Lebanese abroad: show us where you live

[CPL]

Because we are guests who respect their hosts. For the Lebanese living abroad, tell us about the city you live in, show us some pictures, some things you do there, some little shops you go to, little cafes etc..

It would be interesting to see the different lifestyles we accommodated ourselves to.

Try to avoid the very famous photos, let's see a bit more of your personal experience there.

[CPL]

I will start with myself:

Budapest, Hungary



It's a charming place in central-eastern europe on the Danube river. One of the first striking things you notice when you come here is the architecture, you feel it massive, the downtown is mostly built in the end of 1800s early 1900s, and as you move farther, the buildings are newer and newer, with socialist housings of Hungary's communist era.

People come here to check castles and bars, unlike them, I love the little alleys, the little shops where they sell some grandfather's antiques, or where you have a cup of coffee before going to work.



After residing here for 1.5 years so far, the most thing I appreciate is that I, as Lebanese, can correlate myself to Hungarians. They have lived through several devastations, struggle in daily life (almost everyone smokes here), and understand my thoughts exactly as if they lived in Lebanon, although Hungary is recovering very fast, partially luckily, for being adopted by the EU, and partially because the social problems are less than Lebanon's.

One of the funniest common things between Lebanon and Hungary are the corrupt thief politicians. chi 3al alasta

I find the language rather amusing, but very difficult, as it is not close to any other language. I couldn't afford learning it in a school, so I am left with what I read here and there, learned from my girlfriend, or picked up at work, or from the media. So I speak a very basic level, but the people here appreciate that I am doing an effort for it. Hungarians, like Lebanese, are hot tempered (striking for non-mediterranean people), love to drive fast, nag and protest.

Budapest has given me 3 things that I needed and I appreciate it a lot: relative seclusion, a job, and motivation for my art.

[Diabolo_7]

sheyef talej abel? ei ma 3inna shi gheiro hon smalla

[Dalzi]

Good to get other's opinion on different places to help decide where we want to live. Will put up some pictures of maybe the shop on the corner later :D.

[suomynona]

I live in Toronto, Canada. Very cosmopolitan city. If you like living at a crossroads of cultures, it's the place to be. If you like eating, you can enjoy a very rich cuisine from the four corners of the world there. There are many "villages" within the city (greek town, chinatown, little italy, little Korea, ...) where you can enjoy the atmosphere of different cultures.

It's a very active city with a lot of career opportunities whether you're in business, engineering, medicine, or anything else.

If you're a sports fans, you'll be delighted (NBA with the Raptors, Baseball with the Leafs, Tennis with the Rogers Cup, Hockey, ...). Also for outdoor activities fans, the suburbs of the city and the lake offer a good environment (camping, pic nics, ...)

There are a lot of museums for art and history fans.

Briefly, it's a good place to live. There's just one negative thing about it: it's just too flat !

[Zayn]

I'm going to school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, so I pretty much live here.

Michigan is a state of the USA.






I love this place.

[Sirius]

Sydney at Night:

Opera House Concert Hall:

Bondi Beach:

Harbour Bridge:

University of Sydney (my uni lol):

Central Station (largest in sydney):


Population : Over 4.2 million people

Land area : Over 12,000 square kilometres

Climate : Sydney's oceanic climate means warm summers and mild winters, with a temperature range between nine and sixteen degrees Celsius in winter and up to an average peak of 26 degrees Celsius in summer.


Sydney: A great place to live!

* Sydney continues to regularly rank in the top ten of the widely respected Mercer Quality of Living Survey and the Economist's 'World's Most Livable Cities' survey.
* Sydney has one of the lowest city population densities and highest standards of living in the world.
* Seven of the top ten Australian attractions are in Sydney, according to the International Visitor Survey (led by the Opera House and Sydney shopping).

Sydney, Australia's oldest and largest city, is one of the most beautiful, cosmopolitan and safe metropolises in the world. Located on Australia's east coast, Sydney thrives on 240 days of sunshine and blue skies each year.

Sydney combines the best aspects of Australia in a world city. From beaches to bushland, unparalleled natural beauty to world-famous architecture, and a culture renowned for everything from fine food, music and the arts to nightlife and surfing, Sydney offers a lifestyle to suit everyone.

Diversity

The centre of Sydney is a diverse and vibrant society. Almost half of city residents are aged between 20 and 40, and over a quarter are students. Sydney is renowned for cultures of acceptance, tolerance and diversity. People of 180 different nationalities live in Sydney, speaking over 140 different languages.

Culture

As diverse as its people, Sydney has been shaped by many influences. Its culture, lifestyle and food bring together elements from all corners of the world. International art, music, film and cultural festivals fill Sydney's streets all year round. In cafes and restaurants across the city, Asian, European, African and American flavours are on offer. Sydney shopping caters to the full range of budgets and tastes with everything from designer boutiques and arcades to street markets and second-hand stores.

Global City

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[Tony J]

I Live in Livonia, MI but what is near us is the city of Dearborn which has about 25,000 people of arabic decent but mostly Lebanese. Warren Avenue and also Michigan Avenue are the business districts. There are plenty of restaurants and bakeries along almost the whole length of each in Dearborn, east of Southfield. Most of the restaurants and bakeries are on Warren Avenue. You can't go wrong with Al-Amir restaurant, Golden Bakery, New Yasmeen Bakery, Shatalia Sweets. Too bad La Shish restaurants are shut down. La shish was the most famous and most successful Lebanese restaurant. Many coffee shops with Arquilehs (I avoid these places since I dont smoke).

Al-Amir has the best fatoosh in my opinion. Arab-American museum is on Michigan Ave. west of Schaefer. Probably the biggest mosque in the country is on Ford Road, west of Southfield.

[bella]

I live in Stockholm, Sweden. It's a lovely city situated on water. There's water and boats everywhere. It has beautiful nature and sights. I especially love stockholm in the summer, when it's full of people everywhere.





This is the old city, it has beautiful old buildings and churches, coffee houses and small shops.



This is the Globe, it's a very big arena where all sorts of things take place, such as concerts, shows, ice-hockey, etc.



This is the shopping district.

[fado]

Originally Posted by bella

This is the Globe, it's a very big arena where all sorts of things take place, such as concerts, shows, ice-hockey, etc.

This is where i saw The Backstreet Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Disney on ice and Shakira live