{"id":56568,"date":"2018-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/56568\/8-questions-non-lebanese-people-have-asked-me-about-lebanon"},"modified":"2018-10-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T00:00:00","slug":"8-questions-non-lebanese-people-have-asked-me-about-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/56568\/8-questions-non-lebanese-people-have-asked-me-about-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Questions Non-Lebanese People Have Asked Me About Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being British-Lebanese and living in the UK is mind-blowing. At least, for the non-Lebanese people around me, who always have plenty of <i>interesting<\/i> questions. <br \/>  Here are some of the weirdest things I\u2019ve been asked about Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>1. But\u2026 is it safe?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l3q2s7vaph0apyWuk\/giphy.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  When you\u2019re not clutching the seat in the back of a Lebanese taxi, yeah it\u2019s safe. <\/p>\n<p>  <b>2. Isn\u2019t alcohol illegal there?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/AWVkFpOtfgiwE\/giphy.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  I\u2019m pretty sure there\u2019s more alcohol there than anywhere else on the planet but I could be wrong.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>3. Do you have to wear a headscarf?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l2ZDKxnb0nZZ3oNry\/giphy.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  I feel ya, Kim.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>4. Lebanon? Do you mean Libya?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/GqaWuydYloXQI\/giphy.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  No. No I did not mean Libya.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>5. Can you speak Lebanese?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/f8zX98N.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  No, I do try to speak Arabic occasionally though. *eye rolls*<\/p>\n<p>  <b>6. Don\u2019t Lebanese men marry four wives? Like, at the same time?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/v9ZUNTPrf2EUg\/giphy.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Thank you, Ross.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>7. It\u2019s quite close-minded there, isn\u2019t it?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/iqfYgtx8oWw4o\/giphy.gif\"width=\"60%\"><\/p>\n<p>  I\u2019m going to go with no.<\/p>\n<p>  <b>8. 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