Beirut’s Best Meat Markets (And No, We’re Not Talking Halal)
Beirut is generally a pretty easy place to meet people. Unlike Scandinavia or cold places where the natives avoid making eye contact with one another, people here are mostly friendly and welcoming and willing to chat up strangers, if not offer to let them move into their homes. Another nice thing is that you have a constant flow of transients who are basically always looking to make new friends. Itβs like one big airport terminal β only with better-looking people.
Now, truth be told, the longtime Beirutis are sometimes less approachable. People whoβve lived here longer than five days tend to develop an insufferable attitude of ownership, casting down their noses on people whoβve been here a mere two days, and who clearly have no idea whatβs up. Some friend circles are harder to crack than others β and youβll have to adjust your expectations accordingly.
But weβre not talking about making friends, and weβre definitely not talking about looking for love. Weβre talking about places where you can meet people to have sex. Kids these days are all doing it on Tinder, but maybe you want to be old fashioned. So save your units on your cellphone for candy crush. This is where you can meet people IRL.
The grocery store. The grocery store is a great place to meet people because itβs so domestic. Pickup pointers: People love it when you ask their advice because it makes them feel important. Ask someone hot, βhave you used this bathroom tissue before? What do you think of it?β
b.General Security. All that waiting in line with no cell phone makes General Security the ideal spot for potential hookups with total strangers. Plus all the frustration means the sexual tension is through the roof! Pickup pointers: Make eye contact with your potential lover and offer to give them one of your extra passport photos.
2. Where to meet a one-night stand
a. The Corniche. There is one guy I see all the time who runs up and down the Corniche day in and day out trying to pick up women. Heβs hit on me like five different times since I moved to Lebanonβ he must have amnesia because he never remembers heβs done it before. I think heβs a creep, but if you get desperate, thatβs always an option. Actually on second thought, donβt do it. Youβll wind up getting raped and it will be all my fault.
a. A demonstration in favor of civil marriage. If you can find someone who is single at a rally for civil marriage, you can be sure that youβve pretty much hit the jackpot and will be civilly wed in Cyprus within a year. Pickup pointers: carry a poster that says βI donβt have a boyfriend but when I do, I want to get civilly married in Lebanon,β with your phone number underneath it.
