{"id":31533,"date":"2014-03-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/31533\/eight-simple-pleasures-only-someone-from-lebanon-can-understand"},"modified":"2023-08-11T03:33:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T03:33:14","slug":"eight-simple-pleasures-only-someone-from-lebanon-can-understand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/31533\/eight-simple-pleasures-only-someone-from-lebanon-can-understand\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Simple Pleasures Only Someone From Lebanon Can Understand"},"content":{"rendered":"Is a little hot water, some peace and quiet, and a reasonable amount of traffic really asking too much? It\u2019s not like we\u2019re demanding faster internet \u2013 God forbid we go there. Here are eight simple pleasures only someone in (or from) Lebanon can understand.

1. Finishing your delivery order in under one minute<\/big><\/big><\/b>


The happiness, the sweet, sweet glory when you finish an entire order in 0:59 seconds SUCCESS!!!!!

2. When you have the washing machine, vacuum, dishwasher, hair dryer, straightener, and T.V. on and the \u2018se3a\u2019 doesn\u2019t \u2018tik\u2019<\/big><\/big><\/b>

(Photo via geekoid.co.uk<\/a><\/small><\/small>)<\/i>

It\u2019s like a test: how much can it take. You plug one thing in, then the other, then the other \u2013 most of the time, you know you\u2019ll have to make that trip down to the \u2018natoor\u2019 so that he can fix it, but then, there comes those few, few magical times where you can overload it and get away with it.

3. Construction workers take an unexpected day off<\/big><\/big><\/b>

(Photo via dailystar.com<\/a><\/small><\/small>)<\/i>

For anyone living in Beirut, waking up to the sound of construction has become more than a habit \u2013 it\u2019s engrained in your very being, a way of life. We only get Sundays to sleep in. But sometimes \u2013 however rare \u2013 the workers will just not show up. Gone. Pouf. Disappeared. It\u2019s heaven.

4. You arrive home right before the electricity cuts<\/big><\/big><\/b>

(Photo via tripadvisor.com<\/a><\/small><\/small>)<\/i>

For those of you that live in apartments, especially in the higher up floors, nothing is more rewarding than arriving home just in time to catch the last elevator ride up before the power cuts. That trek up the stairs to the 14th floor is dreadful, just horrific.

5. Manoushe<\/big><\/big><\/b>

(Photo via maureenabood.com<\/a><\/small><\/small>)<\/i>

Costs 1,000 LL. Keeps you full for hours. It is a lifesaver, really.

6. Compliemtary Bzourat<\/big><\/big><\/b>

(Photo via abcnews.go<\/a><\/small><\/small>)<\/i>

Yo those nuts cost like 7,000 L.L, and they\u2019re nice with your arguileh. So when they\u2019re complimentary it\u2019s just a really a win-win situation.

7. Open roads, no traffic<\/big><\/big><\/b>

(Photo via beirutnewsnetwork.com<\/a><\/small><\/small>)<\/i>

OK so maybe this doesn\u2019t exist. I\u2019m looking at you, Hamra.

8. Hot water in the morning <\/big><\/big><\/b>

(Photo via greenupgrader.com<\/a><\/small><\/small>)<\/i>

A friend once told me that the first thought that crosses his mind when he wakes up is if there\u2019s hot water. Not leaving the house without a shower. Nope, I\u2019d rather use all my sick days than leave without taking a nice, warm shower. Also, what\u2019s up with the water pressure?
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