Standing on the roadside, waiting for a taxi in Beirut? In seconds 3 or 4 cabs make pirouettes to get to you regardless of traffic, other drivers, cars, horns… and the winner almost sweeps a passerby to get to you.…
Your foot or what’s left of it when the plane lands? Dizzy, deaf and almost catatonic you get your trolley thanking your lucky stars that you escaped a fatal head injury when your neighbor climbed on a few legs and…
La fiesta: Let’s start with the business class. You recognize the regulars as in “business regulars” by their attitude. These are true professionals. Men and women are already on their laptops, busy with their work. That category is not fun…
The Folklore: You’re already in Lebanon the instant you reach your gate at the foreign country you’re leaving. How? 200 pairs of eyes give you the once-over, checking you from head to foot to place you in a specific category:…
Beirut and traffic and jam and cars and shouts and horns and honks and swearing and mad drivers and ….never ending commotion. A lot to take on? You’re dead right! Every single day Lebanese face the dreaded drive to Beirut,…