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Original Title: Julian Draxler on life in Qatar: “Since I started at Schalke at 17, I was immediately in the public eyee. I could no longer go into the street undetected. I was constantly addressed & filmed without consent […] I am much less recognised here in Qatar. People who recognise me hardly interrupt me.”
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Julian Draxler on life in Qatar: “I can lead a totally normal life here… since I started at Schalke at the age of 17, I was immediately in the public eye without pause. Suddenly I could no longer go into the street undetected. I was constantly addressed and also filmed again and again without being asked.”
“After the 2014 World Cup and especially in Paris, I had therefore got into the habit of pulling a cap deep in to my face and not looking people in the eye anymore so I did not stand out. On the one hand, I am much less recognised here in Qatar. And the people who recognise me hardly interrupt me while eating with the family or walking through the mall.”