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We always hear our parents and grandparents say that there\u2019s nothing better than spending a weekend in the mountains. Now, I admit that going there does relax me after a week of noise and pollution of Beirut, but it can also be maddening. Aside from the fact that most of the time you have no internet and feel like you\u2019re cut off from civilization, there are other factors that make the mountains problematic for those who prefer the city. Here are four annoying things that tend happen in the mountains.<\/big> 1) The animals<\/big><\/big><\/b> You know how people think the mountains makes you feel comfortable and peaceful? Well, that\u2019s not entirely true. Waking up to the sound of a rooster who won\u2019t shut up in one of the most horrible things I\u2019ve ever experienced. Also, if you live in an area where there is a lot of green, you might find other species that annoy you, like birds and possibly tons of crickets.<\/big> 2) The gossiping<\/big><\/big><\/b> Admit it, we all enjoy hearing stories about people we don\u2019t know because we\u2019re nosy as hell. However, there\u2019s only so much you can take in a jabali gossiping session. At one point, you\u2019ll start wondering what you\u2019re doing with your life and more importantly, how your relatives have managed to survive this long while living in this he said\/she said world. <\/big> 3) Hearing the same stories over and over<\/big><\/big><\/b> \u201cWhen you were a kid, you used to read the word \u201cMat3am Farooj\u201d in arabic as \u201cMat3am Frog.\u201d Yes taunt, I know that; you\u2019ve told this story to all creatures great and small for the past 25 years of my life. Thank you.<\/big> 4) Your old friends<\/big><\/big><\/b> Seeing the people you grew up with, or played with at some point when you were a kid, all grown up can be traumatizing. Can you imagine the look on my face when I found out that the girl I used to play with, four years my junior, now has two kids of her own?<\/big> 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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