Reading the newspapers in this country often gives you a rather odd feeling; this is not a real country, this is a fake country.
Like watching Dallas (it was Dynasty first, but my brother made me change it because he said I was much older than Dynasty), where in one show there would be a divorce, a death, a suicidal attempt, a coming-out-of-the-closet and something else dramatic, and this would continue show after show. Nobody goes through that much excitement in a lifetime, but in Dynasty the family experienced it on a weekly basis. A fake family.
Lebanon is, in many aspects, a fake country. Lots of idiotic stuff happens, on a weekly basis (granted, we have quiet spells too), and yet the Lebanese plough on.
This week, we had – besides the burning barricades, the strike and the fighting at the Arab university – the photo affaire (Absolutely loved that one. How can you be that dumb!), the balloon story (This one is in Dutch, you get a Dutch take on it) and an angry sjeikh Toufayli. Toufayli was one of the founding members of Hezbollah, but was ousted by Nasrallah and Iran somewhere in the 90’s because he was a bit of a loose canon. So obviously he hates the guy’s guts. Now that everyone is looking for a stick to beat up Nasrallah, they found one in Toufayli. He must be elated that the media is interviewing him again, the guy has been holed up in his mountain village for the past 6 years or so. And all this in the past three days! That’s a story a day, and sure keeps the doctor away. Never a dull moment in this place.
Like watching Dallas (it was Dynasty first, but my brother made me change it because he said I was much older than Dynasty), where in one show there would be a divorce, a death, a suicidal attempt, a coming-out-of-the-closet and something else dramatic, and this would continue show after show. Nobody goes through that much excitement in a lifetime, but in Dynasty the family experienced it on a weekly basis. A fake family.
Lebanon is, in many aspects, a fake country. Lots of idiotic stuff happens, on a weekly basis (granted, we have quiet spells too), and yet the Lebanese plough on.
This week, we had – besides the burning barricades, the strike and the fighting at the Arab university – the photo affaire (Absolutely loved that one. How can you be that dumb!), the balloon story (This one is in Dutch, you get a Dutch take on it) and an angry sjeikh Toufayli. Toufayli was one of the founding members of Hezbollah, but was ousted by Nasrallah and Iran somewhere in the 90’s because he was a bit of a loose canon. So obviously he hates the guy’s guts. Now that everyone is looking for a stick to beat up Nasrallah, they found one in Toufayli. He must be elated that the media is interviewing him again, the guy has been holed up in his mountain village for the past 6 years or so. And all this in the past three days! That’s a story a day, and sure keeps the doctor away. Never a dull moment in this place.
I mean, even the radishes are fake! How can radishes be THAT big! (I placed a lighter next to it for reference, couldn't find another useful object) It cannot be growth hormones or genetic manipulation, because that would be too expensive for the local farmers for radishes that sell (I think) at 30 eurocent a bunch. Granted, with radishes like this, you only get five in a bunch(there is one puny one in there too), but still.
Unless there is this zionist plot, helped by the Americans, that are secretly and genetically manipulating our radish crop by handing out free . . . . . .
Is that going to be tomorrow's top story? Remember, you read it here first!
3 comments:
Ik denk je haalt Dallas en Dynasty door elkaar. Jij bent nog van de generatie Dallas zusje, met Larry Hagman als J.R. met z'n gemene lachje, en die eeuwige huilebalk Bobby Ewing. Dynasty begon in 81, maar de enige echte originele is natuurlijk Dallas en dat begon in 1978. Ja, ik wil niet lullig izjn maar....
ik blijf je blog braaf volgen in deze spannende tijd. Helaas laadde de foto van de radijs niet, ik zal morgen nog eens kijken of blogger dan wel genegen is de foto te laten zien.
Nice post!
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