{"id":36732,"date":"2014-11-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/36732\/rich-kids-of-lebanon-complain-the-syrians-are-cramping-our-style"},"modified":"2023-05-08T09:06:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T09:06:35","slug":"rich-kids-of-lebanon-complain-the-syrians-are-cramping-our-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/36732\/rich-kids-of-lebanon-complain-the-syrians-are-cramping-our-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Rich Kids of Lebanon Complain: The Syrians Are Cramping Our Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

In what can only be described as an atrocious tragedy, the Syrian conflict has managed to harvest a new set of victims. Though there is already a ton of coverage on the Syrian people, the children, the mothers, and the displaced, this new set of victims has been gravely affected by the war, but has not been represented in the media at all. This group is the rich kids of Lebanon. <\/p>\n


(Image via Daily Finance<\/a>)<\/p>\n

What were once days filled with champagne, sushi brunches, and body kits for their obnoxiously extravagant cars, has turned into a daily dose of a grim reality they would much rather ignore. While they may have had ways to shut out most other conflicts (such as, but not limited to: attacks on the South of Lebanon and conflict in Tripoli), the Syrian crisis permanently changed everything by forcing them to stare into the eyes of devastation. This staring is often literal staring, done through the tinted windows of their Range Rovers. <\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t remember the last time I had brunch comfortably, like with no thoughts in my head. I feel weighed down all the time,\u201d shared Jad, 17. \u201cGoing to brunch is now like a chore, I see Syrian refugees under my building, and then when I give my car to the valet there\u2019s always a Syrian beggar standing right there. Why aren\u2019t these kids in school? I mean seriously, just go to school in Syria.\u201d <\/p>\n

Somewhere in between their world of \u201cyou can\u2019t arrest me, my dad will kill you,\u201d and \u201cyou can\u2019t fail me, my dad will kill you,\u201d these teenagers have finally been forced to stare reality in the face, and they don\u2019t like what they see. Despite having refuge of their own in their $2.3 million homes scattered around Beirut, the teens\u2019 harrowing brush with Syrians is not limited to brunch time. Their Goldschl\u00e4ger filled nights are also tainted by what they so aptly call \u201cthe Syrians.\u201d <\/p>\n

Marc, who plans on working his way up from son of Member of Parliament to Member of Parliament, clarified that he\u2019s cool with \u201cthe ones who have money\u201d and doesn’t consider them to be a part of the aforementioned Syrians who bother him. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe stay indoors more now,\u201d says Marc, a smug look on his face, which he probably inherited from his mother. \u201cIt\u2019s just too much to look at; aren\u2019t we entitled to look at happy and nice things? We\u2019re so young and we\u2019re forced to see all this sad stuff, it\u2019s not fair, it\u2019s not cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

But while Marc isn’t willing to accept the refugee crisis as a permanent situation, he promises to do something so he and his friends can go back to the life they know and love; citing that he will be sure to bring up the problem the next time his father has lunch with the prime minister.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer for the un-funny: This was a satirical blog post.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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