{"id":59735,"date":"2020-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/59735\/on-april-fools-day-15-lies-no-lebanese-will-ever-believe"},"modified":"2020-04-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T00:00:00","slug":"on-april-fools-day-15-lies-no-lebanese-will-ever-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/59735\/on-april-fools-day-15-lies-no-lebanese-will-ever-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"On April Fool&#8217;s Day, 15 Lies No Lebanese Will Ever Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy April Fool&#8217;s Day! <\/p>\n<p>  Here&#8217;s a roundup of some lies that Lebanese people will never believe. What else can you think of?<\/p>\n<p>  <b>1. &#8220;L lira b alef kheir&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.tenor.com\/images\/cc1311169241010897346f218c459b3a\/tenor.gif\"width=\"80%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>2. We&#8217;re getting 24\/7 electricity. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <b>3. You can get a job without a <i>wasta<\/i> in Lebanon.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/kf3eb3S3QJHB87w3JZ\/giphy.gif\"width=\"80%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>4. The Lebanese economy is not crashing.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <b>5. You can still withdraw dollars from Lebanese banks.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.tenor.com\/images\/423290f1957844ddaa827f8cbd28d0cd\/tenor.gif\"width=\"80%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>6. The internet in Lebanon is extremely fast.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <b>7. Lebanese women can pass on their nationality to their children.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.tenor.com\/images\/355ccb2fc2c304aa7e99f0c057b78f5e\/tenor.gif\"width=\"80%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>8. You need 30 minutes from the mountains to the sea.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <b>9. There&#8217;s no pollution in Lebanon, whatsoever.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gifer.com\/Le5C.gif\"width=\"80%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>10. The roads never flood when it rains in Lebanon, we have great infrastructure.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <b>11. Free speech is alive and well.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/38fblIIrHLMPe\/giphy.gif\"width=\"80%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>12. The Lebanese passport can get you into any country you want, hassle-free.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <b>13. The media in Lebanon is objective and independent.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.tenor.com\/images\/7386cfb5ed03b179780720852a797d62\/tenor.gif\"width=\"80%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <b>14. Lebanese waters are clean and perfectly safe for people to swim in.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <b>15. 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