Arab taxi driver wanted to abuse me.

By Juan Palacios Casas, from Qatar

Qatar 2022 is a party. The 'After game' in the World Cup 'fan fest' opens the doors of fun for everyone, especially for tourists and the working class of this country. It is rare to see a Qatari participating in this celebration. The Lusail Stadium metro station was crowded, but we were able to enter one of them with a lot of order to get closer to our accommodation, which we can only reach by car and not by public transportation.

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Closer to the accommodation, I request an Uber to be safer. The driver arrives and immediately gives me a long speech in Arabic. He goes on and on, as if saying that the situation is expensive, that the address is far. I respond in English and he says he doesn't understand the language. We can't have a good communication. The price according to the app shows that I have to pay 14.24 Qatari riyals, about 16 soles in our currency. During the trip, the guy doesn't seem trustworthy. He looks at me constantly through the rearview mirror. I pretend not to notice. After many turns on the streets of Doha, I arrive at my destination.

I ask the hotel security to open the parking lot. So, about to get out of the car, the taxi driver signals to me that there is a lack of money. With his fingers, he indicates that I have to pay him 33 Qatari riyals, more than double the price stated on the app. I don't recommend arguing with an Arab, but as someone from Surquillo, I have walked with my 'Cachetada' campaign through Callao and I was not willing to let them take advantage of me.

The guys who guard the place are Kenyans and they do speak English. I tell them what happened, but the fear of being in a place where they make a living and not having a voice to complain makes them not participate. However, I ask them to help me call the police. The taxi driver tries to use cheap arguments and puts us in contact with people who speak Arabic and we don't know who they are.

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It was 4 in the morning when the law enforcement officers arrived, and each one gave their version. They check my documentation, mainly the 'hayya card' (ID). In the end, they tell me that I only have to pay 15 Qatari riyals. They resolved the dispute coherently. Sometimes you may have to pay an additional fee and I find it logical. But, a supposedly local guy tried to take advantage of me. And I'm a Peruvian who respects himself.

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