My original point was that people are able to "support" themselves in Qatar easier than they are able to do so in the US. Do you think it's easier to get a job in a place where their streets are made out of dirt, or concrete? What about in a place that values having a fire/proper stove to cook things on, as opposed to a place that worships gigantic plasma screen TV's?
My point was that the more money that changes hands, the higher scrutiny there is upon the workforce. I worked at starbucks (in america) when I was younger. I quit because the working conditions there were sweatshop-like (if you stood around for a few moments, or leaned on a counter, etc, the manager would accuse you of time-theft, and write you up). Whereas in an area like Qatar, I doubt they have to worry about such issues, and have time to actually practice their craft. I would bet you $1000 right now that the amount of coldstone sales in Qatar aren't even a fraction of what they are in the US. Less workload = less stress = easier job, and any intelligent human wouldn't accept an insulting pay-rate (so you have to infer that he's not working himself to the bone like that for pennies on the dollar. A job is a mutual agreement to do work. You're selling time of your life.
I'm not disputing that conditions in Qatar are shitty, or that they're a richer country, or any bullshit like that. I'm saying that there's less pressure to achieve a standard of quantity rather than quality. In America, if you did something like that, your manager would tell you to quit it, and work faster.
Maybe you haven't worked in the service industry, so you're glossing over my point. But my point was that given the status quo in America, there's no incentive to reach that level of expertise. In Qatar, where Coldstones are inevitably more sparse, the expected quality is a bit higher. Sometimes old-world business practices in-turn produce a higher quality product. When you're paying everyone the minimum amount, it becomes an accepted thing, and the "standard" becomes the lowest quality denominator. Starbucks is a great example. They serve shit coffee, at expensive prices. You can go to a local coffee shop with baristas that actually know what they're doing, and receive a much higher quality beverage. It's because of the industry that things have been standardized, and ultimately has resulted in lower quality products.
Tell me right now that you've never bought anything from an American company, that was manufactured in china, and had it fall apart in a month.