tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post115221324779393821..comments2024-03-23T02:40:59.858-05:00Comments on The Lebanese Bloggers: We are dying!Rajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625042447499335907noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1152328163988638142006-07-07T22:09:00.000-05:002006-07-07T22:09:00.000-05:00I am sorry Raja. I know this road and the guy who ...I am sorry Raja. I know this road and the guy who designed it should be in jail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1152267603233115572006-07-07T05:20:00.000-05:002006-07-07T05:20:00.000-05:00Raja,I am so sorry about Tania.Raja,<BR/>I am so sorry about Tania.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1152265961600848422006-07-07T04:52:00.000-05:002006-07-07T04:52:00.000-05:00just a short remark: I was a German exchange stude...just a short remark: I was a German exchange student in Lebanon for the past 2 semesters. A lot of people everywhere in the world asked me if the security situation didn't concern me...it was Beirut, after all, and every now and then another bomb made the headlines.<BR/><BR/>My answer always was and always is: Beirut ist one of the safest places I have ever lived, and I feel safer there than in some German cities. Virtually no crime, no fear being hijacked (I lived in Kenya and Tanzania for 11 years), no fear when entering into some obscure dark alleys...but one thing remains: If there is one place you are likely to die in Lebanon, it is not by the hands of someone or some bomb, but by the crazy traffic. A lot of Lebanese seem to feel that it is very manly to drive as fast as they can and as reckless as possible.<BR/><BR/>Well, here's the news: it's stupid, it's reckless, it gets people killed totally needlessly. I did my driving licence in Nairobi, a city with traffic (and mentality) patterns comparabel to Beirut, but at least over there there are other reasons (like really old cars and bad roads) which contribute to the high accident figures. <BR/><BR/>And one last thing: buying a licence doesn't mean you can drive, and I would say that 50% of Lebanese drivers shouldn't be let onto a road with a car.kachumbalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673849598253262921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1152240580572235432006-07-06T21:49:00.000-05:002006-07-06T21:49:00.000-05:00Sorry for the tragic loss to you and your family.Sorry for the tragic loss to you and your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1152225939092421732006-07-06T17:45:00.000-05:002006-07-06T17:45:00.000-05:00raja,my sincerest condolences.- m.raja,<BR/><BR/>my sincerest condolences.<BR/><BR/>- m.Lazarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388532206190051913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1152225140746820512006-07-06T17:32:00.000-05:002006-07-06T17:32:00.000-05:00Raja, I am sorry for the tragic death of your rel...Raja, I am sorry for the tragic death of your relative.<BR/><BR/>I personally blame the people's driving habits. No one respects the rules. I would never sit behind the wheel in Lebanon. I almost had a heart attack each time I rode.<BR/><BR/>DalalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10968421.post-1152217474767253402006-07-06T15:24:00.000-05:002006-07-06T15:24:00.000-05:00first of all condoleance hope your relative didnt ...first of all condoleance <BR/><BR/>hope your relative didnt suffer too much.<BR/><BR/>second thing, well i m feeling that you are starting to become more realistic since u came here about how the situation is in real...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com