18 Things Lebanese People Don’t Want To Hear From Foreigners Right Now

Public service announcement: please don’t say the following things to us.

1. How “cheap” or affordable Lebanon is.

Yes we know, the Lira lost 90% of its value and so did our paychecks!

2. How all you really need is a beer on the Manara

We kind of need healthcare and electricity.

3. Asking us why we don’t have fuel

Then asking us why we don’t bike everywhere. Pls.

4. Commenting on how the city “bounced back”

5. Telling us we’re “resilient”

Please khalas.

6. Asking why we don’t just pack up and leave the country

With our Lebanese passports?

7. Commenting on how “Beirut will always be beautiful despite it all”

Thanks but you don’t live here.

8. Why there isn’t any public transportation

*Raymond Ghajar left the chat*

9. Why our traffic lights don’t work

Wallah mabaaref, Lesh fi shi meshe aslan?

10. How you think the poverty in Lebanon is actually charming

Please.

11. Asking us why we don’t just vote this political regime away.

It’s not that easy.

12. Telling us to just protest

Oh, we did…

13. Reminding us that we’re “Switzerland of the Middle East”

Wow thanks.

14. Expressing their love for Lebanon

Please fuck off. If we didn’t love it, we wouldn’t be so upset.

15. Asking us why the political class is older than the country

They just won’t leave.

16. How expensive their taxes are

Yes but you actually have countries.

17. Saying we really started a revolution over taxing WhatsApp

Oh, so we’re ignoring the 30+ years of corruption?

18. How they had the “best lunch ever” for just $5

See point #1.

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