{"id":701754,"date":"2023-12-22T10:44:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T10:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=701754"},"modified":"2023-12-26T10:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T10:32:57","slug":"8-reasons-why-lebanon-is-better-than-austria-europes-happiest-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/701754\/8-reasons-why-lebanon-is-better-than-austria-europes-happiest-country\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Reasons Why Lebanon Is Better Than Austria, Europe&#8217;s Happiest Country"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Did you hear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2023\/12\/08\/this-years-eu-happiness-index-is-out-where-does-your-country-place\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Austria was named Europe&#8217;s happiest country<\/a>? While we&#8217;re not a European country, we truly believe we give their happiest place a run for its money! Here are 8 ways Lebanon outshines Austria, and by the application of the transitive property, surpasses the entirety of Europe.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-the-people\"><strong>1. The people<\/strong><\/h3>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jenstansfield.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/lets-not-talk-about-that-avoiding.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>    <p><\/p>    <p><br>I didn&#8217;t want to open with this one but in the spirit of squashing the competition, I had to pull out the big guns. I don&#8217;t know about you, but I can only name two Austrian men and only one of them is Mozart. The other? Not so great. <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-the-language\"><strong>2. The language<br><\/strong><\/h3>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media4.giphy.com\/media\/0SoXwd9VL2uuowC3UC\/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b952j8xsb0a2yhxcw8vb31npv9y0linhnhpn3urhm5u6&amp;ep=v1_internal_gif_by_id&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=s\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>    <p><br>Arabic is definitively a more beautiful language than German. Don&#8217;t believe me? Here are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/59972\/26-of-the-most-beautiful-words-in-the-arabic-language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">26 of the most beautiful words in the Arabic language<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-eco-diversity\">3. Eco-diversity<\/h3>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzyC_5CtCK6\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>Sure, you&#8217;ve got the Alps, but considering Lebanon&#8217;s eco and biodiversity given its size\u2014from coastal areas along the Mediterranean to mountainous regions\u2014it knocks Austria out of the park (despite us not having many actual parks but shhh).<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-food\">4. Food<\/h3>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Co-NWG5MlbG\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>You didn&#8217;t think we&#8217;d write a list about the amazing things about Lebanon without mentioning the food, did you? In Austria they have tafelspitz which is&#8230;BOILED BEEF. Sounds great. Meanwhile, Lebanon&#8217;s culinary delights include *clears throat* shawarma falafel knefe tabboule fattoush hummus mtabbal kibbe manouche sfiha kafta wara&#8217; 3inab sfouf mjadra fasoulya&#8230;.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-the-weather\">5. The weather<\/h3>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C09t8SVMLuk\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>Trade Austria&#8217;s freezing 2 degree Novembers for a dip in the Mediterranean and a walk along Manara because we get 300 days of sunshine. <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-you-can-get-virtually-anything-at-any-time\">6. You can get virtually anything, at any time<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Most businesses in Austria are closed by 6 or 9 PM depending on the industry. Meanwhile in Lebanon: I need a carton of strawberries, rolling paper, and 15 muffins at 2 AM. No problem. They&#8217;ll even deliver it. If you get a sudden craving for something in Austria on Sunday, you better have accounted for it two days prior because <strong>nothing<\/strong> will be open.  <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-your-neighbor-inserting-themselves-into-your-life-gt-your-neighbor-ignoring-your-existence\">7. Your neighbor inserting themselves into your life &gt; your neighbor ignoring your existence<\/h3>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmXP72jsdRB\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>People tend to keep to themselves in Austria. In Lebanon, the kaak vendor knows your kid had pneumonia last week. <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-hummus\">8. Hummus<\/h3>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C0T1fNOK2-f\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>Can you tell I ran out of points?<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you hear that Austria was named Europe&#8217;s happiest country? While we&#8217;re not a European country, we truly believe we give their happiest place a run for its money! Here are 8 ways Lebanon outshines Austria, and by the application of the transitive property, surpasses the entirety of Europe. 1. 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