and i wish i could say i have been doing all these cool things like camping in the desert or off-roading on the dunes and such but, nope, I have been a lazy ass bum. I've mainly been trying to settle in slowly and not get too carried away partying and stuff. Actually I have been flat out broke and waiting for my paycheck so i can actually do something.

Qatar is a very interesting place. Its a cross section of East and West. The two eventually meet but never cross over. In the East corner you have Qatari's, Arabs from neighboring countries and unskilled laborers from Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. In the West corner you have European, Australian and American Expats who try to live as lavish as possible because this is the only place where they can afford to, and the Qatari's try to be so hospitable that they have built a number of western ammenities to accomodate the Westerner's "lavish" lifestyle. That being said, there are just way too many FAST FOOD franchises here. I mean come on!, is it really necessary for me to eat Papa John's, Johnny Rocket, Subway, KFC, TGI Friday's, Chili's, Bennigans, McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Coldstone Creamery, Baskin Robbins, Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Donuts, I mean the list goes on and on. I mean of all the fast food joints couldn't they have a Chick-fil-A or a Wendy's? Those are the only fast food places I patronize. Where the hell can a girl get a SHAWARMA around here!! For pete sake, where is the Arabic food?? Seriously though...i had to ask a co-worker where i could go to get shawarma. She laughingly replied, ma fi(not here) and i was like what? Are you for real? she said no but that there were only two places worth going too.
How is it possible that an Arab country has so few arab restaraunts?? I mean i came here to get my tobouli, and Manaesh on! Hell i haven't even had a taste of HUMMUS since i have been here. I really do miss REAL arabic food and was hoping i would be able to eat a lot more arabic food here but sadly that is not the case.

I went to one of the places my coworker suggested and it was so horrible i actually cried...all i kept saying in my car as i wept and choked on the dried up chicken was, i want Jordan...this isn't Jordan...I want Al Faris and Jabri...and i started reminiscing about all my favorite restaraunts there.

After getting lost at night for three hours, i am too chicken to venture out to find the other restaraunt she suggested and will have to wait a while for my next shawarma meal. :sigh: At least i was able to find a falafel mix box at the supermarket yesterday so hopefully i will enjoy some falafel soon.