A serious question about Lebanese youth and work...

[thh00]

When it comes to language, I don't think that there is a problem in what language you speak, as long as you don't do it out of snobism.
You see, I believe that if your parents speak to you in more than one language when you are young, you become very good in both languages.
Personnally, I had the same experience where I used to speak to my father and his side in Arabic and to my mother and her side in French. This led to a fluency in both languages.
On the other side, when it comes to student work, I believe that if you are in Lebanon in a university that uses the american system, then you have time to work 15-20 weeks an hour. The american system relies less on courses taught in the classroom and focuses more on the individual effort.
I understand that USJ students might find it hard to work and study at the same time, it is a fact that the Jesuits are sick when in comes to course loads. :)
As for the high-school work, well Amrikani, the system in Lebanon is different than in the US. In Lebanon, when you are a senior in HS, you have 6-7 hours of classes back-to-back a day and then you have homework due the next day, so you really have little time to work. In US, the load is less, the schedual is flexible, and it is much easier to work.
There is one more point that, if I am not mistaken, hasn't been tackled yet. It is the labor market structure. There are major differences in the labor market structure between Lebanon and US; the economy in Lebanon is not able to create employment for the graduating youth, it is even unable to create summer internships, so can you imagine how hard it would be to find a part-time job that would pay-off some of the expenses? If you look at Europe, they have almost the same situation as Lebanon, very rare are the students who work.

P.S: For students who need a job, there are always opportunities at the university.

[Superman]

enno sert a bad person just coz I never talk to my mum in arabic...

U got it wrong liberte, i never said that talking to ur parents in a foreign language is something bad, but what im trying to prove u is that little kids should be teached arabic language before getting teached any foreign languages. Aren't we living in lebanon???? Isn't arabic our main language????

but there is a minimum to be required when applying for a certain job

Apply to a certain job doesn't need speaking with parents at home in french.

I wouldn't work in macdo!

I wouldn't work in surgel either, bass el cheghel mich 3eib!!!!!