So I finally got internet connection today, and this is my first post in Lebanon in over 5 years. So what do I think of the place so far? I’m not going to complain because honestly if I wanted to complain, this list would be absolutely massive. Instead I’m going to focus on somethings that I’ve noticed so far, and over the course of the time I spend here I’ll sniper attack dumbfuck assholes that annoy me (trust me living here for 2 weeks has made me encountered my fair share of supreme idiots).

Weather

One of the things that I honestly was looking forward to is the Lebanese winter instead of the dark and dingy British winter. We used to come here years ago during December, and it was always warmer and dryer than Greece, so I thought I'd be getting much of the same. Not so. If you're in Lebanon in the winter, bear this in mind, it rains. It rains a fucking lot. Tropical rain. During the night. Honestly it CHUCKS it down. But then yo get some sunshine in the same day while it is raining. When this happens, people say:

Lucifer is washing his wife.

Not sure where this comes from to be honest with you…these Lebanese say some fucked up shit. Hopefully the rainy season is over and I can except dry and sunny weather for a few weeks.

Driving

Honestly this is the biggest issue right now. At first I would get a headache every time I used the car. Everyone has their own set of rules that they drive to. The deviations that always make me want to get out and give them some PROPER road rage is when they decide to drive in the opposite direction of traffic. Yeah you heard right, the opposite direction. You're travelling at 80km/h on a 'highway' and suddenly you see some dumbfuck driving towards you playing chicken.

There are specific rules for roundabouts here as well. He who comes from outside the roundabout has way. You can also use the entrance of the roundabout if you wish to do a quick U-turn. This saves you the time going around the roundabout. Where’s the police? They’re eating falafels. Seriously. The stereotype of the big fat American cop eating donuts can be seen here as the not so fat, idiot cop eating his falafel. I don’t blame him, they taste AMAZING.

Food

Which kind of brings me onto the food. All the above is made tolerable because of the food. It's a miracle that most Lebanese aren't completely obese considering the amount of amazing food and sweets and delicacies we have over here. Honestly you'd be hard pressed to find a more original and inventive food culture anywhere in the world. I'll be going over these in detail over the next couple of weeks/months/whenever because I honestly think that they deserve proper mentioning.

So far it’s been interesting, but hopefully tonight I also get to spend some time in the house and start drawing and writing again and from tomorrow we can start seeing other parts of this country and getting an understanding of what it all has to offer. Stay tuned.