Ten Practical Lessons About Lebanon

Ten Practical Lessons About Lebanon

1. Bring a jacket.
2. Everyone knows each other.
3. If they don't know you, then even if they do not appear to be looking at you, be assured that they will be able to give a completely accurate (and slightly embellished) version of what you did, what you said, and what you were wearing to everyone within earshot.
4. When you associate with religious women, you need to wear sleeve extenders -- even if you are at a women's gathering. Otherwise, see #3.
5. Sayyid Nasrullah is awesome.
6. Plain raw meat does not taste like anything and looks deceptively like tomatoes.
7. The larger and more ornate a house is, the less likely that someone is living in it.
8. The quickest and most effective way to preserve the environment is to make gasoline $16/liter.
9. To convert from Lebanese money to American money, divide by 3, multiply by 2, and drop 3 zeroes.
10. Lebanese hospitality is some of the best in the world -- except of course for maybe Syrian and Iraqi. :)