- We still look up to our former colonists. They have the French, and we have the Brits.
- Speaking the colonial lingo is a status symbol. French over there, English over here.
- We faced a civil war instigated by the big-bully neighbours. They watched as we killed each other, and then they sent their military to “keep the Peace.” Syria poking the finger in their business and India, in ours.
- We had a political leader in the recent past who built the country, and built a stadium in his name; only to be killed by a bomb while on the road not very far from the stadium. Hariri vs Premadasa.
- The tallest statue in the country is a religious symbol.
- They were the centre of the Middle East. We were the Pearl of the Indian Ocean.
- We both love to party, and we love to drink.
- Our national drink is Arak. And Arrack.
- We embraced modernism long before our neighbours.
- Our infrastructure was so bad, we had to introduce mobile phones in order to catch-up with the rest of the world. Today, a mobile phone is must, and it’s a menace.
- We have an amazing capability to forget the bullets, blood and the bodies in less than 24-hours; we are used to asking “how many?” after hearing a bomb go off in the vicinity. And get-on with watching the silly soap-opera or the match unfolding on the silver screen.
- We are better educated than our neighbours in the region.
- We think a European car is better than a Japanese.
- Everyone we know has someone of their family living overseas.
- Our politicians are corrupted and the government sector runs on bribery. And there is always a way to get things done.
- We boast about our ancient civilisation, while we fail to be civil to each other.
- We brag about the beautiful beaches, cold mountains and ancient cities.
- We drive like crazy; and think of road rules only if there’s a cop around the corner.
- Our women are gorgeous.
- Last but not least, we are just nice people. It must be the sea..!
2009-05-28
The Lebanese and the Sri Lankans
Bleow are 20 quick reasons why I posted the three ads from the Lebanese General Elections. The Lebanese are just like us!
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Hahah loved it!
ReplyDeleteSo among ours and theirs, who's women are better?
:P
Sach, lemme put it this way:
ReplyDeleteI was in Beirut in 1996, sitting in a bar. I pretended to be a UN Peacekeeper from Nepal (that was fun) and I get talking with a stranger from Europe. Talking of women, he says 90% of the Lebanese women are very, very, pretty. So I asked about the remaining 10%. “Oh, they are DROP-DEAD-GORGEOUS..!” he says.
Hmmm.... How much to Lebanon these days? :P
ReplyDeleteWijitha, did you just compare Sri Lankan women to Lebanese women and call ours 'gorgeous'?
ReplyDeleteI am sorry, this might offend some SL women but being a SL woman myself, I can without any guilt state...HELL NO!
SL woman have charm in a very Sri Lankan way and all but Lebanese women are gorgeous, hands down, in anyone's standard. =)
But agreed with the rest! =)
Sabby, LOLZ. *nods vigorously*
ReplyDeleteJust playing safe you know...
good one! enjoyed reading it..:)
ReplyDeleteto add to sach's question, how are the men?:D
The ones I've seen have had great complexion..:)
LD, must be the laban (yoghurt) and the olives in their diet, right? Unfortunately, I’m not qualified to comment on men, but I do know girls go ga-ga over Lebanese men.
ReplyDeleteBut the luck is on our side, male to female ratio in Lebanon is 1 to 8..!!
Jerry, I could bring one home for you - need only one-way ticket. That’s 50% save. What do you say?
ReplyDelete"We boast about our ancient civilisation, while we fail to be civil to each other."
ReplyDeleteSo true.
This post - while being fantastic - would do so much better with photographic evidence :)
I'm with Dulan! hehe ;D
ReplyDeleteDulan, Chavie:
ReplyDeleteImagine just ONE picture of a gorgeous Lebanese girl on this blog.
And ONE HUNDRED questions that I’ll have to face at the home-front.
NOPE!
:P