{"id":61377,"date":"2021-01-21T11:32:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=61377"},"modified":"2023-05-23T09:59:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T09:59:46","slug":"20-things-foreigners-have-to-say-about-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/61377\/20-things-foreigners-have-to-say-about-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Things Foreigners Have To Say About Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  It\u2019s not a secret that all have some of our favorite things about Lebanon, but we thought it would be interesting to see what some foreigners had to say about our country as well. <\/p>\n<p>  1. \u201cI find it amusing the peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims, for example in Beirut there is a church next to a mosque, and there the people get along really well.\u201d \u2013 Duarte, Southern Europe <\/p>\n<p>  2. \u201cWherever you go, there is a party in Lebanon. It\u2019s a country that never sleeps.\u201d \u2013 Michael, Belgium <\/p>\n<p>  3. \u201cI love how everyone is friendly and tries to start a conversation with you, especially the lovely taxi drivers that explain their whole life to you. It\u2019s beautiful to me.\u201d \u2013 Zack, New Jersey <\/p>\n<p>  4. \u201cEveryone minds their own business; no one gets themselves involved in each other\u2019s concerns.\u201d \u2013 Wael, UAE<\/p>\n<p>  5. \u201cThe villagers in Lebanon are my favorite part of the whole country. If you really want to find out the history of this country, they tell it in the most breathtaking way.\u201d \u2013 Bridgette, Queensland<\/p>\n<p>  6. \u201cThe vibe in Mar Mkhayel is something I have never experienced before. For a country with so much distress, their people are some of the happiest you can meet.\u201d &#8211; Eduardo, Portugal<\/p>\n<p>  7. \u2018Love the people and the youth\u2019s dedication to fix their government.\u201d &#8211;  Abood, Qatar<\/p>\n<p>  8. \u201cI don\u2019t understand how the government works, but I love the country and its people deserve better.\u201d \u2013 Aya, Nigeria <\/p>\n<p>  9. \u201cI\u2019m in love with the food. Lebanese cuisine is on my top 5 list of best foods I\u2019ve ever tried.\u201d \u2013 Raed, UAE<\/p>\n<p>  10. \u201cThe people have a very good sense of humor; they can always put a smile on your face.\u201d \u2013 Malorie, Australia<\/p>\n<p>  11. \u201cI love how Lebanon and its people are able to pick themselves back up after any troubles they face. It shows how they are strong as a population.\u201d Fatima, UAE <\/p>\n<p>  12. \u201cThe music is very beautiful, I love Rahbani and Fairuz, always in my morning playlist.\u201d Bahaa, Alexandria <\/p>\n<p>  13. \u201cThey are family people, always visiting relatives and spending time with them. Very important.\u201d Jameson, Sweden <\/p>\n<p>  14. \u2018The people of Lebanon are very smart people; almost every child starts out by speaking 3 languages, French, Arabic, and English. That\u2019s very cool!\u201d \u2013 Larsson, Slovakia <\/p>\n<p>  15. \u201cThe food! I fell in love with the chicken shawarma, with extra garlic sauce, or as they call it \u2018toum\u2019! Also best people.\u201d \u2013 Keele, Zimbabwe <\/p>\n<p>  16. \u201cMy friend took me to the beach in the morning, and then late at night we went up to the mountains where it was snowing. It is absolutely a gorgeous country that more people should appreciate.\u201d \u2013 Jaden, Ghana <\/p>\n<p>  17. \u201cI love the patriotism of the people. They love their country and believe it is beautiful.\u201d &#8211; Fatima, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>  18. \u201cMy favorite thing about Lebanon is the quotes and wise words on the backs of cars and busses. It makes being stuck in traffic very amusing.\u201d Malek, Tunis<\/p>\n<p>  19. \u201cThe graffiti is a work of art, especially after the revolution. I visited the ring and it was like I could feel the people\u2019s pain.\u201d-  Alejandro, Colombia <\/p>\n<p>  20. \u201cI once saw a man walking his dog while he was on a motorbike. Very inventive people.\u201d \u2013 Bori, Albania <\/p>\n<p> 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not a secret that all have some of our favorite things about Lebanon, but we thought it would be interesting to see what some foreigners had to say about our country as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":622933,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-61377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"authorship":[114],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>20 Things Foreigners Have To Say About Lebanon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s not a secret that all have some of 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