You live in Beirut when:
1. You can't speak in just one language for more than two sentences straight.
2. You know people by their cars... "Tony with the silver BMW, not the blue one. Tony with the blue one was hanging out with Jean with the black Mercedes. They were met up by Georges with the Red GTI"
3. The guy who polishes your shoes for 250 lira (16 cents) has a brand new state of the art cell phone.
4. You can't get a job because you're not Syrian, Filipino, Sri Lankan, or Egyptian.
5. You have family members in at least three other continents.
6. During the World Cup, you forget what country you're in because of all the Brazilian, German, French, and Italian flags hanging on people's cars, balconies, and over the street.
7. The driver in front of you has a "Michael Schumacher" sticker on his rear window.
1. You can't speak in just one language for more than two sentences straight.
2. You know people by their cars... "Tony with the silver BMW, not the blue one. Tony with the blue one was hanging out with Jean with the black Mercedes. They were met up by Georges with the Red GTI"
3. The guy who polishes your shoes for 250 lira (16 cents) has a brand new state of the art cell phone.
4. You can't get a job because you're not Syrian, Filipino, Sri Lankan, or Egyptian.
5. You have family members in at least three other continents.
6. During the World Cup, you forget what country you're in because of all the Brazilian, German, French, and Italian flags hanging on people's cars, balconies, and over the street.
7. The driver in front of you has a "Michael Schumacher" sticker on his rear window.