Comments on: Things noticed in Lebanon http://ylliks.com/2010/03/things-noticed-in-lebanon/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:22:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Graham http://ylliks.com/2010/03/things-noticed-in-lebanon/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Graham Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:41:47 +0000 http://ylliks.com/?p=1214#comment-315 Quite some similarities with Syria: construction sites through the city, chaotic traffic (I believe the law is the guy with the biggest set gets right of way), the haggling is something that's quite common through the region and even in Asia and indeed green thinking isn't on any agenda there. I didn't experience any power outages during my 2 weeks there though. What I really loved about Syria was like you experienced the friendliness of the people, amazing how helpful they are (got some amazing stories about that) and the slower pace (with the exception of Damascus). Quite some similarities with Syria: construction sites through the city, chaotic traffic (I believe the law is the guy with the biggest set gets right of way), the haggling is something that’s quite common through the region and even in Asia and indeed green thinking isn’t on any agenda there. I didn’t experience any power outages during my 2 weeks there though.

What I really loved about Syria was like you experienced the friendliness of the people, amazing how helpful they are (got some amazing stories about that) and the slower pace (with the exception of Damascus).

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