{"id":47256,"date":"2017-01-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/47256\/8-ways-to-spot-a-tourist-in-beirut"},"modified":"2023-08-11T06:04:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T06:04:31","slug":"8-ways-to-spot-a-tourist-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47256\/8-ways-to-spot-a-tourist-in-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways To Spot A Tourist In Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"I love tourists. I love that you can have sex with them and then they can\u2019t stalk you because they lack very basic geographical knowledge of the Lebanese land. JK.

Here are some defining characteristics of tourists in Lebanon:<\/big>


1. They have backpacks<\/b><\/big><\/big>



What\u2019s in your backpack? Granola and a bottle of water? What\u2019s going on? Why do you look like you\u2019ve just come back from trekking on Mount Kilimanjaro? Some questions will never be answered.<\/big>


2. They\u2019re eating from notoriously gross places<\/b><\/big><\/big>



You know that gross sandwich place that uses expired food and was once reported to have Hep B swimming around in its shawarma? Chances are, there will be a flock of tourists eating there.<\/big>


3. They have a problem understanding serving sizes<\/b><\/big><\/big>



This was probably the best part about going to a school where there were teachers coming in from abroad: they would buy entire boxes of labneh and proceed to eat the entire fucking thing in one sitting. With a spoon. PRICELESS.

I also once saw a European family at a Lebanese restaurant, each member had ordered one dish; as in, one ordered the hummus, one ordered a tabbouleh, etc. It was probably the best day of my life. <\/big>


4. The beat-up tennis shoes<\/b><\/big><\/big>



Again, were you climbing a huge mountain and got air dropped onto Lebanese soil?<\/big>


5. They fetishize Lebanese problems<\/b><\/big><\/big>

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\u201cI was in the elevator and the electricity went out LOL.\u201d Yes, classic LOL situation that half of us are living in poverty and in undesirable conditions. <\/big>


6. They are more adventurous<\/b><\/big><\/big>



Many of my Lebanese friends haven\u2019t been to half the areas or cultural spots that tourists have been to. Tourists tend to have a greater appreciation for Lebanon than we do. <\/big>


7. They are constantly getting ripped off in cabs<\/b><\/big><\/big>



You paid 25,000 LL to get from Bliss to Verdun? Cool. <\/big>


8. They\u2019re confused by the politics of it all<\/b><\/big><\/big>



That same English teacher who ate an entire box of labneh once asked us if \u201cthe dahieh\u201d is the one \u201cfilled with all the Druze\u201d.<\/big>
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