Beirut
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Am so in love with it
Is it love or hate? I hate the chronic state of traffic jams and the way people drive there. I hate the way they swear; how they are always fighting for the same thing; that there are no rules; how materialistic it can be and how genuine people are. I hate how the most popular question in Beirut is 'kahraba wala moteur' (as in electricity or generator); how some people have it all and most have nothing; how we've stopped producing and are only consuming. But most important, I hate distancing myself from it and ultimately how am so in LOVE with it.
Shirine, United Arab Emirates - 13 January 2010
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I can never stop myself from falling in love
Beirut is not a major centre of culture nor does it have the kind of sights that many other capitals have, be they in Europe or the Middle East. In fact, Beirut is quite ugly. The contrast between the plethora of hedonist materialist superficiality and the evidence of tough, existential poverty in the city make Beirut an ethical, visual and cultural shock. The intensity of life between these extremes, where politics is still a matter of life and death and where partying, eating and living is as extreme as the politics, make Beirut one of the most exciting cities in the world to visit. It’s a crazy place full of very nice+kind and very bad+fake people and I can never stop myself from falling in love with it - despite myself. Definitely a Lovemark!
franZHesKo, France - 29 May 2007
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Everyone's city
Beirut is simply everyone’s city... it’s a city of culture, fun, love, people, life, entertainment... it’s Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, London, Milan... it’s the world in one place.
Rabih, United Arab Emirates - 10 August 2006
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Everywhere you go there is a story to listen to
Beirut is the city that displays the passion and love of its people in every corner of the streets, buildings, shops, churches, mosques. Everywhere you go there is a story to listen to.
Lynn, United Arab Emirates - 10 August 2006
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one city in the world
Visiting Beirut was a rewarding experience, never in my life have I found such a mixture of Art and Beauty in one city in the world. A must see city for anyone interested in travel. I consider this city as a lovemark that I feel strongly towards and would certainly visit it again in the near future.
Radwan, New Zealand - 22 April 2006
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A mystical and exotic cocktail
Beirut is a mystical and exotic cocktail of history, passion and emotion. It is a city of stark contrasts and that's what makes it all the more interesting and amazing.
Brenda, United Arab Emirates - 15 February 2006