And unlike many teenyboppers cruising the malls of America , most of the adults here are a shop owner 's dream : high-end , impulse purchasing consumers with a lot of money to spend -- and a lot of time to kill . CNN 's Alphonso Van Marsh hangs out at a shopping mall in Doha , Qatar . Spending time in shopping malls is a popular pastime for local residents . Mall managers hire entertainers to attract customers and their dirhams . Hide Caption 1 of 7 Photos:Qatar's new luxury city
CNN 's Alphonso Van Marsh hangs out at a shopping mall in Doha , Qatar . Spending time in shopping malls is a popular pastime for local residents . Mall managers hire entertainers to attract customers and their dirhams . Hide Caption 1 of 7 Photos:Qatar's new luxury city